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[F Gump]

Not the point. I’m talking about Green, Gafford, or even Kleber. Pretty sure you knew that before you took your shot at Hardaway, so I assume that was just to make fun of me. 

I will go ahead and give you what you want and say that yes, I still believe in Hardaway. I would prefer to have him on the team than Green, for example, not because I don’t like green, but because I still value what I believe Hardaway can do, and what he DID do during the first half of this past season.

But, it is beyond obvious that he is on his way out at this point, so there’s just nothing to be gained by discussing it anymore. The obvious point is that Hardaway will be gone, but it’s seeming increasingly likely to me that another of those guys will be gone, too, which was the entire point made, but you knew that, of course.

No way Gafford is on the table, regardless of how much you keep talking him down. I doubt Kleber is either, despite his injury stints, because he's so valuable (and essentially irreplaceable) when he's healthy.

Isn't the discussion about the viability of obtaining a 6th man type (presumably in the mold of JET) to bring offense off the bench, and how to do that? It seems obvious that THJ is already on the table - he should already have his bags packed, frankly - so it seems to me this is another motivation to have him gone. And Hardy gives them everything THJ does, at a fraction of the price, if you need depth. Not sure what you see in THJ at this point, but it doesn't feel very realistic.