Tyler Herro says he models his game after another former Kentucky guard who also happens to be a young NBA star.
“That’s all I watch is Devin (Booker),” Herro told The Miami Herald.
Here is an excerpt of Herro’s comments:
“I think we have the same body type,” Herro said, with the Heat facing Booker and the Suns on Thursday as part of Miami’s three-game West Coast trip. “Obviously, I think he’s going to be an All-Star this year. I think there’s nothing that he does that I can’t do. That’s nothing against his game. I just think I’m capable of doing what he does if I continue to improve, obviously.
“For me, when I look at a guy I can model my game after, I want to make it realistic and something I can chase and something that’s reality.”
The 19-year-old Herro is listed at 6-5 and 195 pounds and the 23-year-old Booker is listed at 6-5 and 206 pounds. Like Herro has done this season, Booker had to prove he was more than just a shooter when he entered the NBA in 2015.
That’s why Herro studies Booker’s game closely, from the shots Booker takes to Booker’s approach to different coverages.
“That’s all I watch is Devin,” Herro said when asked if he watches tape of Booker.
What does Herro take from that tape?
“Everything. I think just picking different things out of his game and trying to work on it,” Herro said. “Just the way he gets to his spots, when he picks and chooses to be aggressive, the footwork he uses when he gets to his spots, how he reads the defense. Really, just trying to dissect everything from his game.”
