islandboy53 wrote: Dallas doesn't seem to be missing Hardaway's scoring.
I mean I think there is an argument to be made to just play Jones more minutes and steal some with Green and then play PJ at the 3 next to Maxi and center like they are doing.
But its impossible to look at Dallas' scoring in this series and suggest they don't miss his scoring/shooting. They can't buy a 3. And a team that averaged 118 is 12 points under that.
But beyond that if you see a guy who was in the rotation all year without a single DNP-CD is suddenly nowhere to be found, I'd probably at least check to see if he was injured. Something that has been mentioned multiple times on the national broadcasts along with him sitting in civies on the screen a lot.
Right now Dallas has 4 guys the coach really believes in: Luka/Kyrie/Washinton/Jones. Then he has the 3 centers with Maxi also playing some at the 4. Then he's trying to survive some Green and some Exum minutes. Having THJ available would give him another option and one who might let Luka not have to play basically every minute.
But none of that is really the issue here. The issue is if using their last matching salary and using some of their limited assets on Brown is their best option. Most of us don't agree with you that it is. Doesn't make you wrong of course. But....