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In my wildest dreams, I cannot imagine Hardy as an important cog on this Mavs team. I just don't see a place for him. I would take B Will over him in a heartbeat. As small a sample as there was, BWill was fairly consistent during any period he played heavy minutes. He was solid three-point shooter, active on defense, and could make his way to the rim despite his size.

Hardy literally yo-yos from a 20-point game to 0 points the next. In some games he looks like he forgets other teammates are even on the floor. Hardy has had enough time for us to see his game. Kidd too.

I don't disagree with any particular point. 

But, he is on the roster. And, he is a guard with talent and size. He can handle the ball, score in iso situations (in quite a few different ways) and his catch and shoot game can be stellar, at times. In lieu of some type of trade we don't currently see coming, I think we have to hope a little. I think they need TWO guards to emerge as options, at least until Kyrie comes back strong (if he ever does). 

I'm not predicting a breakout year from Hardy, but if the plan is to sign Russell and call it a summer, I bet he gets another chance, and if he surprised us with a step forward that would make things quite a bit easier from here.