Herro might be back starting with game 3. How effective will he be will be the question. Would you even bring him back. The Undraftables are averaging around I believe they said 56 points combined. They've been pretty effective. Especially, Caleb Martin. Bam also needs to go up a level because Jokic will embarrass you in a 4 game series if you don't at least play to your own capability.
Celtics will come back and win this series.
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You can’t bring Herro back unless the others go cold for multiple games.
Yeah I think you run with the roster as is. Herro probably won't be 100% anyways, and it's likely going to ruin whatever flow they have right now.
Everyone but White abd Robert Williams played like crap. The Tatum injury makes it worse, but when the whole team craps the bed--hard to buy into the narrative.
It's Spolestra, he'd make things work. I doubt the players you mentioned would be eliminated too. He usually goes with hot hand. Strus minutes may have been split and less Duncan Robinson but the Heat have a way of operating and notice guys don't pout when they don't play or aren't prepared when they do.
Give Spoelstra full credit for having them bounce back. It could be argued they won 5 of 7 games with giveaway in Game 6 but they were going to steal that one, but for a guy who was bashed when hired for "anyone could coach that team" to do what he's done in recent years, he's proven that an elite coach in today's game can get a team past more talented teams.
Thibodeau is the anti Spoelstra. He would've lost to Heat with Herro too. He is great to re-energize an organization that has been down because he'll get guys to play hard, but every team he coaches has guys beat to hell by this time of year due to playing them too many minutes in regular season and much like Flip Saunders in his career in Minnesota and Detroit-they play same mentality in regular/season and playoffs and they are worn down. Then everyone turns on the Players instead of Thibs until it's too late. Knicks fans want Randle gone and he had 2 Jayson Tatum ankle/foot injuries--one prior to Playoffs starting and another in Game 5 of Cavs series. They are ganging up on him as the culprit. Brunson was beat up. Robinson could barely move. Quickley got injured. If it was one time, fine but it's every team Thibs coaches.
Herro isn't going to ruin anything. If he's able to play, it'll help. He isn't some bum. Duncan Robinson was banished to the bench by end of regular season and he's had some big games/moments. That's what Heat are about. One of the few "next man ups" that actually function that way.
I'd give a lot to get Chris Quinn/Udonis Haslem to Kentucky in some manner but figure both can pick their spots in the NBA.
Herro will probably come off the bench during game 3- but doubt he sees many minutes.
