Was the Miami Heat’s run to the NBA Finals a fluke? Some GMs around the league might think so, according to ESPN, and we break down why Miami was just a better team than expected. Plus, the latest on Damian Lillard and why developing the next undrafted gem at Summer League is more important than ever.
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Fat Lowry needs to go. Sounds the gong guys. We all know fat lowry is trade material. Ship him off to toronto.
Not a fluke. It’s called grit and faith
I like David. David looks like a whiskey type guy
Tell them haters it's a fluke when we raise our 2023 eastern conference Champs banner, right next to the 2020 ecf Champs banner
ESPN trade machine has Tyler Herro, Caleb Martin and Jovic plus 3 first round draft picks.
fluke? talking shit is a trash. do they know it so freaking hard to win a playoff? ask washington, rockets, thunder, hornets and so on.
A fluke is not beating the two best teams in the east record wise.
Again if we can't get Dame? Give me Fred Vanvleet instead .
Well there are some sweeps in the finals and still considred them great
Can’t fluke a playoff system where it’s best of 7. Take the L and move on, weak.
I just feel like Portland and dame know it’s ending this summer. Ima stay confident as a fan we get him, lol im not finna lose hope
I don't think it's a fluke. That narrative is probably based around how the regular season went. Last season, Miami was the 1 seed in the East, and nearly made the Finals. This year they "ran it back" with much of the same roster and reached the Finals, despite struggling in the regular season. It's just a matter of getting over that final hump to get this organization another championship now
These guys on this podcast don’t know what they’re talking about. The 7 game system eliminates flukes. Unsubscribed
Last 4 seasons, 3 conference finals and 2 finals appearance. With that same "undrafted" guys. Fluke my ass! lol
Who is saying all of this
Every team wants to add Superstar players… The difference is other teams are located in Indiana, Minnesota, Utah, Portland, Oklahoma City etc… They don't have the ENORMOUS ADVANTAGE OF BEING LOCATED IN MIAMI…
I don't see Portland wanting Tyler… They have more athletic,young shooting guards already… Ps it's funny hearing it doesn't matter to them, in the regular season, while they still have ZERO TITLES…. This isn't the Steph, Draymond and Klay Warriors… Win one,then act like that
This video has left me with a sense of wonder and awe.
I would love if the heat could land Harrison Barnes and Brooke Lopez in addition to Dame!
Nope. I just think heat are 3 and D and need more natural scorers not just jimmy and herro. Bam is an underrated scorer. Vincent showed potential mid and deep. Both Robinson and strus all 3 no D useful but not really worth anything. But lowry and oladipo are ok butnot having oladipo or herro hurt us. Finals look different with those two if vincents shooting improves he would be the point guard we have always needed. Long story short if we were healthy the finals look different. We are a big man, natural scorer, and a pure point guard away. Imo just a scorer. But lack of matching up in size showed in boston and denver series.
Click bait. Locked on Heat… is a fluke.
I mean 2 final in 4 years
Definitely a fluke, the rest of these comments are straight subjectivity
It's no coincidence Dame played that exact song at that exact moment. Lillard will be in a Heat jersey next season!
Does this dude actually like the Heat? Mad annoying bro
WHO HAD A FLUKE IN A 7 GAME SERIES!!!!!!!!! A 1 game NFL win ok that might be a fluke! But in a 7 game series they beat teams fair and square!
Dame would rather go to the bucks or nets then Miami.
😂 Here we go again
Only people saying it's a fluke are the ones that got eliminated by us or Mark Cuban. 2 finals in 4 years. Almost 3 in 4 years is no fluke.
You cannot get to the finals on a fluke. Like why is this in question
Why always miami heat got the fluke.why not timberwolves or hawks😂
Fluke these nuts media🔥🔥
Only losers call it a fluke
I hate this fluke talk. Look Atlanta's run to the conference finals was a fluke because they never were that good again. Miami has done this year after year. 2020 finals 22 conference finals 23 finals. It can't be a fluke if you keep repeating. People will ask what happened in 21 well simple shortest off season in history. They were exhausted and injured. The champs from 20 the Lakers lost in the 1rd as well. So the Heat are not a fluke unless they are the luckiest team of all time.
Lol, I thought the bubble run was a fluke!!😂
We played four 7 game series and we got dumbasses calling it a FLUKE this is not one and done NCAA Tournament.