With all of the things Tyler
Herro of the Miami Heat could offer on the basketball court, one
thing stands out: his confidence to play at a high
level.
The 24-year-old has shown
flashes of scoring at will as well as being the primary option on
offense when Heat superstar Jimmy Butler was out. Herro has
averaged 18.1 points per game in five seasons with Miami, with 20
points or more over the last 3 seasons. The 6-foot-5 combo guard
appears to be one of the main pieces of the core centered around
superstar center Bam Adebayo for the Heat’s future as Butler ages
out his final prime years.
Along with Herro in Miami’s
backcourt is Terry Rozier, who was brought into Miami at the trade
deadline a season ago. The 30-year-old guard is a solid piece over
the years, with stops in Boston and Charlotte making him one of the
underrated guards in the league.
Both Herro and Rozier are guards
that can score on all three levels, with varying skill sets that
complement each other. With a full offseason and training camp
behind them, Herro believes the backcourt could do something
special this season.
“We’re both really motivated –
we both had really good summers. We wanted to come back stronger
this year, obviously he has a motivation and I have a motivation,”
Herro shared in an interview with Bally Sports Sun: HEAT’s Jeremy
Tache.
The Heat lost last year in just
5 games against the Boston Celtics after beating them in 7 two
seasons ago, and a large part of that were Herro and Rozier
struggling to find their offensive rhythm.
“We’re really excited to play
together again to prove people wrong,” Herro added. “They really
don’t think the backcourt of us two can work. We both believe we’re
one of the best backcourts in the league and we both individually
think we’re one of the best guards in the league. I’m definitely
excited to just have that kind of player next to me – he’s fast.
I’m young and I’m ready to play fast and play faster than we have
before, and I’m definitely excited to see how it works.”
However, Herro acknowledged
there will be a lot of adjustments throughout the season but
assures that they will do their best to make it work and at the
same time make everyone on the team happy.
“There’s gonna be things we have
to work through as we continue to grow and get better. And we still
have to think about all the other guys we have on our team to make
sure that they’re happy and to make sure that it all works
together,” Herro said.
“It’s gonna be a lot of fun.
We’ve had a lot of time throughout training camp at the Bahamas and
I’m sure today and the rest of the practices leading up to the
first game will be a lot of me and Terry trying to work through
some things. Whatever works, we’re going to continue to work
through it and it’ll look good.”
Herro, Rozier, and the Heat open
their 2024-2025 season on October 24 against the Orlando Magic at
home in the Kaseya Center.
— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews)
October 17, 2024
