I started rooting for the heat in 2010-11 because that was when I started to become interested in the NBA but because of the franchise history it was an easy decision to stay loyal even after Lebron left
Yesss broo so many heat runs are underrated like the time they went 30-11 after the all star break after being 11-30 In the 2016-2017 and the Heat unlike the cavs never really dismantled when lebron left they’ve stayed a pretty average playoff team which is amazing and even without wade we still managed to almost make the playoffs if the nets lost to the bulls we would’ve been made it in 2017
Why are you using "___" for the word slowed. Jordan shot 39%FG 11%3FG on 28 shots attempts per game. Game 4 Jordan shot 9 for 35 from the field and 0 for 8 from three.
Come on the East was weak in the 96-98 three peat. This was miniature size 32 year old Tim hardaway, Dan Majerlie 32 year old, PJ Brown, and Zo. They were a good team, not a great team. The east just lacked depth beyond one star player team or two star player team. While Bulls got 3 stars plus kukoc, so it was never even suppose to be competitive in the first place. The fourth seed in the east in 96 were the cavs with just Terrel Brandon and Danny Ferry.
Shareef Salvi knicks never a great team besides early 90s and before that a long time ago when nobody in this comment section was even watch basketball
I’ll never forget how defeated Riley looked and sounded during the Zo kidney disease press conference. That was really supposed to be the Heat’s year. Riley made the trades for Eddie Jones/Anthony Mason/Brian Grant to go along with Zo/Tim/Majerle/Bowen! Sigh...Anyways, Good work LOW it’s nice to see those Heat years get some love.
the 1999 2005 and 2011 heat broke my heart as a fan...those teams were good enough to win it all..stupid alan houston stupid kindey issues for zo stupid lebron and stupid rasheed...hate remembering those losses...1999 we may lose to the spurs and maybe in 05 but who knows and 2011 was our year...hate lebron
@@heatwave1789 Shaq vs Duncan in 05 is an instant classic... it would have gone along way in determining both players legacies and they already have 9 rings between them
@Terry Bogard you're right, that wasn't Kobe, that was LeBron who go on to dominate game 7 to actually win the championship. Kobe went 6-24 in a game 7 against Boston and ron Artest had to hit the 3 that put them up for good.
Drew V Yes and Tyron Lu led the Cavs to a championship and Red Holzman led the Knicks to 2 championships and Steve Kerr led Golden State to 3 championships. Doc Rivers led the Celtics to a championship but hasn’t been able to lead the Clippers to one. When MJ left to play baseball, Phil didn’t lead the Bulls to a championship but when MJ returned Phil led them to another 3 peat.
SolteroConDinero no but Phil led them to still being a top 3 team in the league with no Jordan ... without Lebron ty lue is unemployed 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Phil also went onto win 3 with Shaq n Kobe ... 😭😭😭😭
Abdu Ugas yeah but the year they came back 3-1 was their best season & really their only chance to win it all. Every other year they were either hurt or just getting plain old. The Knicks Allen Houston game winner was classic though.
Life long Fins fan in NJ here. Lived in Miami from 06-11 and adopted the Heat around 07. I spent a few years going to a lot of games and frankly many loses before Lebron and Bosh arrived. I always felt like I put my time in before the run. Flew back down for game 7 of the Finals in 2013. I've stuck with them and become an even bigger fan since Lebron left. It's nice to root for a team with strong and smart ownership that lets Pat Riley do his thing with a great staff. I believe Spoelstra is wildly underrated and likely one of the smartest coaches in the game. He'll run the Heat once Pat is done along with the existing front office. The future is bright for Miami and I need the NBA back in my life asap. Hope everyone that reads this is staying safe and healthy.
if miami doesn't foolishly trade voshon leonard for nothing in 2000 they probably make the finals with mashburn zo dan hardaway p.j leonard carter clarence otis buford bowen ....i still say if tim is healthy in 2001 the heat make the finals vs the lakers. ..that team was legit
The 90s Knicks and 90s Heat are two of the best defensive teams all time. They are right up there with the 95-97 Bulls, the Bad Boy Pistons of the late 80s - early 90s, the 05 Pistons team that won it all, the 08 Celtics team that won it all, the 98-99 Spurs, the Spurs had a few other all time great defensive teams. Those are the 7 best defensive teams that I have ever seen, they held teams to 80-90 points a game. Many of the Heat vs Knicks games in the 90s were in the low 60s-70s scoring wise😂. They had some all time low scoring games and we're always tough defensive slug fests, lots of hard fouls, lots of fights, lots of jabbing, poking and all around feistyness. Just good old school basketball.
"made quick work of orlando in the first round" the series went the distance, Penny was murdering them in games 3 and 4. Orlando siply didn't have enough to win the series after losing shaq.
j playa Thank you. Came here to write the same thing. And Game 5 went down to the wire when Tim Hardaway made a late 3 if I recall to put the game out of reach.
@@AccursedBlade just bc it doesn't have high views doesn't mean it isn't a good video. There are plenty of good videos that don't get millions of views. Ur just stupid.
