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

[DanSchwartzgan]

So treat him as if he’s never gonna break out and be a player we need (similar to JB) because it’s DFS and Bullock and THJ and Powell and SD who have proven to be the guys that’ll take us to the championship. Not even saying Wood is that guy. He was at least the offensive punch that was way better than those guys who had the potential to make the leap he did. 


I’m not even saying the leap will be sustained, just that what changed is a small sample size surge (not unlike JB last year after playing 5-6 games in his new role) when some confidence was put into him. Maybe the big ole meanies in the coaching staff had it wrong when they scoffed at the notion that Wood should start.

All of this speaks to the talent evaluation of the people in charge of that part of this organization. 2 years of evidence if Wood sustains this production.

Or, treat him like a guy with potential who has never been able to put it all together at both ends of the court and see if you can be the staff that finally solves the riddle.  

This level of play defensively was not pre-ordained.  It has come largely against big lumbering centers (other than that All-NBA guy in Minnesota….Naz something).  So, we don’t have a clue whether it is sustainable.  We also don’t know if throwing Wood into the deep end immediately would have provided better or worse results than what we’ve seen to date.