Heating Up The UK - A UK Based Miami Heat Podcast

In the ECF Boston went down 3-0 to the Miami Heat so Al Horford summoned his team to abandon the film and head to TopGolf! They went onto win the next 3! So TopGolf UK invited us down to film and record in person to preview the rest of the NBA Finals with the Denver Nuggets! This was a blast! Enjoy!

The Miami Heat take down the 1 seed Milwaukee Bucks in 5 games thanks to the most monstrous of back to back games from the best post season player in the association Jimmy Butler! We talk about his heroics, how well the role players stepped up and how badly the Bucks fell apart. We also address the Giannis post game press conference on if their season was a failure and Dan rants about The Greek Freaks weaknesses! We then discuss the upcoming Knicks series, the key matchups, what the Heat need to do well and finish by laughing at Steven A Smith's comments on Butler not wanting to come into The Garden environment. ENJOY!

We came back for One Last Dance! (or was it?) Miami have signed Kevin Love and Cody Zeller in the buyout market to add some much needed spacing and size to the roster. Dan and the UK guys break down what Love can bring to a shockingly bad offensive team and how this could elevate them as we run into the business end of the season. We also look at how the starting lineup could evolve and how Kyle Lowry is now expected to accept any role required of him from here on out. It was great to be back! ENJOY!

We're at the 1/4 season mark of the season and the Miami Heat sit at 10-12 after a rollercoaster start to the season. David Ramil from Locked On Heat joins me to discuss the recent dominance of Bam Adebayo as he starts to look every part the future of this team! We also look at his relationship on court with Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler and if, once healthy this team can still become a challenger this season. We also debate what version of Victor Oladipo we can expect to see as he inches closer to a comeback and finish by pinpointing which ONE thing the Miami Heat need to improve (aside from health) to see them climb the standings in the East. ENJOY!

This week I am joined by Miami's new Touchline TV Host Jeremy Tache! I took the opportunity to spend some time talking through the rise and evolution of Jeremy's broadcasting career, from Swings & Mishes, to Heat/Bally Sports touchline reporter. We also discussed the Heat getting back to .500 after a great win against the Suns and the latest on Oladipo's injury and the stretch of games coming Miami's way now with 8 of the next 10 being on the road. ENJOY!

Miami start the season 4-5. A lot of negatives and a few positives. We get into some fundamental reasons behind the slow start, debate Kyle Lowry's situation after rumours emerge that there's some unhappiness from his camp, we look at the flaws of this team, Tyler Herro's early reign as a starter and look ahead to a softer schedule after the Heat build on some momentum after registering back to back wins against the Warriors and Kings. ENJOY!

Giancarlo Navas from Miami Heat Beat is back for the annual Eastern Conference round robin seeding as we rank our 15-1 together. Where will the Heat seed? Who is too low? Who tops the East? As always this is one of the funnest episodes of the year! ENJOY!

Media Day has been and gone and Dan is joined by his UK Crew to pick the bones out of what went down! Were Kyle Lowry's comments fair or uncalled for regarding Pat Riley's conditioning demands, Can Yurt be called on more to help Miami deal with bigger sized teams? Does it matter who starts the season at the 4? Should Tyler be a starter or is he more suited for another year running the 2nd unit and what do we do regarding his contract extension? We got it all covered! ENJOY!

After Donovan Mitchell joins the Cavs, it seems it's officially Run it Back SZN for Miami! I'm joined by Sam Okwara and Sam Post to discuss the Heat's off-season strategy and if it's currently seen as a failure, could we have done anything differently and do what do we do between now and the start of the season. We talk about if Miami could have matched the Cavs offer for Mitchell and what this means for Tyler Herro after he bit back at his critics on Twitter. We finish up with where the Heat sit in the East after the elevation of this Cavs trade and discuss the 'Championship or bust' mentality on social media. ENJOY!

This week I'm joined by Kenny Spence from Miami Heat Beat just as the news breaks about UD returning to the Heat for his 20th Season! We discuss his importance of the man not only on this team but to the city and what he brings to everyday life around the Heat roster. We also discuss our Starting 5 for Miami's opening game and why we are aligned in how it will work. We give our takes on the latest KD and Mitchell rumblings and if we would even do the trade for either player before finishing up with discussing Miami's opening handful of games after the schedule release earlier this week and I hit Kenny with some quickfire questions to wrap up! ENJOY!

