Wesley Matthews signed a four-year, $70 million max contract with the Dallas Mavericks this summer after performing well as a Portland Trail Blazer for several years. But so far in 2015-16, Matthews is in a big-time shooting slump. On Friday night, he was 1-for-8 from downtown in a loss to the Rockets, and he’s shooting 30.8 percent from three-point range on the year—he shoots 39 percent from deep for his career. So, in his own words, he “sucks.” From ESPN.com:
“I’m just tired of hurting the team, tired of missing shots,” Matthews said. “I put everything I have into this game. I have since I started playing. I put everything I had into getting back and being ready. I’m just trying to keep the doubt out. I never second-guess myself. I’ve never been the one to be hesitant or lack confidence.
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“I suck right now,” said Matthews, who is averaging 11.1 points per game, 4.3 fewer than his average during his five seasons in Portland. “Point blank, period, I suck right now on the offensive end as far as shooting the ball, as far as what I can do, as far as making shots and what everybody knows I can do. I’ve got to find it on this road trip and sustain it.”
