Re: I think the C's take Foyle at #3

[Geoff DuWors <gduwors@student.umass.edu>]

Why on Earth are all of you so high on Foyle? Sure, he blocked more shots 
in three years than Duncan did in four, so what? The main difference in 
that statement is this: the Patriot League and the ACC. One of my former 
high school teammates, Chris Rojik, was a senior and the captain this past 
year at Holy Cross, one of Colgate's most formidable opponents in the 
Patriot League. Rojik is 6'7", and was the starting center and matched up 
against Foyle. With all due respect to Rojik (he's still the best player 
I've ever played with), it's a helluva lot easier to block the likes of 
Chris Rojik compared to Rasheed Wallace, Joe Smith, or several other ACC 
players Duncan has swatted. Not to mention that Wake Forest played out of 
conference games against teams with players like Marcus Camby and Big 
Country Reeves, in which Duncan held his own. Obviously, Duncan is better 
than Foyle, but that isn't even the point, the point is Foyle is unproven 
and was unchallenged in the Patriot League. He wouldn't even be an 
issue as a lottery pick if he played in any respectable conference, let 
alone the ACC. Plus, with the Patriot League being so weak, why couldn't 
Foyle lead his team to the title and into the NCAA tournament this year? 
Sounds like a bust to me. Let's just hope the Celtics shy away from him 
and let somebody else make the mistake of the draft.

> 
> I've got to disagree.  Foyle was better as a froshman than Dare was at 
> any point in his career, and Foyle has improved each year.  In Foyle we 
> would be getting the NCAA career shot blocking champion (and he only 
> played three years).  Foyle blocked more shots in 3 years than Duncan 
> did in 4.
> 
> Basicly, Foyle was in the top 10 in the nation in scoring, rebounding, 
> and blocked shots.  Most importantly, he was second in the nation in 
> rebounds and 1st in blocked shots with an incredible blocked shot rate 
> of over 6 a game!!!!
>