And we are back, folks, here on the Michigan Insider on the Big 1050WTCA online at the

big 1050.com, Sam Webb, Mr. Iroind Trouble on the other side and joining us as he does every

single week for the midweek peak.

It's our good friend Steve Clark.

Steve, good morning.

How are you, my friend?

Hey, Sam, I'm doing better right now than James Hardin, the scapegoat of the Cleveland Cavaliers being swept out of the playoffs by the New York Knicks.

Hardin had 17 turnovers in this latest playoff series, which is about on par how he did for the Pistons.

Average 16 points per game was continuously targeted by the Knicks when they were on offense,

including how obvious it was in game one.

When the Knicks came back from 22 points down in the fourth quarter,

they just attacked Hardin and got back into the game and won it.

After the sweep, though, Sam, in which the calves were outscored by double digits in

each game, including a 37-point loss in game four, the beard was quoted to saying that he

genuinely felt his calves were the better team.

Denial ain't just another river in Egypt, Sam.

His reputation, James Hardin, is spiraling downwards right now,

a great regular season player,

but six different NBA teams in the playoffs with one finals appearance way back in 2012.

He is 36 years old, and I just can't imagine as a free agent that this guy could be in,

you know, mid-season acquisition to give yourself a playoff push because how many times you have to learn the lesson

that this guy just isn't it in postseason?

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