Wednesday, February 04, 2026

At this time tomorrow if nothing done, Riley needs to hold a news conference to explain himself

Washington Post Eliminates Sports Department

Weirdo

They are an org. that overvalues its players, both paying them too much and thinking the players are better than does the rest of the Association.

They believe themselves always players for Whales when they are not. They overvalue their attraction to Whales. Their reality testing is impaired: eleven and one-half years of 44-38 and no Whales

This is so hard a time for me as a "Heat" fan. I was at the first game in 1988. The franchise has been humiliated, the fan base disillusioned and disabused of hope, the players told they are not wanted, are not good enough, the future a treadmill of irrelevant mediocrity descending into decrepitude. This once proud, proud franchise.

The Miami Heat simply don’t have enough

When the past reminds you of reality

Public Occurrences February 4, 2026

Israelcide Doing Good Work in Ceasefire! 21 More, Mostly Women and Children of Course, Killed in Gaza Air Strikes

Last Call! 🧊 Melting! 🍺 Rising!, 🔥Fading, Give ☮️ a Chance?!

Antokounmpo Statement

Antetokounmpo noted to Owczarski that he’s had “zero” input in the trade discussions surrounding him and believes the Bucks can still put together a competitive roster with him.

“I always listen and trust. But what I’m trying to say, how many chances do I have left to win a championship? So, you just gotta [be] more careful and more urgent in every decision that you make moving forward.

If you ask me what do I really want, deep down in my heart? I want to be a Milwaukee Buck until I retire and win a championship here. End of sentence. ... If that is not possible to happen, and if then you realize maybe that’s not the case and maybe they’re looking elsewhere and that’s not what they’re trying to do, then automatically you have to be in the plans of what they’re trying to do or weigh the other options. It’s normal.”

Election Over?

12:22 am:

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

It's Getting Colder!

This is like Election Night!

Spoelstra's starters tonight!

Davion Mitchell
Myron Gardner
Pelle Larsson
Simone Fontecchio
Bam Adebayo

OMG!!!!!😆🤣

😂👏"HEAT" FANS!!!!

Shorthanded Heat fall 127-115 to Hawks amid chants of ‘We want Giannis!’

Sun-Sentinel

Now watch, Pat Riley is going to call Barry Jackson who will thereafter write that those reports about Riley offering a third of the roster were all wrong, that Riley really loves this roster, that he sees no reason for drastic change, that it's preposterous that he would offer a third of his players and that in fact he only offered Myron Gardner.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has a wish list...

Atop his list is...Minnesota.

🍺is "underwhelmed" by the offers it has received, including from🧊. So, Giannis can have 🧊 or 🔥or Male🐄 or anyone else he wants atop his list, but Male🦌have to have that other team atop their list also. 🧊 is getting closer in bettors minds but chances are Giannis is staying. Surprisingly, he warmed up tonight (calf) but has not played.

The Old Man ain't gettin' the Whale. The Old Man's team lost to Pigeons tonight. According to Ira Winderman they were tilted in the second game over the weekend against Male🐄. It was at this exact time last season that the team was torn apart over the Jimmy Butler saga. When your plans to trade literally a third of your roster are so public, you better get it done or you could end up in the lottery.

Miami "Heat": 27-25, .519-->43-39

Five Cups of Weak Coffee Don't Make a Pot of Strong Coffee

Believed "Heat" Final Offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo:

Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Terry Rozier, a combination of Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, or Kasparas Jakucionis, two first-round picks, and two first-round pick swaps...

Let's compare the coffees:

Milwaukee Blend:

1 cup
10 All-Stars
9 All-NBAs
2 MVPs
1 NBA title

Miami Blend:

5 cups
1 All-Star
0 All-NBAs
0 MVPs
0 NBA titles
4 cups of potential

Go ahead, you're Jon Horst: What would you tell Pat Riley to do with his "final" trade offer?

Heat

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(**) Update

What is the latest on Giannis?

Windhorst: Only the Bucks know the exact landscape. It is possible that general manager Jon Horst and Milwaukee's front office have the basis of an offer they'd pursue and it could get serious. Rival teams, however, believe it makes a lot of sense to wait until summer. The possible big offer from Golden State, a deal that could net Milwaukee up to four first-round picks, will likely still be there in June.

Meanwhile, the Bucks can wait until they know exactly where their pick and every first-rounder will land. Plus numerous possible suitors, such as the Miami Heat, can offer a better package of picks once the league year flips.

Thus "Not Traded" being the thinking of the majority of bettors.

*Update 3:34 pm

3:28 pm:

A package centered around Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Terry Rozier, a combination of Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, or Kasparas Jakucionis, two first-round picks, and two first-round pick swaps could be what many believe to be the Miami Heat’s final offer to the Milwaukee Bucks for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, via allyoucanheat.

That's a lot. A lot of mediocrity. I don't think it's enough. If it is enough, the starting lineup for the rest of this season would be:

Andrew Wiggins
Bam Adebayo
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Norman Powell
Davion Mitchell

That would be a rock-ribbed defensive unit and an explosive offensive one.

We are unlikely to have Andrew and Norman beyond this season. They're both free agents.