Do you honestly think Francis and Ming complement each other?

I agree with you on that one. But the first thing this team needs is chemistry and for that no major change should be made. Let then team grow, we kno what to expect from Yao, francis and even cat. Griffin can't get worse than this year and the improvment of Cato is big plus too. Mo will be in a good conditon since 2001, I like this team. Steve and Yao will complement each other well.

 

I believe that the whole Hakeem/Clyde thing worked didn't it? I am not saying that Yao or Steve are as good as either Dream (hell no) or the Glyde (maybe?).

 

1. Yes, because if we don't some else will, and we lose him to for nothing. He's also definitely a top 5 pg and a top 10 guard overall. Not mention a two time all - star, at the age of 26, those are quite nice on a resume.

2. Yes, but it's gonna take some adjusting on their parts. Steve need to trust Yao more, but Yao's gonna have to be more assertive to earn that trust. I see Steve not passing to Yao in the post a lot, but I also see Yao get the ball in the post, stands, look around and then just pass it back out. If you're a star big man you look for the shot first period. If you're a star pg, you look for the open man first period.

3. Yes, I can see a Hakeem Clyde, Shaq Kobe kind of relationship.

4. No, Francis is actually more of a half court player, he actually runs a horrible break.

5. Tough nosed defensive players that can knock down the open shot. Mario Elie type is the most ideal. Remember, Francis drives and dishes, he'd get more assist if our players can knock down an open 3.

 

What makes you think the Rockets would like to run with Francis? He's been here 4 years and has never run. If anything, Ming should have helped the running game this year because he pulled down some rebounds. We will never run with Francis because he pulls down too many rebounds. If he wants to run, he needs to trust the big guys to pull down the boards and start running as they rebound.

 

If the Rockets are going to make Yao the focus of the offense, then they'll have to trade Steve. Neither he nor the team is as effective when somebody other than Steve is the main focus of the offense. Also, as Yao improves and becomes a better player, the fans will demand that he get the ball more, at the expense of Steve. The two aren't compatible long term, and Rockets management will choose the more marketable Yao over Francis. My opinion is that Steve will be gone after two more seasons...

 

Based on your name alone, I don't think there is a reason for anyone to try to convince you otherwise.

 

not entirely true. It has been proven that cat and Steve can run a good fast break. But the big guy needs to get the rbs not Stevie. When we had barkley he used to grab alot of boards and throw them out then cat to steve or vice versa for an alley oop. Shandon had a bunch of those too, driving the fast break into the paint to toss the pass to the high flying steve. Actually....maybe shandon was a big part of our fast break as he would bring it up quickly and dish it to steve.

"That's some of the acrobatic play we have been hearing about"-suns sports cast.


"The future of the organization is that dynamic Duo in the back court."- Hawks broadcaster.

No that we have our Franchise Center, hopefully he will grab more rbs so the back court can be charging down the court.

 

I do have an opinion on this.

But I refuse to say it to someone whose moniker is

mingonly

my BI-UID alert is off the scales. This guy is so a regular poster. I'll bet SmeggySmeg on that!

you do have to give him credit, though. He spelled "complement" correctly.

 

yep. this way we'll have the "young" excuse if we miss the playoffs again next year.

why do we need younger players? young, old, talented, a bust... who cares? until the coach drills into each player's head what their role is, it's pointless.

cuttino doesn't know that he's not a superstar. griffin doesn't know that he's not jermaine o'neal. rice doesn't know that he has NO post up game anymore. all you hear about is player's complaining about shot distribution. that's the sign of BAD coaching and immature players. that's pretty sad for a veteran like rice. so you think we need more of that with "young and fresh" legs?

charles jones knew his role during his brief stint with the rockets in the 90s.... to foul the hell out of any opposing center if one of the other rockets centers was in foul trouble. otis thorpe knew his role... the defensive enforcer. robert horry stayed within the confines of the game while ignoring the scottie pippen comparisons at the beginning of his career. NO ONE (other than vernon) stepped out of their role to be somebody that they weren't. it was the perfect mixture of young and old. they can coexist.

somewhere along the line, the players that were traded for and drafted were completely out of tune with what the rockets needed at the time.

shortly after that, rudy lost his balls. he's a player's coach now. "yes sir, thank you sir, take as many shots as you like sir."

sorry... i'm going off the subject here...

anyway, no we don't need young/fresh legs. no we don't need to trade francis or ming. rudy needs to get a pair and be an enforcer or get out.

 

Maybe it's "proven" to you, but I've got a whole season of tapes telling me that Mobley and Francis are among the leagues worst at making good decisions on a break...and I'm not even going to get into the fact that the don't keep the ball in the middle of the court on a break.

The Rockets are 19th in FB points and 23rd in points off of TO's. If you removed every one of Francis's DRebs, the team would still be a Top 10 DReb team.

IMHO, they can't run, don't run and screw up when they try to run.

 

Well, there is the homer/optimisitc answer and then there is the honest answer.

 

Francis came into the league with great athletic ability, but lacked fundamentals.
Yao came into the league with great fundamentals, but lacked athletic ability.

In 2-3 more years (Francis 6th, Yao's 3rd), they both should meet in the middle.

 

Mobley and Steve kinda compliment each other.
So do Yao and Steve.

If we have good coaching....then they should find a way to design a system where everything is all nice and happy and stuff. And where the players improve their weaknesses and strengths in the summer. And combine to make beautiful team play.

MAN.

Just watch the Sacramento Kings vs. the Dallas Mavericks.

God. Just beautiful.

 

I think Francis and Yao can work together.......but the key is moving Francis over to the SG position and off of the PG position.