Q: The Heat needs Tyler Herro to be part of a trade package. – Ev.
Q: Just trade him. – Dime.
Q: Trade him, – Jason.
Q: Sell high. – Todd.
Q: Time to move on. – Yasser.
Q: Please trade this man. – Sco.
Q: They could trade Tyler for Anthony Davis and no one would ever know, since neither would show up. – Stan.
A: Or a player could have simply gotten hurt again, apparently when he attempted to block a shot in the Jan. 10 game against the Pacers, when he was called for a foul while he took a bump in the same rib area that the injury report has cited. Look, injuries happen, and some are unfortunate. But not only don’t you discard a player when he is down, you can’t afford to. You don’t sell low. The question now becomes whether Tyler Herro makes it back in enough time before the Feb. 5 NBA trading deadline for the Heat to fully assess this mix. And while it has been mentioned in this space that draft capital for Norman Powell might be one way to go for the Heat, that was based on the supposition of Tyler stepping in as a scoring leader. Now, nothing is a given.
Q: Ira, the broken wrist, the surgery on his ankle and the missed time with both injuries, we all understand. Bruised ribs? Many a football player who sustains bruised, fractured, and even broken ribs suits up and plays in a far more violent game than basketball. Norman Powell plays hurt all the time and has a mindset of “for the love of the game, play through the pain” disposition. Herro missed all of training camp, then the toe injury and now his ribs hurt. At some point, teammates will make a judgement on if the person next to them is tough enough mentally and physically to have their back in battle. Coaches are more forgiving of constant injuries than players are, and while they may not openly state it, sometimes it’s about what players aren’t saying in support of another that reveals the true sentiment. – Brian, Fort Lauderdale.
A: Or perhaps something is decidedly wrong in a sport that features 82 regular-season games and the only ones that people remember are the ones that follow. Look, for all the Tyler Herro hating (see the above), there thankfully remains a degree of empathy in our society. So from the very same feed where many questioned Tyler on Monday, there also were responses of: “It is real, my son had it.” – Ivan; “I had a Costochondral separation. I still get inflammation occasionally. Costochondritis is very painful. It hurts to breathe.” – Vatnik.
Q: It’s hilarious how so many people, including Pat Riley, talked about Jimmy Butler’s availability, yet Herro has been less available. – Scott.
A: And this also can be true. But there also is a difference between not wanting to play and not being able to play. As it is, both now are sidelined with very real injuries.