This is insane. What can Francis do but play in the game. My guess is that Francis would guard the shooting guard and Posey might take James, and Mobley would guard the small forward. And zone defenses are legal, so this thread is irrelevant.
we have a "would you trade Yao for Lebron thread"...we have a "Lebron Vs Francis" thread...what is going on here? What's the statistics of Lebron last season in NBA? Oh..wait...he has yet to play his 1st NBA regular season game...
2 time all star............ who the fu** CARES!!! It's a popularity vote. and 4 year vet..... his numbers have not improve since his rookie year. his points have only gone up because his minutes have gone up.
Ummm...Franics is a great player. Everyone who doesnt like him...sorry but his numbers back that up. He is a scoring point cause he has had to be. I think he did a nice job last year transitioning with YAO...this year will be better. Yeah LeBron...lets wait till he does someting to make the guy GREAT. Cause from what I have seen he isnt anything special. Now I may be proven wrong but until then...Get off of the LeBron is great stuff. Stevie has proven he is. Enough Said!
To mention Nachbar and Lebron in the same sentence is just stupid. I don't remember comparing one game stats or proclaiming his greatness by his point totals in the summer league. And the only thing Nachbar would be doing to Lebron would be cleaning off the bottom of his shoes so LJ would not get his face dirty after he takes him to the rack!!!!!!
EGN, I guess self proclaiming yourself "King James" doesn't mean you have a big ego, especially a player that hasn't done anything in the NBA.
egn, we get it, you love LeBron, and want to get on his good side as soon as possible just in case King James comes on this BBS and sees you standing up for him. Maybe he'll make you part of his posse, his entourage! Keep up the good work!
Thank you, I can't believe I forgot that. Not one minute of NBA ball and he's got "King James" plastered on everything, including his H2. This dude is just a Lebron jock rider.
most of you seem to be amateurs. I'm not praising Lebron, just simply stating he's better than franchise. forget about the experience/age, you would be crazy not to take lebron over steve right now. he has size, athletic ability, and great court vision (something steve lacks). i'm not saying steve is not talented just lebron has more talent. also the media tagged him with "King James".
He is still a kid so I can give him some room for that, but steve, he's almost 26 years old. Francis needs to grow up. The way he acted/acts on and off the court backs this up.
given: LeBron has skills. given: LeBron has no NBA games under his belt [i'll say it again: NONE] given: as much as egn is trying to sound impartial and logical, it's obvious to everyone that he's on "King James" nuts. maybe this thread will be worth another read at all-star break...until then don't even bother arguing your position man...
LeBron might be the most hated non-rocket player on the BBS. This has turned into around who'd you rather have LBJ or SF so Ill throw in my 2 cents. I take LeBron over Steve any day of the week. No Im not saying for this season Im saying for their careers. LeBron is fresh out of High School, has an NBA body, loves to pass the ball, and is an freakish athlete. The only thing he is missing aside from experience is a solid jumpshot. With NBA coaching and hard work he can have that in 2-3 years. What players can shoot fresh out of high school? Certainly not Kobe or Amare Stoudamire. Even if the jumper never comes with his hops and unselfish style on offense he could be still a very solid player. Unlimited potential for this man Now for Francis, hes 26 years old. He dosent really have a natural position. People say hes not a true PG and to short to play SG, that maybe true. Despite that he still is a fine player, but the question of has he maxed out is very legit. I have not noticed any signifcant improvement's in Steves game since his rookie year. Steve is still a borderline top 10 player which is very good, but LeBron has the potential to be the best, does anybody honestly see that in Steve? Most anti-Lebron people see it. Now Steve is going to help this team more than LBJ would for this season, there is no denying that but for long term LBJ would be better off IMO. You guys keep on bringing up he hasnt done nothing in the NBA, what is he supposed to do? Came out as a JR in HS? To not say he hasnt done nothing in the NBA is stupid. You guys would reject Darko Millic for Mobley b/c he hasnt done anything in the nba? The hate for LeBron is silly hate the media not LeBron. Say Im riding his jock or whatsever but I know that there is alot of people that deep down know they rather have LeBron. -note im still very happy to have Steve Francis running the show in Houston
look whos the amateur. Atleast were not the guys prasing a guy because of the highlights he gets from SportsCenter against High School kids...
