In the ECF Boston went down 3-0 to the Miami Heat so Al Horford summoned his team to abandon the film and head to TopGolf! They went onto win the next 3! So TopGolf UK invited us down to film and record in person to preview the rest of the NBA Finals with the Denver Nuggets! This was a blast! Enjoy!

The Miami Heat take down the 1 seed Milwaukee Bucks in 5 games thanks to the most monstrous of back to back games from the best post season player in the association Jimmy Butler! We talk about his heroics, how well the role players stepped up and how badly the Bucks fell apart. We also address the Giannis post game press conference on if their sea…

We came back for One Last Dance! (or was it?) Miami have signed Kevin Love and Cody Zeller in the buyout market to add some much needed spacing and size to the roster. Dan and the UK guys break down what Love can bring to a shockingly bad offensive team and how this could elevate them as we run into the business end of the season. We also look at h…

We're at the 1/4 season mark of the season and the Miami Heat sit at 10-12 after a rollercoaster start to the season. David Ramil from Locked On Heat joins me to discuss the recent dominance of Bam Adebayo as he starts to look every part the future of this team! We also look at his relationship on court with Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler and if, onc…

This week I am joined by Miami's new Touchline TV Host Jeremy Tache! I took the opportunity to spend some time talking through the rise and evolution of Jeremy's broadcasting career, from Swings & Mishes, to Heat/Bally Sports touchline reporter. We also discussed the Heat getting back to .500 after a great win against the Suns and the latest on Ola…

Miami start the season 4-5. A lot of negatives and a few positives. We get into some fundamental reasons behind the slow start, debate Kyle Lowry's situation after rumours emerge that there's some unhappiness from his camp, we look at the flaws of this team, Tyler Herro's early reign as a starter and look ahead to a softer schedule after the Heat b…

Giancarlo Navas from Miami Heat Beat is back for the annual Eastern Conference round robin seeding as we rank our 15-1 together. Where will the Heat seed? Who is too low? Who tops the East? As always this is one of the funnest episodes of the year! ENJOY!

Media Day has been and gone and Dan is joined by his UK Crew to pick the bones out of what went down! Were Kyle Lowry's comments fair or uncalled for regarding Pat Riley's conditioning demands, Can Yurt be called on more to help Miami deal with bigger sized teams? Does it matter who starts the season at the 4? Should Tyler be a starter or is he mor…

After Donovan Mitchell joins the Cavs, it seems it's officially Run it Back SZN for Miami! I'm joined by Sam Okwara and Sam Post to discuss the Heat's off-season strategy and if it's currently seen as a failure, could we have done anything differently and do what do we do between now and the start of the season. We talk about if Miami could have ma…

This week I'm joined by Kenny Spence from Miami Heat Beat just as the news breaks about UD returning to the Heat for his 20th Season! We discuss his importance of the man not only on this team but to the city and what he brings to everyday life around the Heat roster. We also discuss our Starting 5 for Miami's opening game and why we are aligned in…

We're back after a few weeks to recharge and boy do we have alot to catch up on! The UK crew are back with me to talk about the latest with the Kevin Durant trade saga after The Suns match Ayton's $133m/4 Year offer from The Pacers and debate whether this hinders them in a pursuit for KD. Dan shares some information on where the Heat feel they are …

The season comes to an end after a Game 7 defeat to Boston. I'm joined by the UK crew to discuss how the Boston series went down, the Jimmy Butler game winning 3 pointer that wasn't to be, the lack of home court advantage and that damn Max Strus out of bounds call! We then look forward to one or two trade scenarios and what we would give up to see …

Bubble Fluke? Nah! Miami Heat face the Boston Celtics once again in the Eastern Conference Finals, a rematch of the 2020 matchup in the bubble. I'm joined by Five Reasons Sports Boy Wonder, Brady Hawk! Brady gives his insights into if he expected to see Boston in the Finals, if Jimmy Butler is the most in-form player remaining in the playoffs and i…

Miami take Game 1 of the series against the Sixers and we welcome Ben Glasspool from @UK76ers onto the show to get his insights on his team and the series going forward. Embiid's injury and what version of him will come back if indeed he does, the emergence of Tyrese Maxey and how Miami could have had him! We also discuss what version of James Hard…

Dan is joined by family members Bobby Healy (Sixers fan) and cousin Chris Howard (Raptors fan) to preview and predict the Eastern Conference first round matchups. We discuss the Heat's long wait to find out who their opponent is and if that may hinder their preparations. We look at the blockbuster matchup of Boston vs Brooklyn and who is favoured b…

I'm back from Miami and back with an awesome new episode as Wes Goldberg from Locked On Heat joins just as the Heat are about to Lock in the number 1 seed in the East! We discuss the road through the Play-In and the pro's and con's of this format and if it's here to stay. We also talk about Miami being the 5th favourites to come out the East and if…

Dan is joined by Alex Toledo from Five On The Floor as the Heat come off a blowout defeat to the Suns. We discuss what went wrong, do Miami need to call on Yurt when undersized? Is this a Finals preview and does Herro reach Booker levels if this outstanding form continues? We then discuss Oladipo's emotional return and how the rotation looks now as…

