Why Does Everyone Keep Sleeping On The Miami Heat?

in this clip, JJ Redick and Zach Lowe talk about Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry, Tyler Herro and The Miami Heat and why they keep getting overlooked.
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[@lookatcodyman654]

He literally said "What have the Sixers done" in sync with me 😂😂💀

[@eugenejames6888]

Yoooo for real!!!

[@faded7217]

man, I love how people in the media criticized jimmy butler when he joined miami, saying it wasn't a "winning move" "he doesn't care about winning" and then he goes on to make it to 2 finals and 1 ecf in 3 out of 4 seasons

[@angelegna4415]

3 ECF's and 2 Finals in the last 4 years.

[@BlueGrovyle]

Were they wrong, though? Does staying in Philly not give him a better chance?

[@joeysams1669]

@@BlueGrovylewhat has Philly done in the last 4? Or better yet, when he was actually there

[@ButterBeaverSTAN]

Just here to say W profile pic

[@angelbob77]

@@BlueGrovylePhilly decided to keep Simmons and Brett Brown instead of keeping Jimmy Butler. That’s on the Sixers not Jimmy

[@YaBoyyJohnNBA]

Love when the Heat have no pressure lol

[@CookieDaMann]

that jimmy butler photo never gets old

[@kevinjohnson3521]

Yes it does

[@vlada]

The man is a marketing genius. Wore the hair for one afternoon, gets 9 months of publicity.

[@denigster]

nice reminder thats not much behind his emo hair

[@Ivansports95]

Three conference finals, two finals appearances, and the number one seed in the east two seasons ago. In the past 4 years. It shouldn’t be so questionable, Jimmy and Bam is one of the best duos in the league and Spo is the best coach

[@Miles_305]

Don't let the Boston Media Mafia hear you spit facts 🤭

[@vlada]

Nuggets players said after series that Heat will throw more different defensive schemes at you in a quarter (or even a possession) than most teams do in a whole season. No one does it like they do. I don't care where they finish, it's the last team you want to see in the first round.

[@Miles_305]

💯

[@Sotanath86q]

Spo and the culture just puts them on another level, regardless of the talent level

[@LaughingJokerProd]

They play like its a game seven constantly.

[@joeasuncion2891]

It's easy to forget that Spo is a defensive coach with how well his ATO's and actions on offense play out. Spo is probably the best defensive coach in the league and he's also no slouch on offense either.

[@billylittle7229]

That’s why they got knocked off in 5 games!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DookieMan69]

As a Heat fan I LOVE IT (Dwayne Wade voice) Jimmy and Bam are both top 20 players and the rest of the team doesn’t back down. Miami is full of undrafted and late round pick guys that needed to fight just to be invited to camp they don’t take no for an answer

[@gtaatmiami]

lol exactly. They look like they’re fighting for their lives out there. Really nice brand of basketball to watch in an age full of divas

[@triptychlux]

bam is not top 20

[@ao4705]

@@triptychluxlittle bit inconsistent for that but on good days he is

[@lookatcodyman654]

@triptychlux He's a 20 point 10 rebound center who is a top 3 defender in the league. Definitely Top 20 before you even take into account that before Kyle got there Bam was the PG

[@jefeseason4990]

@@lookatcodyman654he’s not a top 3 defender in the league. Giannis JJJ embiid and there are guards better than him. This is the delusional heat wave

[@Daniel-lg6zp]

jovic if he gets consistent playing time gunna shock some ppl

[@waff6ix]

THIS YEAR IS THE YEAR MIAMI HEAT WINS THE NBA FINALS💯3RD TIME IS THE CHARM 4 US && JIMMY😮‍💨

[@gtaatmiami]

Idk bro. If we make a nice pickup ahead of the trade deadline we have a shot

[@waff6ix]

@@gtaatmiami WE CAN RUN IT BACK RN WITH JIMMY BAM && HERRO💯

[@benl9775]

Had a terrible offseason. Herro sucks that’s why Portland didn’t want him.