"At the end of the day, an opportunity is an opportunity." Yup, I agree with this 100%, but of the teams you listed at the end, let's at least give some slack for the early 2000s Sacramento Kings. They were robbed. I don't think anyone is willing or able to dispute that.
Yes. Both those teams were definitely robbed for sure. Everyone Sac town got hosed. The referee went to jail because of that specific series against the lake show. I'm still pissed about it too, and I'm not even a Sacramento fan. But man did they play beautiful basketball
I was in Jr high when the Heat came to the league! I still remember the introduction they did in Miami i was staying down there that year and everyone was so hype!!! Even the cast of Miami Vice was there
Hes close but yeah he should be in, top 5 point guard during his prime, Stockton, Payton, KJ, Penny, ...Isiah Thomas had injuries that ended his career by 93-94
this team shocked me years ago because i hadnt thought so hard about the 90s NBA until 2k11 among other things rejuvenated my memory and influenced me to look back... and immediately since i was a Bulls fan and was born and raised in 90's Chicago i had an Eastern Conference bias... and i remember the H. Grant Magic bcuz my father moved to Orlando from Chicago when i was maybe 7 or 8 and he gave me a Grant Magic jersey one Christmas... very tight... i remember dispising Reggie and Indiana from the 98 series... it was the toughest series i could remember for the dynasty Bulls because i only had the Knicks vs Bulls series from 92 on VHS since i was 2 yrs old when that went down real time.... and the Pistons were always a pre-dynasty story that just help give little Bulls fans a concept of our origins and evolution into champions... and of course i remembered Cleveland for being Jordan's personal whipping boys and since they too were in my 92 Bulls VHS video passed down to me from my uncle... but of all the teams i remembered, including the best of the west contenders whom the Bulls went 6-0 against... it was the Heat that i considered a huge rival of us at the time.... (in revisiting) i was surprised we only faced Indiana once in 1998 in the postseason but we were division rivals and all the meetings in the regular season helped me appreciate this rivalry and totally hate Reggie Miller and other aspects of this team but remembering the 97 knock that Mourning gave Pippen always stuck in my head since i remember taking on all enemies my Bulls adopted along the way of 6 rings.... but when i looked back at these opponents... Miami shocked me with how god awful these teams from 97-01 performed in the postseason and if it werent for 97... they were basically just the Knicks lil bitch ass brother who kept getting knocked out by the Knicks... These Heat lost a series as a #2 seed and as a #1 seed to NYK in 98 and 99 and then in 2000 they lost again as a #2 seed to #3 seed NYK.... Miami had home court advantage 4 times and lost 3 times and were down 3-1 in 97 to a #3 seed NYK as a #2 seed and they should have lost that series as well.... then also in 97 vs Shaqless Orlando they almost lost a 5 game series... they were also overpowered by Chicago 4-1 in the 97 ECF and they were swept by Chicago in 96 first round... in 2000 they finally swept a first round opponent in G. Hill and Detroit and nailed Hill's career in Detroit to a coffin that series only to lose to NY again in the postseason and then be swept themselves in 01 to the 2001 Hornets.... whoever remembers the 2001 Hornets? more power to you.... this team's lack of postseason accomplishment is astonishing.... they might be the worst good team in NBA history....
This was my favorite team growing up, I feel like their best chance at a title was during that lockout season. It was supposed to be San Antonio vs Miami (assuming they beat NY and get through the East). That Allan Houston bounce still haunts me as one of the worst sports memories in my life lol
LOW said that the Heat made quick work of the Magic in the 1997 first round. Well, needing 5 games in a 5 game series doesn't sound like making quick work of a team to me. Sure, it took legendary performances from Penny Hardaway in games 3 and 4 to get to a game 5 but except for that 2000 first round sweep of Detroit and being lucky that half of the Knicks team got suspended in their lone series win against them, it seemed more like Miami was struggling mightily to get past opponents in the playoffs in their 1997-2001 run
10:50 Well, we'll always remember those brawls with the Knicks too. It's too bad about Mourning's kidney troubles. That team was actually coming together pretty well.
tim hardaway's injuries ruined them in 2000 and 2001...he was so bad in the big games...he should of been benched...probably why hes not in the hall of fame...everyone remembers that first about him cause its the last thing he did really
Just takes me back to when I was heavily invested into watching the NBA. Yeah I still watch now but idk if its age, or really whatever reason I'm honestly not sure.. I just loved watching the NBA from the early 90s up until about 2003. Granted I still watch and love the game but I dont feel as invested in games. I really dont care what kind of content you put out cause you do a great job of telling the story and giving context to everything. I'll watch everything you put out. Some of the best historical content on RUclips.
Probably the most forgotten powerhouse team in the 1990's NBA Eastern Conference, the only time people think about the late 90's Miami Heat teams is their playoffs rivalry with the New York Knicks where they have four straight years of playoffs meetings.
truth truth and the Knicks have been the laughing stock of the sports world for the last 20 years while Miami got multiple rings and countless playoff runs...
