Mavs Select Jaden Hardy with the 37th Pick

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Hardy has 0 fundamentals on defense, so he still has a ways to go with such things. The raw talent is still ridiculous though. He just needs to turn streetball into NBA ball.

I never bought into the hype over this guy.

Saw him SL play and wasn't impressed with his basketball IQ and defense

He just comes off to me as volume shot chucker who will never be efficient.

I'm guessing in 2 or 3 years he won't even be on this roster

[saclare]

Originally Posted by Dallas41

I never bought into the hype over this guy.

Saw him SL play and wasn't impressed with his basketball IQ and defense

He just comes off to me as volume shot chucker who will never be efficient.

I'm guessing in 2 or 3 years he won't even be on this roster

Dude is a fresh 20 years having missed his senior season of high school thanks to Covid and made the decision to jump straight into playing against adults. I think the two negatives you mentioned are greatly impacted by his timeline and at the same time are two very coachable traits. I would disagree on basketball IQ, especially from an offensive viewpoint. He's obviously advanced enough in scoring but has to continue to learn playing within a system and team offense.

Don't get me wrong, I think he's got a tough hill to climb and I think he finds himself at least in a rotation in the NBA.

[Scoobay]

Originally Posted by saclare

Dude is a fresh 20 years having missed his senior season of high school thanks to Covid and made the decision to jump straight into playing against adults. I think the two negatives you mentioned are greatly impacted by his timeline and at the same time are two very coachable traits. I would disagree on basketball IQ, especially from an offensive viewpoint. He's obviously advanced enough in scoring but has to continue to learn playing within a system and team offense.

Don't get me wrong, I think he's got a tough hill to climb and I think he finds himself at least in a rotation in the NBA.

Hardy needs to continue to work on strength/conditioning and watch tons of video on the splash brothers - how to smartly run, make cuts, etc. to free himself for that sweet jumper. Somewhere in my deepest dreams i wonder how the mavs offense would look with guys who know how to pass/cut/move around and set picks. All with Luka still running the helm.

[Thespiralgoeson]

Originally Posted by saclare

Dude is a fresh 20 years having missed his senior season of high school thanks to Covid and made the decision to jump straight into playing against adults. I think the two negatives you mentioned are greatly impacted by his timeline and at the same time are two very coachable traits. I would disagree on basketball IQ, especially from an offensive viewpoint. He's obviously advanced enough in scoring but has to continue to learn playing within a system and team offense.

Don't get me wrong, I think he's got a tough hill to climb and I think he finds himself at least in a rotation in the NBA.

The kid has more than enough talent to make it in the NBA. FAR less talented players than him have had long, productive careers. Players of his talent who wash out of the league do so because of lack of work ethic, mental health issues or other similar problems of a personal nature. I don't know that it will be with the Mavericks, but I do believe he'll be a productive NBA player within 3 years.