The Miami Heat Beat Podcast

Welcome to The Heat Beat Podcast, a weekly NBA podcast dedicated to bringing you the latest dose of Miami Heat news, insight, and commentary from MiamiHeatBeat.com. Hosted and produced by Giancarlo Navas and Brian Goins, our clunky mixture of data-driven analysis, on-air buffoonery, and perspective is cleverly crafted for listeners to laugh and learn as we try to make sense of the NBA and its franchise in Biscayne Bay. Official Miami Heat podcast of the Blue Wire Podcast Network.

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134: Preseason Puppet Pals w/ Anthony Chiang (P...
In this edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, we welcomed Anthony Chiang of the Palm Beach Post to join Giancarlo Navas, Brian Goins, Alex Toledo and Harrison Cytryn (Hot Take Harry) in discussions that involve: • Does cheering happen in the press box?• Rodney McGruder's extended injury/potential surgery?• Justise Winslow shining as a ballhandler/playmaker• Has Josh Richardson locked himself in as a starter?• Jay Sabol's new appearance… and so much more
53 min
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133: Signature Shoe Theory
Alf makes his full return to The Heat Beat Podcast and unveils the criteria that makes a superstar a superstar. Giancarlo Navas, Brian Goins, Alf and Nekias Duncan detour to belt and Big Bang Theory talk before breaking down the highlights of the Miami Heat's first preseason game of the 2017-18 NBA season.
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132: We Byke (Miami Spurs)
First show of the 2017-18 NBA season and we are back in full swing! Heat Twitter President Alf fills us in on what’s been on his mind lately. Giancarlo Navas, Christian Hernandez, Leif, Alex Toledo and Brian Goins talk Dwyane Wade signing with Cleveland, roster construction, and trading Erik Spoelstra for Klay Thompson? Small Sample Size Theater makes its triumphant return and convinces us all how Miami has adopted the Spurs system.
68 min
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131: Cleveland Dumpster Fire
Giancarlo Navas, Brian Goins, Leif, Brassjazz, Alex Toledo and Christian Hernandez spend the entire show debating Kyrie Irving's value, what it would take for Miami to acquire him, and why Cleveland is turning into full dumpster fire mode. Gianni also reveals a hidden love for Tyler Johnson that you can't miss. Oh... and Brian's Time to Shine returns, sort of.
60 min
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130: “Are We Homers?”
Gianni tones his outraged persona down for this episode. Hooray! Brass, Leif, Alex Toledo and Brian Goins join to discuss everything from puppet media questions, the Heat Beat perception of being homers, and who the most likely Heat member to search on the deep web is? We also debut "That's So Riley?" where we take your hard-hitting journalism questions that the media wouldn't dare ask The Godfather.
51 min
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129: Smelly White Hippie w/ Clay Ferraro (WPLG)
Kelly Olynyk gets signed by the Miami HEAT minutes before the show. What happens next is unhinged Giancarlo Navas blasting his bile and poison at tradable contracts. Harrison Cytryn, Clay Ferraro of WPLG, Crab, and Brian Goins try to calm him to no success.
61 min
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128: Who The Hell Is Adebayo?
Draft day is upon us!!! We watch the 2017 NBA Draft live and react to everything as it happened. Gianni has no idea about who any of these people are. Nekias and Alex try to provide analysis. We also watch Monk drop and are on "Monk Watch" for much of the show. Also, who the hell is Adebayo?
84 min
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127: How Drunk is Too Drunk?
The Finals are over!! The guys break down the NBA Finals as everyone slanders a different person. We talk how delusional HEAT fans think they are getting everyone and how McBobs is gonna save the HEAT? Gianni also tells his drunken story at a Chicago wedding, the guys react.
60 min
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126: Bad Takes Exposed w/ Josh Baumgard (Slice ...
We welcomed Josh Baumgard of Slice Miami, who joined Giancarlo Navas, Brian Goins and Alex Toledo as they talked 2017 NBA Finals. Brian's old bad takes were exposed and the guys compared Golden State to the Big 3 Miami HEAT.
58 min
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125: Petty Party w/ Chris Joseph (Miami New Times)
The Clusterbleep crew rejoins with special guest Chris Joseph of the Miami New Times. Harrison scorches the Earth with his hot takes on LeBron James, HGH, Michael Jordan and more. Brass Jazz is unhinged. And Christian Hernandez has the best Kevin "Capri Sun" Love stats.
60 min
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124: Happy Birthday, The Heat Beat Podcast
We celebrate four years of The Heat Beat Podcast with Giancarlo Navas, Brian Goins, Leif, Alex Toledo, and a cameo from a very special guest.
59 min
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123: Literal Quickness
Gianni, Brian, Nekias, Harrison and Alf discuss the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery and marvel at Alonzo Mourning's facial expressions. We talk conference final playoff matchups, how dumb people are for suggesting that players should leave the East because of LeBron, and Brian reads scouting reports on prospects the HEAT may target poorly.
