Troy Hudson had a nice game in his first start of the season, but this cannot be the case for the remainder of the year. I do not see how it is beneficial to the future of the franchise by bringing Foye off the bench and also having him play off the ball more.
Are the Wolves already saying that they think Randy Foye will never be a true point guard? If so, they are making a mistake. Foye has shown the ability to create for his teammates brilliantly at times, but he needs more time to develop. He, along with Rashad McCants, are the future faces of the franchise and it is time to play them more together.
By the way, is anyone else confused to hear Fred Hoiberg say that McCants came back to early and might be done for the season...only to turn around and play him 31 minutes?
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Did Hoiberg really say that?
Then it is very confusing that Rashad plays 30 minutes. What the hell?
Let's not play Randy Foye, but let's make sure to play the guy who just came back from knee surgery for 30 plus minutes, just to make sure, you know, that we really screw the future of the franchise.
It doesn't make much sense with Foye/McCants minutes. I don't care if Foye plays PG or SG but I think he would be better in a role of a scorer and not asked to set everyone else up.
Stephen, what makes you believe that Foye can be the PG that Wittman wants him to be and that McCants can be a legitimate starter in this league? I personally think Foye should be played more as a Ben Gordon-type scorer because it fits his natural abilities and he could be more helpt to this team now.
Mr. Big,
First of all, please define what how you see Foye playing as "the PG that Wittman wants him to be." I don't remember Witt, or Casey for that matter, specifically stating what kind of PG they would like Foye to become.
All I have ever heard said about Foye from the coaching staff is that they want him to run the offense all while looking for his own shot. Foye has shown, at times, the ability to dish the ball quite well. As Britt Robson has stated frequently this season, the biggest knock against Foye right now is his ability to see the floor consistently instead of single-mindedly looking to score the ball.
Do I think that Randy Foye will ever be a Steve Nash, Jason Kidd or even a John Stockton? Of course not. However, I do believe that a Chauncey Billups-esque Foye is achievable. Billups is not the most jaw-dropping passer, yet finds a way to make the needed pass. Of course, in the Foye/Billups comparison, Foye's major room for growth is in his ability to hit the three pointer, something that he has not been able to do on a consistent basis.
McCants certainly needs more of a leap of faith at this point than Foye does, but I do indeed believe he will be a legit starter in the NBA. When healthy, he is obviously the best three point shooter on the team and that ability to stretch the floor, therefore creating spacing in the offense, has been sorely missed this season.
I also believe McCants will eventually be a big time player for this team due to the willingness to learn from players like Trenton Hassell. If you watch, McCants and Hassell are very chatty during timeouts, the elder giving the younger pointers.
McCants continues to bust his ass to get healthy and to continue to grow his game and I, for one, am anxious to watch the development of these two young players.
Kudos to Mr. Litel. I concurr completely in regards to McCants.
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