Tim Hardaway Jr.

[KillerLeft]

He's a black hole of enormous proportions and I'm surprised he gets such a long leash from you. Sure Tim has the ability to put the ball on the floor and create a shot (that goes in 1 in every 3 tries), but does that mean he's offensively polished? I wouldn't say so. Luka/Wood/SD/ are the clear front runners. And I'll go so far to say DFS is a better offensive player than Timmy is right now. The difference is one knows their role and actually produces.

It's not about his leash with ME, he clearly has a long leash from THEM, which is what I was trying to point out. And, I submit that THJ knows exactly what his role here is. Hence the long leash. 

All I'm saying is that for the Mavs to be a good team this year, without Brunson, they're going to need THJ to play well. He hasn't had a great start, that's obvious, but the single most unproductive thing we can do is bitch about it. We have no power to change a thing, so those sitting around hoping for a THJ benching above all else are basically just working themselves into an angry frenzy for nothing. It's truly bizarre. 

The reality is that they aren't going to bench hm because of what he can do, in theory. I get scrutinizing the contract or choice to re-sign him at the time (I would still have done it, tbh) but at this point that's a done deal. He's here, and people hoping the Mavs do well should be hoping Hardaway gets back to being what he was under Carlisle, because that's a big part of how this story ends well for the Mavs. 

It's the same for McGee. I hated the signing, hated the contract. Really not a fan of the player at all, BUT I sure hope they find a way to get something out of him. Well, if the Mavs can get Hardaway going again, the offense and team will be much, much better. Whatever trade they put him in will probably be better, too.