Bruh. This was so good. You summed it up perfectly. Those teams were great teams. And the match ups were always going to be physical and we loved every minute of it. It brought back so many memories... lol
Great video, as a heat fan I suffered through all this... still seeking therapy for that Allan Houston shot.. lets not forget Mashburn was a no show against Chicago
i dont know where else to post this. but its about time someone does a video on the amount of time LeBron walks and or stands around during a game. ive seen so many times how the announcers pump up james and say how many minutes he plays in playoff series yet everytime i watch james he is literally standing flat footed with his arms at his side on offense and on defense. i am just hoping you could do a video of his lack of hustle both on the defense and offensive ends of the court. not to mention in transition not even coming back past half court. thanks
Hey LOW, I’ve got a team ideal for research: the Trail Blazers from 1998-2003 aka the Jail Blazers. That team was so talented and almost prevented the Shaq-Kobe dynasty from happening until they collapsed in game 7 in 2000. But look at their roster and they were stacked.
no one mentions the 2000 ron harper game winner in portland game 3 1-1 with game 4 in portland...changed the entire series ...la loses that game the blazers win in 6...game 7 was never suppose to happen
this video makes me appreciate what jordan did in the 90’s even more so. these teams in the 90’s were so well build and very physical especially in the Eastern Conference. many teams have had bad match ups in nba history but against mike there was no bad match because he overcame any obstacles. the small intangibles he possessed were incredible and i think that’s what made Tim Duncan an incredible winner aswell. their fundamentals of the game were unmatched & that separates a runner up and the winner in close series/games
Agreed Duncan being able to beat the Shaq-Kobe Lakers in '03 always stands out to me. Very few could overcome a tough obstacle like those Laker teams but Duncan found a way.
@@AlikStansberry I think you mean the last 2 decades. If they actually draft well (For once) the next couple years, or simply get lucky in the draft and get a top 3 pick this year and/or next year, what's to say they can't be good in 5 plus years? Nobody thought the Nuggets would be this good five years ago. And now they'll be a 50 plus win team probably for most of the 2020's.
More of these! There are great teams that never got their ring, and still had a profound effect on the league. In particular, the teams coached by Rick Adleman who's offensive style and schemes were incredibly influential on the game today. His Kings and Blazers teams were incredible. Hell, D'Antoni said in his 2017 coach of the year speech "I've stolen so much from Rick Adleman over the years that it's embarrassing."
My city doesn't have a team so adopted the Heat in their expansion year as one of my teams(Bucks) and have followed them ever since. I used those 90's Heat teams on NBA Live back in the day.
harsh practices....ask anyone....the three best bigs they had all have broken down in miami under riley...the practices are legendary to get into shape he basically makes bigs collapse and do more than other teams do in practice...
As a Miami Heat fan who always know of this team but never really thought of their destructive capabilities because they never amounted to anything because of being in the Eastern conference with Michael Jordan this video was nice
I love this type format bro great vid ...can you do a video on the 89-94 Knicks and how close we where ...that stupid ass Mark Jackson tradeis why we never got a ring in my humble opinion
Spo should use and show this video to inspire Jimmy Butler, Bam and the rest of the Miami Heat players for the upcoming NBA finals. As successful as Pat Riley, you can tell he has gone thru so many ups and downs. Thats why when he says something its deep and very inspiring!
@3:00 Quick work of the Magic in 97? u crazy? Penny put them on the chopping block and had em on their heels to 5 games... this was actually a warning sign of things to come
I like vids on the teams who came up short but the title is so misleading. In the 96-97 season, they probably would have lost to the Knicks without the suspensions, but whatever they happened and the knicks lost, kudos to the heat. But then to go on and say losing 4-1 to the Bulls is moral victory cause the heat made them shoot bad is... weird. Cool , so the Bulls played bad and still wiped the floor with them. And then underachieving in the playoffs in the next 4 years what the team is known for. This is like when the Hawks won 61 games that year and everyone knew they had Zero shot at winning the title. That's how those Miami teams were. They were good regular season teams but they were never destined to beat Jordan or contend. I would love for you to do a vid on the mid 90s to early 2000s Pacers teams. Those are teams that were destined to challenge for a title and ran into Jordan, Shaq/Kobe and then sadly their best chance was the year the Malice in the palace happened.
yup they never beat the Knicks in 96 without PJ Brown dirty move against Charlie Ward. And Stern handing down this unjust suspensions against Ewing and Starks for game 6 and 7.
I agree with u my Pacers get no love and I feel like we would have gave the Heat problems during that time period. It’s crazy we didn’t win at least one championship. The 98 ECF the Bulls got a lot of help from refs in that series....
Those suspensions were good for the Heat in the short run but bad in the long run. The problem was they never legitimately beat the Knicks in '97 so they didn't overcome them mentally. I think even they knew in the back of their heads that they wouldn't have won that series without the suspensions. The Knicks on the other hand were filled with rage and had so much motivation to give it there all everytime they played Miami due to the suspensions. In an alternate universe that fight never happens and Miami loses the series in '97. Miami then takes a year or two finally overcome the Knicks. They prevail and who knows what comes from there. I do believe if the fight never happens that the knicks would have never had the fire and motivation to beat Miami every time they played them.
multiWitz yes we was I just can’t believe we didn’t win a championship during that time period. It’s crazy growing up I would have never have thought that teams like the Cavs Mavericks and Raptors would win a championship before us. Because we were so good back then it’s just crazy thinking about it. Now I’m hearing rumors we might lose or trade Victor it’s tough being a Pacers fan....
