Phil Jackson's comments about Tim Hardaway Jr. suggest that he was a player that responded well to criticism and was willing to work on his flaws.
On draft night, the Atlanta Hawks sent the 19th overall pick to the New York Knicks in exchange for shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. The move was met with skepticism from the national media and many of the New York beat writers expressed disbelief that Hardaway Jr. yielded the Knicks a first round pick.
The Hawks are banking on their celebrated player development model with Hardaway and the hope is that his second year struggles were more about the toxic situation that was the 2015 Knicks.