[Afseth] Summer Mavs coach Jared Dudley on the benefit for Jaden Hardy to experience the demands of a high usage role on a nightly basis, especially in tight games. “It’s huge for Hardy. He is not shooting the ball well, but we’re winning games. We’re having him guard some of the best players .. ”
Summer Mavs coach Jared Dudley on the benefit for Jaden Hardy to experience the demands of a high usage role on a nightly basis, especially in tight games.
"It's huge for Hardy. He is not shooting the ball well, but we're winning games. We're having him guard some of the best… pic.twitter.com/j0of8KOrKK
— Grant Afseth (@GrantAfseth) July 13, 2023
by shaheedmalik
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You know, after Kidd, it’s just nice to see a coach like Dudley be able to recognize flaws, even if he is a tad too blunt sometimes. So far I’ve heard Nico talk more about our weaknesses as a team than Kidd himself lol.
Some people are getting upset that Hardy is being asked to play more as a lead guard because it’s making him play worse, but I think it’s a great idea. If you want to see him grow in that area then this is the time for him to get reps like that. He hasn’t been great at it, but he’ll be better off for it. If he’s asked to do something like this in the regular season for a couple possessions or certain minutes, then it’ll be good that he’s had this time to try it.