I remember that mini Hasim Rahman knot Zo put on Pippens forehead in the playoffs. Nasty elbows like Karl Malone. If they both played on the same team....Concussion city😱😂
Jamal Mashburn suffered so many injuries he failed to provide his true potential to the Heat. Mashburn in Charlotte was an all star & explosive scorer.... Thats was the thing that Riley was expecting from him. Heat was always lacking scoring with Mashburn if he is injured since Mourning & Hardaway were the only consistent scorer of the team.
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Even back then, Pat Riley looks like a mafia boss.
A Mafia Boss has guts and honor. Not something Pat the Rat had after he abandoned New York by fax machine.
@@cowabungadoug Ah yes! The bitterness! Anything else you want to get off your chest?
@@francisdiaz5213 I'm a Knicks fan...so do you have a few years of free time to spare?
@@cowabungadoug knicks being a hot garbage for the last 20 years
@@cowabungadoug ¿ how can you be a knicks fan ? ¿ are you a boomer ?
The heat have been consistently contending for a while not taking breaks that last longer for 5 years even if they do underperform sometimes
100% agree🔥🔥🔥
I started rooting for the heat in 2010-11 because that was when I started to become interested in the NBA but because of the franchise history it was an easy decision to stay loyal even after Lebron left
I became a fan in around 2017 and ive been watching them rather closely. Not only do I love the franchise history but also the jerseys.
Yesss broo so many heat runs are underrated like the time they went 30-11 after the all star break after being 11-30 In the 2016-2017 and the Heat unlike the cavs never really dismantled when lebron left they’ve stayed a pretty average playoff team which is amazing and even without wade we still managed to almost make the playoffs if the nets lost to the bulls we would’ve been made it in 2017
Truth is since its foundation the Heat have been one of the best organizations in sports
They "slowed" Jordan to 30.2 pts. The goat for real
And under 40% from the field, still the goat tho not tryna hate
@@mlkchannel5890 true
Because he shot like 100
Shots he shot 40 from the field and 11 from three
@@mlkchannel5890 agreed. Because the game was much more physical, I believe both teams shot poorly.
Why are you using "___" for the word slowed. Jordan shot 39%FG 11%3FG on 28 shots attempts per game. Game 4 Jordan shot 9 for 35 from the field and 0 for 8 from three.
I wouldn't mind more of these types of videos, looking at teams postseason success really puts a lot of things into perspective.
Knicks did to Miami what the bulls did to the Knicks...
@@yuseffhilton That's quite accurate. The only difference being that the Knicks could never win it all.
Ughh it really sucks that I wasn’t alive to at least see the Knicks be successful🤦🏾♂️. Sucks being a Knicks fan now
Come on the East was weak in the 96-98 three peat. This was miniature size 32 year old Tim hardaway, Dan Majerlie 32 year old, PJ Brown, and Zo. They were a good team, not a great team. The east just lacked depth beyond one star player team or two star player team. While Bulls got 3 stars plus kukoc, so it was never even suppose to be competitive in the first place. The fourth seed in the east in 96 were the cavs with just Terrel Brandon and Danny Ferry.
Shareef Salvi knicks never a great team besides early 90s and before that a long time ago when nobody in this comment section was even watch basketball
I’ll never forget how defeated Riley looked and sounded during the Zo kidney disease press conference. That was really supposed to be the Heat’s year. Riley made the trades for Eddie Jones/Anthony Mason/Brian Grant to go along with Zo/Tim/Majerle/Bowen! Sigh...Anyways, Good work LOW it’s nice to see those Heat years get some love.
the 1999 2005 and 2011 heat broke my heart as a fan...those teams were good enough to win it all..stupid alan houston stupid kindey issues for zo stupid lebron and stupid rasheed...hate remembering those losses...1999 we may lose to the spurs and maybe in 05 but who knows and 2011 was our year...hate lebron
Asmosis Jones Wade missing gm 6 in 05 was the dagger. Idk think that team would’ve beaten that Spurs team tho.
It would have been close since shaq still had a bit more more juice in him. But maybe 7 maybe
@@heatwave1789 Shaq vs Duncan in 05 is an instant classic... it would have gone along way in determining both players legacies and they already have 9 rings between them
They were the best team on paper in 2001 , along with the Trail Blazers. Zo's kidney disease destryed Miami and bad chemistry destroyed Portland.
The Derozan raptors of the 90’s. Always falling short
alexReyesmusic At least they lost to teams they were supposed to lose to lol
DeRozan didn't play in the 90's
@@truzzprod.8191 He should have though. His whole game is that of a really solid 90's and 2000's SG.
@Terry Bogard Kobe is better at free throws, and his jumper was more consistent. Other than that, nah.
@Terry Bogard you're right, that wasn't Kobe, that was LeBron who go on to dominate game 7 to actually win the championship.