We're back after a few weeks to recharge and boy do we have alot to catch up on! The UK crew are back with me to talk about the latest with the Kevin Durant trade saga after The Suns match Ayton's $133m/4 Year offer from The Pacers and debate whether this hinders them in a pursuit for KD. Dan shares some information on where the Heat feel they are positioned in the race and we look at some scenarios on how this could develop. We also discuss the Donovan Mitchell trade after Utah decide to reset and if Miami should pursue this deal NOW or risk losing him to The Knicks and we finish by looking at the Plan C of filling out this roster if both deals don't go Miami's way and how they fill the void of losing PJ Tucker to the Sixers. ENJOY!

The season comes to an end after a Game 7 defeat to Boston. I'm joined by the UK crew to discuss how the Boston series went down, the Jimmy Butler game winning 3 pointer that wasn't to be, the lack of home court advantage and that damn Max Strus out of bounds call! We then look forward to one or two trade scenarios and what we would give up to see a potential Donavan Mitchell trade happen, can Tyler Herro become that player and is this the last we've seen on Duncan Robinson and Victor Oladipo. We finish by grading Miami's key players for the season. Thanks you to everyone who has listened to our podcast this year! Season 3 in the books! We're already excited for what's next...

Bubble Fluke? Nah! Miami Heat face the Boston Celtics once again in the Eastern Conference Finals, a rematch of the 2020 matchup in the bubble. I'm joined by Five Reasons Sports Boy Wonder, Brady Hawk! Brady gives his insights into if he expected to see Boston in the Finals, if Jimmy Butler is the most in-form player remaining in the playoffs and if this is on level with as good as we've ever seen from a Heat player. We then look at how important Bam and Tyler Herro will be and which players could be an X Factor in this series! Brady gives his thoughts on how Kyle will be managed and if there's any concern for his season ending, before we wrap up with some predictions and our reaction to Miami's odds to win the championship. Always an absolute pleasure and an education talking to Brady! Enjoy the episode.

Miami take Game 1 of the series against the Sixers and we welcome Ben Glasspool from @UK76ers onto the show to get his insights on his team and the series going forward. Embiid's injury and what version of him will come back if indeed he does, the emergence of Tyrese Maxey and how Miami could have had him! We also discuss what version of James Harden the Sixers have traded for and where they go from here in terms of his contract extension and i get Ben's opinion on the infamous Harden / Herro trade scenario and what he would take if offered the trade right now! We finish with our series predictions and his thoughts on this Miami team and if they can indeed go all the way to the title! ENJOY!

Dan is joined by family members Bobby Healy (Sixers fan) and cousin Chris Howard (Raptors fan) to preview and predict the Eastern Conference first round matchups. We discuss the Heat's long wait to find out who their opponent is and if that may hinder their preparations. We look at the blockbuster matchup of Boston vs Brooklyn and who is favoured between the well oiled ship of the Celtics or the superstar talent of the Nets before coming onto the Bucks facing off against the Bulls and how Chicago will view this season if it all goes wrong as perhaps expected and if they will consider the season a success regardless. We finish with Bob and Chris putting their cases forward for their respected teams as the Sixers and Raps face up for another well balanced first round matchup! Great episode this one! Hope you enjoy!

I'm back from Miami and back with an awesome new episode as Wes Goldberg from Locked On Heat joins just as the Heat are about to Lock in the number 1 seed in the East! We discuss the road through the Play-In and the pro's and con's of this format and if it's here to stay. We also talk about Miami being the 5th favourites to come out the East and if that is disrespectful, and we finish by discussing the impact Max Strus has made to the starting line-up and Victor Oladipo's future in Miami next season. ENJOY!

Dan is joined by Alex Toledo from Five On The Floor as the Heat come off a blowout defeat to the Suns. We discuss what went wrong, do Miami need to call on Yurt when undersized? Is this a Finals preview and does Herro reach Booker levels if this outstanding form continues? We then discuss Oladipo's emotional return and how the rotation looks now as we hit the stretch and in the final segment we look at the remaining schedule, if Miami can lock in that top seed and who we are likely to face in Round 1.... ENJOY!

