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

[Kammrath]

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) and Wood is -41 plus/minus.

And in those 5 games the Mavs D has been slightly better with Wood playing than not.