Kobe went 6-24 in a game 7 against Boston and ron Artest had to hit the 3 that put them up for good.
Been a Miami Heat fan since 95 and the matchups against the New York Knicks were friggin brutal.
The score would be like 80-82
That's what makes it so crazy when you consider that MJ led the Bulls to 2 Three Peats.
And they say the players back then wasnt good lol, there are plenty of great squads back then.
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for real. I’d take this Miami heat team over Al Horfords Hawks or Paul George Pacer.
SolteroConDinero you mean Phil Jackson led the bulls to 3 chips
Drew V Yes and Tyron Lu led the Cavs to a championship and Red Holzman led the Knicks to 2 championships and Steve Kerr led Golden State to 3 championships. Doc Rivers led the Celtics to a championship but hasn’t been able to lead the Clippers to one. When MJ left to play baseball, Phil didn’t lead the Bulls to a championship but when MJ returned Phil led them to another 3 peat.
SolteroConDinero no but Phil led them to still being a top 3 team in the league with no Jordan ... without Lebron ty lue is unemployed 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Phil also went onto win 3 with Shaq n Kobe ... 😭😭😭😭
Videos like this give me a greater respect for basketball and it’s history. I completely forgot about this team and what they accomplished.
Kendall Kemp they were fire!!!! Had a squad but fail victim to the excellence of Michael Jordan
Topnotchryde88 They got killed by the Knicks.
Abdu Ugas yeah but the year they came back 3-1 was their best season & really their only chance to win it all. Every other year they were either hurt or just getting plain old. The Knicks Allen Houston game winner was classic though.
In just 34 years
Life long Fins fan in NJ here. Lived in Miami from 06-11 and adopted the Heat around 07. I spent a few years going to a lot of games and frankly many loses before Lebron and Bosh arrived. I always felt like I put my time in before the run.
Flew back down for game 7 of the Finals in 2013. I've stuck with them and become an even bigger fan since Lebron left. It's nice to root for a team with strong and smart ownership that lets Pat Riley do his thing with a great staff. I believe Spoelstra is wildly underrated and likely one of the smartest coaches in the game. He'll run the Heat once Pat is done along with the existing front office.
The future is bright for Miami and I need the NBA back in my life asap. Hope everyone that reads this is staying safe and healthy.
Let’s go, Heat!!! 🔥
The 90s Knicks and Heat are two of the most underrated and best teams never to win a chip, IMO both were better than the jazz
if miami doesn't foolishly trade voshon leonard for nothing in 2000 they probably make the finals with mashburn zo dan hardaway p.j leonard carter clarence otis buford bowen ....i still say if tim is healthy in 2001 the heat make the finals vs the lakers. ..that team was legit
The 90s Knicks and 90s Heat are two of the best defensive teams all time. They are right up there with the 95-97 Bulls, the Bad Boy Pistons of the late 80s - early 90s, the 05 Pistons team that won it all, the 08 Celtics team that won it all, the 98-99 Spurs, the Spurs had a few other all time great defensive teams. Those are the 7 best defensive teams that I have ever seen, they held teams to 80-90 points a game. Many of the Heat vs Knicks games in the 90s were in the low 60s-70s scoring wise😂. They had some all time low scoring games and we're always tough defensive slug fests, lots of hard fouls, lots of fights, lots of jabbing, poking and all around feistyness. Just good old school basketball.
The late 90s was when I first started watching the NBA;
and those Heat-Knick series always had me glued to the TV.
(even though I'm a Hawks fan)
"made quick work of orlando in the first round" the series went the distance, Penny was murdering them in games 3 and 4. Orlando siply didn't have enough to win the series after losing shaq.
j playa Thank you. Came here to write the same thing. And Game 5 went down to the wire when Tim Hardaway made a late 3 if I recall to put the game out of reach.
LOW making bangers left and right
Love that profile pic!#Heatnation
"Bangers" LOOK AT THE VIEWS LMAO
Jay Young yo i watched you watched it it’s don’t matter who else like it it was a BANGER
@@AccursedBlade just bc it doesn't have high views doesn't mean it isn't a good video. There are plenty of good videos that don't get millions of views. Ur just stupid.
HEAT NATION 🔥
"At the end of the day, an opportunity is an opportunity." Yup, I agree with this 100%, but of the teams you listed at the end, let's at least give some slack for the early 2000s Sacramento Kings.
They were robbed. I don't think anyone is willing or able to dispute that.
I'd say the '07 suns were robbed as well.
Yes. Both those teams were definitely robbed for sure. Everyone Sac town got hosed. The referee went to jail because of that specific series against the lake show. I'm still pissed about it too, and I'm not even a Sacramento fan. But man did they play beautiful basketball
Sac was definitely robbed.
