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

[mvossman]

I really don't get the "lazy" tag on Wood. The guy was UNDRAFTED when expected to be a 1st rounder, then played four seasons mostly in the GLeague with minimal appearances in the NBA, fighting and struggling and working to find a spot in the NBA. A "lazy" player would have given up, but he fought and worked and eventually got a real shot in DET and shined. 

Then he got a real NBA contract in HOU and was screwed because that team that had been 4th in the West the year before decided to trade Harden (who played a total of 8 games) and then tank. The culture in HOU went to hell, absolutely no fault of Wood. Of course he was unhappy in HOU, who wouldn't have been?

Maybe unfocused is a better term, but it was definitely a rep he had when we traded for him.  I also think we saw significant evidence of "focus issues" earlier in the season.  I think he has improved in that area and attribute some of that progress to Kidd (which I know does not fit your narrative) but I need to see a bigger sample before I can completely trust it.