As we hit All-Star Break we felt this was a good time to do another roundtable discussion with the UK Crew! After an initial chat about Dragic landing on the Nets we each asked one question each to be answered by all: Dan - Which player from the current All-Star crop would be the best fit on this Heat team Olly - With 23 games left, How many wins w…

Delighted to be joined by Jeremy Tache from Bally Sports Florida as the Heat finally come back to (almost) full health! We discuss the impact of Kyle Lowry and how his skillset is irreplaceable plus 6x All-Star Jimmy Butler and debate if Tyler can feel snubbed. We then talk about how Jeremy sent Heat Twitter into a frenzy by releasing the Victor Ol…

We welcome back Ethan Skolnick from Five Reasons Sports Network back onto the pod to discuss the impact of Victor Oladipo being close to a return to the Heat and the affect it'll have on this roster, his rotation minutes and what it means going forward. We look at how Miami's depth could matter during a playoff run but will it fundamentally come do…

We went LIVE for this one! Olly, Glenn and Bilal joined me to ask a Heat related question that we all had to answer! Dan - What would you rather have, Heat's depth or Nets top heavy talent? Olly - If Miami came out the East who would you fear and dismiss the most out of the current top 4 in the west - PHX, GSW, MEM, UTA Glenn - Who has the highest …

David Ramil from Locked On Heat is back with me with this joyous episode packed with positivity and optimism! We reflect on the road trip after a 3-2 run out West despite injury and H&S protocol looking like it may spoil it, the impact of the bench unit and 10 day crew and how much credit and praise should be heaped on Spo. We take a moment to look…

Something a little different this episode as we take the audio off our LIVE end of year quiz show with the Gameday From The UK crew. Sam, Olly and Glenn fight it out over 5 rounds of Heat trivia! We thought you might enjoy playing along on your commute! Especially that final lightning round! ENJOY! And Happy New Year!…

The Heat have Gabe Vincent in their team and the rest of the league does not. We celebrate that! Sam Okwara joins me to discuss the rise of Vincent and how he is the epitome of staying ready and ceasing the opportunity as he drops 26 to defeat the Sixers. How much credit does Spo take? Kyle steering the ship in the right direction but are the hefty…

Delighted to welcome THE COACH Tony Fiorentino as he comes back to Heating Up The UK! We reflect on the Heat at the quarter season mark with a 13-8 record. Duncan's slump, Kyle's impact, No Ceiling Bam, the rise of Tyler Herro and how the bench unit of Game Vincent, Caleb Martin and Max Strus can all have a big impact on this team this season. We w…

This week I'm joined by @MiamiClutchPE as we discuss the Heat's current run of form and reflect on last night's win against New Orleans with Jimmy Butler balling out and controlling the game as well as the clear evidence of a GENUINE ascendency in Year 3 for Tyler Herro. We also revel in The OG UD minutes as Haslem shows he's still got production i…

We had to go LIVE didn't we! We went in on Jokic, his brothers, The Nuggets, The refs, everyone! It was fun! ENJOY!

Cocky Heat fan is back! Miami race off to a 6-1 start to the season and we have Marco Romo from Five Reasons Sports to dissect how and why the heat are not just winning but blowing teams away! Tyler Herro's impact is making the league take notice so can he really be in the same conversation as Luka and Trae? How has Kyle's influence transformed thi…

We've got a double serving of Miami Heat Beat delight for you in this episode as Giancarlo Navas and Brass Jazz join me to round robin our 15-1 seedings of the Eastern Conference. Where did G's Raptors seed? Is Brass underrating Boston? Can the Knicks repeat last year's success, and who ends up higher, Heat or Hawks? An absolute blast recording thi…

WE SPOKE TO THE ADMIN! Incredible to welcome President of Digitial Operations, also known as the guy behind the tweets Cedric Brown! Cedric gives us an insight into what it's like working for one of the most recognised sports teams in the world, his day to day duties, his journey to how he got here and the push to keep fans on the pulse of what's g…

WE ARE BACK! Free Agency is opening and we have so much to discuss! Kyle Lowry In? DeMar DeRozan MLE? Batum at the 4? Robinson wants Heat stay? Herro won't go after all or will he? What happens with Oladipo? And sadly it seems, we say goodbye to Heat LEGEND Goran Dragic and we get emotional about it. Loads discussed, which way will the Heat go? We'…

Host of 'The Post Up' from Five Reasons Sports, Royal A Shepherd joins Dan to talk how these NBA playoffs have unfolded and if this was a missed opportunity for Miami! We talk about Jimmy Butler's timeline and his extension and what players we should identify to overhaul, yes OVERHAUL this roster. With no 'whale' on the horizon there are still plen…

Heating Up The UK went LIVE for the first time on our YouTube channel as Dan was joined by the usual Stream Team Danny Renowden, Sam Okwara and John Jablonka and we had ALOT to discuss! Was the season a failure, dissecting Pat Riley's post season presser, Jimmy getting his extension and what that means going forward, Has Bam improved this year? Is …

