thoughts?
OK, yeah. I just read it for the 17th time, and this gem finally jumped out at me:
I’ll be frank: playing Foster at the point would not be ideal for the Wildcats. Regardless of how much he’s worked this offseason, he’s at his best at the college level when he’s playing as a scoring guard. He’s a lethal three-point shooter when he gets into a rhythm and he’s got the strength and explosiveness to overpower defenders when he’s attacking the rim. Regardless of what position he projects as at the next level, Foster is a terrific scoring guard in college.
But with Will Spradling graduating and a pair of unproven point guards — sophomores Nigel Johnson and Jevon Thomas — it’s not a bad thing if Foster becomes an improved playmaker, particularly when you consider that Kansas State has brought in a trio of promising transfers (Hopper, Stephen Hurtt and Brandon Bolden) and returns sophomore wing Westicles, who is expected to have a big sophomore season.
First time I read that, I thought it was straight talk ("honest") basketball analysis of Marcus Foster and his position / usage on the floor.
But, then around the 8th or 9th time I read this (I spilled coffee on my notes, so the exact re-reading point is blurry, but's definitely greater than 5, and less than 10 because I was eating Cheetos at 10 and noticed the smudges on the paper and it was way before that), I thought "Man, this guy is making a Frank Martin quip." I mean, "i'll be frank????" LOL, I read you Dog! It seemed clear to me that the Dog was saying "If I put myself in the shoes of Frank Martin, how would I break this mother rough rider down?" Seemed like a very Frank Martin type analysis.
But, then I reread this the 17th time, and I essentially just let my mind go, and spirit journeyed into the Dog's mind's eye. I had missed the point completely. The Dog, being what amounts to a current day Merlin the Wizard, is REALLY saying "Hold up, Frank Martin may say THIS, BUT oscar Weber would counter by saying the bit about ' it’s not a bad thing if Foster becomes an improved playmaker'." Those two paragraphs are the Dog shape-shifting in and out of the brain of 2 major conference coaches.
Brilliant.
