LeBron James Opens Up About The Miami Heat Learning How to Win Together

In this preview clip for Episode 3, LeBron James (The Los Angeles Lakers) talks about his time with the Miami Heat and how Chris Bosh sacrificed his game for the betterment of the team. He also talks about how Erik Spoelstra unlocked the full potential of LeBron, Dwyane Wade and the rest of the team through innovation.
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[@MindTheGamePodcast]

This is a teaser clip from Episode 3, which drops first thing tomorrow morning. It's an awesome episode so subscribe if you haven't and we'll see you in the morning. Cheers. 🍷

[@rangergaming8316]

Please keep uploading a long preview video like this every week! It's past 1 am for me but this is so good that I can't go without watching it.

[@francisroque5962]

Damn cant wait!! 🔥

[@cybomakh210]

💃💃💃

[@jumpy2xstreaming]

Bro wtf I wish it was out now lol😂

[@kingvonfrom63rd000]

Lebron is so attractive

[@flexermc4333]

Chris bosh importance isn't talked about enough

[@MindTheGamePodcast]

Facts

[@rangergaming8316]

Big facts! He deserves so much more credit.

[@1ftsports678]

He was always viewed as kinda soft

[@denzelp8017]

He was the intangible guy that’s why only hoopers acknowledge it

[@AliAli-eh9jn]

@@MindTheGamePodcastYep Yep - LeYepYep James

[@shedrickturner7758]

Love how they showed Chris Bosh love 💯💯

[@FreezeYourJugs]

This Lebron interview is to bring attention away from the fact that he has ties to P Diddy's business.

[@courtneylove9403]

Dude he was a Last min dude Melo was suppose to go to Miami they had to settle for bosh

[@emiliospowerballer1441]

This podcast is going to destroy the hate-fuelled First Takes on ESPN. Its so bad, while the uneducated are arguing about superteams, this podcast will make Basketball fans love the game for what it is. Keep it up

[@rangergaming8316]

This podcast and others like it will educate the audience and an audience that's more educated and knowledgeable about basketball will tend to stay away from the type of content that we currently see on the big networks which is why they want to spin what LeBron and JJ say to spread false narratives because more people tuning in to this podcast is bad for them in the long term.

[@ReoLeo-ov7xh]

​@@rangergaming8316👍 we're just glad MIND THE GAME podcast, has been provided, so WE can finally enjoy what's actually THE NORMAL standard of basketball..

[@dantewilliams7458]

It’s already has In my opinion that’s why clowns like Steven A made that envious statement

[@tigerhoods7927]

People only watch first take cause they hate Skip Bayless so much lol

[@David-iv6je]

I don't even watch ESPN commentators. Such tabloid trash. Their business model is to stir up controversy.

[@officialthomasjames]

Being a LeBron fan during his time in Miami was probably my favorite time in NBA history. That era is when I truly fell in love with ball. Crazy how he went to Miami 14 years ago…..I was 11 years old.

[@TheManyFacedGawd]

Bro, literally the same feeling my greatest sports memories are with Miami

[@vensonj]

Imagine living in Miami at the time..the playoff games would end and the 24 hour fitness would be full of hoopers til like 5 am..that’s how hyped we would be..I’m talking 5 on 5 with people having downs to play

[@MegalodonFitness]

2012 was the best year of My life

[@venomblack1]

Downs means next? Lol

[@hamzafarooq5379]

I live in Miami and the energy they brought to our city at that time was just amazing! Some of the greatest sports memories came during that 4-year run. They had the whole city buzzing.

[@ATDUB-ty9nc]

We don’t give Chris Bosh enough credit for allowing the Heat to introduce “small ball” into basketball. Changed the game forever

[@dimitrijetucovic1307]

The Heat did not introduce small ball into the NBA 😂

[@michaelbyrne9246]

@@dimitrijetucovic1307 I would say Don Nelson introduced it either in Dallas or GS. I could be wrong though.

[@XZA.B]

The Nash Phoenix Suns?

[@dimitrijetucovic1307]

@@michaelbyrne9246 Donny but the D'Antoni Suns really introduced it

[@iangmendoza]

nah

[@baconbisquits101]

It’s great to hear Lebron give Spoelstra his praise. Erik Spoelstra doesn’t get his just do in this generation as a top coach.

[@rangergaming8316]

I agree.

[@mattschurenko3032]

seemed like he was also giving him a lot of the blame

[@boomdynamite8391]

​@@mattschurenko3032damn talk about reaching, if you a hater just say that

[@mattschurenko3032]

@@boomdynamite8391 naw, I'm just reading between the lines. Lebron is very calculated with what he says.

