Wells excused from practice (Again) http://http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl...ts/4276960.html <div class="quote_poster">Quoting ROCK4LIFE:</div><div class="quote_post"><font size=""3""><font size=""4"">Wells excused from practice Rockets unsure when new guard will come back</font></font> Rockets guard Bonzi Wells was excused from attending Friday's practice "for personal reasons," Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy said. Van Gundy did not describe the reasons and said he did not know when Wells would be back. Wells' agent Bill Duffy also would not elaborate, saying, "We're going to have to leave it as 'personal.' " Guard Luther Head also missed Friday's practice because of a death in the family. The Rockets did not know when he would return. Wells, 30, has not played in the preseason, and has been able to practice in only four workouts because of soreness in the groin muscle he tore last season and then a series of root canal procedures this week. He did attend Wednesday's home game and was expected to be past his health issues enough to begin practicing Friday. "I don't want to put a timetable on him or make him feel he has to rush back," Van Gundy said. "I know everybody has a first-game mentality with every player. I'm not in that mentality. He has to deal with his personal stuff first. When he gets back, we'll get him ready to go then." Even before he spoke with Van Gundy about needing to take time off, he was not considered close to playing, and Van Gundy said Wells would not be ready to play "for a while." "He has to be able to get on the practice floor for a considerable amount of time to get himself in shape enough even," Van Gundy said this week. "Right now, it's been a wasted (18) days, other than picking up some learning parts of it because his time has been so intermittent. It's been unfortunate for him, unfortunate for us." </div> I don't know what's the problem, but this doesn't seem right.
The way Van Gundy spoke, it sounded like an acceptable reason. Anybody have an idea what the "personal reason" is?
<div class="quote_poster">phunDamentalz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">It's most likely an embarrassing medical thing - maybe he has genital warts.</div> Damn, that's cold blooded lol
Hopefully it's nothing serious. But then again, if he's missing time for something that's not serious ... that doesn't bode well either.
This probably wouldn't have made the headlines if it was most players. I think the media is just trying to use Bonzi's image to blow this out of proportion.
Well, if I remember correctly, they didnt specify what happened with tmac when he took time off for the death of his wife's mother.
Wells went from a lucrative payroll to one he doesn't really want/like/need. I think he considedered taking the year off when no one was giving him any good offers, but we all know what happened to Sprewell when he tried that. So, when he signed the small contract with the Rockets his mind was set to take some time off. He is probably worried about sustaining an injury, which wouldn't be good during a contract year. I don't blame him if he starts practicing when the season starts, and we don't see him play until 4-5 games after. I believe $2.2 million is severely underpaying him for just half a season, let alone a whole season.
