Timmy Hardaway has scored between 15-25 points 20 times this year and in those games Hardaway is actually shooting over 50% from 3 and has an efg in the high 60's

which also tells you about the other 40 games or so where he has shot BELOW 20% and brings his 3 pt shooting down to a mercurial 32% on the year.

How can you be so good and then so bad--and nothing in between--literally Tim Hardaway has been either very good or very bad--never average.

Now for me--there is room to keep him as a 1.2mm $ piece as a 2nd guard with the hope that he can improve consistency--hey when hes good hes very good and experience / maturity should only rise. Hes athletic and he can shoot it. I think hes a little bit of a better all around player than is purported. His 36 minute split leave s him at 3.6 rebounds 2.6 assists which is a big increase from his rookie year--those are good stats to move up on.

We have to remember this kid is 22 years old. Thats a factor--too many times in the NBA teams "give up" on a guy who has not developed fast enough only find such player blossoming with another team 2 years later.

On the other side is it possible that Tim Hardaway would just be better on a different team with a different set up for THJ? Is there a team out there that would take Hardaway in a draft void on 1st pick level SG's(although there are a ton of 2nd rounders) You get a player with two years experience--you get some bonafides with him--he has shown his good side there is no guessing with that--Timmy Hardaway on selective nights is very good. In a draft where 21 of the first 37 picks are projected to be 6-8 to 7-1--is it a move where we say maybe were better off smoothing out the team SG spots with free agents and move Timmy for a pick between 25-35 who is looking for a shooting guard? Hes salary restricted and matches $-$ a pick. I'm ok with keeping him on the mandate that he just has to step up and show some more consistency--do what he needs to do to get there. Having a pro PG would help--we still do not have one we need a pro QB who can help get better shots for different players. Id have to think hardawya s value last year was substantially higher but should we get the value that is remaining or stay the course?

NYKBocker wrote:I hope so. We need to flip him for a pick before his value goes down.

his value has already tanked. Another guy that we held onto for too damn long.

many of us saw this already in his rookie season while some posters were claiming that he is/was the next reggie miller.

smackeddog wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:I wonder if his numbers go up playing with Shved. He has been disappointing all season.

Doubt it- much as I'd love to see him end the season on a good note (so we can trade him ), Tim is just a streaky player- this season he's been off way more times than on, I don't see how Schved will change that.

Other teams are going to take this year with a grain of sand.

I would just point out what JR & Shump have done since leaving. Same with Tyson Chandler.

But if you trade him, who is playing 2g for us?

We need to upgrade the back court. We can't go into next year with Calderon, Shved, Galloway and Hardaway.

That is asking to win 20 games, no matter how healthy Melo is or how lucky we are with ping pong balls and our 1st round pick becoming an immediate contributor.