Is Armor's Jeff Foote NBA's Next Ivy Leaguer Following You-Know-Who?

by Net Income on Feb 20, 2012 6:58 PM EST in Springfield Armor

Milton Lee and Bob MacKinnon, the Nets brain trust in Springfield, are two of Jeff Foote's biggest fans. They both think the seven-foot 24-year-old out of Cornell has NBA potential, with Lee telling NetsDaily "he could make our team next season." MacKinnon goes even further, saying, "I think you're looking at a guy who could have a 10-to-12 year NBA career."

Foote of course would be the second Ivy Leaguer to make the NBA in the last decade following you-know-who. He and Lin were All-Ivy League in 2010 and Foote isn't afraid to tell you he thinks his Cornell teammate Louis Dale was better. But as Yale coach James Jones tells the Star-Ledger, most Ivy League types thought Foote was a better prospect.

As MacKinnon tells NetsDaily, "He's young to the game. Just daily, daily he's getting better. He works at it. If you tell him something, it happens and he just keeps coming and coming. He's a seven foot guy who can run the court, who has great hands and good foot work."

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Howard who? As Sexy Rexy would say, "Give me FOOTE!"

by ItsAllNets on Feb 20, 2012 7:01 PM EST reply actions

Darn

Thought he was black….

by AClaud98 on Feb 20, 2012 7:02 PM EST reply actions

hmm

He’s a seven foot guy who can run the court, who has great hands and good foot work.

opposite of Landlord and Petro

by o'neill 5 on Feb 20, 2012 7:05 PM EST reply actions

If he has those skills why isn't he in the league?

Sounds promising.

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Feb 20, 2012 7:18 PM EST up reply actions

he'll be Dwight's backup this season or next

by soul driver on Feb 20, 2012 7:06 PM EST reply actions

exactly my thoughts

by atec on Feb 20, 2012 9:27 PM EST up reply actions

Just read some articles about him

- was only 170 pounds when he graduated from high school.
- walked on at Saint Bonaventure, before Cornell coach took a shot
- played in Europe for a spell, not the best city
- still needs to put on weight, but a seven foot big man who can run the floor and pass
- seems like the Nets training staff may pay dividends in Springfield.

by gsloots on Feb 20, 2012 7:14 PM EST reply actions

...and he could be called up by anyone

"It's as sweet as it ever was, I'll tell you. Now, hopefully, we started something and we can win some more championships, but we're going to enjoy this one right now. Have a little champagne." --Julius Erving, May 12, 1976, ABA champion Nets locker room.

by Net Income on Feb 20, 2012 7:21 PM EST up reply actions

Nets are the one that's developing him

And another team might reap the rewards. It would be nice if we could just call a player from the minor league like in baseball if someone is injured and can’t play for a couple of games.

http://www.netsdaily.com/2011/5/13/2168930/in-mock-drafts-no-consensus-yet

by jasperjarrod on Feb 20, 2012 7:36 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions