The Miami Heat have been ice-cold lately despite a big change to their roster.
The team has now lost seven games in a row, falling to teams like the Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies, and Phoenix Suns.
Miami is obviously having some problems and Shams Charania touched upon a big one on Tuesday’s episode of “Run It Back.”
“What concerns me is that they haven’t been able to get Terry Rozier and Tyler Herro to play well together yet,” Charania said.
"What concerns me is that they haven't been able to get Terry Rozier and Tyler Herro to play well together yet."@ShamsCharania reacts to the Heats 7-game losing streak.
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Rozier joined the Heat just last week and fans were excited to see how the skillful ball handler would enhance the Heat.
He has scored 7, 10, and 21 points during his first three games.
One of the issues is that Rozier and Herro are very similar when it comes to how they handle the ball, run the floor, and shoot.
Their skills can be a bit redundant, which means they ultimately cancel each other out.
Charania also noted that Jimmy Butler hasn’t been performing very well during this seven-game losing streak.
However, he scored 28 and 26 points during the last two games, which could be a sign that he is finding his rhythm again.
Butler is known as a player who gets really hot during the playoffs but the Heat need him to step up right now in the midst of this troubling stretch of games.
Rozier was supposed to inject a boost of good energy and point-making into the Heat, and he still might.
There have been many times throughout NBA history when a terrific player doesn’t immediately help, such as earlier this year when James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers didn’t instantly find success.
But the Heat will have a huge problem on their hands if Rozier isn’t able to play cohesively alongside Herro and the rest of his new crew.
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