twix2500 wrote:MettaWorldPanda wrote:Tyler Herro is a clear alpha scorer on this team and deserves to be in the starting lineup. Players like Lowry, Butler, and Bam want to defer and need someone like Tyler not Duncan. The whole Duncan and Bam DHO has been played out. Ok great that Duncan can run his defender all over the place like a chicken without a head but I'd rather have my two guard just be able to take on his man and either break him down with a shot or take it to the rack. Same goes for when Oladipo comes back healthy. Having a 1-2 scoring punch of Tyler and Oladipo at the two guard is exactly what this team needs. I don't see how Duncan plays over either of them. Maybe you can find Duncan some spot minutes at the backup 3 spot but I'm guessing Caleb Martin might have something to say about that. Spo is going to have to do some soul searching during the break with the impending return of Oladipo looking to be right around the corner.
So basically you are saying you want Butler and Bam to reduce their attempts for Tyler. You want Tyler to be the number one guy on this team. And Duncan share the shots with the second unit?
I do not bring up Herro efficiency but you got to do the math.
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To be fair, in the context of things. Most high scoring bench players have mediocre efficiency, there have been a few of them through the years that are the exception. This is mostly due to playing with other players who don't take much defensive pressure away from you like the starters will keep their defenders honest most of the time.
However in my Opinion, Hero has been very sloppy with his handle this year, there have been games where he seems locked in and making the right plays and others not so much. Perhaps it's because he was given full reign of the bench mob so he feels like isn't needed to be held to a standard as long as he is putting up points vs the opposing bench. Whatever the case is he will need to clean it up, before given the opportunity to play as a starter. His defense also needs to improve, like Duncan he will be targeted on switches all game taken to the rack or backed into the basket. His only benefit is that when his shot is not falling behind the arch, he can still take his man off the dribble unlike Duncan, and he is pretty decent at setting up team mates off the bounce. Additionally with better offensive players beside him as a starter theirs more opportunity for cleaner assist.
The math still stays the same, its not about Jim, Low, Bam to lose shot attempts its staggering them for those to stay the same. Hero can still get 8-12 attempts surrounded by starters same as Duncan would, and then put up another 3-6 either being sat earlier and brought out with the bench for a few minutes or left out longer and give the others more rest. Its about balancing the shot attempts in not about reducing them.
I will say that when he does start sometimes or is out there with starters, our team does have a bad habit of giving him the ball with the shot clock winding down as last prayer attempt from him. They don't involve him in early into the shot clock like they purposely with Duncan on sets to get him going with some three bombs. I think it does have something to do with our offensive game plan centered around Duncan or 3pt shooting and they go away from that when Hero is in the game.
Whatever the case there's some game plan adjustments needed from the team, coaching staff, and Hero ultimately for him to transition into a starter. lets see how it plays out next year, I expect more things from both him and the team as a whole.
