Wes Matthews

...addressed a recent two-game absence for point guard Deron Williams by starting rookie Eric Maynor in Williams' place, starting rookie Wesley Matthews at shooting guard and starting usual starting shooting guard Ronnie Brewer in Kirilenko's...

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...games Wednesday and Thursday. Yet the Jazz have found ways to win even while having to start rookie guards Eric Maynor and Wesley Matthews for two games, followed by third-year center Kyrylo Fesenko for another two. "We've done a...

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...his game as he goes forward," Sloan said of Matthews, who has impressed with his defense and three-point shooting. Matthews said he appreciated the confidence the Jazz continue to show in him. "That's not good karma," Matthews said.

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...in me. "So I'm just gonna go out there," he added, "and keep playing the way I've been playing." Matthews, son of former NBA guard Wes Matthews, scored a season-high 16 points when got his first NBA start in Friday night's win at...

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...small forward Andrei Kirilenko came off the bench. Story continues below Kirilenko did not open and Matthews did, Sloan said at the time, because he didn't want his three available players who could initiate the offense (Maynor, Brewer and...

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...area Utah Jazz: Rookies Maynor, Matthews step up Utah Jazz » Guards seize opportunities on Eastern road trip. Utah Jazz's Wes Matthews, right, tries to get a shot past Philadelphia 76ers' Willie Green in the second half of an NBA...

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...isn't ready to commit. Thirteen NBA players currently wear 23, including James and ... Jazz rookie Matthews. "I'm on board," Matthews said. "I mean, Jordan has influenced everybody that plays this game, and he was my idol growing...

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...as he was to make the team, Matthews has refused to be satisfied with just that. After Thursday's game, Matthews was asked if he felt as if he was establishing himself in the Jazz's rotation and emerging as a contributor. "A little...

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