[@waff6ix]

@@benl9775 PORTLAND SUCKS SO IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT THEY THINK💯🤷🏾‍♂️HERRO PUT UP 25+ PPG IN THE PLAYOFFS EASY😮‍💨

[@jacksonmuralt9086]

@@benl9775 No one who averages 20 a game sucks.

[@TrojanLogan]

Miami is fr my favorite team to watch

[@rakimhinds6388]

*in the playoffs

[@MasonMiles5]

Their my team but god they are the worse watch in the NBA imo lol.

[@chill1224.]

As a Heat fan who watched every single game last year, I do love watching them but I also had a heart attack in almost every game last year. Too many close games and we pulled most of them out but damn had me stressing.

[@gtaatmiami]

@@chill1224.heat fan here. I agree. Regular season Heat basketball is painful to watch. Post season Heat is a thrill but it has taken years off of my life

[@chill1224.]

@@gtaatmiami nah fr I feel like a seasoned nba viewer at this point and I’m only 23😂

[@PastelitoPapi]

The league has been driven by star talent since….Magic maybe? and it’s difficult for people to see a team that doesn’t have big stars winning. Miami has found another solution where if you find guys to fill very specific roles and ask them to do nothing else, they become stars, in their role. Can’t have 3/D guys trying to be a playmaker and your big man jacking up 3s. And Miami is elite and at finding the specific guys to fill specific roles they’re elite at. Add that with the best coach in the NBA and Jimmy and you’ve got a team that can beat teams seemingly more talented than they are

[@dred9174]

I guess Bam Adebayo isn't good enough to name even though he absolutely carries Miami's defense every season.

[@Ivansports95]

💯💯💯

[@goldmo2427]

Since magic ? Lol it’s been like that since 50s

[@ryablons8969]

Just had a abnormal shooting streak in playoffs then regressed to mean in finals..

[@miguelhxrnandez]

@@ryablons8969so what was the excuse for making the ecf the year before and finals two years before that? more abnormal shooting streaks?

[@Jetpackguyy]

I’m used to it.. i think it’s an advantage to be the underdog. But tbh the front office should do more

[@nolimit_tdot]

I don’t understand people putting teams like philly and Cleveland ahead of the heat when it comes playoff time the heat are clearly better

[@robertbloom4424]

Cleveland has more talent on the roster, but the Heat have winners and a great team scheme that matches their talent. Not sure why anyone would pick Philly. Embiid's play drops a notch in the playoffs and everybody else is an inconsistent roleplayer. Unless you want to pretend Harden is still there, but he vanishes in the playoffs. I'd pick Miami over both of them.

[@denigster]

we talking regular season here - playoffs are one season away

[@tyreeliveable]

I feel like if you don’t know how Miami ends up making a deep playoff run 9 times outta 10 then you don’t watch basketball fr

[@kevinjohnson3521]

Touché

[@melvaughn]

To be fair the Heat sleep during the season 😂

[@gtaatmiami]

I think they learned to not keep their foot on the gas in the reg season so they’re not falling apart during the playoffs

[@robinshaul4069]

Yup we sleeping now,buck land getting snow🤢🙃

[@jaedanbias-song9041]

Yes they are jj

[@JohnBurgundy]

The Eastern Conference Champs finally getting respect, imagine that!

[@sammyboy68981]

Classic Miami Heat video. The title/video is supposed to be about Miami heat, the guy literally starts off the video specifically saying “why haven’t we talked about the heat yet”…. Ends up talking about the heat for 2 minutes out of the 8 minute video 😑

[@Todd-DaGod-Howard]

Bruh the heat suck nobody cares

[@LeonCook34]

I’m confused on why they keep getting disrespected

[@ToonPerc]

They hate them cause they wanna be them 🤷‍♀️

[@willneverstop]

sneaking up on a mil subs jeez well done JJ

[@awesomeninja234]

The miami heat are still better than the cavs and the knicks. Experience plays a big role in the playoffs as well as having a tactically smart coach.

[@kevinjohnson3521]

And having the experience of Lowry & Love to help too…

[@MelloBlack1k]

YES I BEEN SAYING THIS STOP SLEEPING ON THE HEAT!!

