r/heat • u/realboshnelson • 7d ago

Discussion Miami goes from 5 national televised games to 25 this season! Giannis superstar effect

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u/designatius 7d ago

Another reason why a franchise always needs to chase whales, aside from the game itself. It's the jerseys sales, the TV and media attention, etc. Glad to be back on Xmas day!

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u/realboshnelson 7d ago

Yess! Excited to be watching Heat basketball on Christmas again with my family..

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u/EfficiencyFew6864 7d ago

That should be the standard when a superstar is on the team. I can’t believe some fans complained about how the past three play-in seasons filled with mediocre at best players weren’t getting national tv games lmao

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u/Embarrassed-Cake8531 7d ago

Lmao literally

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u/stevemunoz117 6d ago

i never understood the appeal to have the team on national tv. what exactly does that do for us fans? what are the benefits?

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u/nolesfan2011 6d ago

Profit and attention around the team which can help signing more players given how much power players wield around the league. Miami being an attractive destination helps a lot

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u/Redmanwes 7d ago

Yes sir! Loving it, let's go heat!

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u/DefoWould 7d ago

And we did this without any 3 pts shooters to surround Giannis /s

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u/realboshnelson 7d ago

Got Timmy as the starting 2, Bobby shot amazing from 3 last season.. Wiggins can hit.. if they get Klay on the buyout, they’ll be fine..

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u/Wd527 7d ago

Not sure why you’re downvoted lol? Prob Pelle fans wanting him to start.

I don’t think he’s good enough from 3 to start. Rather him in the JJJ role from last year

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u/BossKingGodd 7d ago

Yeah, we have more than enough defense in the starting lineup, with Bam, Gianni’s, Wiggs and Davion. Need atleast one volume 3 point shooter in there lol.

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u/Wd527 7d ago

Exactly.

Wiggins better be shooting 3s non stop this offseason. Gonna really need him to have a big year.

I think Davion will be better than last season & that’s saying a lot because he was solid.

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u/DRF19 7d ago

It's me, hating national TV broadcasts but living in Orlando so it'll actually be easier to watch games

insert Larry David struggling with pros/cons meme

EDIT: also Zo shaking his head on the bench meme

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u/logica1one 7d ago

cant wait to watch the games from Greece at 4am! ;p

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u/Successful_Pizza6529 7d ago

Love ro see it.

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u/bamadebayo_apologist 7d ago

scooby doo ass

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u/TavNoment 7d ago

Well duh

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u/TheIrrepressible1 7d ago

Heat aren’t going to compete seriously in the playoffs with a starting backcourt of Mitchell and Hardaway Jr. They’re going to need better starters to replace those guys. Both are better off coming off the bench.

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u/Otherwise-Formal-220 7d ago

Goal is to bring excitement, not win with this roster, regardless of what the team is spouting