[@Rodricktyrone]

Bron loves Spo. During the 2020 finals that was a chess match between bron/rondo & Spo/Jimmy

[@MegaKhas]

Glad to see Chris Bosh getting his flowers, he's the forgotten middle child when it comes to the Miami Heat's big 3 and the media don't mention him at all. LeBron emphasizing how his success in Miami was due to the play style CB allowed is heartwarming considering nowadays most good teams have a CB type player now.

[@ebn128]

Bron is a real one and he was there for his hof induction. He’s a great teammate!

[@jareljones3911]

@@ebn128wasn’t there during Wade’s

[@devontacosby8593]

@@jareljones3911yeah I think around that time his son almost loss his life

[@treydagrim5278]

The only ones who don’t acknowledge him is Bronsexuals because it kills their “Bron had no help” bs

[@elijahstraight402]

If Bron was the heart and D-Wade was the brain of those Heatles Teams, then CB was the lungs. The heart or the brain can't function without air transmission

[@untilnothingisleft8722]

Hearing Bron give Coach Spoe his respect is such a relief and breath of fresh air. Well done. Couldn't have done it without you Sir.... King.

[@BigBall78]

After he tried to get him fired 😂

[@untilnothingisleft8722]

@@BigBall78 yeah... It shows how much he's matured from that moment. And unless you were there it was hearsay

[@meezyworld]

@@untilnothingisleft8722they still running with a exaggerated story.. because he asked Riley about coaching again and they still til this day say he try to get him fired lol😂

[@untilnothingisleft8722]

@meezyworld I know what interview you're speaking of now. While accurate, I believe Bron is now publicly acknowledging Coach Spoe's part in H3ATS title runs. Weather his thoughts @ that time where to fire Coach. Again... A relief & respect to Bron.

[@Unidentified_userr]

@@untilnothingisleft8722pat Riley confirmed it it’s not hard to search. You just don’t want believe it

[@jayja9230]

Man a 14 minute preview as soon as I walk in the house thank the lord

[@MindTheGamePodcast]

Enjoy!

[@LensOfSin]

Soon as i get off work. Tsss ain’t it good !!

[@rangergaming8316]

It's past 1 am for me but if I see a new video drop then I'm watching. I love that they're posting longer preview clips, we need this every week!

[@QGuides]

Istg I just got in the house and yessssssss. I can’t wait for tomorrow. Already got the wine ready.

[@thenbalovesdp]

@@MindTheGamePodcast Make the next one a 15-minute preview clip

[@ImportAl]

"I play like shit" talking about 2011, we ALL respect hearing you say that! Didn't know about Chip Kelly's football influence on Spo and Bosh, so dope.

[@maviebaby]

I remember hearing that as a rumor, but I didn't know it was true.

[@rangergaming8316]

Facts, love that Bron is saying about stuff like that we didn't know. Truly shows how everyone put in so much in order to win.

[@RonPower]

He played bad, but give credit to Dirk, who was a monster. Most incredible playoff run in NBA history.

[@fauxbro1983]

um..it was Dallas defense, lebron just doing his feminine things.

[@manofaith75]

The funny thing is Lebron has always blamed himself for 2011, but haters keep regurgitating the myth that Lebron never holds himself accountable.

[@okbuddyy]

Its actually insane how Spo never won coach of the year, even to this day. One of the best to ever do it

[@adimusicindia13]

Bro the fk? Fr? That is absolutely unacceptable

[@existentity3476]

Us old heads think of him as a young coach, but he's been kiling it for a decade. And he's still pretty young. I suspect that he's going to have a long run of massive success in the near future and go down as one of the best coaches in history.

[@usef477]

I mean, Tim Duncan never won a single DPOY as well lol. Voters never get it right almost all of the time.

[@HVBRSoF]

he's always expected to do well, hence he never wins it. winner is always someone who had low expectations. expectations for Spo is always high, so he gotta be out of this world getting records to even be considered.

[@adimusicindia13]

@@HVBRSoF facts. And during the Heat’s big 3 run everyone gave credit only to the players (which they indeed deserved). Since then we’ve seen plenty of “Big 3’s” that turned out to be busts because of bad coaching

[@clarkpetion305]

The fact that Spo has never won COY is wild!

[@abzda1700]

He doesn’t deserve it for what reason is he winning it

[@koalabearss]

@@abzda1700wtf. You crazy?

