ASK IRA: Does Tyler Herro deserve more in Heat support?

Q: Ive noticed Tyler Herro has put on some weight and muscle this season.

Thats been the main difference in his game this year.

Hes able to be slightly more physical.

P.J.

A: You have noticed correctly.

And because of that weight, there has been more exploration in the paint and therefore more opportunity to get to the foul line, as he did with Wednesday nights 5-of-5 first half from the stripe.

Point to all the factors you might choose regarding why the Heat are 3-4, but Tyler is not one of them.

In many ways, he was the lone player to keep the Heat afloat for extended periods in Phoenix with his 28 points, including five 3-pointers.

What he needed was more help from Terry Rozier, Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler.

Related Articles Q: Ira, in reading your comment that letting Jimmy Butler walk at the end of the season doesnt create Heat cap space, is there any other solution than to start over? Its been a fun run with this group.

But in not having a superstar, you can only go so far in this league.

So no shame in a fresh start.

Management has shown it can do it, unfortunately it also has shown the stubbornness of weve got enough.

Jim, Columbia, S.C.

A: But if you dont consider Jimmy Butler a superstar (and Im not necessarily disagreeing), then exactly how many superstars do you believe there are in the NBA? And while the notion of starting over might be tempting, consider that two of the Heats next four first-round picks are due elsewhere, both possibly unprotected.

So even if you were to trade players for picks, they wouldnt be your own picks, left, therefore, to the lottery fates of others.

The Heat have cast a large portion of their future to Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro (or what either/both could fetch in a trade).

The restart button does not appear to be available on the teams dashboard.

Q: I read your article on Pelle Larsson and your thoughts have echoed mine for quite some time, which is: Why arent NBA teams drafting more ready-to-play NBA players from college? We can debate that youth beats mature players, but look at Scoot Henderson who I mentioned to you would be a bust.

Yet teams gravitate to that.

Miamis last two picks of Jaime Jaquez Jr and Larsson should be viewed as the more productive use of drafting players.

Rodney.

A: Or some would make a case that Jaime Jaquez Jr.

and Pelle Larsson also have upside.

Basically, if you are drafting beyond the lottery, get someone you know can do something at an NBA level.

But in the lottery, you have to try to uncover a gem, not merely a quality supporting player, which could prove the ultimate upside for Jaime or Pelle..

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