@@awesom2bemelonestar10 Sac would have went on to win the chip too if it wasnt for the bitch ass ref
They were robbed but they also had another chance to win game 7 and absolutely choked
I was in Jr high when the Heat came to the league! I still remember the introduction they did in Miami i was staying down there that year and everyone was so hype!!! Even the cast of Miami Vice was there
Get Tim Hardaway in the h.o.f 😡
He's hall of very good, not a hall of famer
Hes close but yeah he should be in, top 5 point guard during his prime, Stockton, Payton, KJ, Penny, ...Isiah Thomas had injuries that ended his career by 93-94
@Zeke Jordan idk why
@Zeke Jordan hmmm perhaps
Now!
this team shocked me years ago because i hadnt thought so hard about the 90s NBA until 2k11 among other things rejuvenated my memory and influenced me to look back... and immediately since i was a Bulls fan and was born and raised in 90's Chicago i had an Eastern Conference bias... and i remember the H. Grant Magic bcuz my father moved to Orlando from Chicago when i was maybe 7 or 8 and he gave me a Grant Magic jersey one Christmas... very tight... i remember dispising Reggie and Indiana from the 98 series... it was the toughest series i could remember for the dynasty Bulls because i only had the Knicks vs Bulls series from 92 on VHS since i was 2 yrs old when that went down real time.... and the Pistons were always a pre-dynasty story that just help give little Bulls fans a concept of our origins and evolution into champions... and of course i remembered Cleveland for being Jordan's personal whipping boys and since they too were in my 92 Bulls VHS video passed down to me from my uncle... but of all the teams i remembered, including the best of the west contenders whom the Bulls went 6-0 against... it was the Heat that i considered a huge rival of us at the time.... (in revisiting) i was surprised we only faced Indiana once in 1998 in the postseason but we were division rivals and all the meetings in the regular season helped me appreciate this rivalry and totally hate Reggie Miller and other aspects of this team but remembering the 97 knock that Mourning gave Pippen always stuck in my head since i remember taking on all enemies my Bulls adopted along the way of 6 rings.... but when i looked back at these opponents... Miami shocked me with how god awful these teams from 97-01 performed in the postseason and if it werent for 97... they were basically just the Knicks lil bitch ass brother who kept getting knocked out by the Knicks... These Heat lost a series as a #2 seed and as a #1 seed to NYK in 98 and 99 and then in 2000 they lost again as a #2 seed to #3 seed NYK.... Miami had home court advantage 4 times and lost 3 times and were down 3-1 in 97 to a #3 seed NYK as a #2 seed and they should have lost that series as well.... then also in 97 vs Shaqless Orlando they almost lost a 5 game series... they were also overpowered by Chicago 4-1 in the 97 ECF and they were swept by Chicago in 96 first round... in 2000 they finally swept a first round opponent in G. Hill and Detroit and nailed Hill's career in Detroit to a coffin that series only to lose to NY again in the postseason and then be swept themselves in 01 to the 2001 Hornets.... whoever remembers the 2001 Hornets? more power to you.... this team's lack of postseason accomplishment is astonishing.... they might be the worst good team in NBA history....
This was my favorite team growing up, I feel like their best chance at a title was during that lockout season. It was supposed to be San Antonio vs Miami (assuming they beat NY and get through the East). That Allan Houston bounce still haunts me as one of the worst sports memories in my life lol
Theres no question that Miami would have won. They had the defensive players and team to match up against spurs.
This video should be mandatory watching for all Heat fans.. loved it.. thank you. This is the team I grew up with
This the heat team that got me liking the Miami Heat as my favorite basketball team.
LOW said that the Heat made quick work of the Magic in the 1997 first round. Well, needing 5 games in a 5 game series doesn't sound like making quick work of a team to me. Sure, it took legendary performances from Penny Hardaway in games 3 and 4 to get to a game 5 but except for that 2000 first round sweep of Detroit and being lucky that half of the Knicks team got suspended in their lone series win against them, it seemed more like Miami was struggling mightily to get past opponents in the playoffs in their 1997-2001 run
He probably forgot the first round hasn't always been seven games.
That's 90s bball kids, see how physical it was, this was my favorite lineup,timmy and alonzo.
Lol
10:50 Well, we'll always remember those brawls with the Knicks too. It's too bad about Mourning's kidney troubles. That team was actually coming together pretty well.
tim hardaway's injuries ruined them in 2000 and 2001...he was so bad in the big games...he should of been benched...probably why hes not in the hall of fame...everyone remembers that first about him cause its the last thing he did really
Just takes me back to when I was heavily invested into watching the NBA. Yeah I still watch now but idk if its age, or really whatever reason I'm honestly not sure.. I just loved watching the NBA from the early 90s up until about 2003. Granted I still watch and love the game but I dont feel as invested in games. I really dont care what kind of content you put out cause you do a great job of telling the story and giving context to everything. I'll watch everything you put out. Some of the best historical content on RUclips.
Probably the most forgotten powerhouse team in the 1990's NBA Eastern Conference, the only time people think about the late 90's Miami Heat teams is their playoffs rivalry with the New York Knicks where they have four straight years of playoffs meetings.
And the knicks dominated no matter what happened they knocked miami out more.
truth truth and the Knicks have been the laughing stock of the sports world for the last 20 years while Miami got multiple rings and countless playoff runs...
