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Who Does Pat Riley Consider the Core and How Will They Be Maximized?

Who Does Pat Riley Consider the Core and How Will They Be Maximized?

Pat Riley had his post-season presser this afternoon, which can be discussed from a hundred different angles. But I'm going to discuss the thing that stuck out most from this 45 minutes discussion: their core. We heard that word spread out throughout the press conference, which is something that is pretty obvious to people that ...
Five Takeaways from Eric Rowe & DeVante Parker's Press Conference

Five Takeaways from Eric Rowe & DeVante Parker’s Press Conference

Throughout the 2021 NFL season, players and coaches will meet with the South Florida media to discuss everything surrounding your MIAMI DOLPHINS—and we at Five Reasons Sports will be with you every step of the way. Here are five things we learned from yesterday’s (6/2) Press Conferences. ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Eric Rowe has a new look. “Well, ...
How Has KZ Okpala Progressed Over Time?

How Has KZ Okpala Progressed Over Time?

After diving into Precious Achiuwa in the first piece of this new series, it's necessary to follow that up with another young Miami Heat prospect, and asset, KZ Okpala. Many people's expectations were high coming into the season regarding Okpala, mostly due to the known fact that Miami was so high on him in the ...
Evaluating Precious Achiuwa’s Game in the Past, Present, and Future

Evaluating Precious Achiuwa’s Game in the Past, Present, and Future

We're starting up a new article series to kick off the off-season. With plenty of time to look forward into free agency, first off we must discuss this past roster, evaluating the season's that each player had, while also addressing the next step, or even the next team, of each individual. So, let's make our ...
Answering Your Questions: What is Next for the Miami Heat?

Answering Your Questions: What is Next for the Miami Heat?

Well, it's officially the off-season for the Miami Heat, which means the focus now shifts to the roster for the 2021-2022 season. There are plenty of decisions to be made by the front office, and still plenty of time, but why not dive into it immediately. I'll be answering some of the questions that you ...
5 Takeaways from Heat's Series Ending Loss

5 Takeaways from Heat’s Series Ending Loss

Well, that’s all from your 2020-2021 Miami Heat. The Bucks finish off the Heat in game four to fulfill the sweep, which was far from an expected outcome. Anyway, here are my last takeaways of the season... #1: Miami's early offense based around Jimmy Butler in a passing fashion, but maybe too much. The story ...
5 Takeaways from Heat's Game Three Loss to Bucks

5 Takeaways from Heat’s Game Three Loss to Bucks

The Miami Heat drop game three to the Bucks, reflecting how they played in the first two games in Milwaukee. Some of the same general issues loom, mostly due to the Bucks being a much different team from the one we saw a season ago. Anyway, here are five takeaways from this game.... #1: The ...
Heat's Tyler Herro and Kendrick Nunn Entering an Awaited Environment

Heat’s Tyler Herro and Kendrick Nunn Entering an Awaited Environment

This has been far from an ordinary two year NBA career for the rookies of last season, and more specifically, Tyler Herro and Kendrick Nunn. The only normality that they found over this past stretch of time was a Summer League in Las Vegas, where they first entered the scene for Miami. After being thrown ...
Tua Tagovailoa

Breaking down the Miami Dolphins first open 2021 practice

For the first time since last December, the Miami Dolphins held their first open practice for the media to watch. With that first practice comes the opportunity to see and hear from the players in a real football environment and get an idea of where they stand. As OTAs are voluntary, it's no surprise to ...
Dream come true: 3-star WR Lee commits to the Canes

Dream come true: 3-star WR Lee commits to the Canes

Recruiting for Miami in the 2022 cycle has been, well, slow to say the least with fans growing a little restless. The Canes’ lone commit is QB Jacurri Brown, but with the June 1st lifting of the dead period looming, recruiting should pick up very soon. Soon as in Wednesday afternoon, when 3-star WR Quan ...
Evaluating the Dewayne Dedmon and Bam Adebayo Front-Court Pairing

Evaluating the Dewayne Dedmon and Bam Adebayo Front-Court Pairing

There aren't many things that Miami wants to carry over from game two into game three in this first round series against the Bucks, but there is one thing: a revealed front-court pairing with Dewayne Dedmon and Bam Adebayo. Many have been waiting to see these two get minutes together, and I kept mentioning that ...
Matt Skura

Dolphins center Matt Skura took snapping issues ‘personal’

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The Miami Dolphins had ample opportunity to address the center position in the 2021 NFL draft. But ultimately, much like the running back position, they determined heavy investment was unnecessary. As of now, the clear starter at the center position is former Baltimore Raven Matt Skura, who signed a 1-year contract back in mid-March. If ...
5 Takeaways from Heat's Game Two Loss to Milwaukee

5 Takeaways from Heat’s Game Two Loss to Milwaukee

The Miami Heat lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in game two on Monday night, and well, it wasn’t pretty. A scoring explosion from the Bucks and poor play from Miami leads to a result of one team looking much better than the other. On a very one-sided night, here are five takeaways from this game ...
Marte Marlins

5 Takeaways from a week of Marlins Baseball

The Miami Marlins took two out of three versus the first place New York Mets this weekend, cementing their place in the NL East. They now stand only 2 games behind the Mets, with another division rival in the Phillies looming this week. The Fish are now 53-53 over their last 106 games, proving that ...
Breaking Down Miami’s Late-Game Offensive Execution in Game One

Breaking Down Miami’s Late-Game Offensive Execution in Game One

Well, it was an interesting game one between the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat to say the least. There are so many different angles to approach this game from a negative aspect, but I'm going to focus on the late-game offensive execution here. Some things that I'm looking to point out may seem minor, but ...