<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Timberwolves' point guard carousel has been spinning harder than the team's wheels the past two months, though coach Randy Wittman has found a niche for the presciently productive Randy Foye. The rookie guard quietly has strung together several clutch fourth-quarter performances coming off the bench. None was more pivotal than the 13-point outburst Sunday that set the table for Kevin Garnett's buzzer-beating heroics in Minnesota's 94-93 home victory over Portland. It was the fourth time in the past nine games Foye reached double digits in the final quarter and seventh such game this season. His shooting and free-throw percentages are considerably higher in the fourth quarter and overtime, revealing a competitiveness that has made Foye a go-to guy down the stretch. "He wants the ball (even) if he goes 1 for 10 in the first three quarters. He believes," Wittman said. "That's just something God gives you. I think Randy is more comfortable coming off the bench. He knows when he comes in he can attack. That's what I want to keep this kid at." Foye started the season as the Wolves' point guard but lost the job to Mike James in January. Wittman returned him to running the offense Feb. 11, sent him back to the bench after the all-star break, promoted him again to start last week against the Los Angeles Lakers before settling on James for a second tour of duty. "The kid's a young kid. We're still going to have those nights where you look and say, 'Why isn't he doing this all the time?' " Wittman said about Foye. "You can't do it all the time." Foye, who has scored 49 percent of his points in the fourth quarter and overtime, said he gets the chance to create and penetrate more down the stretch instead of always trying to distribute the ball from the start. "I wouldn't say it's my time. I just get a lot more opportunities because the other four guys establish themselves on the court, so when I come in in the fourth quarter, they're like, 'He's fresh off the bench, let's see what he can do,' " Foye said. "I just go in and try to make plays." Garnett describes the fourth-quarter check-in as letting Foye "off the chain." Foye is aggressive coming off the Wolves' picks and attacking the basket. "He loves to be let off the leash," Garnett said. "The young fella gets thrown into so many responsible moments and situations that sometimes it's not fair. He goes off his raw talent rather than knowing. Sometimes he comes through, sometimes he doesn't. He does a real good job of working hard and being attentive and doing what you ask of him." </div> Source
