[sorry for another tmac thread] Who will go down more favorably in Rocket's history?

Doesn't matter anymore

 

Favorably- Francis

The better player - T-Mac by far

 

mcgrady

 

IBTL...

 

Francis by a mile...TMAC was worlds better but the last few years should wipe away all the good he did.

 

Right answer.

 

Steve Franchise

 

Steve of course...

 

Yep and It's not even close. Francis never wanted to leave Houston, JVG drove him out because they couldn't see eye to eye. I saw Francis leaving almost like the same way Randy Moss left Minnesota, though Moss became a bigger quitter when he left Minny though.

 

We went to the playoffs only ONCE with Francis. We went to the playoffs every year with McGrady (except the year he didn't play much)... and Tracy didn't demand for a trade... Supposedly, the Rockets themselves have been trying to trade Tracy for awhile. Now Tracy is asking for a trade in compliance to Rockets management.

 

Entirely irrelevant. When we acquired Francis, we were rebuilding the franchise. When we acquired McGrady, we were competing for a title. Obviously, the playoff appearances won't be comparable. However, its plausible that had Francis stayed, we would've been in the playoffs for the subsequent few years.

McGrady didn't demand a trade, but he did provoke the team/management enough that the organization felt it was best if he were isolated from the rest of the team.

 

Stevie is close to the heart of Rockets fans.

T-Mac is too much out for himself.

 

There's no way we can determine what would've happened if Francis stayed... but it's my opinion that we wouldn't have gotten any better. Mostly what I remember from Steve was iso-ball, over-dribbling, and even had trouble making a simple entry pass into Yao.

I have nothing personal against Steve... it's just I think the Rockets were better with Tracy and with Steve.

 

Francis was real bitter after he left, he was seriously hurt by the trade. I remember his first game vs. the Rox when he tried to high five Yao after a FT and then all of a sudden realized they weren't teammates anymore.

Even though he was a ball hog and poor passer, there's a lot of love for Francis from his teammates after he left, alot more than Tracy anyway.

 

We made the playoffs with Francis and there was no indication that we wouldn't have been able to maintain that level.

The Rockets were a better team with McGrady instead of Francis, but your original assertion focused on the number of playoff appearances.

 

steve had a more favorable cover

 

Francis had heart and played above his God-given ability.

McGrady was pretty much the opposite.

 

I've been a t-mac fan for a long time, but you know what I would choose Francis, Francis loved the rockets and loved his team and always been great teammate, and it killed him when he was traded from the rockets, not to mention when we brought him back in 2007 he took alot less money from the rockets than the blazers, he was in love with this organization...