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The Miami Heat are on an historic run through the playoffs, as they now sit one game away from making the NBA Finals as a No. 8 seed. Nobody expected this team, consisting of Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and a bunch of guys most have never heard of, to get this far. That said, if any team was going to do this, many would agree that Miami, with its “Heat Culture,” would be one.
So what is the formula, and can an NFL team like the Rams take something from the Heat’s example?
I do see some similarities. Sean McVay and Erik Spoelstra are, in some ways, cut from the same cloth. Both are highly analytical, even tempered, and careful to push privately and praise publicly.
You could also draw a comparison between Jimmy Butler and Aaron Donald, who are both tough, no-nonsense, lead-by-example types.
Do the Rams have a winning culture like the Heat, though? Hard to say. Certainly, its more difficult to maintain a true culture on a 53 man roster (as opposed to an NBA roster of 15) and in a league in which longevity with a single franchise is rare.
McVay has certainly pushed a culture of “we, not me.” Has it stuck, and does it impact the product on the field? Again, hard to say. I did see some fight, though, in the late part of last season, despite all of the Rams troubles.
The Heat has consistently played above expectations. Can we expect that from the Rams? Is there a “Rams Culture?”
Oh, and… GO HEAT!!!!
So what is the formula, and can an NFL team like the Rams take something from the Heat’s example?
I do see some similarities. Sean McVay and Erik Spoelstra are, in some ways, cut from the same cloth. Both are highly analytical, even tempered, and careful to push privately and praise publicly.
You could also draw a comparison between Jimmy Butler and Aaron Donald, who are both tough, no-nonsense, lead-by-example types.
Do the Rams have a winning culture like the Heat, though? Hard to say. Certainly, its more difficult to maintain a true culture on a 53 man roster (as opposed to an NBA roster of 15) and in a league in which longevity with a single franchise is rare.
McVay has certainly pushed a culture of “we, not me.” Has it stuck, and does it impact the product on the field? Again, hard to say. I did see some fight, though, in the late part of last season, despite all of the Rams troubles.
The Heat has consistently played above expectations. Can we expect that from the Rams? Is there a “Rams Culture?”
Oh, and… GO HEAT!!!!
