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Francis: "Our coach is very intense", JVG: "I deserve some blame"

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Rockets34Legend, Apr 11, 2004.

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  1. Rockets34Legend

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    http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=knight-onthenba&prov=knight&type=lgns

    Steve Francis has a theory as to why the Houston Rockets are in a late-season swoon: Coach Jeff Van Gundy makes them nervous. "Our coach is very intense," he told the Houston Chronicle. "Nobody wants to be wrong. That's where you get a lot of mistakes. Everybody is pretty much on edge and anxious, playing not to make a mistake." Van Gundy said that he couldn't guess what Francis meant. "If it was to try to place blame, I deserve some blame," he said. "Coaches are in charge of getting good results."

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    Damn Francis is such a pu$$y. It sucks that he can't take some basketball knowledge from a great coach.

    But it's really sad that the coach is wanting to take some blame for the performance of this team when overall it's Francis who should be a leader on this team.
     
    #1 Rockets34Legend, Apr 11, 2004
  2. pasox2

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    The coach deserves some blame.

    JVG is no genius. His grinding bores me. I'd be happy to cap him.
     
    #2 pasox2, Apr 11, 2004
  3. GATER

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    If Francis thinks Van Gundy makes him nervous, wait until he sees Cassell, Bibby, Payton or Parker in a best of 7, loser go home.
     
    #3 GATER, Apr 11, 2004
  4. Rockets34Legend

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    Or go fishing...

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    #4 Rockets34Legend, Apr 11, 2004
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    No one here can know if this is true or not because we are not in the huddles and we are not in practice. I agree this is a bad time to bring this up, but as a coach you cant have your players afraid to play.
     
    #5 Agent86, Apr 11, 2004
  6. Rocket River

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    how about waiting a week to place a quote

    just to discredit someone .. . that is weak

    Rocket River
     
    #6 Rocket River, Apr 11, 2004
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    Yeah, I heard about that last week on 610, wasn't really a big deal.
     
    #7 kubli9, Apr 11, 2004
  8. Rockets34Legend

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    Not discrediting him at all. Just quoting from the horse's mouth.
     
    #8 Rockets34Legend, Apr 11, 2004
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    I think SF are talking too much
     
    #9 tsl99, Apr 11, 2004
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    steve talkin to the press ... hell he's just following ole man grumpy's lead.
     
    #10 ico4498, Apr 11, 2004
  11. Pat

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    Ok, team is tight and tentative and we make the playoffs. Five years we are loose and losers. Ratchet up the pressure.
     
    #11 Pat, Apr 11, 2004
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    this is old news.
     
    #12 BigM, Apr 11, 2004
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    true true.


    just following his coach's lead.
     
    #13 jopatmc, Apr 11, 2004
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