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• Podcast Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective · 3 points · 5 h ago
  • The Heat's starting lineup, as listed by a host: Andrew Wiggins, Klay Thompson, Giannis, Davion Mitchell and Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo. The host calls the starting five 'flammable'. at 39:29
  • Miami ranks third-worst defensively. Tiny sample. at 39:24
  • Erik Spoelstra (reported): Giannis scored 35 and 36 in the first two games (both losses), then fouled out in about 25 minutes against Charlotte. Spoelstra compared his treatment to Shaq's: not getting calls at one end and getting called for fouls at the other. at 38:13

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• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily · 2 points · 8 h ago
  • S said Giannis, Bam Adebayo and Andrew Wiggins are the only two-way players on the Heat. Law noted that Bam had a game with four points. at 22:20
  • Law thinks Giannis can provide rim protection and shouldn't guard on the perimeter. He said Giannis got caught on an island against Charlotte in a game where Charlotte came back without him. at 24:35

  “Jalen Williams Suffers Devastating Injury + Miami Slides in Power Rankings” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Heat · 9 points · 17 h ago
  • Spacing problem against Charlotte: while Bam posted up, Giannis drifted his defender into the same restricted area and Bam drew a double team. at 2:48
  • The other host says he noticed the same possession: Giannis walked through the lane while Bam was posting up. at 21:22
  • Wes Goldberg: Wes's read: lacking time together, the Heat are using the most basic defense for this roster, with Giannis helping off his man and Bam in drop. at 7:37
  • Wes Goldberg: Wes wants Giannis used more in secondary actions, such as crashing from the corner or the dunker spot, rather than starting every possession. at 17:19
  • Wes Goldberg: Giannis has taken "three or four" threes this season, which Wes calls a failure of the offense; he does not want Giannis taking them. at 17:28
  • The hosts say Bam has played below his best and own up to that; they add that Giannis, despite scoring 30, isn't playing well on defense. at 26:29
  • By the eye test, Giannis has looked a little reluctant to pass. However, his potential assists are roughly the same as in his best Milwaukee seasons. at 30:21
  • A host describes one possession: Tim Hardaway Jr was beaten off the dribble for an uncontested layup, and Giannis threw up his hands. The host says it is his own read of body language, not reporting. at 31:44
  • A host expects Dallas, with many power forwards and big bodies, to build a wall in front of Giannis and dare Miami's shooters. at 34:19

  “Miami Heat Are 0-3! What's REALLY Wrong With Giannis' Team?” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On NBA · 2 points · 35 h ago
  • The Heat traded for Giannis Antetokounmpo before this season. at 2:20
  • Against Charlotte, Giannis got into early foul trouble in the first half, fouled out, and never looked in rhythm. at 3:23

  “Are the Miami Heat Already in PANIC Mode After NIGHTMARE Start? Golden State Warriors LOOK Helpless” · listen ↗

• Podcast Numbers on the Board host · Analysis · Oct 24 around the league

  Heat (with Giannis, described as traded there): creation outside Giannis is nonexistent and everyone hands him the ball. The hosts want more pick-and-roll and less Giannis at the top of the key against set defenses.

  “20 Things We Have Learned So Far | Numbers On The Board” at 13:53 · listen ↗

• X Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) · Report · Oct 24

  Heat’s Bam Adebayo-Giannis Antetokounmpo lineups working through early-season struggles: "We’ll figure it out" https://t.co/PjeWhkJ9qs Also, Giannis off to a historic start despite Heat's two blowout home losses

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• Podcast Gil's Arena host · Analysis · Oct 24 around the league

  A panelist, likely Evan Turner, says this was about the fifth or sixth offseason in which Brown had been involved in trade talks, and that the Celtics' Giannis trade fell through.

  “Sixers Erase A MASSIVE 29-Point Deficit, SGA Ends His Streak & Jaylen Brown Calls CAP On Tatum!_1 Part 2” at 5:15 · listen ↗

• Podcast Hardwood Knocks · 2 points · Oct 24
  • Miami's offensive rating with Bam and Giannis on the court was 'like 106 or something'. A host says they were operating independently rather than being used together. at 1:06:56
  • Giannis becomes extension-eligible on January 6 and has a player option. Both hosts think he should not sign the extension. at 1:07:13

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• Podcast Locked On NBA host · Analysis · Oct 24 around the league

  Giannis had 36 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists on 15-of-26 for Bam Adebayo scored 4 and fouled out in 23 minutes. The host said Miami does not really know what it is beyond Giannis.

