Sefolosha savors bigger role

645 · 01-26-2007, 12:21 AM

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Thabo Sefolosha as the first guard off the bench is an experiment by coach Scott Skiles that may or may not end.

That's up to Sefolosha—not that he views the situation in those terms.

"I try not to think about that because that puts too much pressure on me," Sefolosha said. "I just try to bring energy, run the floor and play hard defense. But it's nice to get more minutes. You can go through a couple of mistakes so you play freer."

Tribune

645 · 01-26-2007, 12:35 AM

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It appears that Chris Duhon will be benched for a third consecutive game when the Bulls host the Dallas Mavericks tonight. Skiles said he has just been giving rookie guard Thabo Sefolosha an extended look.

''There was no intention of not playing [Duhon on Tuesday],'' Skiles said. ''It was just Thabo was doing OK. This has happened to us a bunch of times this year. You get into a scenario where it appears we're going to win the game. Then, do you bring guys in for two minutes, four minutes? I don't like to do that -- to veteran guys anyway.''

Still, Duhon is mired in an extended scoring slump. He also served a one-game suspension last week for missing a practice. Asked how long Duhon would be out, Skiles said: ''Who knows? I don't have anything in my mind.

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