58 min
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122: Statistically Obtuse w/ Chris Wittyngham (...
We welcomed Chris Wittyngham of beIN Sports & Univision as our special guest to join Giancarlo Navas and Brian Goins in discussions that involve: Media members and former coaches who are statistically obtuse about advanced metrics, who the greatest NBA journeymen ever is, what if NBA commentators and color analysts don't rotate every year, and why the HEAT shouldn't pursue a reunion with Dwyane Wade. We also sprinkled some pop culture and soccer talk since it's the offseason and you can't expect much better from us.
61 min
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121: James Harden Didn’t Leave Us
Giancarlo Navas, Jack Alfonso, Nekias Duncan and Brian Goins fight through two hours of audio troubleshooting to bring you an hour of content that somehow talks about the Miami HEAT during a time when there are no games or news. How do we overcome it? Great question, you ask. Well, on this episode we debut a new segment where we give relationship advice using coined Spo-isms dubbed, "Exes and Spos," a parody from Elle King's pop hit "Exes and Oh's."
60 min
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120: Sizzling Takes
If you like bad, inconsistent internet connections, the sizzling sound of burgers being seared and Gianni's frenzied yelling sprinkled with some basketball talk, this is the pod for you. God bless your heart.
59 min
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119: Google Me w/ Israel Gutierrez (ESPN) & Bar...
We welcomed Israel Gutierrez of ESPN & Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald to discuss two of the greatest Miami HEAT stories published on the same day: (1) Pay Riley's Manifesto from ESPN: The Magazine as written by Wright Thompson and (2) Dion Waiters' Masterpiece written by Dion "Google Me" Waiters himself for the Player's Tribune. We also break down HEAT free agency with Barry, who dropped some saucy nuggets.
60 min
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118: Two & Ten w/ Allana Tachauer (Hoops Habit)
Gianni, Alf, Alex and Brian welcome Allana Tachauer of Hoops Habit to breakdown Pat Riley's season-ending presser, Bulls-Celtics, Brad "2-10" Stevens, and #AssetsTwitter.
61 min
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117: Take That For Data
Gianni, Leif, Alf, Brass Jazz and Brian get together for the first offseason podcast of the Miami HEAT season by discussing exit interview comments from James Johnson and Dion Waiters, Carmelo Anthony rumors, an anime bet that didn't go as planned, and a former HEAT assistant dropping the hammer.
58 min
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116: Hassan’s Soft Touch w/ Kelly Cohen (Washin...
Gianni, Harrison and Alex welcome Kelly Cohen of the Washington Examiner and SB Nation as they reflect on the 2016-17 season. We make fun of the Atlanta Hawks for being losers, slander more media members and discuss Hassan Whiteside as a potential dating suitor.
59 min
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115: We Put The Cult In Culture w/ Rohan Nadkar...
We welcomed Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated as our special guest alongside Gianni, Harrison, Alex, Brass Jazz, and Brian to discuss: • Why Udonis Haslem is a liar—at least to Gianni. • We obsess about HEAT Culture and how players are making it seem like it's a cult. • We revisit our takes from the beginning of the season. • Rohan tells us Heat Twitter is too savage for him....and so much more!!!
58 min
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114: Not That Kind of Inside w/ Anthony Chiang ...
Anthony Chiang—the puppet!—returns from his 6-8 week ban for his fourth appearance on The Heat Beat Podcast to discuss last night's HEAT win over the Charlotte Hornets (all the threes) with Gianni, Harrison, Leif and Brian. We bring back the most strident and cocksure Hot Take Harry ever. We play the game that's sweeping the nation, "HEAT lifer or not a HEAT lifer?" And we debate whether or not Dion Waiters is worth a payday and why the Milwaukee Bucks are a bunch of losers.
58 min
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113: “She Did WHAT?” w/ Cat Fuentes (560 WQAM)
We spend most of the show derailing away from HEAT topics, using the power of laughter to make us feel better about Miami inching closer away from playoff contention. We bring back the #MHBMailbag, Grinding Windermans II, and Nekias drops another golden one-liner during his "Small Sample Size Theater."
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112: Grinding Windermans
Gianni, Alf, Harrison and Brian discuss the HEAT's playoff push, the hilarity of the Knicks, what HEAT Culture is perceived around the league, Gordan Hayward rumors, and we debut a new segment properly dubbed: "Heat Lifer or Not A Heat Lifer?"Thanks to @brassjazz for practicing real journalism.
52 min
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111: Chiang Is A Puppet
Alf, Jack, Gianni and Brian get obsessed discussing which HEAT broadcaster would win in a fight. We start a beef with Anthony Chiang and debate the playoff race/Justise Winslow's prospects.
55 min
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110: Culture vs. Process w/ Jorge Sedano (ESPN)
Our enemy Jorge Sedano of ESPN joins Alf, Leif, and Gianni. He namedrops a bunch of famous athletes while hijacking our show, Gianni doesn't have the guts to say the HEAT will make the playoffs, and Leif and Sedano get into it about Culture vs. Process.
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