Will Bonzi Play Tonight??????

RocketsMac · Nov 22, 2006

Moe said:

Speak for yourself.
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I apologize.. I guess you misunderstood my post because of the typo..

lol, good one..

The Hungarian Rocket · Nov 22, 2006

TeamUSA said:

Not tonight. I expect Novak to come out due to match ups.
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I don't think so. But I hope.

Luffy1 · Nov 22, 2006

He better play soon. JVG needs to start putting winning ahead of his personal feelings.

Moe · Nov 22, 2006

Could not resist.

Hayesfan · Nov 22, 2006

Bonzi wasn't even at practice today... here's a link

I don't think it was posted... so

Where's Bonzi? Out for 'family reasons' (Update)

When the Rockets returned to the Toyota Center practice court on Wednesday, but Bonzi Wells was not there.

Wells, who had not been traveling with the team while working on his conditioning, did not go through the Rockets' shootaround or an individual workout for what Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy termed "personal reasons."

"It's a personal, family issue," Rockets general manager Carroll Dawson said. Dawson would not elaborate.

Wells also missed nearly a week of training camp for personal reasons and has played in only two games this season before Van Gundy said that Wells needed to get in better condition in order to play.

"Today, he wasn't here for personal reasons," Van Gundy said. "That's the only thing I'm prepared to say."

Asked if Wells would be available for the Rockets' next practice, Van Gundy said, "I don't know. I really don't want to get into hypotheticals because I really don't know. I don't want to take a stab at it.

"I understand the fascination, I really do, but I'm not prepared to go beyond what I just said."

Wells had said last week in an interview with TNT that he did not come to Houston "to run marathons."

"I said really basically what I want to say, but I understand everybody's fascination and speculation, certainly," Van Gundy said. "I think evasive is in everybody's best interest.

"When a guy has personal problems, you want me to tell you what the personal problems are. I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to get into his personal issues. The more I expand my answer on the whys I think would be hurting the trust that you have to have in a relationship. I'm not going to discuss all this through the media.

"I owe it to the fans, speaking through (the media), a certain amount, but I'm not prepared to go past that even though it might satisfy the growing appetite for knowledge about Bonzi's situation."

Van Gundy would not say if Wells was physically ready to play.

"He wasn't here today for personal reasons," Van Gundy said. "There have been a lot of things that have gotten in the way of him being on the court. To go in depth on each and every one to me is not right.

"Right now, the only thing I'm prepared to talk about is tonight. I'm not really in the mindset of talking and speculating. Everybody's heard about his comments on TNT. To say everything has gone real smooth here would probably be a little bit of an overstatement, but I also don't want anyone to read into it that it has taken away from our team. In the last eight games, we're 6-2. That's where I want the focus on, the guys who are playing."

One of those players will be Chuck Hayes, who will come back from a hyperextended left knee to return to the starting lineup tonight.

When Wells will be new of the "guys who are playing," however, remained as uncertain as ever.

Posted by Jonathan Feigen at November 22, 2006 01:11 PM
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BigM · Nov 22, 2006

Hayesfan said:

Bonzi wasn't even at practice today... here's a link
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thanks for that. even more proof of how ridiculous it is to blame jvg for bonzi not playing.

kingkow · Nov 22, 2006

lastopsuburb said:

Isn't Jarvis Hayes injured?
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yes he is injured, even though he is on the court he wont cause as much problems as butler or areanas, o yes also jamison

jscmedia · Nov 22, 2006

Air Langhi said:

JVG is an Idiot I hope he gets fired.
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hey dude, this is biology class, not economics!

vtkp99 · Nov 22, 2006

"One of those players will be Chuck Hayes, who will come back from a hyperextended left knee to return to the starting lineup tonight."

what? Chuck will play? that's awsome...

jscmedia · Nov 22, 2006

emjohn said:

Depth Chart:
Yao - Deke - (Howard)
Howard - (Battier) - Padgett - Novak
Battier - (McGrady) - (Padgett) - (Novak)
McGrady - Head - Bonzi - (V.Span)
Alston - (Head) - Lucas - V.Span

Against the Wiz, we're primarily going to see:
Arenas - (Daniels)
Stevenson - Daniels - (Arenas)
Butler - Jarvis Hayes
Jamison
Thomas - Haywood

Battier could see time against Jamison since he's a tweener and far too athletic for Howard. The 2 spot is not going to be a size issue since Gilbert's 6-4 and doesn't look to post often. This matchup may lead to our starting Head at the 2 and Battier at the 4. If Bonzi's in any way struggling with his on-court conditioning, I don't see JVG sicing him on someone like Arenas. He'd get blown by on D badly.

Evan
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Chuck Hayes is activated. He'll start.

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