[Stardust]

The Rockets said they demoted Patterson because they have the depth at the post positions with Yao, Hayes, Scola, Jefferies, Hill, etc. and it wasn't doing Patterson any good sitting on the bench.

I'm sure once a post player for the Rockets goes down with an injury (likely Yao), he'll be activated.

Look, it's as simple as this: If he was good enough, or showed enough promise, that he could help this team win, then there is NO way he would have been demoted. Last year PPat was coached incorrectly! He is an inside player with uncanny inside movement. He was told that in order to become a better pro, he needed to develop an outside shot. That is completely bogus and was wrong to lead him in that path. He has a poormans skill set of KG, and KG is NOT a perimeter player. Last year hurt PPats development, and this demotion proves it. He plays excellent basketball on the weakside. His full focus last year should have been on weakside basketball. He will never be an NBA scorer, but a guy who can clean-up garbage, get entry feed passes, and rebound like the devil he can. Being a 3-point shooter - NEVER! I hope he spends this time getting him back to the point he was as a Freshman and Sophomore in college!