C's should sign Adonal Foyle

[Mark Piotrowski]

>At 05:35 PM 8/13/2007, mark at 10thumbs.org wrote:
>  >Foyle was waived today by Golden St. after a buyout.  He was not a good
>  >deal at the $9M a year he was making but would be a great bargain at $1.1M
>  >that Pollard makes.  He's a solid, solid defender (avg. 1.8 blocks/gm over
>  >9 seasons) and an OK rebounder. He won't do much to wow folks, but he
>  >won't do anything while he's on the floor to hurt the team.
>  >
>  >he's also, by all accounts, a terrific guy and wold be a good fit for this
>  >collection of solid guys (and i think he'd love Boston).
>
>Who is best known for ONLY producing  in a contract year (that's how
>he got the $9MM) And even though this would effectively be one, oh
>yeah, just what we need... not. He also makes Perk look like greased
>lightening. Hell, he makes Kandiman and Scal look like greased
>lightening with a supercharger. Now maybe my view is colored by
>having a good friend who's a Golden State fan, but it constantly
>amazes me how often we "gotta have" guys who if we already have them
>we'd be gagging over and trying to get rid of. Part of the shoe
>shopping is the answer approach I guess. Can never have too many
>pairs of cheap Manulo knock offs..
>
>Kim 


Uh... I'm gonna disagree on all counts.

Foyle produces only in contract years? you must be thinking of 
someone else Kim:

Probably Foyle's best statistical year was 2000-01, the year AFTER 
being awarded his first non-rookie contract.  He only played 44 games 
and posted career lows the season (03-04) IMMEDIATELY PRECEEDING 
getting a 6 yr/$51 M contract.... why Golden St. gave him that was 
and still is a mystery. The panicked --- it was like us resigning 
Blount, but on steroids.

And I didn't say he was a "gotta have" but I do think he'd be a nice 
fit  -- as what he is and would be: a cheap backup Center.  He's a 
good defender and I think we still need another big man defender, 
lest we see KG guarding Shaq, Dwight Howard, Yao, etc.  I'm curious 
if you are satisfied with our big man rotation of Perkins & Pollard. 
The thought of KG playing center makes me nauesous.

People in CLE were probably dying laughing when DAL signed Desagana 
Diop --- but in a new situation with diff. teamates he's become a 
very good backup/scratch starter Center.  It's part of why i'm 
expecting much more from Scal this season --- he fits with THIS 
edition of the team much better than in years past.  For most of 
Foyle's tenure in GS that team was horrible.

Olowokandi ahs never been a good defender and Scal is not one either. 
I've always thought SA, and DET have a good model where they 
stockpile capable if unspectacular big men --- you never know when 
you're going to need 18 fouls.  If a swing man goes down they're a 
dime-a-dozen in the NBDL to replace for injury.... but big men who 
block 2 shots a game, are good locker room guys and don't turn the 
ball over are valuable to have.

I've never seen what the big deal was with Scal and his contract (or 
Olowokandi for that matter) -- i'm pretty sure we've disagreed on 
that over the years.  They're end of the bench guys.  I would have 
rather gone after guys who fit this team better or filled needs 
(Mikki Moore when he left SEA or Darrick Martin when he signed with 
TOR) and that's what I see Foyle as.


(the other) mark