Miami Heat attendance at the Miami Hurricanes vs Duke Blue Devils... Tank for Cooper Flagg?

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Could be something?? A VERY noticeable attendance was at the Miami Hurricanes vs Duke Blue Devils... Miami Heat's own Micky Arison and Erik Spoelstra. Tank for Cooper Flagg?

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00:00is the Duke Blue Devils last night.

00:03Yeah, we knew it was a close game, close, close game, close

00:09Miami Hurricanes.

00:10They got beat 97 to 60.

00:16All right.

00:17The Canes had 20 turnovers in that affair.

00:2097 to 60, 97 to 60.

00:27I'm sorry.

00:28They covered.

00:31They did not cover 37.

00:34No, I mean the Duke did.

00:36I told you 20.

00:37I told you 22 wasn't enough.

00:40Duke covered, but

00:45interesting guests in attendance yesterday, Leroy.

00:49All right, for Duke Miami.

00:54In the crowd yesterday, pictures are surfacing reports from boots

01:03on the ground.

01:04Say that Miami Heat head coach, Eric Spolstra was in attendance

01:13for yesterday's game, Leroy.

01:16I'm sure that he was there to go take a look at a 6 and 22

01:19Miami Hurricanes team, don't you?

01:21You know he was there to see.

01:23And then also behind the bench, very noticeable, right behind the

01:32Duke Blue Devils bench, Mickey and Nick Erison, Leroy.

01:39Very noticeable.

01:44Had to let some people wonder, do they have this in mind, Leroy

01:49Hoard?

01:50Do they have a little ping-pong on the mind right now?

02:07We want you to.

02:11I'm just, what are you doing?

02:14Opportunities knocking, baby.

02:17Opportunities using the doorbell.

02:22Hey, I'm at the doorbell and I'm going.

02:29That's a point.

02:30It's a point.

02:35It's a point.

02:41Cooper flag yesterday.

02:43Cooper flag yesterday.

02:4516 points in 27 minutes.

02:48There you go.

02:49Nick Erison went to Duke.

02:52Yeah, I know, dude.

02:53That's where, but they were behind.

02:56You think the Aresons are sitting there behind the bench?

03:00Very noticeable with the number one player, Leroy.

03:05Remember, typically not an organization that tanks Leroy.

03:09But maybe, maybe the fix has been in, maybe there came a certain

03:18pivot point with all this Jimmy Butler stuff that's been happening

03:21that the Miami Heat have decided.

03:24You know what?

03:26Maybe we just make it look good and by making it look good, we

03:31make it look bad.

03:32Do you know Leroy that the Miami Heat, if I could interest you

03:37because it feels like a, you know, you've been very preoccupied

03:40this segment.

03:40I don't know what's going on.

03:42I don't know if you lost your password again or what not.

03:44I'm just listening to you.

03:45Knuckleheads.

03:46It doesn't feel like you're listening.

03:48It doesn't feel like you're listening.

03:50If I, if I could reign in here for a second.

03:52Okay.

03:54If you wanted to tank but not make it look like a tank, you would

04:03be wanting to do it at the end of games, games that are looking

04:07smooth Leroy.

04:09And sometimes you can get exposed in the numbers a little bit and

04:14it appears the Miami Heat have taken the tank to the fourth

04:21quarter.

04:22Now, you may say, hey, this team may just suck maybe, but sometimes

04:29the numbers are just a little too off kilter.

04:32So this was interesting.

04:36Yesterday was reading this article by Barry Jackson and Anthony Chang.

04:41Do you know since January 1st that the Miami Heat have been outscored

04:48in the fourth quarter?

04:50Oh boy is a big number by 92 points.

04:5792 points as crazy.

05:02The next closest team Leroy is 30 64 60 30 away.

05:09That's a little suspicious.

05:14So, so, so here's fish.

05:17So here, how do you think they're pulling this off?

05:24Here's what we do.

05:25We go out there because the numbers are the numbers.

05:28How do you think they are pulling this off?

05:30Because you have this conspiracy theory.

05:34And I was like, how are they pulling this off?

05:38I think they got to a point.

05:39I think they were meeting of the minds of the whole Jimmy Butler

05:42drama happening and being like, listen, let's be real about this.

05:48We're not going anywhere this year.

05:50And they're exposures.

05:51Like you think I can't tank games.

05:53You think I can't screw the pooch on this stuff?

05:56I'll just put Terry Rozier out there at the start of the

05:58fourth quarter.

05:58Every single time.

06:01He goes, that's what we're going to do.

06:02That's what we're going to do.

06:04In fact, we have them under FBI investigation.

06:07And how does he get immunity?

06:09He just keeps doing what he's doing.

06:11And all of a sudden we're sitting here and we're blowing game after

06:16game.

