Miami Heat’s Season UNRAVELS as 4Q Woes Continue | Can Spoelstra Find a Solution?
Can the Miami Heat overcome their seven-game losing streak and reignite their season, or do they miss Jimmy Butler too much? The Heat’s struggles in the NBA have sparked intense discussions about their strategy and lineup changes. Wes Goldberg and David Ramil explore the team’s challenges, including the absence of a go-to player in crucial moments and Erik Spoelstra’s experimental starting lineup. They propose a bold shift in playing style: “play fast, let it fly,” emphasizing increased pace and three-point attempts to revitalize the team’s performance.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro: Miami’s losing streak continues
5:32 Heat’s struggles in closing out games
10:19 Spoelstra experiments with new starting lineups
21:14 Key stats for Heat since trade deadline
23:35 Proposed fix: Play fast and shoot threes
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37 comments
How quickly these fake fans turn on the Heat organization, when no other organization has had a much success in the last 5 years.
The last time Miami missed the playoffs was 2019. Only missed the playoffs 6x in the past 24 years. If they miss it this year, it is not a big deal.
Riley didn't want to add one 1 more year at $55mil for Jimmy, but are perfectly happy having Bam earn that $55mil and $60mil in the last 2 years of his contract. And if you think the current team structure is screwed, just wait until Riley gives Herro a $50mil per year contract.
Tank SZN
If the best player is out on ANY team, your team will suffer. Lebron gets hurt and the lakers go on a 4 game losing streak. Imagine if he was being an a$$ all season? Team would be f$%&ed and that is exactly what has happened to Miami. Its about personel.
Local media & a good chunk of fans took Jimmy for granted. Didn’t hold Pat/front office accountable or Spo even w questioning or reports. Yeah of course they miss dude.
We don’t miss him
The problem with 3 point battle is that our guys miss WIIIDDEE OPEN 3's.
Is Jimmy coming back for that suspension money after the Warriors get the chip?
I am just starting the episode, but based on the title, I completely disagree. Jimmy is doing for the Warriors, what he refused to do for Miami for 3 seasons!!! He took 3 regular seasons off and demanded 60 million a year? Only an idiot would agree to that. A complete moron would agree to that. Warriors paid him, took the risk. All good. Miami's main goal was to move him this season (should have been last summer or even the previous summer), mission accomplished. The Heat are going through what many, many, many teams go through… a reset. How shocking is that? They'll be fine. The problem with low basketball IQ Heat fans is they are spoiled and think every year is a championship year… doesn't work like that.
No one misses Jimmy lol play in team with AND without him. Only gets better from here while Jimmy declines
I was born in Chicago. I live in Minneapolis and I'm a Warrior fan. I know a little bit about Jimmy's career! Losing Jimmy is another victim of the cap! That first and second apron crap! Teams do not want to invest any extra money that will hurt them down the line…I believe the Mavs traded Luka for $350 million reasons! KAT with the Wolves and Jimmy with the Heat…Oh and here's my insight….Jimmy wants his money and respect! If the Bulls, the Wolves, the Sixers or the Heat had simply paid Jimmy first before they paid lesser players he would be helping those teams compete for titles…Steph won with Wiggins! Imagine what he can do with Jimmy!
I agree with Wes on running and letting it fly; but he also should try mixing in KJ with Wiggs, Bam and Ware putting more athleticism on the floor along with H and Davion when we want to play D. Lastly I believe we should use I. Stevens and Josh to run the 5 out with Tyler, Dunc and the rest of the shooters
They should lose every game remaining and get the best pick possible. Trade for a closer in the offseason and draft the best player available.
Pat said Spo was drooling over the guys traded for Jimmy at the press conference.
They are only now saying how good Jimmy is because they have been watching GS videos where he is getting the praise and recognition he deserved all along. This guy Wes is the worst person to ask about Jimmy.
Now people can see Jimmy wasn’t the problem. It has been Pat and Andy. Jimmy elevated this sorry team
i don't miss him at all.
Tyler has ZERO ABILITY to Dominate… He's Way Too Limited ‼️ The Local Media have been Trying to Force a Narrative… He's Not A Difference Making Player… Trade Coming Soon‼️ Bam is the Perfect 3rd Piece ‼️ And I have nothing Personally against Tyler, I just like the way Local Media Over Hype him, when it's So Clear, He's Very Limited
After Jimmy took the team to the finals without Herro, they should have put the right pieces around Jimmy to win right then. Pat Riley’s ego and mismanagement is why the team is where it is
Play In Tournament, To NBA Finals… Don't leave that Important Part Out😂😂😂
The Heat list their joy when Jimmy left!
There is no way, really. Can you give it a try, at least, to the point of trying too hard, & in every way possible to get the W. I myself believe
that this team has the talent and capability, you know what they seem
to lack? heart, self belief
confidence and will to win. They are far from hopeless, as far as this roster is concerned.
So exactly how dicked are we because we brought Lowry as a favor to JB? Lowry wasted us for 2 seasons, and now we're dealing with Rozier issues (that we assumed to dump Lowry), which are a huge factor, and causing us to lose picks 3 years down the road. JB is a great player and I'm not arguing that. I just think he single-handedly crippled this franchise for 5 years, and I'm done with the "boo hoo we Miss Jimmy" nonsense. We have just as good a chance at a chip this year as for the last 2 years. I hope Jimmy is great in Golden State, but his track record is that he won't finish the playoffs, and even so it wouldn't warrant paying him MAX for 3 more years. Move on already!
Wes, Great questions, why do we have a coach? He is dubbed as the "best coach" in the NBA and can't run PnR or something to get Bam and Tyler relief bucket in the 4th Q when the going gets tough knowing the personnel he has. Spo has ran out of ideas and is cooked. No wonder Jimmy didn't respect him and called him out. I learned Dwade said something along the lines of "he made Spo and can unmake him" during the Pacers and Heat playoff series when DWade had that friction with Spo. SMH
Wes, you are right in saying they are trying to win NOW. The problem is although recently, the team's struggles haven't been due to Terry, but I believe Spo has disrupted the team dynamic. We've squandered strong performances from Bam and Tyler because Spo prioritized playing Terry. Now that Spo seems intent on course-correcting and focusing on winning—whether out of necessity or shame—it’s too late. The team is stuck in the bad habits formed during those poorly managed games where rotations and substitutions were mishandled. Unfortunately, it looks like we’re in for a painful remainder of the season.
Play kevin love in crunch time
This is my first time watching an episode since Jimmy left lol.
I'm a Knicks fan and I'm predicting that the heat will snap they're losing streak against my knicks who are missing Jalen brunson. Miami is too much of an underdog in this game I like them for a moneyline bet against the Knicks who will be fatigued after this west coast trip
Thank you Wes and David for admitting that Miami missed Jimmy
Bam over me?
I think most fans including locked on heat need to admit the Jimmy was under appreciated. Because he wasn’t dropping 30+ his contributions during the regular season were overlooked.
Tyler's honesty is something.
Without jimmy we are a lottery team with jimmy we were .500 team that could go on a run. Thats over now we are 100% a lottery team pat needs to retire.
I hope Jimmy win a ring and come to Miami to celebrate just like Boston did last year 😂😂😂
Jimmy should have retired here but management screwed that up for themselves so on to the next star Jimmy is my favorite player and I’m so glad he’s doing great with the Warriors.
PLAY THE 2-WAY GUYS FFS