Heat's Tyler Herro hoping to prove his growth in playoffs as potential extension awaits
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Tyler Herro, guard for the Miami Heat, faced challenges mid-season when Jimmy Butler was traded, leading to a decline in scoring efficiency and open looks. Previously scoring 24.1 points per game with a 40% success rate on threes, Herro's numbers fell to 21.9 points and 27.8% shooting. To adjust, he increased his drives to the basket to create better opportunities, illustrating his ability to evolve in response to defensive strategies and team dynamics.
During the Miami Heat's roughest patch of the season, guard Tyler Herro was searching for answers and some open threes.
I'm pretty sure I shoot high 40s on open catch-and-shoot threes or open threes. I just haven't gotten any good looks in the last about three months.
With Butler traded to the Golden State Warriors and defenses making the necessary adjustments, Herro wasn't generating the same kind of three-point looks that he was getting.
By using opposing defenses' game plan to take away his three-point looks against them, increasing his drives to the basket and finding cleaner two-point opportunities.
Read at Miami Herald
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