Xavier Foster (part 2)
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There are always things that guys need to improve on. 7 foot guys that shoot 89% FTs are not real common. Mostly you are looking for them the be decent at FTs, shoot fairly well from in close, and to rebound and block/change shots. He is looking pretty good at the last two. His shot may improve as he gets older. Kid has grown so much, hard for those guys to keep up with the physical change and maintain the coordination level needed to shoot.
45% FT shooting is on the extreme low end. We're talking Chris Dudley and Azubuike (although before he got hurt, he was showing signs of getting near 60% - so sometimes practice can help improvement).
Best part from that thread:
“I actually met Brackins in person back when he was trying to cut his teeth with the 76ers. Super great guy and definitely a legit 6'10. I'm 6'5 and he towered over me.
Anyway, I asked him what it was like playing for Doug Collins. He shared a funny story about a practice in which a player screwed up and Collins mistakenly thought it was Craig and started cussing him out. Craig was off to the side and sheepishly raised his hand and said, "Uh, Coach, I'm right here." Collins looked over and glared at him for a second, realizing the error, then barked, ‘Well, god d*****, Craig. That's something you would have done!’”
I don’t consider Oskaloosa eastern IA
South central in my book
Basically Missouri in mine
I knew this conversation was going to take an ugly turn.
Its closer to DM than IC. I would place Osky in South Central IA.
It isn't much more than an hour from Des Moines either.
I have to drive 92 through Oskie periodically for work, and I really appreciate the Jarrsma bakery outlet they have downtown. That's about as far as my opinion of the town goes.
I'm from that area, so we just became enemies.
If you’re from that area we probably already were.
This is a good summary of CF rumor mill
Hawks have pulled their offer from XF and have extended it to the kid that tried to take the charge. Apparently "Come play basketball with your new best friends" did not resonate as a recruiting pitch to Xavier.
Worked in Pella about 15 years ago. Their used to be a great place to get dirt cheap, massive breakfasts in Osky, but I can't remember at all what it was called. Pancakes, B&G, bacon, sausage in mass quantities. Would drive down there, drop a few bucks and pretty much not need to eat again for the rest of the day.
Not completely sure, but was it the family restaurant on the SE edge of town?
