Foye: Not the real thing

10-07-2006, 12:39 PM

levi

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Foye: Not the real thing

>From the PiPress (with apologies to sknight):
: Foye focused on 'D':
: One of the reasons the Wolves coveted guard Randy
: Foye before this summer's NBA draft was his defense.
:
: Asked what he took away from his experience in July
: at the Las Vegas summer league, Foye said: "The biggest
: thing that I learned from summer league is that you have
: to stop this guy (in front of you). Everything from my point
: of view is that you have to be a great defender to be able
: to play in this league because there are a lot of guys that
: can go one on one really good."
:
: So averaging 24.8 points a game and being named the
: summer league's most valuable player wasn't a big deal?
:
: "I knew it wasn't the real thing," he said.

10-09-2006, 08:00 AM

Andy

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Foye: Not the real thing

levi wrote:

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From the PiPress (with apologies to sknight): : Foye focused on 'D': : One of the reasons the Wolves coveted guard Randy : Foye before this summer's NBA draft was his defense. : : Asked what he took away from his experience in July : at the Las Vegas summer league, Foye said: "The biggest : thing that I learned from summer league is that you have : to stop this guy (in front of you). Everything from my point : of view is that you have to be a great defender to be able : to play in this league because there are a lot of guys that : can go one on one really good." : : So averaging 24.8 points a game and being named the : summer league's most valuable player wasn't a big deal? : : "I knew it wasn't the real thing," he said.
From your subject line, I thought you were riding the kid. After I read

this I was encouraged.
He's not getting ahead of himself, and he respects the game. All good
things.

10-09-2006, 12:13 PM

levi

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Foye: Not the real thing

Andy H wrote:

Quote:

levi wrote:

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From the PiPress (with apologies to sknight): : Foye focused on 'D': : One of the reasons the Wolves coveted guard Randy : Foye before this summer's NBA draft was his defense. : : Asked what he took away from his experience in July : at the Las Vegas summer league, Foye said: "The biggest : thing that I learned from summer league is that you have : to stop this guy (in front of you). Everything from my point : of view is that you have to be a great defender to be able : to play in this league because there are a lot of guys that : can go one on one really good." : : So averaging 24.8 points a game and being named the : summer league's most valuable player wasn't a big deal? : : "I knew it wasn't the real thing," he said.From your subject line, I thought you were riding the kid.

Nah. Just using the "Sknight" approach to writing
subject lines - twisting something in the article to
come up with something controversial, inflammatory
even.

Quote:

After I read this I was encouraged. He's not getting ahead of himself, and he respects the game. All good things.

Agreed.

10-10-2006, 04:50 PM

Ikrushlots Ikrushlots is offline

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Foye: Not the real thing

Andy H wrote:

Quote:

levi wrote:

Quote:

From the PiPress (with apologies to sknight): : Foye focused on 'D': : One of the reasons the Wolves coveted guard Randy : Foye before this summer's NBA draft was his defense. : : Asked what he took away from his experience in July : at the Las Vegas summer league, Foye said: "The biggest : thing that I learned from summer league is that you have : to stop this guy (in front of you). Everything from my point : of view is that you have to be a great defender to be able : to play in this league because there are a lot of guys that : can go one on one really good." : : So averaging 24.8 points a game and being named the : summer league's most valuable player wasn't a big deal? : : "I knew it wasn't the real thing," he said.From your subject line, I thought you were riding the kid. After I read

this I was encouraged. He's not getting ahead of himself, and he respects the game. All good things.

Talent, good attitude and work ethic. Nothing but positives so far.

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