[@impacc4182]

@@abzda1700 There's literal coaches that have gotten the award and never won any type of chip, meanwhile spo led miami to back to back chips, the best record in the nba, and 4 finals. Stop trolling

[@clarkpetion305]

@@impacc4182 6 Finals

[@ejectoseatocuzhaha]

But mike brown has 2 lol

[@AndrewTheLifestyle]

It is amazing to hear LeBron reflect on his career and significant points in his career especially his time in Miami.

[@02nupe]

all while he is still an all NBA player! this is great! something we missed from the 90s greats on a platform like this (didn't exist back then but still)

[@Daz86.]

bro be like "yeh i remember that play, we were at home it was the 13th feb, had kyrie TT frye JR and me on the court, it was an out of bounds play with 3min 42 sec left on the clock 4th quarter, we had 2 TO's remaining, we were in the penalty, up by 2. there was 23 people in the front row, 7 had black shirts, 3 had yellow, 3 maroon, 4 white, 1 red, 1 brown and 2 floral dresses 2 plaid flanal shirts red and black, it was 73 degrees with a south easterly wind, humidity was 42%, the mop boy on the previous break blinked 7 times and wiped his brow with his left arm at a 45 degree angle ..."

[@ishotthesheriffthedeputyididnt]

​@@02nupe like it's free game !

[@02nupe]

@@ishotthesheriffthedeputyididntthat part 🎯

[@user-nk4un8xg8w]

Like it’s One Piece pre time skip

[@Barry_Tsedaka]

Miami Heat 2012-13 was the smoothest team I've ever saw playing.

[@krp6680]

Nah that honor goes to 2014 Spurs. Literally every offensive possession that team would get open shots, obviously after hundreds of passes!!

[@mrblend]

@@krp6680 facts

[@SUSSYBAKA-mp9nk]

2012-13 heat was probably one of the most dominant teams can be up there with that 73-9 team

[@kaleb324]

lebron with shooters and birdman when cb and wade sat 🔥🔥 man i wish dwyane had more than 1 peak prime year with lebron.

[@dontaviousdouglas2309]

The Thing That’s Genuinely Funny About That Team Was How Dominant That Team Was Despite Wade Being Injured And Leaving His Prime. I Genuinely Can’t Imagine What ‘13 LeBron & Like ‘11 Wade Would’ve Did Together. They Won 27 Straight Games , 66 Wins Overall & Had A 43 Game Stretch In Which They Went 41-2 Up Until They Loss Game 1 Against Chicago In The 2nd Round. They Loss More Games Than They Would Have In The Playoffs Probably Because Wade Was Injured Dealing With 3 Bone Bruises In His Knee & His Other Knee Had Borderline Arthritis. He Averaged 16 PPG In The Playoffs But Was Able To Turn It Up At Key Moments. Game 7 Vs Indy , Game 4 Vs Spurs & Game 7 Vs Spurs. Honestly Was Great From Game 4 To Game 7 Of That Finals Series. They Did All That WITHOUT PRIME WADE. I Cant Even Imagine The Damage They Wouldve Did With A Full Strength Wade.

[@w1zent91]

This is why Chris Bosh is in my top 5 (Personal) favourites. He's been that guy, so underrated lol

[@mikhelBrown]

Am so glad King James choose to do this with J.J. it's like they've had this discussion before and decided to do again on a pod. ✌🏾💯

[@HowardSmothers-ty8gj]

They actually did. Like 2/3 years ago on twitter

[@ReoLeo-ov7xh]

back in *2017* JJ Redick moved his podcast FROM yahoo sports, to Lebron's company UNINTERRUPTED .. AFTERWHICH JJ went on to form "his own" company ... as of NOW "his company" AND "lebron's company, have decided to do this podcast TOGETHER .. it appears Lebron & JJ have the type of camaraderie that WORKS ..

[@jrswam]

I'm treating everyone of these episodes the same. Wait until the family is out doing something, pick up some carry out, and have myself a little mini solo vacation lol

[@boomdynamite8391]

Lol same bro

[@quataviuslee2187]

🍷 it’s the only way

[@teoxoe]

frr

[@apexon]

I look forward to these, it’s so dope seeing them give this insight into ball. The Lebron documentary will be insane

[@tag7376]

​@@apexon That Bron documentary gone smash Last Dance.. so many levels n layers to his career regardless of who one thinks goat. Doesn't matter. His career is something never seen B4

[@rangergaming8316]

A 14 minute preview clip!?! Thank you so much!!!

