Sorry but I think Wes is over hyping his time table and that's what motivates him. Hard working guy but he does have a history of forcing the healing process and has admitted it..said his achilles had been tender for a couple seasons before he snapped it. I'm glad he got paid but I'm not as optimistic that he's going to be the same player he was or stay healthy for long stretches.
WTF?!? He has a history of playing thru injuries. Suddenly that becomes forcing the healing process? Well shit, I guess I was looking at Batum all wrong last season. He wasn't being a huge disappointment, he just wasn't forcing the healing process. And having a tender body part means a major injury will happen?
So, for Wes's next trick he's going to live to 300 years old. In his mind he may think it's realistic. No one doubts his work ethic, it's his contact with reality. Maybe some agree with Wes that he should be his team's "go to" guy? I loved Wes while he was here, but he's not looking back, so neither am I.
you missed my point...for the last two years Wes kept saying he needed to not force his recovery and be impatient...then did the opposite. He's talking that line in Dallas now. I think it's a mistake to rush back and know he has a tendency to do that..Batum led the league in minutes pretty much and both he and Wes played through injury but in the case of ruptured achilles....it's not smart to say he's ready for opening night in Dallas...just not smart.
It's a huge difference in trying to live to be 300 years old vs just telling people you want to live to be 300 years old. People are accusing Wes of just saying he wants to be back by the start of the season, I think he sincerely tried.
It's basically the same thing as RGIII saying all in for day one (sans the campaign). I didn't say his goal was all talk. It wasn't a goal. He said he would be ready. He is not. I say this saying he is the last person I would doubt.
