Knicks fans didn’t react well this summer when news broke that guard Tim Hardaway Jr would be returning to New York.
Not because anyone has anything against the guard personally; but because he signed a four-year, $71 million deal, locking up the team budget for the next four years.
Now, four games into the season, his stock with Knicks fans continues to decline.
Hardaway’s averaging 9.8 points on 27 percent shooting from the field, to start his $16.5 million year. He’s scored double-digit points once, and connected on only 6-of-27 three-pointers attempted.
What is it that’s causing Hardaway, who’s coming off a career year, to play so poorly?