[@finesseb305]

as a die hard heat fan hearing bron talk about the heatle days brings a smile to my face bro😭

[@VonJay]

You should have seen my face as soon as I read the title.

[@domingomacedo1758]

What made Bosh so valuable was his ability to switch onto different offensive players, could guard the perimeter with no issues and his pick n roll defense was amazing.

[@flexermc4333]

Lebrons 2011 choke and the way he came back in 2012 and 2013 is legendary.

[@dereksupernaut]

Westbrook and Durant were age 23 and Harden was a 6th man... what do you mean by "legendary"???

[@flexermc4333]

​​@@dereksupernaut almost nobody would be able to endure what bron suffered that summer mentally and come back and dominate and win 2 rings in a row

[@Obamaruntz1]

@@dereksupernautalways that one huh😂🤦🏽‍♂️

[@rajam6052]

​@@dereksupernautthat didn't stop them from making the finals did it

[@austinthompson3543]

@@dereksupernautthat thunder team were favored to win against the heat😂

[@WillLegxndary]

As a Heat fan i really love that Bron acknowledges his choke in 2011 and how great Dirk was in those finals. The Heat should of won had he played better but Dirk played some of the best basketball of his life while being sick absolute legend!

[@swish-1985]

Facts

[@darth_uchiha8853]

💯

[@abzda1700]

Heat could of one if spo made good coaching adjustments

[@darth_uchiha8853]

@@abzda1700 nah he was choking to bad

[@JL-li6bb]

​@@abzda1700yup spo didn't become SPO until '12. He was subpar his rookie year to '11. If he even subbed Chalmers over Bibby Heat probably win despite Lebron choking

[@nate7764]

The way JJ closed that episode was surgical... "And that's basketball," gave me goosebumps.

[@isomagic9223]

I aint gonna lie, 50 minutes aint enough, yall gotta make at least 1 hour

[@rangergaming8316]

Facts, I agree!

[@untitled2012]

Say thank you before you ask for more

[@ReoLeo-ov7xh]

stop being greedy and appreciate what you're getting ..

[@Raven55549]

​@@ReoLeo-ov7xh No WE NEED MORE! 😂

[@DwightShepherd]

Facts! Nothing under an HR please!

[@BelovedBone]

The mental fortitude it took from what LeBron was in the 2011 finals to have the greatest individual basketball run from 2012-2020 is AMAZING

[@rangergaming8316]

It's truly incredible. Most people would never recover from that because of how much it would affect their mental health.

[@impacc4182]

I always say this, this dude wnet crazy the next 7 years making 7 more finals straight

[@bolouniverse]

Not the same caliber of player but my boy Nick Anderson is a prime example of never recovering from a choke.

[@elijahstraight402]

I still feel as if "I played like shit that series" is only one side of the coin to Bron's admission of letdown in the 2011 Finals. Something else happened during that series where he mentally checked out and said fucc it. I would hope that he's able to discuss after he retires perhaps. That would eclipse everything the Last Dance was IMO

[@TheReal-trublu357]

Bron haters are even in the comments........i dont understand how you guys hate the man but follow and watch his every move? Lmao yall mad weird.........this pod is absolutely amazing JJ and bron. Uninterrupted is brilliant. I got me a couple of caps and hoodies , i love what yall represent 🐐👑🍷

[@ochukoerhisere5767]

They can’t get enough of him… They hate him but love him privately and will be just as sad as his die hards when he calls it quits….

[@mrblend]

lol depends how you look at it. If any criticism to you means "haters" than sure, that just means you are a huge Bronsexual.

[@PMKru]

Same Shit I Said The Shit I Hate I Dont Follow Or Keep Up With. But These Idiots Stay Commenting To Bait Arguments

[@user-ht9mh4cm3f]

haven't seen a single person hating on bron in the comments but I'll keep a look out I guess..

[@LaChrisNola]

​@user-ht9mh4cm3f Dude I just got in the comments and I've seen like 8 lmao trust me they're there

[@jessieurena7583]

"Strictly Xs and Os." 😂😂

[@Rodricktyrone]

The fact that I’m a die hard Heat fan & a die heart Oregon Duck. That story of spo going to Oregon is beautiful!

[@fredrickjohnson9473]

You sound a groupie dude die hard fan smh

[@nickle549]

Spo went to college at University of Portland so it was familiar territory

[@Rodricktyrone]

@@nickle549 that’s true

[@DatBoiGloomy]

Words cant describe how much i look forward to seeing where these episodes are gonna go

[@JayZeeZ]

Bron still was the core but Bosh importance was equal.

