Hardwood Knocks, Episode 525: 2021-22 Miami Heat Lookahead
Dan is joined by Allana Tachauer (@AllanaTachauer) of the Feel The Heat podcast over at 5 Reasons Sports to discuss all things Miami Heat ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. Their discussion covers Kyle Lowry’s arrival and impact, the next step for Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler’s jumper, Tyler Herro’s development, Victor Oladipo’s timeline for return and potential value, the bench rotation, lineup possibilities, the defense, the floor spacing and much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️
🔘 0:30 – Intro
🔘 3:30 – Kyle Lowry’s fit and impact
🔘 6:23 – P.J. Tucker’s value
🔘 8:25 – Bam Adebayo’s next step
🔘 10:25 – Jimmy Butler
🔘 12:22 – Expectations for Tyler Herro in Year 3
🔘 15:53 – Victor Oladipo’s timeline/role upon return
🔘 18:03 – The offense’s pace
🔘 19:53 – Max Strus and Gabe Vincent
🔘 21:30 – The top-10 rotation
🔘 24:46 – Is Miami deep enough?
🔘 25:42 – Trade candidates
🔘 30:03 – The defense’s ceiling
🔘 33:33 – Does Miami have enough shooting?
🔘 36:10 – Biggest Weakness
🔘 39:50 – Best crunch-time lineup
🔘 43:40 – Quirky lineups we want to see
🔘 45:34 – Kyle Lowry’s impact on the culture
🔘 47:54 – Win-total prediction/Place in the East
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