Miami Heat Roundtable: Should Tyler Herro Be A Starter?

The Miami Heat have a shooting star ready for flight. Will they let him spread his wings with the starters though?

Sam Allen (@WarSamEagle)

This was honestly a tough question but ultimately, Herro should be a starter, at least to start with. Smart teams use the regular season to experiment with different lineups for the playoffs and Miami is no different.

After his run in the playoffs, Tyler has earned the right to start for the Heat. Big reason number one, Tyler could start on a majority of NBA teams.

He got better and better as the year went on and proved he wasn’t afraid in the biggest of spotlights. That kind of stuff matters and if Tyler can build off his rookie success, he truly might be one of the best young stars in the league.

Big reason number two, Miami should lean on their young players to start out the season. With Goran coming off an injury and Jimmy Butler playing an absurd but necessary number of minutes in the playoffs, the Heat should be cautious with their two older stars.

The regular season really only matters for seeding and with Miami securely in a playoff spot, they should play the young guys. This means potentially being able to give guys like Dragic and Butler time off to prepare for the playoffs.

Big reason number three, I NEED more Herro mean mugs in my life. Did I buy that shirt with his face on the Heat team store?

Absolutely and I’d do it again. As bad of a year as this has been, the Herro mug never fails at making me smile.

If Herro does struggle in year two, Miami is deep enough to move him back to the bench without hurting his confidence.