06-23-2023, 04:18 PM
(06-23-2023, 02:54 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I don't see THJ's minutes as being overly in Hardy's way.
Could be wrong, but I think they see Hardy as a ball-handler. Maybe not a future MAIN ball-handler, but not a movement catch and shoot guy like THJ. Kyrie Irving is the guy blocking Hardy, from my POV. And you know that Hardy will get lots of time behind Luka and Kyrie. Both of those dudes will miss some games.
I think if this is true we would have seen a lot less of McKinley Wright last year. I always saw that as "Hardy is a scorer and we don't trust him to run the offense". I would like for them to view him as a ball handler because I think second unit minutes of Hardy/Green backcourt is fun but that is not how I interpreted rotations last year. I absolutely think they view him as more of an off ball scorer which would mean that the 30 minutes and 12 shots a game that Hardaway is eating up is definitely in his way.
I have mentioned before that I would expect one of Hardaway or Bullock to remain on this roster next season and personally I've always leaned towards moving Hardaway and keeping Bullock for the exact reason that cow mentioned, to open up Hardy's role. There's legitimate reason to feel that Hardy was the better shot maker, spot up shooter and play maker than Hardaway was by the end of the season last year (although I assume this is a statement that you strongly disagree with), they need to rip of the bandaid and open up his role to full on 6th man IMO.