Tim Hardaway Jr.

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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.

Couple of things going on here that are discouraging...

1) "WHAT HE CAN DO" - Basing an investment off of 2 Cinderella years under Carlisle is risky potatoes.  Iztok posted yesterday that THJ's career shooting his questionable.  Being objective...WHAT HE CAN DO is being extremely average.  Mavs really think THJ is worth wasting possessions on?  I dont know if thats prudent management. 

2)  "ARENT GOING TO BENCH HIM" - This is extreme mismanagement/bad coaching based on my belief that his value is unrepairable and he harms the team more than helps regardless of the offenses inability to get shots off outside of Luka, Spencer and Wood.  Its about winning not wasting time with career average players.

This all comes back to my question that no one has answered above...Why are Mavs investing in THJ when he is average?  Everyone knows what he is at this point.  We are wasting time investing in him and stunting younger players growth in the hopes THJ gets it together this year and we win a trophy?  Because he is unmovable and we are stuck with him?  I dont know...I still think you invest in the younger guys or let Bertans who has career better shooting numbers than THJ have those shots.  Again...its about making the team better and winning.

TL; DR version = THJ gets way too many shots for an average shooter and no one has any sort of reasonable explanation for it