Tyler Herro

Final box score for Herro. 

14-21 from the floor, 5 for 10 from 3, 4 for 4 from the line, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 turnover. 

37 points in 35 minutes. 

He’s has been impressive. The thing that’s a little surprising about him is his length- he’s listed 6’5”, but I think he may have grown a bit since the start of the season. He sure plays longer- finishes strong around the basket, rebounds strong for a G, and can go by guys. The kid’s a natural born scorer. He’s only 20 ffs- great to see a WI kid make a splash. 

But like many young guys who splash early- the league’s going figure you out. Find your weakness and exploit it. How you handle that will determine what your career will be. He’ll need to get stronger. That’ll help on D end. But he’s also very aware, super smart, thinks the game really well. He has a bright future, no doubt. 

It makes me think of DD... if he can improve handling the ball and finishing, he too could really become an exciting combo G. People forget DiVincenzo was basically a rookie this year. Herro had his ups and downs, too. The shutdown really helped these younger guys, as they didn’t have to deal with the grind of the season. 4 months off eliminated the aches and pains, the attrition. Miami has really benefitted from that. Adebayo’s injury is something to watch, though...

@Music City posted:

He’s has been impressive. The thing that’s a little surprising about him is his length- he’s listed 6’5”, but I think he may have grown a bit since the start of the season. He sure plays longer- finishes strong around the basket, rebounds strong for a G, and can go by guys. The kid’s a natural born scorer. He’s only 20 ffs- great to see a WI kid make a splash. 

But like many young guys who splash early- the league’s going figure you out. Find your weakness and exploit it. How you handle that will determine what your career will be. He’ll need to get stronger. That’ll help on D end. But he’s also very aware, super smart, thinks the game really well. He has a bright future, no doubt. 

It makes me think of DD... if he can improve handling the ball and finishing, he too could really become an exciting combo G. People forget DiVincenzo was basically a rookie this year. Herro had his ups and downs, too. The shutdown really helped these younger guys, as they didn’t have to deal with the grind of the season. 4 months off eliminated the aches and pains, the attrition. Miami has really benefitted from that. Adebayo’s injury is something to watch, though...

Agree on Adebayo. Miami was going to struggle to find two guys to guard LeBron and AD as it was. If Adebayo is limited, they’ll get blitzed. 

if it’s Denver, who knows. 

Lots of similarities between Steph Curry and Tyler Herro pre-draft.  

Certainly the scoring and shooting ability was there but the “lacks ideal size and strength and athleticism” label stuck not to mention questions about playing defense. But their instincts and basketball IQ are off the charts (both guys). 

I think maybe being overlooked because of his build might have some similarity to Steph Curry, but it's a different comparison on other levels. 

Herro was a good shooter at Kentucky, but it wasn't like he was anywhere near this level. He shot 35% from 3 at Kentucky (obviously with the shorter 3 point line) and a lot of those were fairly open shots as he played on a team loaded with other NBA prospects. Steph shot 41% from 3 in college despite being double-teamed constantly. In retrospect, it was no surprise at all that Steph could shoot in the NBA. He essentially single-handedly beat some good teams in the NCAA tournament (including a Wisconsin team that was 31-4 in the Sweet 16). Tyler Herro was just a good player at Kentucky that seemed destined to be a pretty good role player in the NBA. He is never going to shoot like Steph (in fairness, no one ever has), but he appears to have much better court vision.  Some of those passes last night where Magic Johnson-like (left hand off the dribble cross-court for a wide-open 3, hanging in the air and bounce passing for a wide-open layup).  

There are games like last night where he was the best player on the court in a game that includes some perennial all-stars/borderline future HOFers (Jayson Tatum, Jimmy Butler, Kemba Walker). He and Goran Dragic are probably the biggest reason the Bucks are at home right now. Yes, Butler closed out two games for them, but when Budenholzer put Wes Matthews on him, they kept him under control. Bam could handle Giannis as well as anyone, but it was Herro and Dragic that were the X factors. 

The Ringer.com ran an article saying that Herro's best comparisons are Buddy Hield and Jamal Murray. That's actually who he played like last night - Jamal Murray. 

https://www.theringer.com/2020...-heat-boston-celtics

Curry will likely go down as the best pure shooter and long range threat in NBA history.   To that extent it’s tough to draw too much of a comparison. 

Herro is a better passer and a solid rebounder.   No question. 

I don’t think Herro is a better anything than Curry. He’s having a great series. 

Little quieter tonight... 14 points on 6/12 FGs. 

Herro goes for 11 points in the last 8 minutes of the clincher. 

19 points tonight with 5 rebounds and 7 assists. 

He's what we needed DDV to be consistently.