06-12-2022, 10:38 AM
(06-12-2022, 10:11 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: I see this issue very closely to the way you do. But, question:
Do you feel Burke would be quite as important as he was this past season if Hardaway was healthy? What if he's back next season? I realize that their games are different, and that Burke is much more of a shot creator, but just through the math of playing behind another body, I'd say that would lessen the need for Burke, at least a little.
If Hardaway (or Dinwiddie) is included in a package for the front court help we all think they need, I'm with you - Burke will be back and with a chance of being needed. But, I'm not 100% sure that Hardaway is gone.
How in the world was he important at all? He played 441 minutes over 42 games.
From those 441 minutes, he played 175 minutes in games decided by 20 or more points (either way).
I wonder how many games and minutes people think Sterling Brown played last season? Clue: the answer is in the question.