09-13-2023, 10:19 AM
(09-13-2023, 10:08 AM)surfpuckmd Wrote: I think Hardaway fits fine off the bench as the 2nd offensive option when either Kyrie or Luka are resting.
Thats the whole point. He doesn't really, as he is terribly inefficient. Vast majority of his shots are coming from someone creating for him and when he doesn't, he is just bad at it. His EFG is almost 60 % when shooting without dribbling and it drops to even below 40 % (which is horrible) when he takes more than 1 dribble. His strength is that he is able to take and hit shots at good percentage even when he is not completely open. If he doesn't need to dribble. So, you either play him next to one of the stars and three defenders (a very one dimensional offense) or you play him next to two guards capable of creating (all of those guys on Mavs are bad defenders) and you will have bad defense. Neither is good.
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