Klinky wrote:I guess you do kind of have to weight the odds. It's unlikely that Foye will reach Roy's numbers. It's also seems unlikely that Roy's heel will cause him problems and hobble him in the future. But both options could happen.
Also look at people like Jermaine O'Neal or Travis Outlaw. Neither came into their own until a few years into the league. There are a lot of breakout players that don't hit their stride until well into their career.
Good points, but in both the case of O'Neal and Outlaw, you had a good idea where the ceiling was. No one ever thought O'Neal would be a 30/15 player, they thought that he could possibly get to 20/10, which is about where he peaked. With Travis, even though he has had monster games, does anyone really think that on a good team he'll ever be an 18/8 guy like Lamarcus? If you had traded Outlaw for Lamarcus, wouldn't you crow about the kind of deal you just made?
Like Andre, I'm not saying Foye sucks. But unless something greatly out of the ordinary happens in his development I just can't ever see him with the way he plays be an all-around producer or a leader like Roy has proven he can be.