[@abzda1700]

Nah it wasn’t equal they lost if bron did show up but they won whole series without bosh

[@kpj2224]

@@abzda1700what exactly are you saying

[@abzda1700]

@@kpj2224 they won series without bosh they never won a playoff series without bron

[@Omnis2]

Love the series so far, and this was great as a Heat fan. One suggestion: Put a compressor on your mics and tweak your de-Esser. All the hi freq ruffling and the S sounds are really hot in the mix and bringing that down would make the show much kinder on the ears.

[@futcheaky4587]

This is amazing, reliving them Heat days were special

[@toyimuthimuni]

Im from South Africa so i knew nothing about basketball growing up, then 2016 during the cavs and worriors match up,started watching it from internet and we cant watch live basketball because it plays around 2am because of time different so i wake up in the morning watch highlights, this is arguably the most beautiful sport in the world. Till this day ive never watched a LIVE game in my life💔💔💔, you should see me avoiding basketball ball news before i watch the highlights so i dont ruin the game for myself while my algorithm is throwing results before i watch it💔💔💔💔💔. What I'd give

[@kwanelesosibo3293]

It plays on DSTV Espn channels

[@verawallace9055]

I beg to differ Soccer is

[@deirdreyoung1414]

I agree!! Basketball is the most beautiful sport. I love it!!! ❤❤❤

[@rubenalba1704]

Humbling story, respect to a real ball fan

[@Heehee902]

It can’t be a beautiful sport watch Barca highlights lil boy

[@timonriehl8707]

I could listen to this podcasts for days man. This is just a preview but this is so interesting and helpful

[@jcgocrazy]

Can't wait for this episode to drop!

[@andren8788]

I gotta say thanks to JJ for pushing for more of this kinda content than the same ole stale debate of Jordan vs Bron or Kobe vs Bron.🙄

[@Mahomeboy]

Nobody talks Kobe vs bron. It’s too one sided argument in the latter’s favour

[@bokjrincanada7891]

cause we all know bron can't argue about that, he knows that he ain't calibre of kobe or mj.hahaha one sided interview

[@GOATZELWARDBANDWAGON.]

​@@bokjrincanada7891How isn't he in their calibre? Especially kobe.

[@AnonymousChristBeliever777]

@@bokjrincanada7891🤦🏾‍♂️

[@jcgocrazy]

@@bokjrincanada7891why do you bron haters watch every episode of his podcast?

[@Whatacomedian_]

2k developers. Please insert the slot cut lol. Too many times its just the corner lol

[@ItiSJayVeh]

You can time it with the cut to basket option on a player on the wing but it's a very weird timing if you don't find a play that already runs slot. Tho a more specific one would be nice

[@aaronoyster1293]

This is a great show, looking forward to the full episode!

[@bryonstevenson1084]

This is Amazing . So glad you guys decided to do this thank you.

[@ddp5406]

Cookin the narratives while givin flowers simultaneously Love it

[@DrillingProductions0]

Always great to see CB get the credit he deserves! Way ahead of his time as a stretch 5

[@VICTORGOMEZOFFICIAL]

2011 was definetely a humbling year, they won game 1 and coach told mark cuban, ''not strong enough, not fast enough'', also wade and bron making fun of dirk being sick.... God looked down and said you know what? yall were supposed to win, but since yall wanna be cocky Dirk will now absorb lebrons powers and no player on planet earth will be able to stop him this series..... and the rest is history.

[@abzda1700]

Why are you here shouldn’t you be watching first take or something

[@stevie4734]

The fact Spo implemented a football concept into basketball with that team is impressive af!!

[@0327elf]

Key is having efficient role players around the 2-3 core stars.💪🏿

[@jimmygraham8554]

Boston rn

[@xBEASTMODE117x]

Oh this episode about to be another BANGER

[@benjaminjoutras3721]

Damn this is great. Can't wait for the full episode

[@Tecontiming]

can’t wait for this episode

[@azysmith4970]

I swear i just got off work picked the kids up and was like i wonder when they going to drop a new episode.. then boom 😂😂 i know its not a episode but I'm thankful lmao

[@nickfowler547]

I think Spo even more so modernized NBA defense by sliding a wing like Bron or Battier to the 4, sometimes playing 3 guards, switching everything, mixing zone in at times. A lot of teams defenses especially in the postseason now resemble those early Miami defenses in some aspect

[@Peez1515]

This this the best NBA content by far! Thank you!!!

