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[SleepingHero]

Come on… You don’t honestly believe that team got better as a result of his injury, do you?

I think it’s a reasonable argument that he’s not indispensable, sure, but it’s bonkers to believe they were better as a result of his absence. Bonkers. I have always thought they got better because Kidd finally let them go back to the spacing they had played with in the previous couple of seasons. I feel like there is a reason to believe they would’ve been even better if Hardaway had been there.

I don’t know how to move forward in a conversation about this with someone who believes what you’re saying. Seems like this is an emotional issue for you, not a logical one. I mean, no judgment, because I have felt that way about players before, only from there on it’s not a very interesting conversation.

You realize that there is a really good chance the guy you’re talking about wins Sixth Man of the Year this season, right?

I do truly believe this.

We don't have to continue the conversation if you don't want to, that's totally fine. I'm entrenched in the idea that THJ is too hot and cold for this team to ever be truly competitive. We have evidence replacing THJ with someone who can handle the ball and facilitate while hitting 3s (Dinwiddie), catapulted that team from meh to great. I think Exum has shown he can replicate a lot of what we had with Dinwiddie. 

Let's just agree to disagree