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

[Nault <rnault@ptialaska.net>]

Well said.  I agree with you, Foyle will be a bust.  I think taking him
third would be ABSOLUTELY ABSURD and taking him sixth would be pretty
stupid.  If we really wanted to take him I would trade down to 10th or
something.  I would rather see us take Battie, Mercer, Van Horn, or
somebody else that we know can play.

>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!!!!
>>


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