It took me a while to decide on my favorite Tim Hardaway moment; so many crossovers, game-winners and behind the back passes to consider. I ended up choosing a moment that captured the emotion that was often shown after one of those mentioned highlights as my favorite. And that favorite came during the post-Run TMC days, when the Killer Crossover King scored an and-1 layup, got right in Charles Barkley's face, stared him down and yelled "In Yo Face" without receiving a punch to the face or a taunting tech from a ref (I loved the 90s).

A few of my other nominations included him saying, "I got skillz" in his first Nike commercial with Spike Lee (beginning of the following video) and the time he made a defender do the nae-nae before draining a game-winning 3 (1:28 in the same video).

I also thought about his behind the back move on Spud Webb (32-second mark of the following video) or him leaving the great John Stockton in the dust (45 mark).

Miami Heat fans (I'm not one of them) will probably pick a performance from the mid-90s when Tim Hardaway was the best Hardaway in Florida even though fans were voting for Orlando's injured Penny Hardaway to start in All-Star games.

For me, nothing could knock this image out of my head.

BONUS HARDAWAY

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Today is National Donut Day which means most donut spots -- like Dunkin' Donuts, Shipley and Krispy Kreme -- are offering free donuts for the next few hours. So if you are having a craving for one or living in LA and hoping to get Big Baby Davis' autograph then you might want to hurry to a donut spot.

Since we don't have any deep fried pieces of dough that will make you fat, increase your risk of heart disease and mess with your glucose levels, to give away, I thought we would celebrate the special day by remembering when a few NBA players made some donuts.

The best donut of 2017 goes to the Warriors Patrick McCaw. On March 11th against the Spurs, with Steph Curry and Klay Thompson in suits, McCaw got to play 42 minutes and take 12 shots -- he missed all 12!  Earlier in the season, Aaron Gordon (0-12) , Robert Covington (0-11) and Justin Anderson (0-11) all made donuts with 10+ shot attempts.

In 2015, we had five instances and the one that stuck out the most was Kyle Korver for his 0-11 night against the Rockets. What made it so special is he went 0-10 from three, which made him the first player in NBA history to go scoreless in a game while attempting 10+ threes. FYI, the record for most threes without a make is 0-11, an accomplishment Steph Curry, Antoine Walker and Trey Burke have all done.

And now to a few of my all-time favorite donut makers.

ROY HIBBERT (2014 PLAYOFFS)

The Pacers' 7'2 center didn't just go without a field goal in a game during the 2014 playoffs, Hibbert put up four donuts within a month! Everybody from Tracy McGrady to Gilbert Arenas was trolling Hibbert online after he put up these stats.

4/28/14: 0 points (0-2 fg) in 12 minutes
5/01/14: 0 points (0-1 fg) in 12 minutes
5/05/14: 0 points (0-2 fg) in 17 minutes
5/26/14: 0 points (0-4 fg) in 22 minutes

TIM HARDAWAY  VS THE TWOLVES (1991)

The Timberwolves were so bad in the early 90s that your best (that's arguable) player could go 0-17 while another starter goes 0-4 and you could still get a W. Thankfully the 1991 All-Star did make both of his free throws during his 44 minute of action so he didn't end up scoreless, but I can't imagine what was going through his head after he missed his first 10 or so shots -- especially when he got to his last two shots.  The other starter who had a donut was the handsome Tyrone Hill, who was 0-4 in nine minutes of action.

"I'm going to frame this box score," said Hardaway after the W. "I had to get an NBA record somehow. I was never 0-for at any level. What can I say?"

RUSSELL WESTBROOK VS THE GRIZZLIES (2011)

Like Hardaway, Westbrook had a great teammate who could light it up every night so on December 28th of 2011. when Westbrook missed all 13 of his shots, Kevin Durant stepped up and made 10 of 17 shots for 32 points to give the Thunder a win. Merry Christmas Russell!

RAY ALLEN VS THE LAKERS (2010 FINALS)

Having a bad game around Christmas sucks but having one during the Finals is the worst. This is what happened to Jesus Shuttlesworth when he followed up a 32-point performance in Game 2 of the 2010 finals with a big donut in Game 3. How big of a donut did Ray put up in 42 minutes? 0-13 and just like Tim Hardaway, he made two free throws to prevent himself from having a scoreless game.

