Tony Fiorentino talks Heat Championship and being a Heat Lifer

10/21/20 • 51 min

Tony Fiorentino joins Bleav in Miami Heat to discuss the Heat's incredible 2020 Finals run, Jimmy Butler's amazing fit with Heat Culture (6:40), Where Jimmy Butler's Game 3 performance in the NBA Finals ranks in Heat history (11:00), Where Goran Dragic will rank in Miami Heat History when his career is over (14:30), Bam Adebayo as a future franchise player (17:00), What's the ceiling for Tyler Herro? (19:50), Miami's scouting department (23:20), The moment Heat Culture started (25:30), Dwyane Wade's jump shot development early on in his career (26:20), What he saw in Erik Spoelstra early in Spo's career (31:50, how the Heat's incredible roster construction goes all the way back to the 90's (35:30), Where did "Yeah Baby" Come from? (36:45), Working with Eric Reid (38:30), Transitioning from a high school coach to being an NBA coach (42:45), remembering Dr. Jack Ramsay (44:00).

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