[ch 2 video] Francis interview: "I definately didn't come here not to play at all."

its his own fault for not being able to play well and adapt to the system

 

Good find. Thanks

 

damn if steve is not going to play, we have to move him to prevent potential problems and get a role player in return (a shooter)

 

LOL. What a joke. Not sure if this is more amusing or the fact that many here thought he could actually be a major contributor.

 

I feel sorry for Francis...I hope he'll improve and will start taking away minutes from Alston and James at some point during the season.

 

Yes. I also feel sorry. It's tough for every player. He came here and he probably tought he would play. Damn I realli like him, cause he can drive, he can score, and we need that energy that Francis brings.

 

IMO Adelman's piece was most telling. To me it sounded like coachspeak for saying "Steve wasn't as good as we thought he was, and he won't have a major role in the rotation." Whether Steve causes a problem because of that remains to be seen, but what he said in the interview was not encouraging.

 

Steve had a "damnnit if you're not gonna play me then buy me out and give me more money" kind of face. Lol

 

its still early and i dont think there is any reason why he cant be a contributor on this team. Yea he dribbles too much, but mike james shoots too much, and rafer takes shots he shouldnt, and doesnt take the shots he should. Steve needs to continue to work hard and his time will come

 

good to see Mcgrady supportive of Francis's ability to help the team. Thanks for the vid!

 

I think there's a good chance that we trade Steve mid-season. His contract is relatively cheap, so he might be an attractive option for other teams that need scoring punch and are thin in the back court. He needs to hope that Head starts slumping or either T-Mac or Bonzi get injured if he wants to make his way back into the rotation.

 

he has never trashed anybody. he knows steve is good. but to adelman, steve's talents just don't fit.

 

it's almost redundant to have Francis and Mike James together, they are the same type of player and that's not really a compliment.

 

It would be kind of sad if Steve ends up leaving again. I hope his situation is like Juwan Howard's to start last year... Juwan was out of the rotation early but fought his way in.

 

like adelman said, it's NOT FIXED IN STONE.

right now, steve does not fit. but if he keeps at it in practice and outplays alston/james, he'll make the rotation.

 

The difference is that we were thin in the front court last year, so there was plenty of room to squeeze Juwan in there. For Steve, there isn't any room at all.

 

I don't blame him for not being happy about getting zero playing yime.
I am 100% sure he can do at least as good of a job like James as a scorer off the bench.
He should get more chances and if he is still not in the rotation then we need to release or trade him , I am sorry but he is better than getting no minutes at all.
I didn't like the fact that both James and Alston got a chance to play with the starting 5 and make their case but he didn't , it wqas preseason so I don't understand why.

 

Alston earned his minutes in training to be out there with the starters but I still think if Rafer is the Rockets starter by season's end there not going all the way. The earlier games compared to the Spurs game a reflection of Rafer's last season his form is fool's gold.

IMO Francis looked decent out with the starters in his very limited minutes there but I think any player is going look better in that group. It's true he hasn't had the opportunities the others have had but then it's understandable Adelman only had several games to establish some sort of team identity.

That said I'm not advocating Francis for the starting job. He's still an unknown .

 

I think it's redundant to have BOTH James and Head in the rotation.
James does everything Head does but a little better.
Francis brings penetration to the basket , rebounding and better defense on bigger guards than James and Head.