Has the Play-In Tournament been a crutch for the Miami Heat?

The Miami Heat will be in the Play-In Tournament for the fourth straight season. This season and last, they won't have made the playoffs at all with the old format of each conference seeding the top eight teams, and eliminating the others. Ethan and Greg discuss whether the absence of such a tournament would have been a good thing for the Heat franchise, even with the Finals appearance that it produced.

Sponsors:

• RealMerchantServices.com

• PrizePicks.com (code: FIVE)

Follow Ethan, Alex and Brady's writing for Sports Illustrated here!

• https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/alex-tol

• https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/ethan-skolnick

• https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk

Join us on our Off The Floor Discord server for the most Heat anywhere! Get exclusive insider information, along with updates/stats/insights from the 5OTF crew and hang out with other Heat fans. https://discord.gg/5OTF (Scroll down after clicking)

Our Sponsors:
* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com
* Check out Uncommon Goods and use my code uncommongoods.com/FIVE for a great deal: https://www.uncommongoods.com


Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy