Entries by Ethan Skolnick

Why are 76ers fans acting so stupid?

There’s a reason for the Miami Heat to have a rivalry with many of the teams in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. The Knicks…. naturally, though that’s now going back more than two decades to any real relevancy. The Pacers, because of all those times Paul George fell short in South Florida, after his stops at […]

Dolphins coach Brian Flores fires his first

The Miami Dolphins still haven’t played their first preseason game under Brian Flores. But he’s already making it clear that he will not hesitate to make changes, even if they are changes to his original direction. The first of note was today’s firing of offensive line coach Pat Flaherty. Here’s how it played out on Twitter: […]

Is Bam the Heat’s bridge to the future?

There is a lot of buzz around Bam Adebayo. Especially now that Hassan Whiteside is no longer around. The Heat’s 2017 first round pick was a metrics standout after he finally replaced Whiteside in the starting lineup last season, and the Heat — publicly and privately — have not been shy about their feelings for […]

Miami Heat fans need a Herro… and a Xanax

Prefacing this by saying we love you all. (We need you, anyway.) But Miami Heat fans can be a little neurotic at times. Maybe it was the insanity of the Big 3 years, which raised expectations to an unreasonable level. But lately, it seems like Heat fans are always on edge, and always extreme. The […]

Dwyane says hello, J-Rich says goodbye

It’s not official official until July 6th, when the NBA’s free agency moratorium ends, but everyone knows Jimmy Butler is coming to the Miami Heat — including the guy most responsible for recruiting him here. So Dwyane Wade, who had warm sentiments for outgoing players Josh Richardson and Hassan Whiteside on social media, went back […]

The Jimmy Butler trade is now a Juwan-like mess

There’s this perception that things comes easy for the Miami Heat, because of the historic coup of 2010. That’s not really true, though. Alonzo Mourning’s kidney disease, right as Pat Riley had given him an enhanced supporting cast. Chris Bosh’s blood clots, on the very day Riley traded for Goran Dragic for pick-and-pop perfection. And, […]

The Miami Heat are acquiring Jimmy Butler

It took the length of a pregnancy term. It took lots of lists — most of which were wrong early — about where Jimmy Butler wanted to play. It took Butler getting traded to Philadelphia, away from Tom Thibodeau. It took a remarkable farewell season from his buddy Dwyane Wade that impressed Butler mightily. It […]