Trial and error is part of every life. And every NBA season.
Rick Carlisle has learned that lesson time and again after nearly two decades as a head coach.
It happened this season with Tim Hardaway Jr. and his role on the Mavericks.
What’s happened in the last two months is that Hardaway has established himself as a dependable shooter who can take advantage of defenses when they crowd Luka Doncic or race to cover Kristaps Porzingis and maybe forget that Hardway is waiting in the wings to take wide-open shots.
He’s averaged 16.