As we hit All-Star Break we felt this was a good time to do another roundtable discussion with the UK Crew! After an initial chat about Dragic landing on the Nets we each asked one question each to be answered by all: Dan - Which player from the current All-Star crop would be the best fit on this Heat team Olly - With 23 games left, How many wins will the Heat rack up and where will they seed Glenn - After a dismal AS Weekend, how could you improve the All-Star Saturday night show Bilal - What would you prefer going forward, Jimmy returning to his clutch 3 point shooting days, or an improvement in his closing performances like we saw in the bubble Plus there was a hot Rachel Nichols take.... ENJOY!

Delighted to be joined by Jeremy Tache from Bally Sports Florida as the Heat finally come back to (almost) full health! We discuss the impact of Kyle Lowry and how his skillset is irreplaceable plus 6x All-Star Jimmy Butler and debate if Tyler can feel snubbed. We then talk about how Jeremy sent Heat Twitter into a frenzy by releasing the Victor Oladipo footage during the Heat game broadcast and how he's been feeling after conversations with Jeremy post operation. We wrap up by ranking our top 5 untouchables after listening to Locked On Heat's episode on the same discussion, it was good to hear Jeremy's perspective on this too! ENJOY!

We welcome back Ethan Skolnick from Five Reasons Sports Network back onto the pod to discuss the impact of Victor Oladipo being close to a return to the Heat and the affect it'll have on this roster, his rotation minutes and what it means going forward. We look at how Miami's depth could matter during a playoff run but will it fundamentally come down to your top player output and we react to LeBron James and his affectionate IG post regarding Miami and ask if the key is still under the mat for an emotional return before retirement. As always, we end with a lightning round quiz! Will Ethan improve his usual dismal quiz record?.... ENJOY!

We went LIVE for this one! Olly, Glenn and Bilal joined me to ask a Heat related question that we all had to answer! Dan - What would you rather have, Heat's depth or Nets top heavy talent? Olly - If Miami came out the East who would you fear and dismiss the most out of the current top 4 in the west - PHX, GSW, MEM, UTA Glenn - Who has the highest ceiling from Miami's undrafted players out of Gabe, Caleb, Omer, Duncan and Max Bilal - Come playoffs would you rather an offensively elite Bam but defense suffered or a Draymond type Defensive output but offense took a hit Bilal Bonus Q - Would you trade for Beal if it meant giving up Tyler, Duncan and PJ? ENJOY!

David Ramil from Locked On Heat is back with me with this joyous episode packed with positivity and optimism! We reflect on the road trip after a 3-2 run out West despite injury and H&S protocol looking like it may spoil it, the impact of the bench unit and 10 day crew and how much credit and praise should be heaped on Spo. We take a moment to look at the over-achievers and under-achievers in the East as the standings start to take shape and look at who our top 3 Heat players have been as we hit the halfway stage of the season. ENJOY!

Something a little different this episode as we take the audio off our LIVE end of year quiz show with the Gameday From The UK crew. Sam, Olly and Glenn fight it out over 5 rounds of Heat trivia! We thought you might enjoy playing along on your commute! Especially that final lightning round! ENJOY! And Happy New Year!

The Heat have Gabe Vincent in their team and the rest of the league does not. We celebrate that! Sam Okwara joins me to discuss the rise of Vincent and how he is the epitome of staying ready and ceasing the opportunity as he drops 26 to defeat the Sixers. How much credit does Spo take? Kyle steering the ship in the right direction but are the hefty minutes going to take their toll? Dedmon relishing his starting berth, Yurt bullying Drummond, Duncan addressing other parts of his game to get the confidence running through his veins again and which dub was better out of Bucks, Bulls or Sixers? We also look at the road ahead as the schedule softens and should there be a pause to the league with Omicron raging through the globe? ENJOY!

Delighted to welcome THE COACH Tony Fiorentino as he comes back to Heating Up The UK! We reflect on the Heat at the quarter season mark with a 13-8 record. Duncan's slump, Kyle's impact, No Ceiling Bam, the rise of Tyler Herro and how the bench unit of Game Vincent, Caleb Martin and Max Strus can all have a big impact on this team this season. We wrap up by getting bullish about the Heat's chances this year and Tony wows us with a pretty blingy accessory! This episode was an absolute blast! ENJOY!

