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[QUOTE="DeGrozz, post: 217438, member: 205"]
I understand what you are saying about Wes. He is being asked to play a different role in the NBA than he played in college, but a year and a half into his career he has been regressing rather than progressing. He's a 25 or 26 year-old shooting guard that can't can't shoot at this level and can't handle the ball in the NBA. How much longer do you think a coach is going to wait for him to develop (especially with Derrick Williams steadily developing on the bench)? Kevin Love isn't on every team to make up for Wes' lack of rebounding ability at the 3 and Wes isn't a 20 year-old developing player with a lot of skill who hasn't adjusted to the NBA game yet that we're talking about here. This is a player who should be entering into his prime. I am worried he is not going to get many chances after his contract is up.
 
This doesn't mean that he's not one of my favorite players of all-time for what he did for the 'Cuse. I'll never forget how fun that 2010 season was, but eventually the Orange-tinted glasses have to come off. He's struggling mightily, and unless he can become a much better defender and mold himself into a niche player, he'll probably go down as one of this decade's biggest lotto busts.
 
I spent a little too much time watching Fox Sports North this winter... (but it was worth it -- Kevin Love is a BEAST)
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