Let’s Attempt to Have a Nuanced Conversation About Tim Hardaway and Jason Kidd

Dallas’ sixth man is playing his worst basketball as a Maverick. Everything else isn’t so straightforward—including the choice his head coach must make for what comes next.

By Mike Piellucci | March 5, 2024|9:06 am

Jason Kidd has some tough choices to make about his sixth man. David Butler II, USA Today Sports.

Welcome back to The Only Mavericks podcast!

In this week’s episode, The Athletic’s Tim Cato, StrongSide contributor Austin Ngaruiya, and I start off by revisiting a topic from last week’s show: Tim Hardaway Jr., the current subject of Mavs’ fans ire and a player head coach Jason Kidd recently defended in the media. Just how bad is his slump? Is this as simple as cutting his minutes and moving on? Do the Mavericks really need him to win a title? And is Kidd equipped to solve this and Dallas’ other problems?

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