This week I'm joined by @MiamiClutchPE as we discuss the Heat's current run of form and reflect on last night's win against New Orleans with Jimmy Butler balling out and controlling the game as well as the clear evidence of a GENUINE ascendency in Year 3 for Tyler Herro. We also revel in The OG UD minutes as Haslem shows he's still got production in those legs yet! We reflect on if the West road trip was a successful one after a 2-3 record before finishing up with a look at the road ahead as Miami start a double header against current Eastern leaders Washington. ENJOY!

We had to go LIVE didn't we! We went in on Jokic, his brothers, The Nuggets, The refs, everyone! It was fun! ENJOY!

Cocky Heat fan is back! Miami race off to a 6-1 start to the season and we have Marco Romo from Five Reasons Sports to dissect how and why the heat are not just winning but blowing teams away! Tyler Herro's impact is making the league take notice so can he really be in the same conversation as Luka and Trae? How has Kyle's influence transformed this team and why are Raptors fans so in their feels about it! Jimmy MVP odds slashed, could we see anyway for Goran to come back? Can we ride this wave for the foreseeable future? We get into it all! ENJOY!

We've got a double serving of Miami Heat Beat delight for you in this episode as Giancarlo Navas and Brass Jazz join me to round robin our 15-1 seedings of the Eastern Conference. Where did G's Raptors seed? Is Brass underrating Boston? Can the Knicks repeat last year's success, and who ends up higher, Heat or Hawks? An absolute blast recording this episode, tons of fun and a wealth of knowledge from The Heat Beat guys! ENJOY!

WE SPOKE TO THE ADMIN! Incredible to welcome President of Digitial Operations, also known as the guy behind the tweets Cedric Brown! Cedric gives us an insight into what it's like working for one of the most recognised sports teams in the world, his day to day duties, his journey to how he got here and the push to keep fans on the pulse of what's going on throughout the franchise. We also talk about this new look team, what the new guys can bring and the expectations for the upcoming season. I also try to get a couple of exclusives regarding the new City Jersey concept and Kyle Lowry's unconfirmed jersey number!...ENJOY!

WE ARE BACK! Free Agency is opening and we have so much to discuss! Kyle Lowry In? DeMar DeRozan MLE? Batum at the 4? Robinson wants Heat stay? Herro won't go after all or will he? What happens with Oladipo? And sadly it seems, we say goodbye to Heat LEGEND Goran Dragic and we get emotional about it. Loads discussed, which way will the Heat go? We'll find out soon enough! Danny and Sam join me to pick the bones out of all of it. ENJOY!

Host of 'The Post Up' from Five Reasons Sports, Royal A Shepherd joins Dan to talk how these NBA playoffs have unfolded and if this was a missed opportunity for Miami! We talk about Jimmy Butler's timeline and his extension and what players we should identify to overhaul, yes OVERHAUL this roster. With no 'whale' on the horizon there are still plenty of options out there and plenty of flexibility to get this team moving which we deep dive into. It could be a wild few weeks coming up! We also discuss Duncan's future and Bam's Olympic assignment... ENJOY!

Heating Up The UK went LIVE for the first time on our YouTube channel as Dan was joined by the usual Stream Team Danny Renowden, Sam Okwara and John Jablonka and we had ALOT to discuss! Was the season a failure, dissecting Pat Riley's post season presser, Jimmy getting his extension and what that means going forward, Has Bam improved this year? Is Tyler going to see through Butler's cycle in Miami? Do you match a potential $20m offer sheet for Duncan? Then we discuss the Heat target areas for improvement and what they need to prioritise. Will this be an full squad overhaul or does it just need tweaking? Can we get that whale? Hey Dame! Check it all out! ENJOY!

The finals episode of our 3 part Heat v Bucks preview series see's Sean Foley from UK Bucks join me to get the perspective from Milwaukee. How is the vibe on Bucks Twitter? Are the Bucks better this year? Biggest areas of improvements and weaknesses? Will the Bud v Spo coaching element play a key role in this series? Who's the Bucks dark horse to watch out for and of course we finish on our series predictions! ENJOY!

