Miami Heat: Reserve Versatility To Be A Real Weapon For Them

Miami Heat: Reserve Versatility To Be A Real Weapon – Depth Everywhere

The Miami Heat actually have depth entering the year. Would you look at that?

In thinking about that, that extends across all fronts, from the little guys, to the wing guys, and then to the big guys. Not only can Morris and Dedmon be utilized, but they can throw some other stuff your way.

When you throw The Big Yurt, Omer Yurtseven into the mix for spot minutes every 5 or so games on average, that mix becomes even more potent. Though his defense needs to be “not terrible” for that to be a constant reality, there have been signs across the short preseason, thus far, that this might be able to be a reality.

The three guard types or perimeter players in Herro, Max Strus, and Gabe Vincent can all initiate, are very multiple, and interchangeable in certain aspects. You really don’t care which one creates in isolation out top in most circumstances.

Any of them can be the wing man or spot-up shooter type, while all three of them have a, somewhat, capable off-bounce game to get it done going to the cup. Though Vincent is smaller, he has shown an ability to get a good floater off if he doesn’t make a pass to get one of his teammates a good look.

While that is mostly about offensive output, as most reserve units are, they can even attack you on the other side with their reserves. When talking KZ Okpala and Marcus Garrett, they can both matchup across multiple positions, harass ball-handlers and wing guys, and even knock down an open three on the other end… based on what we’ve seen in the preseason.

Say what you will about any of them (the KZ Okpala takes are already echoing throughout the Heat-O-Sphere), but they all have value and versatility. That’s what helps go into the Miami Heat’s versatility within their reserve unit.

And overall, that’s why the versatility amongst their reserve guys should be a real weapon for them.