[@billylittle7229]

Hate to tell you people are snoring from one end of the country to the other!!!!!

[@sh00ner]

WELCOME TO....... THE DREAM PODCAST DUO!

[@tbucfromsoundcloud]

Let's go Miami 🔥🔥

[@Cashmoneez]

At the end of the day the heat are a pretty stable team all thins considered. I think come from their very good defense and coaching. Their regular season last year was really bad and injury filled but when it come down to you generally can count on them. I can easily see a world where either the celetics or bucks choke out of their minds and the heat make/win ecf

[@gtaatmiami]

Only if the Heat make a move before the trade deadline

[@knowledgeseeker1528]

​@@gtaatmiamiThat's such a backhanded compliment. Why would the bucks or celtics losing to the heat be considered a choke? At worst they heat are a top 3 team in the east.

[@gtaatmiami]

@@knowledgeseeker1528 you messaged the wrong guy but it would be a choke considering the expectations from the major additions they made in the off season. Heat made some depth moves but the other two made significant hauls

[@knowledgeseeker1528]

@@gtaatmiami Yea my bad but I have to strongly disagree. A choke is them losing to the knicks, hawks, or pacers. In the last 4 years the heat have more playoff wins than both and been to the finals the same as those two teams combined. Those 4 years they didn't make any major moves (unless you consider Lowry a major move). Saying choke is equivalent to saying the heat winning is a fluke which at this point they clearly aren't. They are top 3 team in the east and a title contender until proven otherwise.

[@dontmindme4197]

We are clearly a playoff team which I mean in hindsight would you rather be a good regular season team or a playoff team

[@chill1224.]

Nobodies even sleeping on the Heat anymore, they’re just straight up hating.

[@chill1224.]

Let’s go Heat🔥🔥🔥

[@Todd-DaGod-Howard]

Let’s go lose again 🔥🔥🔥

[@Heem_B]

5:06 On God I looked up and said the same thing JJ did 😂😂

[@tyreeliveable]

Also note this I get the regular season but when the lights get the brightest in the playoffs no seed ranking matter it’s if you can perform under pressure and I know a couple teams & stars who gonna get exposed 😴

[@jamaljones6568]

Let them keep sleeping on us🔥🔥🔥

[@Todd-DaGod-Howard]

Nobody is sleeping on your ability to try extremely hard and then lose again and again

[@AndresLopez-bf2rw]

Strus and Vincent? Swider, Highsmith, and Jovic. Lost role players? we just make new ones 😂

[@jaradsage8546]

WE LOOM

[@omarp2207]

Jimmy and Bam are the best duo in the east

[@heatvshaters420]

facts

[@beastmry]

The actual best duo based on last season is easily Murray and Joker.

[@Travsice]

​@@beastmryreading comprehension is key

[@JohnBurgundy]

@@Travsicelmao that’s a lost art now a days

[@Wilcoranking]

​@@beastmrypssstttt.. You missed the EAST part

[@enriquedager3]

The media won’t cover the heat cause we aren’t sexy, our stars do not shoot from 40ft out. The media isn’t going to cover our bench to casual viewers at all lol. And jj, we did lose gabe and struss. Duncan is still there, we are deeper than last season easily. Not saying we are winning anything, I’m just over how the media overhypes a team like Philly over Miami constantly on the basis of one player.. since trusting the process Philly can’t get out the second round. Just saying, we’ve been here.

[@zxsw85]

His collar is driving me crazy

[@mintruth]

If Tyler was HEALTHY the HEAT beat the NUGGETS...PERIOD!!! 2nd, Herro is NOT nearly a DEFENSIVE liability AS the MEDIA likes to MAKE him OUT to BE. His DEFENSE dramatically IMPROVED last YEAR. The HEAT will BE in the TOP 3 in the EAST this YEAR. I predict a REPEAT of LAST year's FINALS. This TIME with the HEAT coming OUT on TOP. The BUCKS and the CELTICS are TOP heavy. THEY'RE not as DEEP as the HEAT...PARTICULARLY on DEFENSE!!!

