I sure think he has. Geez he looks totally lost out there in LA and is playing awfully silly for the first half. HE has like 6 TO, no pts, no anything. he played horrible in denver too. geez i dont know ever since the all start break he has played pretty mediocre to poor if you asked me. I wonder if he is playing hurt? who knows but he doesnt look nearly as explosive, quick, smart, or the good shooter i know him to be. i dont know whats wrong maybe he is tired, or has lost his confidence but he has looked sooo sluggish lately. hopefully he will prove me wrong and have a great 2nd half against LA it sure would do wonders for his confidence. ------------------ --TEX
I think Francis is seeing some real defense against him lately and he is slumping badly as of late. He just made a three pointer at the end of the 3rd vs. LA so hopefully that is a wake-up call. If not, then this is: WAKE UP, STEVE FRANCIS! AND WAKE YOUR TEAMMATES UP, TOO! IT'S NBC...NOT 3 DAYS OFF AND I'M PLAYING TIRED! WAKE UP, ROX! Surfguy
The rookie wall seems to be the only things Francis is hitting right now. That's okay though. Things will get better.
I wonder if we'll look back on these last 2 games at the end of the season and say this is why Steve lost the ROY? I'm not trying to stir anything up, just something to keep in mind.
What I'm surprised at is that Brand does not seem to have hit the wall. Of course, it seems to hit guards harder than forwards. But if Brand can just play consistently to the end of the season, he has ROY locked. I'm happy for him: he's a big contributor for me in a tight fantasy league race!
Brand started his career against the wall. He started slow, and has picked it up tremendously. But as far as Francis goes... TRADE HIM!
he certainly has the busted lip that would indicate he hit something that didn't give way. Let's hope if he does hit it, Cuttino isn't behind him, because Cat has a way of going too fast and not looking where he's going. We might end up losing two players in one.
Looks like he's hit the rookie joint. He is not only missing shots, he looks downright uncoordinated.
