<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Beno Udrih was labeled the Spurs? ?fourth point guard? during training camp, then elevated to backup by the start of the season. Coach Gregg Popovich demoted him to No. 3 two weeks ago then gave him his job back. On Sunday, Udrih even made his first start of the season. Through it all, however, one thing hasn?t changed: His shot. It still isn?t going in. Udrih is shooting a career-worst 35.6 percent, nearly a 10 percent drop from last season, while making only 19 of his 65 3-point attempts. ?It?s about confidence,? Udrih said. ?I just have to stop thinking about it and knock those open shots down.? With exception of battling foul trouble, Udrih performed fairly well Sunday while filling in for Tony Parker in Memphis. He had seven points and six assists in 23 minutes while making the only 3-pointer he took. Considering how skittish Udrih looked against Dallas two nights earlier, getting the chance to start and play extended minutes might have been the best medicine for him. At the end of Friday?s first half against the Mavericks, he passed up an open 3, then forced another on the next possession that was blocked. When Michael Finley batted the rebound back to him, he missed another shot. Udrih doesn?t think he?s ever been in a slump this prolonged. ?I remember when I was playing in Europe, I was around a 50-60 percent shooter,? Udrih said. ?But it?s harder here. You come from the bench, you?re cold, you get two, three shots. You don?t feel it yet. ?Sometimes you try to be aggressive and that will to be aggressive makes you make a mistake or a bad shot.? </div> Source