[@kevinjohnson3521]

Well said! The NBA is “entertainment,” not a real league anymore…

[@CleverAccountName303]

😂😂😂. If Giannis was healthy, the Heat don't make it out of the first round. But anyway, no Herro doesn't make that much difference against the Nuggets. I like Herro, but no.

[@kevinjohnson3521]

@@CleverAccountName303 lies, excuses as you type are… the only game the Bucks won was without Giannis

[@CleverAccountName303]

@@kevinjohnson3521 he was injured in the first half of the first game and was very limited the rest of the series even when he played again (watch the games, don't just look at his counting stats). Butler doesn't get 56 with a healthy Giannis playing D, for example. I respect the Heat, especially Butler and Spo, but c'mon: talking about Herro injury vs the Nuggets is hilarious without acknowledging the Giannis injury. The finals were a snoozefest and Herro wasn't going to change that very much.

[@robinshaul4069]

Lame dame gonna go,we were only 8 points behind the bucks last night, without bam,martin,some other great players,hero pulled a 30 for us and jimmy got 15

[@Thundercats125]

Heat Culture 💯🔥

[@FilthyMcNasty69]

Has won nothing

[@Sotanath86q]

When Spo has a regular season of preparation and study, combined with the team's work ethic, they will work out a way win in the playoffs yet again.

[@davidfebreeze428]

So after jimmy g big boy buckets predicted they were going back to the ecfs you better believe him when he says this is their year😂

[@robinshaul4069]

My hero 🎉 jimmy 👸💄♥️

[@coreygolpheneee]

Hes the best coach in the league right now, if i had to build a team around a coach, its him without question, until pop proves otherwise with Wemby.

[@juicebox6398]

JJ IS ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT MIAMI, ALWAYS

[@surenick3460]

If Atlanta isn't in the top 6 that's bad bad news. They aren't in big trade talks, they don't have any franchise altering picks coming, and they have the coach. If that's not enough to at least avoid the play in, I don't think it's worth running back.

[@miriammartinez6454]

That's how we like it.

[@Hassan-ph9nk]

When you have two top 15 two way players it shouldn't be a surprise why Miami have been on top of the East last 4 years

[@International_man_of_mystery]

Envy, jealousy, and hate

[@Todd-DaGod-Howard]

Why would anybody be jealous of zero rings with Jimmy on the Heat? Dude would tell you to go F yourself if you asked for a picture

[@miguelmaldonado6377]

After game 1 I see Tyler worked on defense all offseason

[@cameronno6039]

Why does everyone sleep on a team that had to go to the play-in to make the finals, didn't make any great FA acquisition, lost key players from the run last year, got a healthy player they couldn't deal in a trade, and have to deal with the top 2 teams in the conference potentially getting stronger??? No reason at all. SMH.

[@jsimmons834]

I think there is a legit reason not to expect too much from the Heat, though my favorite team. Spolstra keeps culture and the like alive, and makes great in game adjustments. Though those players that became so integral to the rotation last year are mostly gone. The players that are to replace THOSE players this year, haven't shown much (i.e Highsmith, Cain, Jovic, etc). Add the fact Lowery continues to be a shell of his former self and that the cast-off Richardson is back with the team, shows the desperate nature of the team.

[@donmon808]

Cause the bucks and Celtics unnoticed tremendously

[@maartenvz]

Lets not forget they lost to the Hawks with a terrible game by Butler and nearly lost to Chicago and needed struss having his best game of the season to even reach the playoffs. The line between great Cinderella run and disappointment was so thin.

[@tj-23]

and they still won and made the playoffs/ they were the number one seed the year before.

[@Carlos-tj2mj]

So ? Most playoffs wins in the NBA since Jimmy arrived there , I know they haven’t won but they constantly getting overlooked when clearly they should be talked about more often

[@kennethxu1789]

Sure, but let’s also notice how when your team becomes star dependent, you may never come out of the second round(sixers).

[@darnellphillips4580]

You don’t make it to the finals by accident. Let’s not act like they didn’t make the ECF last year too.