[@seanmarshall8799]

14 minute preview rebuked a littany of narratives.

[@javianjohnson8746]

I'm loving this pod so much 🔥

[@joeblackwolf17]

Great clip. Sound team needed to check lebrons mic to avoid the scratching noises 😂but a GREAT conversation ❤❤❤can’t wait for the episode. More of this

[@801Kicks]

Yall remember Lebron wanted Erick Spolstra fired 💀💀💀

[@videozz2012]

LeFraud Lames will always be remembered as the guy who had to form super teams to win championships. And for quitting on 3 organizations when things got tough. And for losing in the olympics without Kobe, hence the nickname LeBronze

[@KameronVisuals]

I always said Chris Bosh doesn’t get talked about enough from what he did on the defensive end to how he created space on the offensive end with his offensive abilities.

[@abzda1700]

Because if you talk about it you have to talk about all of it even his low point which were bad

[@brandonwood7463]

Already fkn stoked about next episode and love,love the core substance of the podcast. Hands down my favorite podcast right now. Thank ya JJ! Duke 4Life!

[@Brick_Steve]

This is phenomenal. Thank you guys for putting it together.

[@ThomasBrima-pu3yf]

Lebron the goat damn his knowledge about the game is crazy

[@rangergaming8316]

Facts!

[@SiegfriedDerDrachentoter]

Not the goat but a great basketball mind no doubt

[@ThomasBrima-pu3yf]

@@SiegfriedDerDrachentoter you right but no doubt top 2 basketball player ever not arguable

[@2rawww4tvkd]

@@ThomasBrima-pu3yfI could easily argue & destroy that . Kareem indeed is top 2 & Kobe is 3rd all time

[@ThomasBrima-pu3yf]

@@2rawww4tvkd I know where u coming from but what about the talent level lebron is greater just saying

[@aleksiz15]

Speaks how great Coach Spo is.

[@kingdawg5830]

I can't wait for this episode to drop fully, I was looking like I missed something

[@BeyerEfendi]

Feel like the audio is clipping ever so slightly in this clip compared to others, especially when Lebron talks. Great vid as always, just noticed a difference in the audio quality this time!

[@100SC]

Just need JJ to ask him what his mindset was in that game 6 against Celtics - that Bron was a MONSTER!!

[@LL-rc2ol]

james talked bout game 6 before

[@hugochaves9477]

Bron already citing former episodes to reference the conversation shows his great memory. Again

[@markied2873]

You can't remember things you said or talked about? Stop glazing

[@blvckzeus5619]

These two together make a great convo. Love listening to these two talk basketball.

[@tristanstarks8827]

The fact that Erik Spoelstra went to talk with Chip Kelly to learn his offense and we're just now hearing about it tells you everything you need to know about him. Wow. Great Coach for sure.

[@24KLuxury]

LeBron the GOAT I can’t wait for his lifelong documentary to drop.

[@Scramblefred2399]

That shit should be a series

[@MakaveliCVW]

Here we go with the handjobs...your goat-lebron....THE goat-jordan

[@mikhelBrown]

Knowing how intentional Bron is, Am guessing he would.

[@sanno8909]

Dude you need to add fake goat 🐿️

[@AnonymousChristBeliever777]

@@sanno8909lol.

[@cherryboom724]

Coach Spo is a top 10 coach of all time

[@GOATVVV]

Im not gonna lie, im one of those dude who thought before that spo is just a pupper benefit from a superteam but now we all think he is the next pop

[@alltheworldsastage8597]

Oh, so LeBron did have a great coach

[@phillipbrown8234]

Great podcast great interview

[@LetsTalkaboutIt2324]

Bout time I been saying do this for week 1 love the videos

[@jackdriscoll8387]

i hope these 2 do this podcast for decades

[@drealboy_]

Millenia

[@itsvictoroyedeji]

So Chip Kelly-a football coach--influenced the Heat and helped introduce the “spread offense” to the NBA. Chip never spoke about this (which brings up his humility). Also, credit to Spo for stepping up to become a better coach after that finals. I’m really curious how Spo got together with Chip in the first place…or what inspired him. Going to a football coach was definitely a risky move that paid off.

[@JayrikOh]

Spo deserves all the credit! He's been proving it to this day! Mad respect to LeBron for calling himself out and giving props to CB. Mark of a legend

[@Xalik57]

Need more Lebron Heat stories like this. Hearing him break down Spo’s coaching from those years

[@oliviervo6889]

I just dropped to my knees in front of a Walmart when I saw notification for this.

