Heat Legend Grant Long speaks on his time in Miami but is very happy his former coach and the team’s first head coach Ron Rothstein is still there saying, “His mentality helped build a culture in Miami.”
Miami eliminated Atlanta from the playoffs in part by stopping their superstar Trae Young, Long says, “They were so aggressive with him that he took bad shots or gave the ball up to guys who do not usually shoot so much.”
After watching Victor Oladipo gut it out and have a great game to close out the series, Long says, “It is not about the money, it is all about, I want to get out there and Iwant t osee if I still have it and that is what I see in Victor Oladipo.”
Miami will see either Philadelphia or Toronto in the second round. Long would prefer Philadelphia because of the match up and warns “Toronto is very similar to the Heat because they compete as a complete team.”
Down the playoff stretch, Long sees, “My two front runners were The Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat in The East but now I have to add The Celtics.”
Will Heat Culture prevail. We shall see soon.