  “BEST NBA NIGHT EVER! YOU HAD TO BE THERE!” at 19:13 · listen ↗

• Podcast KG Certified · 2 points · Oct 24
  • In Miami's opener against Minnesota, Giannis came out firing while Bam Adebayo looked out of place on spacing and his turn. The speaker admits it was the one game he didn't see all of. at 1:00:09
  • Hosts say the Giannis-Bam fit will take time to merge. One host wants Bam at 25 and 12, saying 13-15 points is not superstar output. at 1:00:43

  “Ant & LaMelo Look Dangerous, LeBron Takes On Embiid and KG Believes in Luka’s Lakers | KG CERTIFIED” · listen ↗

• Podcast The Mismatch · 2 points · Oct 23
  • Host 'loathe': the Heat backcourt around Giannis looked brutal. He named Davey/Davion Mitchell and Klay Thompson as the creators and was unimpressed by the bench guards. at 19:16
  • Davion Mitchell had 11 assists, but the host felt every Heat basket was Giannis creating on his own. at 20:26

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• Podcast Gil's Arena host · Report · Oct 23 around the league

  The Bucks played their first regular-season game since trading Tyler Herro scored 24 and Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 22.

  “Luka's Snowtime Lakers COOK GSW, Ant-Man & Lamelo WENT CRAZY vs MIA & AD Goes VINTAGE In D.C.! Part2” at 1:03:19 · listen ↗

• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Prediction · Oct 23 around the league

  Host doesn't think Miami can contend and calls them probably a play-in team that needs a trade to reach contention. The host questions the offensive structure beyond Giannis and says Bam must be incorporated.

  “The Thunder Are Inevitable + Philly Trusts the Process” at 40:15 · listen ↗

• Podcast Gil's Arena · 4 points · Oct 22
  • Opening-night result: Minnesota won on the road at Miami by 25 points, in Giannis Antetokounmpo's Heat debut. at 7:46
  • Giannis had 35 points on 13-of-19 shooting, 6 rebounds and 1 assist in his Heat debut. The hosts say he joined Miami in a blockbuster offseason trade. at 8:33
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo (inferred from the show's lead-in) (quoted): After the game, a player the show introduced as part of its Giannis/Edwards reactions Giannis said the Heat looked totally different from preseason on offense and defense. He said they have to be better and must trust one another when things go badly, which they did not do that night. name not confirmed at 10:53
  • A panelist (inferred to be Haywood) said Miami's best two playmakers are its 4 and 5, Giannis and Bam. He said the team lacks a guard who can create, and that when Giannis sits, Bam can't be the best playmaker. at 55:15