Bruh. This was so good. You summed it up perfectly. Those teams were great teams. And the match ups were always going to be physical and we loved every minute of it. It brought back so many memories... lol
Thank you for making this!!!! Those late 90’s Heat team was great!!! Man were they good
Enjoyed the video. I always like looking back at other good teams who didn't quite make it
Great video, as a heat fan I suffered through all this... still seeking therapy for that Allan Houston shot.. lets not forget Mashburn was a no show against Chicago
i dont know where else to post this. but its about time someone does a video on the amount of time LeBron walks and or stands around during a game. ive seen so many times how the announcers pump up james and say how many minutes he plays in playoff series yet everytime i watch james he is literally standing flat footed with his arms at his side on offense and on defense. i am just hoping you could do a video of his lack of hustle both on the defense and offensive ends of the court. not to mention in transition not even coming back past half court. thanks
Amazing video! Massive love from London, England! I love this videos! Thanks Low🔥👊🏽
Hey LOW, I’ve got a team ideal for research: the Trail Blazers from 1998-2003 aka the Jail Blazers. That team was so talented and almost prevented the Shaq-Kobe dynasty from happening until they collapsed in game 7 in 2000. But look at their roster and they were stacked.
Yeah they had Scottie Pippen and the 'Kobe Stopper' Rueben Robinson
KennyD Rasheed Wallace was unbelievably good that series.
no one mentions the 2000 ron harper game winner in portland game 3 1-1 with game 4 in portland...changed the entire series ...la loses that game the blazers win in 6...game 7 was never suppose to happen
This was a good vid. I remember those Heat teams. They were amongst my all-time favorites.
Great video.. was a huge Heat fan as a kid. Loved watching Tim Hardaway
Bro You Neva Disappoint Me Wit Yo Videos ‼️
Nice of you to show some love for the 2011 mavs.
Found ur channel cpl days ago and really enjoy ur breakdown of multiple things. I like the ones were teams waste draft picks.
Great vid! Imo one of ya best ones 💯
this video makes me appreciate what jordan did in the 90’s even more so. these teams in the 90’s were so well build and very physical especially in the Eastern Conference. many teams have had bad match ups in nba history but against mike there was no bad match because he overcame any obstacles. the small intangibles he possessed were incredible and i think that’s what made Tim Duncan an incredible winner aswell. their fundamentals of the game were unmatched & that separates a runner up and the winner in close series/games
Agreed Duncan being able to beat the Shaq-Kobe Lakers in '03 always stands out to me. Very few could overcome a tough obstacle like those Laker teams but Duncan found a way.
You have a great understanding of the history of the game, and a cool voice.
Nice vid. Keep em coming sir!
Good video! Im not sure if you have done so already, but could you make a video about the SuperSonics of the early to mid 90's ?
I’m a big heat fan but we could never get passed the damn Knicks
At least for now New York is trash for the next decade or two,
Yup, the only time the Heat did was because NY's best players got suspended.
Henny Lopez fax
@@AlikStansberry I think you mean the last 2 decades. If they actually draft well (For once) the next couple years, or simply get lucky in the draft and get a top 3 pick this year and/or next year, what's to say they can't be good in 5 plus years? Nobody thought the Nuggets would be this good five years ago. And now they'll be a 50 plus win team probably for most of the 2020's.
@Elijah Ruderman that's actually what I meant. Sometimes I may word things out a little wierd.
pleasure to watch
(brought back memories)
do keep them coming!
Man I grew up loving this team !!! Heat Nation ...
More of these! There are great teams that never got their ring, and still had a profound effect on the league. In particular, the teams coached by Rick Adleman who's offensive style and schemes were incredibly influential on the game today. His Kings and Blazers teams were incredible. Hell, D'Antoni said in his 2017 coach of the year speech "I've stolen so much from Rick Adleman over the years that it's embarrassing."
Those red Miami Heat jerseys are one of the top jerseys ever
Great work!!
Great video as always LOW 💯💯
This vid was great. I would definitely watch more like it👍👍
LOW you need to have a patreon, you deserve it.
Great video - great job
A video about the Bucks during the Sidney Moncrief era would be interesting.
This video was great keep it up
Great video man
I definitely enjoyed it everything was well content
Put this upload in a museum. It contains a feel good moment for the Knicks . This deserves to be saved for all the ages
Great story to do a video on. But it hurts watching my Heat every year in the Playoffs then.
Love the vid, keep them coming!
Well made video,keep it up you have a Bright future my friend.
These are great stories that should be told. Thanks L.O.W.
great video legend of simping love you
Marcell droppin heat as usual!
My city doesn't have a team so adopted the Heat in their expansion year as one of my teams(Bucks) and have followed them ever since. I used those 90's Heat teams on NBA Live back in the day.
This is a great video.
You know what's weird Alonzo morning kidney disease
Chris Bosh blood clots
What are they doing over there
It's Miami... most likely coke
harsh practices....ask anyone....the three best bigs they had all have broken down in miami under riley...the practices are legendary to get into shape he basically makes bigs collapse and do more than other teams do in practice...
@@MasterJP28 duh it better than Pepsi
@@kethacox6530 facts! That's why I love it here!
Nice video i love the late 90s Heat.
