Entries by Ethan Skolnick

Don’t bet on Heat getting opt out help

With the exception of the surprising return of Dwyane Wade — once from the icy depths of Cleveland and once from the brink of retirement — nothing Heat fans have hoped for has happened of late. The Jimmy Butler deal? Nah. A big move at the 2018 trade deadline? Nope. Getting in the playoffs or […]

The Reshad Jones situation is getting frostier

One of the things that’s become apparent about new Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores, during his increasingly comfortable press conferences, is that he can be direct without necessarily calling anyone out. He was calm and in control again prior to Wednesday’s last OTA day, including when he was asked about the one proven player who […]

New York is already done with Adam Gase

That didn’t take long. The best thing that happened to the Dolphins this offseason wasn’t promoting Chris Grier. It wasn’t hiring Brian Flores. It wasn’t drafting Christian Wilkins. It wasn’t acquiring Josh Rosen. It was Adam Gase somehow — after a colossal failure here — landing with a division rival, the New York Jets. Gase […]

Official: Juwan Howard takes Michigan job

To no one’s surprise — if you were following Miami Heat Beat and Five Reasons sports — Juwan Howard is leaving the Miami Heat to take the head coaching job at his alma mater, the University of Michigan. (And we put out an emergency podcast with Greg Sylvander of Miami Heat Beat about it. Click […]

Chris Bosh to the Heat’s Kids: Lead

In the morning, we will post my 35-minute conversation with former Heat forward Chris Bosh, on everything from cologne to controversy to glory. And we will insert the link here, so you can listen to all of it, on Apple or Android. But here’s one clip that may get some attention. Bosh has never been […]

Who is the Bran Stark of Miami sports?

Don’t hit us with “no spoilers.” Everyone who has ever watched Game of Thrones has probably seen — and complained about — the finale by now, so all bets are off here. Bran Stark is on the Iron Throne, at least until the not-yet-dead characters reunite for a cinematic moneygrab, and a lot of people […]