[@rangergaming8316]

Why did you drop to your knees first? Click on the notification first before dropping to your knees so you can watch the video.

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

Bruh, go find Jesus, lmao

[@oliviervo6889]

It's a meme bro@@a-a-rondavis9438

[@johndub3866]

I watched the Miami Finals. Shane Battier was absolutely clutch in that series

[@Daz86.]

good stuff as always but damn JJ get the audio sorted out.

[@ajalbetjr]

This fourteen-minute 'teaser clip' has so much in-depth knowledge it feels like a show in itself!! This is simply the best 'cast of it's kind out there... Can't wait to see the full show!

[@rangergaming8316]

Big facts! I hope they release long teaser clips like this every week.

[@Benjaja]

Audio is crunchy or spicy or treble turned up. I get it it, peaky is occasionally fine, but for these long talks double mic them with 5 total mics; two personal lavalier mics one dialed up to catch lows, the other dialed low to catch the peaks, so that's 4 and then use a Rode shotgun mic to just capture the space. Who's got the budget for these and who's running the show? I get it, things happen, but with Lebron and JJ I mean, I'd think ya'll could find the resources for it. Happy this is a preview so you can run the entire thing through Adobe PP and just have AI clean up whatever you captured. Cheers and thanks for hearing my hyper criticism on production. I mean, we're listening to this more than we're watching this. I'm done.. My bad, all love. Nobody's getting fired just correct it. I'm not looking for a job, just put the level of effort and care into what you're doing as these men have in their careers. You gotta match that level of excellence. As JJ said, "...you could have been at your best...". Love love. Sorry, all love. This isn't even about basketball, this long note. It's about audio. Audio is everything. Everything is audio. Basketball is audio. Audio is basketball.

[@handconstructed]

Unacceptable for content of this quality. Fortunately we only hear it when LeBron moves or says something

[@jonathangasana]

It’s always fun hearing these kinds of details about basketball and going into depth on certain things. You really learned something new each time.

[@RickPossible101]

Erik spoelstra learning about the spread offense and how to apply it basketball has to be one of the best decisions ever made by a basketball coach.

[@charlesislaw]

The LeBron haters in the comment section are hilarious

[@cbjones2218]

Facts like you can’t hate somebody then watch everything that’s about them that sounds more like love to me🤷🏽‍♂️

[@creshondasmith4448]

So weird 😂

[@alltheworldsastage8597]

Nah the funniest people are you LeBron fan boys. Who can’t hold intellectual debate about basketball for 1 second. All y’all got is this person is a hater that person is a hater. By the way, LeBron has a wife already.

[@cbjones2218]

@@alltheworldsastage8597 Here we go y’all just can’t stay away from anything that has to do with Lebron 🤦🏾‍♂️You might be on the wrong video my dude

[@charlesislaw]

@@alltheworldsastage8597 You're hilarious lmao

[@jethrojacinto2798]

DROP THIS EP PLEASE

[@rangergaming8316]

I'm pretty sure it drops at 7 am ET tomorrow morning so I guess stay tuned. That's the time the previous two episodes dropped and they confirmed in the pinned comment that it'll be out tomorrow morning.

[@joshnoel23]

it just keeps getting better and better. Love the podcast

[@rangergaming8316]

The podcast ages like fine wine much like the wine they are drinking lol

[@joshnoel23]

haha true@@rangergaming8316

[@corbencarter-dixon5758]

Tbh compared to what I hear on other talk shows including “First Take”, “Undisputed”, etc. this will bring real basketball fans in on what you hear from the players themselves which will shatter views. Hearing 2 of my personal favorite players in LeBron and JJ just makes me want to know more about the game and pick apart schemes and locker room discussions in which they go through.

[@reynaldi2297]

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the true origin of small ball before the Warriors took it to the next level

[@Phizzo4real]

"5 out"... yup. Ppl think "small ball entails a "smaller lineup." Yes, it is a part of it, but it is mostly being able to free up the post and 5 players playing primarily on the perimeter. It makes DHOs, and kockouts deadlier.

