Tim Hardaway Jr.

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Mavs have a glaring lack of shot creation. And for whatever reason they have decided that THJ is the solution of the bench. Completly ignoring that in his best seasons THJ was more like the player you want him to be. With a tighter leash under RC. Basically limited to catch and shoot only.

Not to mention that the real solution is getting 17 minutes (less than two minutes in the 4th quarter). I really hope that in the coming weeks Kidd and the staff will finally see the light and make real adjustments. No McGee. Less Bullock/THJ. More Green. More Frank. Find minutes for Bertans without taking them from Wood.

I know you aren´t the biggest fan of +/- and advanced metrics but if the stat nerds would make the lineup it would probably be something like this...

Luka/SD
Green/Frank
DFS/ THJ or Bullock
Wood/Bertans
Kleber/Powell

This is pretty good. You need one player in addition to Luka, in Luka lineups, to be able to take the load when double teams come, hence ability to put the ball on the floor and attack the rim, Wood fits that role perfectly, even better than SD because he is so tall and easy for Luka to find him when the doubles come. Kleber, DFS, Green, Wood, they can all shoot. All can play D. I like it.

With the backups, SD can have an expanded role, I like this as well. I would just move down Frank in the third unit, as THJ still afterall is better player, despite being overrated.