Mavericks swingman Jerry Stackhouse is back on the shelf after not being satisfied with how his injured foot responded after a three-month layoff.

He met with coach Rick Carlisle on Monday and has been deactivated.

"I'm a little down, but I'm not where I need to be," said Stackhouse. "I don't want to take minutes away from guys who deserve to be out there at this point.

"It's hard, and it put [Carlisle] in a tough position, too. I know he wants to try to get me back, at the same time, where is the balance? We need to win games.

"Instead of putting myself and my teammates in a bad position, we thought it was best to step back and let me work it out on my own."

He has been suffering from plantar fasciitis and a bone spur in his heel all season long.

Via Dallas Morning News

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