Tim Hardaway will be the smallest player, the second oldest player, the most established perimeter player, the second most wobbly player, in the Mavs? rotation.
Yet, more than for any other reason, the 11-year veteran says he was brought to Dallas because he?s a badass.

?I?m here so this team will no longer be Mr. Nice Guy,?? says Hardaway, somehow scowling and winking at the same time. ?Let?s not look for the refs to make a call when there is contact ? let?s try to break somebody?s arm.??
     He?s 6-0, 195 pounds, 35 years old, with what coach and long-time mentor and coach Don Nelson openly calls ?a bad wheel.?? In a league where the enforcer types are generally eight inches taller, 60 pounds heavier and fortified by armor-like suits of muscle, ?Tim Bug?? is an unlikely thug.
     ?We need mental toughness as well as physical toughness,?? says Hardaway. ?When push comes to shove, we need to be the ones doing the shoving. ? Why can?t we be the aggressors???