Foye: Not the real thing

Andy H wrote:
> levi wrote:
> > >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.

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

Agreed.
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Andy H wrote:
> levi wrote:
> > >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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