The Miami Heat’s rookie sharpshooter, Tyler Herro, is already good. Here’s how he can continue to elevate his game.
Strength
Herro is only 20 years old, which means that he obviously has tons of time to fill out his body and add muscle. With Herro only being 20 years old, his body isn’t fully developed yet, meaning there is a chance that he could even grow an inch or two.
It may sound farfetched, but we have seen that happen before with guys. Giannis Antetokounmpo actually grew two or three inches after entering the league.
But, getting back to my point, Herro is pretty good at getting to the rim already. However, he needs to work on absorbing contact while also finishing at the rim.
On defense, Herro isn’t terrible as he competes and has the tools to be an average defender at worst, so putting on more muscle should only serve to help him from getting pushed around as Los Angeles did to him in the finals.
Tighten up his handling
Whether Herro is a point guard going forward, a shooting guard, or most likely, some weird yet extremely productive combination of the two, he needs to work on his handle a little bit more. I am sure he will though.
Being a lead ball handler is a tough job and especially being as new to it all as he still will be for the next few years.
He did experience running the offense in the playoffs, but of course, there will still be some ups and downs being at that position. When Miami played Boston, Marcus Smart and Jaylen Bown picked Herro clean when the game was getting close and tight.
It isn’t something that will ruin him, but something that could help continue to elevate him into star-status. In totality, its just a minor thing Herro needs to work on, but he needs to continue to fine-tune it in any scenario.