  “Luka's Snowtime Lakers COOK GSW, Ant-Man & Lamelo WENT CRAZY vs MIA & AD Goes VINTAGE In D.C.! Part 1” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Heat · 14 points · Oct 22
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo; Bam Adebayo (reported): After the game, Giannis pointed to trust issues: players not relying on each other to do their own defensive jobs. Bam spoke about communication. at 3:33
  • Wes Goldberg: Wes thinks drop is Miami's base defense and was the right call based on the scouting report. He adds that it suits Giannis, who likes to play the helper and can't do that in a switch-everything scheme. at 7:35
  • David Ramil: David doubts both Spoelstra's talk of versatility and Giannis's talk of leaving his comfort zone, given that the team stuck with drop. He argues the roster doesn't fit the old Milwaukee scheme: "Bam is not Brooke Lopez." at 9:19
  • Wes Goldberg: Giannis had a tremendous game and was very good in the first half. The Heat struggled to create offense once he left the floor in the second half. at 29:29
  • Wes Goldberg: Wes wants more showing and blitzing on ball screens to force turnovers and create transition chances, especially when Giannis plays the five. at 20:57
  • Wes Goldberg: Wes predicts this team will dominate in transition and score whenever it gets into the open floor with Giannis on the court. at 20:33
  • Wes Goldberg: Wes felt Giannis "may have" lost trust in his shooters and stopped passing to them while they were missing threes. This is his tentative read, not reported fact. at 22:04
  • Wes Goldberg: Wes says the real flaw exposed was the lack of off-the-dribble shot creation outside Giannis, especially compared with Minnesota adding LaMelo Ball next to Edwards. at 27:30
  • Wes Goldberg: Wes says Bam must be the aggressive star in the roughly five-minute stretches each half when he plays without Giannis. He calls generating good shots without Giannis a season-long concern, and mentions Bam playing 30 to 35 minutes. at 29:51
  • listener Jandro; David Rimmel (reported): A listener noted that Miami often played big, with Bam or Giannis alongside Portis and Jovic, and got killed on the boards and on defense. David said the big lineup clearly didn't work, but nothing else did either. at 30:53
  • Wes Goldberg: Bam and Giannis played 15.5 minutes together and were -10 min in those minutes. at 33:21
  • Wes Goldberg: Wes says the pair did not close because the game was a blowout. In a close game their shared time would probably be closer to 19 or 20 minutes, since both would play the last four minutes. at 36:44
  • David Ramil: David wants Bam and Giannis on the floor together more and more deliberately, calling the pairing the team's greatest strength. at 34:23
  • Wes Goldberg: Wes favors keeping the stagger so that at least one of Bam or Giannis is always on the floor, perhaps with a slight increase in shared minutes. He worries about who would anchor the defense and create offense if neither plays. at 36:10

  “Is the Miami Heat's Drop Coverage REALLY the Problem?” · listen ↗

• Podcast First Take · 4 points · Oct 22
  • LaMelo Ball made his Timberwolves debut, helping spoil the Heat debut of Giannis Antetokounmpo. at 1:04
  • Anthony Edwards scored 45 points with nine threes. Antetokounmpo had 35 as Minnesota won 131-106. at 1:11
  • The guest said Bam Adebayo was, she thinks, the Heat's next-leading scorer after Giannis with 15. She said he played as a top-of-the-key facilitator and she wants him more aggressive. at 6:10
  • The guest said the Heat did not have perimeter defenders out there and should have switched more with Bam and Giannis, using the pair's versatility. at 6:38

  “Hour 2: Are we more impressed with the Lakers or Timberwolves?” · listen ↗

• Podcast The Zach Lowe Show · 2 points · Oct 22
  • Zach Lowe: Lowe expects the Heat's non-Giannis minutes to be dicey all year, even though Miami was better offensively with Giannis on the bench in this game. He says he reads nothing into that. at 27:37
  • The guest saw little Bam-Giannis two-man play beyond a few pick-and-rolls and drag screens, and no cohesive plan for them yet. He expected more after training camp. at 30:22

  “Opening Night Overreactions, Alarming Trends, Hot Takes, and More!” · listen ↗

• Podcast The Herd with Colin Cowherd · 2 points · Oct 22
  • Miami's big offseason swing was adding Giannis Antetokounmpo alongside Bam Adebayo. at 43:50
  • The host says Miami looked like 1994 NBA in the opener: limited guard play, weird spacing, old and clunky. He says Bam and Giannis both start and initiate the offense from the same space. at 44:02

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• Podcast Get Up · 3 points · Oct 22
  • Giannis had 21 points in the first half and finished with 35 in his Heat debut. at 27:10
  • A panelist said the Heat's number one question was whether they would have enough shooting around Giannis and Bam Adebayo. at 30:19
  • The host noted the game was a lot of Giannis and not much from the rest of the Heat. A panelist said "I think" the Heat will find more balance in their offense. at 30:13

  “Hour 1: Hollywood Heat, The McCarthy Era, Lamar Limbo” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On NBA · 3 points · Oct 22
  • Jonathan Kuminga went 5-of-10 for 12 points with four steals. He attacked Giannis early and scored on him. at 6:53
  • A host contrasted Gobert's rim protection with a backup big heard as Joan Beringer. That player was a decent rebounder but was getting 'waxed' by Giannis on defense. name not confirmed at 9:18
  • Heat scoring: Giannis had 30-plus, Bam had 15 and Wiggins had about nine during the meaningful part of the game. Others reached double digits only in garbage time. at 19:45

  “Timberwolves SCARY Backcourt & Warriors Disastrous Start” · listen ↗

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