[@reynaldi2297]

@@Phizzo4real thanks for the insights! I often use the terms very loosely but the idea that I had in mind is very simple, to take the opposing center out of the paint area and allows the ballhandler to drive

[@stolekostov5111]

The origin of smallball and everything you see today are the 2006 Phoenix Suns. Amare goes down with a knee injury, Boris Diaw is the 5, Shawn Marion is the 4, Nash Barbosa and Dudley. Run and gun, pace and space. Give D'Anthony his credit. Heatles were using the concept but still had great players. That Suns squad overachieved so much that it robbed Kobe/ Shaq of an MVP

[@Nomofood]

That would’ve been the Suns under Dantoni

[@natevanderw]

@@stolekostov5111 Yes and no. 2006 Suns experimented with it, but it didn't stick because they failed to win a chip with it. It wasn't until 2012-2013 that a small ball team dominated which subsequently defined the small ball era. up until 2021 or so when nowadays 90% of traditional 4's and 5's can shoot the 3

[@blocklandia1770]

As a Bulls fan, I wanted nothing more than to beat the Heat in the early 2010s. We were a 60 win team with a dominant defense, and needing to contain LeBron and Wade with a tough close out on either Bosh or Haslem was the thing that broke our team.

[@jaydot4956]

I still remember that game 5 against Chicago in 2011 when the bulls had a double digit lead with like 3 minutes left and Lebron and Wade just hit clutch shot after clutch shot and closed the series out.

[@bigdawg5150]

If they had a reliable scoring option outside of d rose they beat them boys. Dudes played good all season long until they met in the playoffs then everybody numbers dropped

[@blocklandia1770]

@@bigdawg5150 yeah they didn’t talk about it much in the video but the Heat blitzed the D Rose PnR action and with the athleticism on the help side it was really hard to score in that series. Bosh’s length and activity in those blitz were nuts. Also in crunch time LeBron would switch on D rose which was nuts and force even more adjustments the bulls didn’t have.

[@joeshea668]

Finally some real basketball insight! Keep it up JJ!! Nice work!

[@dvo9882]

I dont really watch NBA anymore but that Miami team was fun to watch ngl.

[@Maxjuliann]

Bosh was one of the first Stretch 4s and he’s so underrated

[@lyndonfair9850]

He really sacrifice some of his game

[@krump743]

Chris bosh is a hall of famer how the fk is he underrated lmfao

[@Maxjuliann]

@@krump743 you can be in the hall and still be underrated

[@krump743]

@@Maxjuliann 🤣 only in today's climate of nba fan would an answer like that come about.

[@BoSam-pe3cq]

JJ with the Mark Rober fit. I thought I was gonna get some lessons on how to run the PNR with squirrels.

[@rangergaming8316]

I'm dying, this is too funny 🤣

[@MichelePonte]

😂

[@crandonhector35]

Awesome content please keep going. Thanks for telling the truth.

[@julio_hz]

Such a great segment. Goes to show how little appreciated Coach Spo is to the media (never won COTY). And how impressive was Chris Bosh during the Heatles era.

[@Alexander_Grant]

Spo learning the spread makes me wonder if some sports aren't more mature than others in the understanding of the game. Is the spread offense a more mature phase of every sport? Should players and coaches constantly be looking at concepts in other older sports and trying to apply those to their sport? That's fascinating to me that it came from Chip Kelly.

[@Thurokiir1]

Yes absolutely. Inefficiency example: Why not have as many batters on your baseball team also be able to pitch? Massive durability savings on the normal pitchers which also cost a lot of money and take up roster slots. Even if you have a dude who is just good at contact batting if he could throw an inning or twos worth of sequences that would be massive in a regular season. Basketball imo is following euro football. Positionless, high awareness, high IQ strategies which rely on huge athletic effort at specific times to make goals. If a player has a unique skillset in soccer they can find a place and be able to contribute as the structure requires that people pass and shoot, just like basketball. Also waiting on more passes caught at the rim or in the catch position just like in volleyball. It's hard but any team that can execute passes with that speed and precision with reliability stands to have an unbeatable advantage.

[@gravediggass]

Thank you JJ for killing that silly comment about importance. All players on the team have a role but the MOST important player is the best player. These old heat players are coming off as bitter imo.

[@27cooperjustin]

Aye keep the definitions on the bottom left up a lil longer lol I can read fast but I like to take my time reading cuz the shit so cool. - management

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

The fastest 15 minutes ever!!! Dang!!!

[@JustinSimperlake]

This is how Haslem meant to breakdown Bosh being the most important

[@JeffTheBackPackTraveler]

It was soooooooooo bad smh

[@MarcusTheJR]

Could they have an episode discussing how a team handles deep playoffs runs, making adjustments in the playoffs? I would love to hear their perspective.

[@iancairns01]

Would love this