Sweetwater Jones

Back to Earth

Well, tonight the Wolves looked more like we expected them to this season. The "hot streak" was nice while it lasted, but it was bound to end. A couple notes of import:

  • Obviously, Randy Foye's return to the court is a huge deal. While Randy was able to knock down shots and didn't look too out of the offense, he's clearly not 100%. The explosiveness that gives him a serious advantage taking defenders off the dribble isn't there yet. (That also happens to be the same explosiveness that led to some serious blocks last year.) As long as he doesn't rush back (Witt seems to acknowledge the need to avoid this) an 80-90% Foye is great to see.
  • Losing to a Gordon-, Smith-, Deng-, Duhon-less Bulls team doesn't feel good.
  • It looks like we're shopping Gerald Green. With his