Wesley's back to the bench

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  1. devin

    devin JBB JustBBall Member

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    Well I can't say i'm not relieved, and I'm sure most of you are too. Looks like JVG and Wesley himself realize he was struggling to shoot the ball.

    http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/s.../bk/bkn/3451293

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    Wesley the sixth guy
    With Tracy McGrady out, guard David Wesley was moved into the starting lineup for one game and then back to the bench.

    Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy said he might let his rotation settle in. Forward Ryan Bowen started Tuesday's game against Orlando with Derek Anderson moving back to guard.

    "I'm the sixth guy again," Wesley said. "It's going to be that kind of year. My thing is to be ready when I'm out there, regardless of whether I start or finish or in the middle. I don't think I'm going to have a set role. Just play hard when I'm out there.

    "It could be (difficult) if you were worried about other things. I like being out there on the floor. If I can be at the point, two, three, knowing what I'm supposed to do will keep you on the floor as much as anything."

    Wesley has struggled with his shot since coming back from offseason knee surgery, making only 28.8 percent of his shots in preseason and 2-of-15 in the first three games of the regular season.

    "Right now, David's really struggled shooting he ball," Van Gundy said. "He knows it. He's thinking about it far too much. I told him, we traded for him because he had a bulldog mentality. Can he get shot over by bigger guys sometimes?

    "Yeah, but I always feel good when he's playing defense and he's down on his hands and moving his feet, he's going to make it hard on people. I don't want him thinking too much about his shooting. It will come when it comes."
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  2. tr@cy&ya0

    tr@cy&ya0 JBB JustBBall Member

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    wesley and van guny sounds like hes a "great player".... i'm not a wesley hater but right now i'm thinking this is going to be his last year... the surgery was one of those carrer ending surgery i guess...
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">Quoting tr@cy&ya0:</div><div class="quote_post">wesley and van guny sounds like hes a "great player".... i'm not a wesley hater but right now i'm thinking this is going to be his last year... the surgery was one of those carrer ending surgery i guess...</div>


    That would be sad if it were true. We will have to hold out on this to find out.
     

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