[@DZA3051]

And your point?? Look at how teams who break thier payroll to have MAX star players how are they doing? Heat have been building this winning culture since 1995. Not once the franchise had tank, or traded half their roster to get 1 guy. You all doubt the Heat every year only to prove you wrong. 😂😂

[@gdee3918]

Yes they are

[@swisholas4228]

Lol Strus did nothing after the Knicks series and J Rich is far more consistent than Gabe, they’ve been replaced and upgraded.

[@ApasTalaz]

With an ownership change in Charlotte I don't believe they will be going for the playoffs during any part of this season.

[@King_Quin]

Miami will be a top 3/4 seed. Y’all gotta stop. This team is deep . When are people gonna learn that top heavy teams don’t win.. Also , embiid and maxey are in no way competing with Jimmy, bam and Tyler

[@kaleb324]

we got general soreness and now general phillyness lmfao

[@rapidkid11]

The East goes thru Miami but yall keep sleeping tbh - same guys that will be surprised when Jimmy goes supernova again

[@kevinjohnson3521]

JJ thought the Knicks, then he though Boston… he degrades Bird, he really is clout chasing!!

[@sebastianhunter8766]

I’m not sleeping on them at all I put 500 on them lol to win east

[@PeterParkerwon]

Maybe cuz you can't really expect jimmy to play like a superstar at all times. His offensive game has holes and he doesn't really have a suitable sidekick. With what jimmy averages for his career do you expect him to drop 30+ every game in the playoffs

[@R2TheM]

I’m a life long heat fan and I’ll never not support the heat but there’s nothing to look forward to this season imo. We didn’t get better and other teams in the conference did. Hard to be optimistic right now.

[@imjustzaying8249]

we’ve done nothing since this has been posted

[@kingX777]

How can JJ put Cleveland over Miami? They lost to the Knicks and the Heat didn’t sweat much vs NY. Makes no sense.

[@michaeljordan6373]

Heat won by an average of 4 points that series don't get to hyped up

[@kingX777]

@@michaeljordan6373 win is a win. Would of been a gentleman sweep if y’all didn’t try to take Jimmy out.

[@Miles_305]

Heat are definitely above the 76ers. We can look at names all we want but their records over the playoffs for a number of years now does not lie.

[@brettrobbins2707]

Other teams improved, the Heat have had the same team for 4 years and their guys are getting older, Their window is done

[@richardlevinsworth3563]

JJ make your podcast's longer. You have no competition. No one in this world wants or cares to listen or hear Stephen A. SCREAMIN'!

[@adrianmars5479]

Heat in 5

[@Agentcproductionss]

They're a team that can ruin it for the rest of the east but can never win it all

[@stevefierens6786]

Why? I am guessing it's the hair.

[@RazorTooths]

In my opinion, it's because they've ended up not winning anything anyways so people tend to overlook them. No one can deny their "heart" and "culture" sure, but they still haven't had a championship for awhile (even though they haven't had the strongest of squads on paper in the first place, so what they've achieved so far has been massive overachievements).

[@kushagraagrawal7292]

Ok but then why do ppl give boston this much attention? They haven’t won a championship since 2008

[@Rickidaone]

@@kushagraagrawal7292Factzzz thank you!

[@duffman1876]

We ain't worried about Jenny Butler😴😴🍻🍺

[@chill1224.]

Don’t worry you will be but Ik rn you guys are more worried about your nonexistent bench and your players staying healthy lol

[@samnmel100]

did zach say josh richardson, as in, he's gonna make some kind of difference? really? miami's gonna get spanked by everyone this year. mike ryan's tears will flow.

[@romemakes794]

Every year I swear

[@robertbloom4424]

The Pacers should be a LOT better than the Hawks this year.

