Greg Cote

Greg Cote’s Poll Dance: What current Miami player most embodies what ‘Heat Culture’ means? Vote now!

It’s a mantra within the Miami Heat but what does it mean, really? What player do you think of when you think of “Heat Culture’?

Is it a know-it-when-you-see-it thing? Udonis Haslem repped it. Certainly Dwyane Wade did. But what about now?

On the roster now as the Heat opens its 37th season this week, what current player most embodies ‘Heat Culture’ by however you define the phrase? For your consideration we offer four prominent players listed alphabetically by surname.

You may vote in our poll as many times as you’d like or until your fingers get tired:

GREG COTE POLL DANCE: WHO MOST EMBODIES ‘HEAT CULTURE’?:

Most recent Poll Dance verdict: No shock. Messi over Ronaldo, easily: We asked, simply, “Who is greater, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?” You said: Messi 81 percent, Ronaldo 19%. Acknowledgment: This is a Miami Herald poll. Messi plays for Inter Miami. We get it. Nobody said life was fair.

This story was originally published October 20, 2024 at 9:18 AM.

Greg Cote
Miami Herald
Greg Cote is a Miami Herald sports columnist who in 2025 won a first-place Green Eyeshade award in Sports Commentary and has finished top 10 in column writing by the Associated Press Sports Editors on multiple occasions. Greg also hosts The Greg Cote Show podcast and appears regularly on The Dan LeBatard Show With Stugotz.
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