Breaking down the Miami Heat's "effort" problem

Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA

Five Reasons Sports Network

Basketball, Sports

4.6 • 633 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Bam Adebayo says the Heat need to play with more effort. Is it just that? And if it is, how did we get here? What factors have played a part? Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo discuss.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the latest episode of five on the floor on the Five Reason of Sports Network. Thanks, during your favorite podcast app on Apple Apple Podcasts on Android to recommend Spotify. Also check out the Five Reason's YouTube channel for all your South Florida sports content. Also off the floor, that's our Discord server, $2.99 per month. Link is right here in the description. You'll bypass the Apple Upcharge. Place for the most heat information, conversation, and yes, there's going to be a lot of conversation about the off season.
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0:59.8	Uh-oh.
1:02.3	Yeah.
1:03.8	It's mercy.
1:05.9	Music by mercy again.
1:08.9	Keep nation.
1:09.9	We the culture.
1:27.6	Yo, I need you a call time out. Me ready to set the four plan. Tropical blanket. Open for the shot. Yo, Greg, set the pick. Still five on the floor. Still ride for my dog. Zoon battle on the court. Still survive in the wall. Keep your eye on the ball. Or get burned from the heat. Keep this mic off the wall without turning the cheek from night of day no sleeping pads or allowed to mourn us the nut
1:32.7	sleeping us never catchers long live for miami report in the heat with five reasons
1:37.7	sports from the courts to the streets okay wait county keep patient you so proudly Hey, Mike Town. Keep patient.
1:45.5	I'm so proud of it.
1:47.0	Welcome to Five on the Floor, a daily insider show on the Miami Heat and the NBA, featuring Ethan Skollnick, Greg Sylvander, Alex Toledo, Brady Hawk, and others from the Five Reason Sports Network.
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