Hiro did not have a negative change in his mentality in the face of such a decision before the start of the season and was told by Spall that he would not be in the team's starting line-up this season, on the contrary, he saw it as an opportunity, he said: "Then let me go and fight for the best sixth man!" And he's doing it now.
Today the NBA announced a blockbuster award for the regular season, the attribution of the best sixth person, and in the end, Taylor Hiro from the Heat was successfully elected, creating team history, becoming the first player to lift the trophy, yesterday bombed 25 points and 7 assists to help the team win the Eastern Conference semifinals opening red, and today won the best sixth person award, Taylor Hiro earned enough eyeballs in these two days.
In fact, the award had lost its suspense before it was announced, and Hiro won 96 of the 100 first votes, with a total score of 488 points, while the second-ranked Kevin Lofoy only received 3 first votes, and the total score was only 214 points, not even half of Hiro's, so it is well deserved that Hiro won the award.
The regular season has set records several times
It is worth mentioning that Hiro averaged 20.7 points per game in the regular season, which made him the best sixth man with the fourth most scores in history, in addition to 5 rebounds and 4 assists, which was quite versatile. This season, he also left his mark on the regular season, playing in 66 games that season, including eight of which he scored 30+ points, and tied for third place in 30+ of the single season bench players in NBA history;
Between February and March, he even came off the bench in seven consecutive games and scored at least 20 points, the first player in Miami Heat history to do so, and last October, he exploded with 30 points and 10 rebounds against the Indiana Pacers, and was the first bench player in team history to play 30 points and 10 rebounds. This season, he has created too much brilliance.
Taylor Hiro is on the bench
Although in the eyes of some fans, the opening represents an honor, but in fact, there are many great births on the bench, such as Ginobili, Crawford and Lou Wei have achieved legends, and now, Hiro is joining the ranks, in an interview, Hiro also said that being elected the best sixth man is of great significance, he wants to be the best sixth man in the league, which is why he accepted the role of substitute. It can be seen that Hiro is also mentally prepared, and in the future, he is likely to continue to appear on the bench and continue to write legends.
If the Heat want to compete for the championship, Hiro will have to get back to regular season status
Heat want to go further this season, Hero has to get back to the regular season state, in fact, Hero's playoffs so far can only get 14.8 points per game, shooting 42%, three-point shooting rate of 26.5%, play to the current performance of his regular season judgment of two, with the 76ers Officiant Eastern Conference semifinals first game, C Ronaldo's state recovery, to help the team to get off the door, I hope he can continue this state, help the Heat win the championship, for the season to draw a perfect end.