[@marksines1246]

every season miami is underdog but i wont be surprised if they beat both bucks and celtics again, bucks are weaker defensively, celtics lose there bench, miami let go of max and gabe too, this 3 teams defend very well and have a clear take over guy in tatum, giannis and jimmy! sixers might surprise with maxey’s emergence

[@IC-zk9sp]

How are the sixers consistently over the heat and how are the Cavs better than us 😂

[@Trizzer89]

They mad no improvement. They have no shot this year. Maybe later

[@bobbygenesis]

I’m so tired of this narrative. Almost every media person brings up that everyone sleeps on the Heat. No one is sleeping on them everyone knows their good

[@coupleofem2752]

My favorite kind of Heat hater. The Gas Lighter.

[@RolandBullock-ej8wl]

They always sleep on the Heat....fine.....we just whip all the experts picks in the playoffs then!

[@mattwhitely1067]

Even if bontemps wins the bet if they are top 6 he still has to eat crow

[@peternguyen3704]

But those HEAT CULTURE city jerseys tho 🤢🤢🤢🤢

[@robinshaul4069]

I love our colors tropical ❤❤❤

[@MrPrankKing1]

Why does everyone praise the sixers?? They haven’t showed me anything that makes me believe they can win it all

[@robinshaul4069]

Harden is gone Joel coming heat before Christmas

[@FatSquatch75]

They will until it's to late

[@robinshaul4069]

We won without hero last year and made history,heat will be better this year . People say s,we don't give a damm 😮

[@jdzspace33]

Because they have gotten worse since last year, and last year they were very fortunate to get where they got. They aren't making it past Milwaukee or Boston. They are 2 and through at best this year

[@2817well]

No one is sleeping on the Heat. They are above average...at best. 4th in the East at the end of the season and prolly eliminated in the 1st round.

[@robinshaul4069]

😷😷😷

[@coreygolpheneee]

The 6ers are like the Anti heat, its what happens when people like ben simmons can bully your front office.

[@Trizzer89]

You think Cleveland is gonna be top 6? Not sure about that

[@TheSilverSurfer_]

Was better with tommy

[@Franck305]

Keep Sleeping On The Heat

[@FilthyMcNasty69]

😴😴😴

[@dsm577]

Haha talking like Tyler Herro is Kobe

[@MicoRich]

The average person has the memory of a goldfish, and the mind of a newborn. Try asking someone something they did 5 days ago.

[@tysurgemehh]

cuz we suck

[@pondturt]

Heat have 3rd best record in the last 25 years

[@chill1224.]

And they’ve only been in the league for 36 years

[@Chickenpesto2468]

My problem with Miami for me is more they can make the finals but they will never win it with this core. I wouldn’t not be suprised if they make ecf maybe the finals. But the Celtics or bucks could actually beat the nuggets. I don’t think the heat have the fire power to win it

[@MrPrankKing1]

You are right to a degree… but you have to remember the Heat are the most effective when healthy and everytime we gone to the finals key players have been injured

[@robinshaul4069]

No buck and Celtic not tough can't go the long haul,heat nation

[@gdee3918]

Heat are the second best team in the East

[@FilthyMcNasty69]

LMFAOOOOO

[@matthieusaade3616]

I'd say because they're 1: Not very good in the regular season 2: Never win in it all the playoffs

[@robinshaul4069]

🙄

[@Agentcproductionss]

It ain't happening this year

[@kaydevious]

Lowry and Love are done, but if Tyler can resist hogging the ball the majority of the time and give other guys a chance to get decent looks and get in a rhythm, they have a good shot. Tyler playing like a hot shot and holding the ball for two thirds of the total possession time each game doesn't help the team. There's a reason they played better team ball in the playoffs, the ball was being shared more, not to mention there was a better defender on the floor in his place. Hot dog needs to put his personal ambitions and grudges aside for the team if they're going to win. I don't want to hate Tyler, but, it is what it is. Dribbling out the clock like you're trying to be Luka and chucking a brick or passing to a shooter with 3 seconds on the clock for a rushed shot attempt isn't going to help.

[@kevinjohnson3521]

Remember, Lowry & Love have great experience to pass onto the other Heat Players… invaluable experience!

[@mixmaster1825]

Cuz miami is sleep😂😂😂😂

[@Drekt666]

Cuz they small