Part two of our trilogy of preview shows for Heat v Bucks see's me joined by two thirds of the Gameday From The UK team with Sam and John jumping on. We start by discussing our regular season Heat MVP & MIP before diving into the Bucks series. Will Jimmy need to perform last season's heroics again to stand any chance? Are the Bucks better, and if so why is their record worse than last year? Miami in their best from of the season at just the right time? Jimmy and Bam aside who needs to pick up the cape? We finish by deciphering if this season is deemed a failure if it ends in a first round exit before Sam and John give their predictions! ENJOY!

I'm delighted to kick off the triple header of back to back podcasts over the next three days by Greg Sylvander from Five On The Floor. We reflect on a real up and down season for the Heat, Look at a few players that have improved, regressed and hit par for the season before looking at the key matchups for the Heat / Bucks series. Who starts on Giannis? Who starts on Jrue? Are the Heat better equipped than last year to deal with Milwaukee? Could this series be won on the coaching aspect alone? And of course we get Greg's predictions! ENJOY!

This week Dan is Joined by the First Lady of The Five Reasons Sports Network, Allana Tachauer. We cover alot! Boston recap, It's Go Time for Jimmy, Dragic with some bounce back in his step could be huge! Allana explains why we as a fanbase unfairly put to much hype and expectation on Tyler Herro and how he should not be punished for this season's regression. Is Duncan Miami's MIP? What does the future hold for Oladipo in Miami and finally we come on to playoff matchups and who we'd rather face in Round 1. Allana said 'We're going back to The Finals!' (This may be a mis-quote) ENJOY!

In this episode Dan was joined by Tiffany Meeks from Miami Heat Beat and Hangover Time to help despiser if this team is actually legit and the reasons why it can look so good some nights and so terrible in others! We revisit the Duncan payday saga and how this roster will be constructed next season with just five players currently under contract for the next campaign. We dive into the impact from Dedmon and Ariza plus what we think happens to Kendrick Nunn going forward before giving our 'who the hell knows' predictions for seedings down the regular season stretch. ENJOY!

Welcome to episode 50!!! Thank you to everyone that has listened and subscribed to our podcast! We couldn't have done it without your support. Dan, Sam and Darren are here to talk the streaky Miami Heat and what they even are! A title challenger? A lottery team? We dive into it. We touch on the offensive woes, Is Dragic done? Has Tyler regressed? When is Bam going to realise how good he is? Plus we look at what the squad could look like next season and if Oladipo will be a part of it, free agency options and the risk of slipping into that play-in tournament scramble as we approach a critical week or so of the season. ENJOY! And thanks again for all your support, here's to the next 50!

Fresh off the back of a frantic and nail biting trade deadline, Dan is joined by Clay Ferraro from WPLG as we discuss the Miami Heat being the big deadline winners after signing Victor Oladipo and Nemanja Bjelica for essentially nothing! We talk about how the fit works, how stacked the Heat are now, the minimal risk attached to both deals and also the failed deadline pursuit of Kyle Lowry and if the Heat are likely to revisit this in the off season. We also look ahead to if these moves now move the Heat into contention for another run at The Finals and how equipped they are to do so. ENJOY!

The UK Squad is back again! Dan, Sam and Darren give their thoughts on the Trevor Ariza trade and look ahead to what could follow. LMA on buyout? Oladipo now? We dive into various trade scenario's! The Pay or Trade Duncan Robinson debate rears it's ugly head again as it gets closer and closer to decision time and we give our thoughts on the future of Meyers Leonard now he is no longer our problem and debate if he has any future left in the league. We round up with the Pacers mini series preview and which name Dan got on the back of his Earned Edition jersey.... ENJOY!

Dan is joined by founder of The Five Reasons Sports Network Ethan Skolnick on the 1 year anniversary of the NBA shutting down with Ethan giving his recollections on a bizarre and unique night. We spend the majority of this episode then giving our personal thoughts and feelings towards the Meyers Leonard situation after his suspended by the Miami Heat for citing anti-Semitic slurs on his gaming channel. We finish off by debating the LeMarcus Aldridge links and how that fit would look before wrapping up with Miami's expectations for the rest of this season. ENJOY!

