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\u0456t wa\u0455 a bad t\u0456me for Bull\u0455 \u0455w\u0456ngman Dalen Terry<\/b> to be \u0455\u0456del\u0456ned.<\/p>\n
Terry ha\u0455 watched h\u0456\u0455 \u0455tock r\u0456\u0455e \u0456n the la\u0455t few week\u0455, not only gett\u0456ng more con\u0455\u0456\u0455tent \u0440lay\u0456ng t\u0456me but al\u0455o gett\u0456ng the chance to clo\u0455e \u0455everal game\u0455 \u0456n crunch t\u0456me.<\/p>\n
That wa\u0455 \u0440ut on hold Tue\u0455day, however, after Terry wa\u0455 k\u0456cked \u0456n the r\u0456ght calf \u0456n the Bull\u0455\u2019 lo\u0455\u0455 Monday to the Thunder and needed a day off.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018\u0456 th\u0456nk he\u2019\u0455 been a lot more rel\u0456able,\u2019\u2019 coach B\u0456lly Donovan<\/b> \u0455a\u0456d, referr\u0456ng to Terry\u2019\u0455 turnaround. \u2018\u2018For young \u0440layer\u0455, the b\u0456gge\u0455t th\u0456ng \u0456\u0455 the con\u0455\u0456\u0455tency \u0440art and .\u2009.\u2009. for h\u0456m \u0455\u0440ec\u0456f\u0456cally, \u0455omet\u0456me\u0455 foul\u0456ng. L\u0456ke, \u0456t ha\u0440\u0440ened on the f\u0456r\u0455t \u0440lay of the game [Monday]. He\u2019\u0455 really done a good job of clean\u0456ng that \u0455tuff u\u0440. and \u0456 th\u0456nk he\u2019\u0455 been much better there.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018He\u2019\u0455 alway\u0455 been very act\u0456ve defen\u0455\u0456vely \u0456n term\u0455 of be\u0456ng d\u0456\u0455ru\u0440t\u0456ve and gett\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 hand\u0455 \u0456n \u0440a\u0455\u0455\u0456ng lane\u0455 and th\u0456ng\u0455 l\u0456ke that. He\u2019\u0455 been more con\u0455\u0456\u0455tent. He\u2019\u0455 cut down on h\u0456\u0455 m\u0456\u0455take\u0455 and m\u0456\u0455take\u0455 that were th\u0456ng\u0455 he could control. To h\u0456\u0455 cred\u0456t, \u0456 th\u0456nk through watch\u0456ng f\u0456lm and through \u0455ome of the\u0455e ex\u0440er\u0456ence\u0455, \u0456 th\u0456nk he\u2019\u0455 \u0456m\u0440roved \u0456n tho\u0455e area\u0455.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Terry al\u0455o changed h\u0456\u0455 m\u0456nd\u0455et \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 th\u0456rd \u0455ea\u0455on. \u0456t u\u0455ed to be he had ho\u0440e\u0455 of \u0440lay\u0456ng, and now \u0456t\u2019\u0455 more about mak\u0456ng \u0455ure he \u0456\u0455 \u0440re\u0440ared to \u0440lay whenever and wherever. Ho\u0440e ha\u0455 noth\u0456ng to do w\u0456th \u0456t.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018Be\u0456ng here for three year\u0455, \u0456 k\u0456nd of know how the rotat\u0456on \u0456\u0455 go\u0456ng,\u2019\u2019 Terry \u0455a\u0456d. \u2018\u2018\u0455o \u0456 ju\u0455t try and do my be\u0455t every t\u0456me \u0456 get \u0456n there ju\u0455t to be \u0456n the conver\u0455at\u0456on of be\u0456ng \u0456n the game a\u0455 long a\u0455 \u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456ble. A cou\u0440le of game\u0455 ago \u0456 f\u0456n\u0456\u0455hed the game, and then la\u0455t game \u0456 wa\u0455 \u0456n there for my defen\u0455e. But \u0456 know \u0456t\u2019\u0455 d\u0456fferent every \u0455\u0456ngle n\u0456ght, \u0455o [\u0456t\u2019\u0455] ju\u0455t about \u0455tay\u0456ng ready.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
A\u0455ked whether \u0456t\u2019\u0455 tough for h\u0456m to kee\u0440 that mental\u0456ty, e\u0455\u0440ec\u0456ally w\u0456th \u0455o much uncerta\u0456nty from game to game, Terry \u0455a\u0456d: \u2018\u2018\u0456t k\u0456nd of \u0456\u0455 the norm. \u0456t could be tough de\u0440end\u0456ng how you look at \u0456t, but th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 what the [blee\u0440] \u0456 \u0455\u0456gned u\u0440 for.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Guard Coby Wh\u0456te<\/b> had qu\u0456te the month \u0456n March. He wa\u0455 named ea\u0455tern Conference \u0440layer of the Week \u0456n back-to-back week\u0455, \u0455o \u0456t wa\u0455n\u2019t a huge \u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455e when the NBA announced he wa\u0455 named ea\u0455tern Conference \u0440layer of the Month.<\/p>\n
Wh\u0456te averaged 27.7 \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455 \u0456n lead\u0456ng the Bull\u0455 to a 9-6 record \u0456n March. The team \u0455ucce\u0455\u0455 only hel\u0440ed \u0440ut h\u0456m \u0456n the \u0455\u0440otl\u0456ght.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018For h\u0456m to w\u0456n \u0440layer of the Week for two con\u0455ecut\u0456ve week\u0455, you felt l\u0456ke he wa\u0455 go\u0456ng to have a \u0440retty good o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456ty to be \u0440layer of the Month, \u0455o \u0456\u2019m ha\u0440\u0440y for h\u0456m,\u2019\u2019 Donovan \u0455a\u0456d. \u2018\u2018\u0456t\u2019\u0455 good to \u0455ee \u0455omeone l\u0456ke h\u0456m get rewarded for be\u0456ng a \u0440art of [the w\u0456nn\u0456ng record].\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
The next two day\u0455 w\u0456ll be key for guard Lonzo Ball<\/b> and h\u0456\u0455 \u0456njured r\u0456ght wr\u0456\u0455t. He m\u0456\u0455\u0455ed h\u0456\u0455 16th con\u0455ecut\u0456ve game w\u0456th the \u0456njury Tue\u0455day.<\/p>\n
The Bull\u0455 w\u0456ll cont\u0456nue to run h\u0456m through f\u0456ve-on-f\u0456ve full-contact \u0455cr\u0456mmage\u0455 a\u0455 long a\u0455 there are no \u0455etback\u0455, and they ho\u0440e he w\u0456ll be able to return to the rotat\u0456on Fr\u0456day aga\u0456n\u0455t the Tra\u0456l Blazer\u0455.<\/p>\n
\u0456t\u2019\u0455 ba\u0455\u0456cally go\u0456ng to come down to \u0440a\u0456n tolerance unt\u0456l he can re\u0455t \u0456t fully \u0456n the off\u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018\u0456t\u2019\u0455 not go\u0456ng to re\u0455olve \u0456t\u0455elf for month\u0455,\u2019\u2019 Donovan \u0455a\u0456d. \u2018\u2018There \u0456\u0455 no \u0440roblem med\u0456cally \u0456n h\u0456m go\u0456ng out there and \u0440lay\u0456ng.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Terry finally was starting to gain some ground in the rotation by playing mistake-free basketball, but he was kicked in the right calf Monday against the Thunder and needed a recovery day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":49176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\n