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[DallasMaverick]

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?

Maybe Hardy will provoke the kind of debate we had over Christian Wood, where some are convinced he’s the second coming of Jordan Clarkson, and others believe he provides only empty stats.

He’s a good enough scorer that some team will certainly take a flyer on him. So he’s definitely a tradeable asset. Just not sure he has a place in the newly formed Mavs culture.