Note: 8 of Ray's 13 misses were 3-pointers.

DENNIS JOHNSON (1978 FINALS)

What's worse than having a donut in GM3 of the NBA Finals? How about a donut in GM7 of the NBA Finals. That's what the late great Dennis Johnson did in 1978. Against the Bullets, DJ missed all 14 of his shots.  But like all greats, DJ bounced back and returned to the NBA finals the next year, beat the Bullets and won MVP of the Finals.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

As evident by the list above, even All-Stars and Hall-of-Famers can have bad games -- really, really bad games. And here's a few more All-Stars and solid players that have no interest in celebrating this day with us.

• Rodney McCray (1988) 0-15 vs the Jazz
• Metta World Peace (1998) 0-13 vs the Magic
• Vince Carter (2008) 0-13 vs the Raptors
• Gilbert Arenas (2005) 0-12 vs the Spurs
• Chris Paul (2014) 0-12 vs the Pelicans
• Ty Lawson (2014) 0-12 vs the Hawks
• Mitch Richmond (2001) 0-11 vs the Grizzlies
• Andre Miller (2006) 0-11 vs the Kings
• Mark Price (1993) 0-11 vs the Pistons
• Paul Pierce (1999) 0-11 vs the Cavs

A Donut Bacon CheeseBurger...just because!

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First lets take a look at one of the greatest NBA post men to ever play, Kevin McHale. Kevin stood 6"10 in his playing days and had ridiculously long arms which definitely helped out his post game. Sure McHale was known to be bit of a black hole when it came to possession of the ball, but his moves in the post where about one thing, patience. Take a look at his post move clinic highlight video with McHale's patented up and under.

Next move on the list is the Killer Crossover, the UTEP 2-Step by none other than the crossover godfather, Tim Hardaway.  Sleight of hand and a change in direction, that's all it took. Tim Hardaway just wanted to reach the rim for a layup without traveling in a straight line, and figured the best way was to go left, then right. Or right, then left. "My whole purpose was to confuse the defenders" said Hardaway, and it worked.

This is the first signature move on the list from this generation is the Tony Parker spin-cycle. We could've easily went with his devastating floater, but his spin move is way too effective to leave off. Tony first starts has move with a simple cross dribble to get his defender leaning towards the side he wants to spin away from, spins, takes a huge gather step and he's right there for an easy dish or a layup.

The last move on the on the list for this week is one of the most beautiful moves in basketball,  George Gervin's finger roll. Gervin was a smooth operator on the court with a dangerous mid range game and super lanky (think KD's body). The finger roll is probably not the most effective for most players, but it was sure effective for the Iceman. Take a look at beautiful montage.

Honorable Mention: Clyde "the Glide" Drexler had a MEAN fingeroll too

We'll be back next week with the Smitty half-spin, Connie Hawkins palming and  MUCH more signature moves, so stay tuned!

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In 1998, Tim Hardaway's crossover wasn't as fast as it was 8 years earlier but he still "had skillz" and was still putting up 20 point games and double doubles on a nightly basis.  Just three days after dropping 26 & 10 in a win against the 76ers and a young Allen Iverson, the two crossover kings met again.

"They were out for revenge from Friday, and it challenged me," Hardaway said. "I don't want them to think they can beat us. I don't want them to blame turnovers. I don't want them to blame bad shots. I wanted to show them it was us who beat them after all."

Tim would struggle with his shot the whole night connecting on only 4 of 14 shots and finishing with 12 points.  Iverson wasn't much better with his shot, making 7 of 20, but he scored 12 points from the charity stripe giving him 28 in the end.

Going into the 4th quarter, the 76ers had a six point lead but allowed Miami to make a run and with the game tied with 6.6 seconds remaining, Hardaway missed a potential game winner but the scrappy Dan Majerle was there to grab the offensive board and score on a game-winning put back.

"We just don't know how to win," Snow said. "We lost it when we had the lead. The same way you play at the end is the same way you play when you have the lead. You can't get passive and let up."

The 76ers and Heat did face off one more time during the 98/99 season and Philly was able to pull out a 4 point victory in that final game.  Iverson had 24 and 3 while Hardaway had 19 and 7.

Shout out to Pennyccwai for the vid.

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