The finals episode of our 3 part Heat v Bucks preview series see's Sean Foley from UK Bucks join me to get the perspective from Milwaukee. How is the vibe on Bucks Twitter? Are the Bucks better this year? Biggest areas of improvements and weaknesses? Will the Bud v Spo coaching element play a key role in this series? Who's the Bucks dark horse to w…

Part two of our trilogy of preview shows for Heat v Bucks see's me joined by two thirds of the Gameday From The UK team with Sam and John jumping on. We start by discussing our regular season Heat MVP & MIP before diving into the Bucks series. Will Jimmy need to perform last season's heroics again to stand any chance? Are the Bucks better, and if s…

I'm delighted to kick off the triple header of back to back podcasts over the next three days by Greg Sylvander from Five On The Floor. We reflect on a real up and down season for the Heat, Look at a few players that have improved, regressed and hit par for the season before looking at the key matchups for the Heat / Bucks series. Who starts on Gia…

This week Dan is Joined by the First Lady of The Five Reasons Sports Network, Allana Tachauer. We cover alot! Boston recap, It's Go Time for Jimmy, Dragic with some bounce back in his step could be huge! Allana explains why we as a fanbase unfairly put to much hype and expectation on Tyler Herro and how he should not be punished for this season's r…

In this episode Dan was joined by Tiffany Meeks from Miami Heat Beat and Hangover Time to help despiser if this team is actually legit and the reasons why it can look so good some nights and so terrible in others! We revisit the Duncan payday saga and how this roster will be constructed next season with just five players currently under contract fo…

Welcome to episode 50!!! Thank you to everyone that has listened and subscribed to our podcast! We couldn't have done it without your support. Dan, Sam and Darren are here to talk the streaky Miami Heat and what they even are! A title challenger? A lottery team? We dive into it. We touch on the offensive woes, Is Dragic done? Has Tyler regressed? W…

Fresh off the back of a frantic and nail biting trade deadline, Dan is joined by Clay Ferraro from WPLG as we discuss the Miami Heat being the big deadline winners after signing Victor Oladipo and Nemanja Bjelica for essentially nothing! We talk about how the fit works, how stacked the Heat are now, the minimal risk attached to both deals and also …

The UK Squad is back again! Dan, Sam and Darren give their thoughts on the Trevor Ariza trade and look ahead to what could follow. LMA on buyout? Oladipo now? We dive into various trade scenario's! The Pay or Trade Duncan Robinson debate rears it's ugly head again as it gets closer and closer to decision time and we give our thoughts on the future …

Dan is joined by founder of The Five Reasons Sports Network Ethan Skolnick on the 1 year anniversary of the NBA shutting down with Ethan giving his recollections on a bizarre and unique night. We spend the majority of this episode then giving our personal thoughts and feelings towards the Meyers Leonard situation after his suspended by the Miami He…

Tony Schwartz, host of the fantastic In The Lane Podcast joins me at All-Star Break to help me dissect the first half of the season in what has certainly had it's ups and downs. How have we been this good defensively? Iggy rolling back the years and favourite moment of the season so far are all covered. We then discuss how ridiculous it is that Jim…

Dan is joined by the UK guys once again, Sam and Darren are fully on the Miami Heat hype train as we discuss a bunch of topics from the hottest team in the league right now! Kendrick Nunn or Victor Oladipo? Gabe Vincent slander rescinded by Dan, No Butler, No Problem so do we sit Jimmy till after All-Star break? Year 1 Precious better than Year 1 B…

This week Derek and Corinne do a bit of the news and then discuss the pros, cons and ins and outs of purchasing a generator.על ידי Heating Up Podcast

This week I'm delighted to be joined by Jack Alfonso from Miami Heat Beat to discuss the bounceback win against the Kings after two infuriating defeats against the Clippers and Warriors. We look at the key takeaways from that game and if this team has the potential to be a legitimate force or are there just too many glaring holes to amend. We discu…

Dan is with the UK crew for this episode as Darren and Sam jump on to discuss if we have concerns about the high level and high intensity of Jimmy Butler's recent performances. What is Bam's next level? Is Duncan looking over his shoulder at Max Strus? We look at the latest player to be linked to the Heat in John Collins plus some other players tha…

This week's stateside guest sees @ClutchAdamNBA join Dan as we go through a host of topics! As Miami gain a bit of momentum we look at Butler's recent heroics, delve into Bam's pro's and con's and discuss the topic that won't go away with Duncan's looming payday. What would Adam do if he were Pat, extend him or trade him? We look at the potential o…

This Week Derek and Corinne hand the floor over to Max Wilbert, a long time activist and friend who is currently occupying the site of a proposed lithium mine in northern Nevada. Max and his friends could really use your help. If you want to learn more and/or figure out how you can go and physically be on the land, visit www.protectthackerpass.org …

The UK crew are back! Dan, Sam and Darren return to discuss the recent stretch of results and the return of Jimmy Butler and his game leading performance against the Kings. We dive into the big Duncan Robinson debate after I probed the question put forward by Tiffany Meeks from Miami Heat Beat on if you pay Duncan Robinson $18m+ a year and still ex…