I'm still waiting when will Tim Hardawy be inducted to the HOF
buto1118 Keep waiting, cuz Ben Wallace isn’t in the HoF.
Ey i saw you in Agents vid lmao didnt even know that was you till he said “LEGEND OF LOSING”
Would have never known about teams like this. If you don’t go far, you’re quickly forgotten
Great video
As a Miami Heat fan who always know of this team but never really thought of their destructive capabilities because they never amounted to anything because of being in the Eastern conference with Michael Jordan this video was nice
Damn imagine if Tim and Zo dethroned Jordan
D WADE IS THE GOAT STOP BEING STUPID
Tim and Zo 😂😂😂😂😂💀
Christian Soldier didn’t they nearly get beat by penny Hardaway in 97?
I noticed that the picture at 6:24 was from the NBA 2K11’s intro😂😂 #IconicPic
Great video.
Great Video.
Basketball with gutwrench suplexes... man, i miss those days
Can you do a video like this about the 2000s era Sacramento Kings, or the Atlanta Hawks or Milwaukee Bucks in the 80s
I love this type format bro great vid ...can you do a video on the 89-94 Knicks and how close we where ...that stupid ass Mark
Jackson tradeis why we never got a ring in my humble opinion
On point 🥊
Spo should use and show this video to inspire Jimmy Butler, Bam and the rest of the Miami Heat players for the upcoming NBA finals. As successful as Pat Riley, you can tell he has gone thru so many ups and downs. Thats why when he says something its deep and very inspiring!
I would love to see you and Agent do a NBA vid on your main channel about a basketball topic he knows well (Raptors Legacy Ranking etc etc)
99 was their best shot of going to the Finals in that era.
The late 90s Heat are like the 70s and 80s Vikings.
Hey man where do you get the music you use on your vids
Low dropping all 1/10’s, good shit!
awesome video
@3:00 Quick work of the Magic in 97? u crazy? Penny put them on the chopping block and had em on their heels to 5 games... this was actually a warning sign of things to come
God watching this put me back into watching my Clippers flounder against the Rockets ugh
MJ was in everybody's way in the 90s. And the Knicks were just a huge thorn at the Heat's side in that decade.
As a Spurs fan I was so glad we didn't have to face the Heat in the finals of '99.
One of my very favorite retro teams in 2k👍🏾👍🏾
I like vids on the teams who came up short but the title is so misleading.
In the 96-97 season, they probably would have lost to the Knicks without the suspensions, but whatever they happened and the knicks lost, kudos to the heat. But then to go on and say losing 4-1 to the Bulls is moral victory cause the heat made them shoot bad is... weird. Cool , so the Bulls played bad and still wiped the floor with them.
And then underachieving in the playoffs in the next 4 years what the team is known for. This is like when the Hawks won 61 games that year and everyone knew they had Zero shot at winning the title. That's how those Miami teams were. They were good regular season teams but they were never destined to beat Jordan or contend.
I would love for you to do a vid on the mid 90s to early 2000s Pacers teams. Those are teams that were destined to challenge for a title and ran into Jordan, Shaq/Kobe and then sadly their best chance was the year the Malice in the palace happened.
yup they never beat the Knicks in 96 without PJ Brown dirty move against Charlie Ward. And Stern handing down this unjust suspensions against Ewing and Starks for game 6 and 7.
I agree with u my Pacers get no love and I feel like we would have gave the Heat problems during that time period. It’s crazy we didn’t win at least one championship. The 98 ECF the Bulls got a lot of help from refs in that series....
Those suspensions were good for the Heat in the short run but bad in the long run. The problem was they never legitimately beat the Knicks in '97 so they didn't overcome them mentally. I think even they knew in the back of their heads that they wouldn't have won that series without the suspensions. The Knicks on the other hand were filled with rage and had so much motivation to give it there all everytime they played Miami due to the suspensions.
In an alternate universe that fight never happens and Miami loses the series in '97. Miami then takes a year or two finally overcome the Knicks. They prevail and who knows what comes from there. I do believe if the fight never happens that the knicks would have never had the fire and motivation to beat Miami every time they played them.
that 97-98 pacers was something.
the only team that took bulls to game 7.
multiWitz yes we was I just can’t believe we didn’t win a championship during that time period. It’s crazy growing up I would have never have thought that teams like the Cavs Mavericks and Raptors would win a championship before us. Because we were so good back then it’s just crazy thinking about it. Now I’m hearing rumors we might lose or trade Victor it’s tough being a Pacers fan....
When you’re noti gang but you don’t get the noti
This was dope ..make more...Sacramento would be a good one
Just think if Howard's contract hadn't been disallowed.
I remember that mini Hasim Rahman knot Zo put on Pippens forehead in the playoffs. Nasty elbows like Karl Malone. If they both played on the same team....Concussion city😱😂
Awh man I miss these
Jamal Mashburn suffered so many injuries he failed to provide his true potential to the Heat. Mashburn in Charlotte was an all star & explosive scorer.... Thats was the thing that Riley was expecting from him. Heat was always lacking scoring with Mashburn if he is injured since Mourning & Hardaway were the only consistent scorer of the team.