The day Randy Foye was better than Roy

As a strong believer in the moment, I'd like to take what was the 950th day since the Foye/Roy draft night trade and say that Randy Foye was better than Brandon Roy.

An unfair comparison, because where's Roy? Injured...kind of a bad habit he's gotten into, unfortunately. And Foye? He was the lightning that beats the Thunder every time. His bound feet finally released from the cinderblocks of point guard responsibility, Foye scored 18 points in the Wolves 42-point first quarter Wednesday vs. OKC, giving the Wolves a 20 point cushion that they built upon for most of the game.

In a season marked by another truckload of disappointment added to the dump, the die-hards who showed up finally got to witness a drubbing, instead of a precarious blown lead. Everyone was able to sit back and watch things go right for a change, and soon, everyone was getting into the act. Yelling insults at the Thunder's whiter-than-white guy Robert Swift, and jumping and hooting for the Wolves' offerings Brian Cardinal and Mad Dog during garbage time. Every time Dog would touch the ball, the crowd worked to a fever-pitch until he'd flail up a shot, and clang one for them. When all was said and done, the crowd gave its first standing O since LeBron -- this time for their own team!

Foye finished with 32 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, a block and 2 steals for the BlueState Cee's, and then he sat most of the 4th. I would've liked to see him go for 81. He was 6-9 from 3-point range, and displayed confidence in taking everything the Thunder gave him. This was the summer league Foye, from before we knew how bad the trade was really going to be.

It's a small bright spot for the Wolves, to be cherished. It also represents a shift in the post-Whitman era. By having a glut of semi-talented off-guards, they forced themselves to shoehorn Foye at the point. I think they're finally ready to let it go, along with McCants. He's gotten worse and worse at chucking outside of the offense, which is a shame considering his physical talents and smooth three-point shooting form. To the crowd's credit, they actually boo McCants everytime he shoots now. Amazingly, the Wolves are 6-2 when McCants either doesn't play or doesn't have any points.

The downside of this guard situation realization, is that it makes the Wolves trade of Mario Chalmers that much more egregious. They still have Bassy, who is back in the mix. But now they are reportedly scouring the D-leagues for another point, along with Phoenix and others. How easy would it have been to keep Chalmers instead of believing your own bullshit? It's this kind of single-minded certitude about their building plan that has to go. It's not like they haven't been decisive -- it's that their decisions almost always suck.

As for the Thunder, they're in trouble even worse. Durant isn't a superstar. Season savior Krstic looked rusty in his first game back to the NBA, and that's not saying much against the Wolves bigs. Westbrook looked solid though, for a youngster, and he may soon be looked back on as another missed opportunity for the Wolves at the 3rd pick.