SUMMER LEAGUE: Gm 5 84-95 loss, JH 15 pts, 3 ast, 3 rbd, 7 TO

[KillerLeft]

I think DSJ is a good example of what worries me.  If you have zero NBA level skills and try to develop five at the same time, the risk is you develop none (and never see a second contract).

If you can get one thing NBA ready, you stand a chance of hanging around long enough to work on the other elements of your game.

The thing with this is (and I could be wrong) that I don't think "having zero NBA skills" is Hardy's problem. I think it absolutely WAS DSJ's problem. 

No idea why Hardy lasted until 37, but I'm telling you, when I watch him, he has the kind of off-the-dribble repertoire you expect from like a Jason Terry level guy. More, even. I don't think the turnovers are due to his handle, I think he's dribbling into three defenders needlessly. 

It's a minor distinction, I know. Maybe it's just semantics. But to me, I think he's already GOT the skills and he's onto stage 2: how to apply them. DSJ had very little when he was here. If his first attempt at a straight line drive (always with the right) didn't work, he was just a deer in headlights. Could be wrong, but I think Hardy is already much farther along than that.