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[Nowitzki Way]

One thing that bears watching re the Mavs roster imo is that Hardy is way out of the rotation. Even with them being so short-handed, he has played (in the last 5 games) 0, 0, 0, 9, and 5 minutes. Last night Williams, who is smaller than Hardy, played 15. (SD's minutes also dropped to 18 last night.)

Hardy is an all-offense player, get as many shots as possible with not much regard for anything else. With Luka gone, you'd think there is a huge need for more offense. Yet he sits.

My guess is that Kidd, now that Luka is gone, is hanging his hat on defense, and trying to instill a mentality that you MUST defend or else your minutes get cut (or erased).

Any other theories?

Hardy hasn't grown as a player.  He looked horrible in his 5 minutes yesterday. He's not a ball handler and plays no defense.

I had high hopes for Hardy after year 1 and 2.  I felt like he could be a 6th man type candidate in the mold of Hardaway Jr. or Clarkson. A guy who comes off the bench and lights it up on offense. He hasn't shown he can be consistent in the one category he's supposed to be good at.  I very surprised he wasnt traded at the deadline.