Tony Schwartz, host of the fantastic In The Lane Podcast joins me at All-Star Break to help me dissect the first half of the season in what has certainly had it's ups and downs. How have we been this good defensively? Iggy rolling back the years and favourite moment of the season so far are all covered. We then discuss how ridiculous it is that Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo are not All-Stars this year and how Jimmy has been playing like he has a point to prove before we round up with some trade talk and some early looks at playoff seeding matchups. ENJOY!

Dan is joined by the UK guys once again, Sam and Darren are fully on the Miami Heat hype train as we discuss a bunch of topics from the hottest team in the league right now! Kendrick Nunn or Victor Oladipo? Gabe Vincent slander rescinded by Dan, No Butler, No Problem so do we sit Jimmy till after All-Star break? Year 1 Precious better than Year 1 Bam? The John Collins audition and predictions for the rest of March! A jam packed half an hour of content! ENJOY!

This week I'm delighted to be joined by Jack Alfonso from Miami Heat Beat to discuss the bounceback win against the Kings after two infuriating defeats against the Clippers and Warriors. We look at the key takeaways from that game and if this team has the potential to be a legitimate force or are there just too many glaring holes to amend. We discuss potential moves before trade deadline, will we see a repeat of a Giannis pursuit if it all goes wrong for Milwaukee this year and we debate where Tyler Herro tops out career wise after his recent promising performances. We finish with a player comparison game and who we'd take between our guys and similar players across the league. ENJOY!

Dan is with the UK crew for this episode as Darren and Sam jump on to discuss if we have concerns about the high level and high intensity of Jimmy Butler's recent performances. What is Bam's next level? Is Duncan looking over his shoulder at Max Strus? We look at the latest player to be linked to the Heat in John Collins plus some other players that take our fancy before finishing with our West Coast predictions. ENJOY!

This week's stateside guest sees @ClutchAdamNBA join Dan as we go through a host of topics! As Miami gain a bit of momentum we look at Butler's recent heroics, delve into Bam's pro's and con's and discuss the topic that won't go away with Duncan's looming payday. What would Adam do if he were Pat, extend him or trade him? We look at the potential of seeing Kyle Lowry in South Beach along with other potential trade targets and I put Adam on he spot with a wildcard trade option! We end the episode with our West Coast trip predictions. ENJOY!

The UK crew are back! Dan, Sam and Darren return to discuss the recent stretch of results and the return of Jimmy Butler and his game leading performance against the Kings. We dive into the big Duncan Robinson debate after I probed the question put forward by Tiffany Meeks from Miami Heat Beat on if you pay Duncan Robinson $18m+ a year and still expect to be a title winner. We then discuss the possible trade destinations for disgruntled Wizards star Bradley Beal and where the Heat come in on that list. Finally we give our predictions for the week as the schedule softens before we head out West. ENJOY!

We're back! (Screw you Covid) and we've had back to back wins for the first time this season! Kendrick Nunn is back to his best? I'm joined by David Ramil from Locked On Heat to discuss that very thing. Can KNunn become a solid role player or even a starter once again or at best can he improve his trade value? Dan is confused by Spo's short leash of players like KZ OKpala whist Gabe Vincent still seems to get 30+ minutes and we review the upcoming games against the BIG 3 in Brooklyn. ENJOY!

Heat Twitter royalty joins me in this episode as I welcome @Caleb_calebheat onto the show to discuss the pro's and con's of Miami's 1-1 start. Do we keep Tyler at the point? How long before we thrust Goran into the starting 5 or do we leave him running the second unit? Early Bam mid range jumper hype, most effective starting 5 all gets debated. We touch on Harden's explosive comeback game and ask discuss if we pull the trigger ad then end with our ridiculously early season takes including first time East and West All-Star, long shot MVP candidate and Hot Take of the season prediction. ENJOY!

It's the first episode featuring our new UK cast! Darren Carter, Sam Okwara and Lee Whittington join me to discuss their thoughts on the news that the Heat are no longer in trade negotiations with Houston over James Harden and if we believe them or not! Would we take Harden? Does he fit our culture? If we had to keep Duncan or Tyler who do we stick with? We then give our thoughts on the opening game against Orlando and give our Miami Heat player predictions for the season including our MVP, MIP and Top Scorer! ENJOY!