06:17Look at the Miami heats record in the last two weeks, Leroy.

06:22I mean the teams they have beat awful.

06:25I mean just teams that are going blow for blow for them and suck.

06:28They tried.

06:29They tried blowing it against the Raptors and the Raptors said you

06:33can't out tank us.

06:36So there are some tough matchups.

06:37They have to go with do you understand?

06:40Yeah, that playing this game does not guarantee you the number one

06:47pick.

06:48Certainly doesn't guarantee it, but it makes the chances greater.

06:55And again, this is the worst sport to tank it.

06:59Yes, this in baseball for sure.

07:01Well baseball like I don't even know how their draft works.

07:07They also have a draft lottery, but you know that you don't get to

07:10see those players for three years.

07:11So in a way, right?

07:12So so and then if you're the Marlins by the time the guys ready, you

07:17probably already traded him.

07:18I think the Marlins had the best.

07:20They had the best odds for the number one pick and the worst that

07:23they could fall was eighth.

07:24And I think they got seventh this year.

07:26I think it was something like that.

07:28There you go, which they deserve, but the heat deserve the number

07:33one pick.

07:34And again, I go back to where you're going with this now.

07:37Well, I just think that they do.

07:38I think they deserve it and I don't know.

07:43Eric Spolster couldn't watch Cooper flag on TV.

07:46He had to be there in person after after being on the road all month

07:50long.

07:51What is he?

07:52What is he a hoops?

07:53Junkie?

07:54No, the plan is in place.

07:57My friend.

07:58The plan appears to be in place.

08:00The Aresons were boots on the ground.

08:02Spo was boots on the ground and the might Leroy 92 points.

08:07They've been outscored by in the fourth quarter in the year 2025.

08:12What is that?

08:14What is that?

08:15You think nobody could be doing that purposely?

08:20But by a margin of 30 points, the next team, that's crazy.

08:26I don't know.

08:28I don't know.

08:29You may forget me.

08:30You bet Margo's and my nuts.

08:33Something fishy to something is fishy.

08:35A lot of things you could be doing on a Tuesday night in South Florida.

08:39Look the Miami Heat.

08:40They like to keep appearances up, which I respect about them.

08:43They are for competitors only.

08:45That's their mantra, right?

08:48So if they're going to tank.

08:51You got to make it look good and by making it look good, you got to

08:54make these collapses look bad.

08:56If they're tanking, are they basically saying we don't have enough

09:00exact?

09:00Well, they don't have enough, but you notice who hasn't been saying

09:03that is, you know, to spell has not been using that line this year.

09:05No, he has not been using the we have enough line.

09:09He just been saying we're going to get it fixed.

09:11And apparently his way to get a fix is get us Cooper flag.

09:14Why do you do this?

09:16This is so ridiculous.

09:17What do you mean?

09:20Let me ask you something.

09:21Can I ask you something?

09:21Genuinely?

09:23Okay, maybe conspiracy is strong.

09:25Maybe conspiracy.

09:26Just hear me out.

09:27I don't ask much of you, but just hear me out of this.

09:32Okay, maybe them throwing games in the fourth quarter is a bit much.

09:39But and however.

09:40Do you Leroy Horde think that Mickey and Nick Harrison have thought

09:49to themselves massive Duke fans?

09:53Duke has this intangible unicorn.

09:56Everybody wants to tank form.

09:58You don't think they've had the conversation just over some lobster

10:01and caviar, whatever the Richie.

10:03I would guess that everybody in the league is saying, what if we

10:11can get him?

10:14I'm sure everybody has but I'm talking like their organization

10:17being at where they're at.

10:18You know, they have been just, you know, been right here and

10:22they need a new face.

10:23They need a new direction.

10:24They need a pivot point now Leroy in this post Jimmy Butler

10:26era.

10:27They just need players.

10:28That's it.

10:29Yeah, but particularly this player.

10:33Okay.

10:35You know, all number one pigs don't work out, right?

10:40Can we arrest him for being the fun police?

10:42Like, can we just can we press charges?

10:48Cooper flags not going to work out.

10:49That's your move.

10:50No, I'm not saying that.

10:51That's your move.

10:53I'm not saying that.

10:56That tanking for the number one player doesn't necessarily mean

10:59success.

11:00Cool.

11:00Thanks, dude.

11:02Great.

11:03Understood.

11:03Wait, what I'm saying?

11:05How is that more ridiculous than you?

11:06That's not wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

11:09How is what I'm saying?

11:11Any less ridiculous of you saying we have a better chance at

11:16ping-pong balls.

11:18Dude, you are here's where you are.

11:21I want to call you the groundskeeper because you just got

11:23here moving the goalposts.

11:25I'm not you are all I asked was you to be a grown-up and answer

11:29the question.

11:29Do you think the Arisons have thought to themselves?

