South Florida Sports News

Miami Heat: Regaining Confidence and Regaining Clarity

Miami Heat: Regaining Confidence and Regaining Clarity

Although Miami won a game that they were expected to win against the Oklahoma City Thunder, it holds more value than you may think. For starters, the confidence factor. This is across the board for everybody, but that starts with Jimmy Butler. He got some easy buckets at the start of the game, which was ...
5 Takeaways from Heat's Win Over OKC Thunder

5 Takeaways from Heat’s Win Over OKC Thunder

The Miami Heat were coming off of a poor offensive performance on Friday night against Dallas, but came out tonight with a purpose against the Oklahoma City Thunder to get the win. Not only were there some pretty great performances all around, but also some clarity on this team moving forward. Here are my five ...
A Familiar Starting Lineup Likely Against OKC

A Familiar Starting Lineup Likely Against OKC

Miami has played five games to this point, and each of those games have had a different starting lineup. Until now. Well, I think. The Miami Heat will be facing off against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and they match-up pretty well with them since Andre Iguodala is the placeholder 4 right now. Oklahoma City basically ...
Canes add former Tennessee OLB as grad transfer

Canes add former Tennessee OLB as grad transfer

/ / Football, South Florida
Saturday was a long-awaited day for Canes fans as they longed for the final decision of five-star LB Terrence Lewis out of Miami Central High. The highly-heralded linebacker chose the Maryland cap but the Canes had a backup plan. Let’s go work pic.twitter.com/mI15wkg8AR— Deandre Johnson (@dreday_17) January 3, 2021 That backup plan was Deandre Johnson ...
5 Takeaways from the Orange Bowl

5 Takeaways from the Orange Bowl

/ / Football, South Florida
The 2021 Orange Bowl had everything. It was a shootout. It showcased a potential NFL quarterback. A conference’s dominance was solidified and at the end of the day, the game’s MVP was a freshman. Here are my five takeaways from a game that deserved more. #1: Freshman steals the show The Orange Bowl was positioned ...
What is the Actual Issue with Miami's Shooting?

What is the Actual Issue with Miami’s Shooting?

The Miami Heat had one of their poorest shooting nights in a very long time on Friday, going 0 for 14 from three in the first half. Now, the issue with Miami is not the three point shooting specifically, since this won't happen much. There will not be many times that Duncan Robinson shoots up ...
5 Takeaways from Heat's Tough Loss to Mavericks

5 Takeaways from Heat’s Tough Loss to Mavericks

The Miami Heat had an offensive night like no other, losing to the Dallas Mavericks. Shots weren't falling, rhythm wasn't forming, and nothing could go right. Although there only seems to be one overall takeaway from this game, here are five... #1: Miami Heat or Miami Cold? Well, it's obvious that this would be the ...
Who Benefits Most from a Jimmy Butler Return?

Who Benefits Most from a Jimmy Butler Return?

Jimmy Butler is probable for tonight's match-up against the Dallas Mavericks, and although they came out with a win without him on Wednesday, he will clearly be needed today. One thing that is always discussed when talking about Jimmy Butler is his impact when on the floor. That was obvious after Miami got obliterated by ...
The Real Reason Tyler Herro Shined Against Milwaukee

The Real Reason Tyler Herro Shined Against Milwaukee

Twenty-One points. Fifteen rebounds. Four assists. That is what Tyler Herro put up on the second night of a back to back against Milwaukee. It's a known fact that the overall game of Tyler revolves solely around the self confidence he has in his scoring ability with the ball in his hands. Although the big ...
5 Takeaways from Heat's Victory over Bucks

5 Takeaways from Heat’s Victory over Bucks

The Miami Heat came out in the second night of a back to back against Milwaukee with a purpose. The Heat went from being offensively dominated in yesterday’s game, to utilizing their defensive grittiness with their unique lineups. A couple players shined with Jimmy Butler out, but here are five takeaways from this game.... #1: ...
5 Takeaways from Heat's Blowout Loss to Milwaukee

5 Takeaways from Heat’s Blowout Loss to Milwaukee

It was clearly a tough night for the Miami Heat, in a blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on the first night of a back to back. The Milwaukee Bucks were scorching on the offensive side of the ball all night, but Miami obviously have some things that need to be touched up as well ...
The Weight on the Shoulders of Goran Dragic Once Again

The Weight on the Shoulders of Goran Dragic Once Again

Heading into this season, there were a lot of uncertainties surrounding Goran Dragic, due to his injury. And somehow, he was out there ready to go for the start of the season. But would you expect anything else from Goran? Probably not considering his will to play in the Finals game after his injury. The ...
Could the KZ Okpala Unleashing Happen Now? I Believe So

Could the KZ Okpala Unleashing Happen Now? I Believe So

KZ Okpala is one of the most intriguing players on this Heat team, mostly since everybody seems to be fascinated with the unknown. But we kind of do know what he's capable of, after his big time scoring display in the preseason. Many have been wondering when he will get his chance to shine in ...
A Look Into the Impact of Duncan Robinson

A Look Into the Impact of Duncan Robinson

Some people think they know who Duncan Robinson is as a player. A guy who can knock down 7 threes in a game on the big stage on Christmas Day. But that's not who he really is. More importantly he's a guy that impacts winning. 30 seconds into the second quarter, Duncan knocked down his ...
Miami's Bench Unit: The Reliable Four

Miami’s Bench Unit: The Reliable Four

In the Miami Heat's Christmas Day win over the New Orleans Pelicans, we finally got some clarity about this Heat team. Although lineups and rotations will change constantly, this game showed who the 9 man rotation will ultimately include. The fifth player in the starting lineup is interchangeable, but the first four off the bench ...