Steve has to learn to move the ball and allow the game to come to him. There are many times where he will just hold the basketball becasue in his mind he still thinks he is the only threat on the court. He can't do this in this new system,he will need to learn to not need the basketball to become effective.No more stalling the offense by over dribbling and holding the ball for nothing.Move the basketball,set a screen and cut to the basket.No more standing around and watching waiting for a kick out to launch wastefull three point bricks.
Yeah, that's basically what I was alluding to earlier. It would be really nice if he could fill Sura's role, and I'm rooting for him to.
I'm pulling for Stevie that he will do well with the Rox and reinvent his game for the betterment of the team.
Hahaha! I love Stevie, that cocky b*stard. Don't take his comments too seriously, it's just a radio interview (in other words: entertainment).
Well if your dog is blind, then he hasn't seen how horrible francis has been since leaving houston the first time and how broken down he is now, so I won't hold that against your dog.
steve saying he better be starting is a fast turnaround from his team first approach a few weeks ago. i think jeff is right, that he was playing himself up for the audience, but it's possibly his true feelings as well. i personally hope he comes off the bench.
Matt Jackson just interviewed Steve on Sportsradio 610. Matt brought up Adelman's notion that Steve could play the role of Bobby Jackson. Steve's reply......."Bobby Jackson can't hold my jockstrap!" Classic!
It doesn't matter. What you infer from that comment is that francis still thinks he's a superstar and is scoffing at the notion that adelman even suggested he play the role of bobby jackson. I could see francis pouting and there being chemistry issues when reality hits francis and he finds out he is playing like 15 mins a game only.
aiite, if he has this attitude, i prefer mike james over him. at least mike knew his role when he played for us. seriously, if this dude still thinks anyone in the L thinks he's still a star, he needs to get himself checked into a psych center. i'm fine w/ the alston-james combo b/c we really just need alston to play less than 28 mins. in shorter mins, alston is actually our best PG. it's his 40+ mins that really exposes his shortcomings. francis should be happy he's gonna get 25 mins.
It isn't about what bobby jackson accomplished it's about how steve francis fits into the TEAM concept. steve francis is suffering from delusions of the highest granduer if he thinks he is going to just come in be steve franchise all over again. This is a passing offense a offense that is geared around sharing the basketball. When he was franchise the system was built around him gunning and not spreading the wealth. He is is for a rude awakening if he thinks he's going to come in here and dribble the basketball just for the sake of dribbling or holding the basketball and stalling the offense. His butt will be on that bench real quick. Really mike james fits into what adelman wants to do with the first unit. Mike james is a better mid range player which fits into the high post game pick and roll game.I think adelman would prefer starting mike james and letting francis come off the bench and use what he does best which is using his dribbling and one on one skills to be firepower off the bench. Play the role of a barbosa,bobby jackson or vinnie johnson old school. In order for steve to start he must stop the turnovers,stop holding the basketball,move the basketball,work on his mid range game,learn to set screens and cut to the basket and get rid of his ego and defer to T-mac and Yao.
Stevie said in the interview that he will not be dribbling out the clock like he has been hearing lately. He said that all of the teammates will have to make adjustments to their games to fit Adelman's system. The important thing is playing as a team and winning.