11:31Why don't we screw the pooch get Cooper flag?

11:33We're sure.

11:34Sure.

11:34So do you agree with that?

11:36Yeah.

11:37Okay.

11:37And now your point?

11:41Hey, did what?

11:41No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

11:44Here's here's what I'm saying.

11:46That's not what I'm saying.

11:47I'm saying, you know, teams have tried to tank for the number

11:51one pick got the number one pick and it didn't work out.

11:56Like they don't number one picks don't always work out.

12:00But this is a guy.

12:00They say he's gonna work out.

12:02Dude.

12:02That's what they said about him beat and be was number one pick.

12:06He wasn't no.

12:08What about with the with New Orleans Zion?

12:14But Zion's talented.

12:15He just loves to eat and apparently is very horny.

12:20Very horny for sure.

12:21And I'd still take a I'd still take a spin around the old Zion

12:24block if we want to.

12:25Hey, he's as slim as he's ever been.

12:27He's slim as he's ever been.

12:28Leroy 264 Texans.

12:31Mario Williams.

12:33That he was good.

12:35Kinda.

12:35He was good.

12:37Yes.

12:39I think he's still is he still playing?

12:40No, that's a Mario Williams.

12:42I know.

12:43I think his last year was with the Dolphins.

12:45Wasn't it?

12:47He didn't go to the bills after where did he have the red eyes

12:50and I think I felt like he took a spin around the Dolphins

12:53block and it didn't really work out.

12:56Yeah, Markel Fultz was a number one.

13:04He was he was but a lot of people also said that that was a

13:07bad that was a bad swing that they should have taken Tatum.

13:12And it was that who was the Luka draft who was number one

13:16that year?

13:18Because they took the Kings took Marvin Bagley at two.

13:21I know that who was number one that year.

13:24Oh, that was the 2018 draft.

13:28Like you said, Luka was third Bagley was second and

13:33Deandre 18.

13:40Wait, wait, wait.

13:41So when everyone all came up, how excited were they to get

13:44Deandre?

13:47I guess excited.

13:48That was a terrible choice.

13:51People said people were talking.

13:52I mean look Goran was telling you about Luka.

13:56Yeah, Ben Simmons was a number one.

13:59Remember Luka and Trey?

14:00Oh, Ben Simmons with Ben Simmons was a good player.

14:03He just lost it or like two years, but he was a good player.

14:06He just lost it.

14:07That's a wire cross thing.

14:09Okay.

14:11See, I can't I'm not going to say Wiggins because Wiggins

14:14is is really good.

14:16He just lost our right.

14:18He was one of the best players on the finals team.

14:23Is it because he's intangible?

14:25Is that why you have your doubts?

14:27No, not at all.

14:30Was um, oh yeah, my goodness.

14:33What about yeah, Anthony Bennett, right?

14:35He's Canadian.

14:36Yeah, but everybody looked at that.

14:38That was ridiculous.

14:39Was ridiculous.

14:40Carl Anthony Towns Ant-Man.

14:43Oh boy.

14:44Here we go.

14:46Zion is Deandre Eaton.

14:48Now name the number one picks that did work out you child.

14:52I mean in most of the drafts that we can think of the twos and

14:56threes worked out better than now.

14:58Two is actually a two's a cursed pick.

15:01Two's one.

15:02That's like everybody's like, yeah, especially Michael B's two.

15:05Yeah, though.

15:05He's amongst the list, but like two is like that snake bit.

15:08It's like it's a snake pit.

15:10The only time that the best number two is it was Jordan two or is

15:14he three Jordan?

15:15Three and Durant was two, but there's a lot of twos that are

15:18like wolf.

15:22Let's see.

15:25Yeah, two is not looking good at all.

15:27I don't know if you guys saw last night that Eric Spolzer had

15:29that eye black on because he's ready to capture the flag, dude.

15:34Oh my goodness.

15:35Did the lasers really go through?

15:38Here's a number two.

15:39Misha, Mickey Harrison goes to bed every night.

15:42That's his white noise.

15:49Come to the beaches tonight.

15:50Mickey oh, oh so can you turn on the you would rather you would

15:54rather, the heat not make the heat make the time not to make the

15:56time.

15:57No, no, no.

15:58Oh what?

15:59So the heat would not make the time not to make the time.

16:01No, the heat, the heat would not really make the time to make the

16:04time.

16:05He's the heat of the night.

16:06Who?

16:06You would rather you would rather the heat not make the play in

16:12Hmm what are you asking you'd rather them not make the play in

16:19If it was an organizational decision I would respect it

16:23Yeah, all right. So it's Hakeem Sam Bowie and Michael Jordan

16:28Hakeem was the real deal

16:30But keep in mind that was back in the days where everybody was everybody wanted bigs

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