THE CRUCIFIX: Cato: Wood isn't thrilled w/ his role...Will depart in the summer

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Wood got 17 minutes in the one point loss to Denver. Media and Twitter went nuts: Why is Wood not playing?!

Since then, over the last 5 games, Wood has averaged 30 minutes and "Dallas is 1-4 and 3rd worst defensive team in the NBA, allowing 121.3 per 100 possessions. Detroit is really bad, struggled to defend basic sets in first half, but Dallas 61 first half point, or what would be 122 def rtg." (Iztok)

It's such a difficult thing to discuss, because I totally agree with the point you're making here. I'm not trying to overrate Wood at all. 

I guess I'm just underwhelmed with the strategy, asset wise. It's so easy to say something like "this is the best they could do in the position they were in" but at some point if they don't start making moves that work then they're just going to be bad, and for longer than a couple of months. 

I think that part of the solution might be committing to someone other teams have been unable to reach, like Wood, and forcing him to be the player he could be.