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Foye hoping to shine with Clippers
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:03 am
by mkwest
"You know," Foye said in a telephone interview with ESPNLosAngeles.com this week, "I was just looking for a place I could shine."
Foye said that he had more lucrative offers than the two-year, $8.5 million contract he signed with the Clippers last week, but he chose Los Angeles' offer because he believed he'd finally get a real chance to play meaningful minutes and show why he was a lottery pick out of Villanova in the first place.
"I had a couple options where money was better but I chose the Clippers because after speaking with GM Neil Olshey and the coach [the recently hired Vinny Del Negro] I knew the situation would be good for me," he said.
"I wasn't worried about the money, I was just wanting some place I could shine."
Olshey has watched Foye's career with interest from afar over the years, but he said the tipping point in the Clippers' decision to sign him this offseason actually came from conversations the team had with Miller, who played with Foye in Washington and Minnesota.
"During our interview with Mike [on July 3], he was the one saying, 'hey look, if you need a guy to get buckets off the bench, that's Randy.'
"I think the biggest thing for Randy is, we signed Randy to do what he does. We're not going to try to make him anything he's not. He is a big-time scorer off the bench that can score out of pick and rolls. He's efficient with it; he's got one of the best efficiencies in terms of scoring out of pick-and-rolls of any point guard in the league. That's what we need.
Ramona Shelburne,
ESPN Los Angeles
Re: Foye hoping to shine with Clippers
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 2:50 pm
by clippermitch
Thanks for posting this. I've always liked his game but he was never on a good team so he didn't stand out. Hopefully we can have a good team this year.
Re: Foye hoping to shine with Clippers
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:03 pm
by Roscoe Sheed
Yes, he should be effective as back-up 2. In previous games I've seen him play, he seemed too selfish to play as a starting point
Re: Foye hoping to shine with Clippers
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:43 pm
by mike3
Thats good to here from him, i hope he does shine with us, itd be good to see.
Re: Foye hoping to shine with Clippers
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:22 am
by mkwest
clippermitch wrote:Thanks for posting this. I've always liked his game but he was never on a good team so he didn't stand out. Hopefully we can have a good team this year.
NP.
Out of our signings so far, I like the addition of Foye the most. He gives us a legit backup at both guard spots that can come in and score and he's great in the pick and roll. It doesn't hurt that he's a decent shot from the perimeter.
Re: Foye hoping to shine with Clippers
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:46 pm
by SportsFan215
mkwest wrote:clippermitch wrote:Thanks for posting this. I've always liked his game but he was never on a good team so he didn't stand out. Hopefully we can have a good team this year.
NP.
Out of our signings so far, I like the addition of Foye the most. He gives us a legit backup at both guard spots that can come in and score and he's great in the pick and roll. It doesn't hurt that he's a decent shot from the perimeter.
This is my favorite addition as well, and if we get T-Mac, both of those guys will really help us with any scoring problems.
Re: Foye hoping to shine with Clippers
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:27 am
by cedric76
i m not sure ,he ll get enough PT to shine?
back up PG+SG? not many minutes
Re: Foye hoping to shine with Clippers
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:34 am
by Recently
cedric76 wrote:i m not sure ,he ll get enough PT to shine?
back up PG+SG? not many minutes
Depends on how the season unfolds. Baron might decide to pack it in halfway through if its looking bad lol.
Re: Foye hoping to shine with Clippers
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 1:15 pm
by Det the Threat
cedric76 wrote:i m not sure ,he ll get enough PT to shine?
back up PG+SG? not many minutes
Even if Baron and EJ are playing 35 minutes(which i don't see happening) a game, that's still 26 minutes left at both guard positions.
And as we might play a little more uptempo and smaller in spurts, there's also a chance of throwing out a three guard lineup, which would increase the chance of PT for him.
Re: Foye hoping to shine with Clippers
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:40 pm
by illastrate
Right now, it seems like Foye has both backup guard spots locked up. Unless Bledsoe steps up and steals minutes away, this is how I see it for at least this season.
Re: Foye hoping to shine with Clippers
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:42 pm
by thanumba2clippersfan
Good post MK. I always thought Foye was talented and I hope he does shine. I'm also glad that he decided to sign with us, I think it's a good sign that we are getting consideration from free agents.