LAS VEGAS – While working as one of the Dallas Mavericks’ three summer league head coaches, Jared Dudley wants everyone to take a deep breath and stop judging rookie Jaden Hardy too harshly.
Hardy had a spectacular debut in the Mavs’ summer league opener against the Chicago Bulls on July 8 when he tallied 28 points on 9-of-19 shooting. But Hardy stumbled and followed that up last Monday against the Utah Jazz with just 14 points on 4-of-15 shooting.
This past Tuesday, Hardy put up another 4-of-15 shooting display while scoring 11 points against the Phoenix Suns.