Fox: Francis As Upset as Being Drafted by Vancover

Very well said. Thisd team should have been a playoff team and it wasn't.
A change needed to be made, Rudy is a great guy but we a change. It is easier to fire a coach than trade an entire team.

 

1. First of all what are talking about Francis' teammates for? Francis didn't say they couldn't talk to Rudy. Steve talked about what he was going to do. Why would he say what his teammates would or wouldn't do? That made no sense.

2. As far as Rudy being set for life because of Les, that isn't true. Rudy is set for life because of Rudy. Rudy is the one who put in the work, coached the championship teams, etc. Les only signs the checks. If Rudy hadn't put in the work, he wouldn't be set for life.

 

I believe Francis has shown a lot of class, in the way he has helped Yao Ming feel welcome and adjust. Parker may be better at discipline on the court, and make smarter basketball decisions.

But Parker does make critical mistakes at critical times. In a close game against the Lakers, at the end of the game he turned the ball over to the Lakers while making a pass in bounds, The same game, at one point Parker stood there while Lakers players dove on the floor for the ball. Parker also makes good plays at key times. Francis puts forth more effort on the court than Parker, and makes more mistakes. Francis also makes critical plays at critical times.

You can like Parker more than Francis if you want, but you should at least be fair about it.

 

ill second that one!

 

Francis has the potential to be a lot better than Parker. But Francis first has to learn how to "think smart" like Parker.

 

i think the people who bash Francis so bad are just ignorant sometimes. One guy said Lebron James was better. Based on what, the high school guys he dominated.

Francis is one of the best players in the NBA, 90% of NBA fans would agree with that. So hearing a few of these opinions don't bother me because some are just flat out wrong

 

I agree, and I said as much in my post. I said that Parker plays smarter.

 

This may be the single best post I've ever seen on this board.

 

Of course, based on that reasoning, it would be wrong to suppose that James is better than Moochie Norris.

 

Lebron James will get schooled next year. It will take a few years. Plus he's on cleveland, that team is a joke to begin with

 

I never listen to what Francis says. I just watch what he does on the court.

 

there are a lot of NBA players i ignore. They are ignorant but they can play basketball. Know one cares for what they have to say. They are just paid to play

 

Ok, who's better, <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3604">Dajuan Wagner</a> or LeBron James?

Lebron should average more than 13ppg, right? Is that "being schooled" or "schooling others?"

 

If Amare Stoudamire can be a stud his first year, so can Lebron. They both had NBA-ready bodies, and like Amare, I expect that to make Lebron's transition much easier.

 

he could be great his first year but the odds are stacked against him. Make no mistake in a few years he will be a great player. Up there with the likes of Kobe and Tracy.

If he can get some solid people around him then he could have a great year, example - phoenix. Having Marbury, Marion and Hardaway had to help out Amare.

 

I guess you don't remember a wide open Ming at the end of the Cleveland game that Francis underthrew? Parker has been in the league 2 yrs, Francis 4. One guy is just 21 while the other is 26.

 

So who would rather have Tony Parker instead of Steve Francis?

I'd rather have Tim Duncan than Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley, Eddie Griffin, Jason Collier, and Terence Morris.

 

You are correct. Steve made mistakes. My point wasn't that STeve was perfect or Tony was always wrong. The point is that both guys made clutch plays and both guys made clutch mistakes.

Steve in the Clutch hit 3-pt after 3pt shot off that inbounds play with Yao, that either won the game, or it sent it into overtime. Down the stretch of the Lakers game w/ Yao/Shaq that the Rockets one Steve carried the team down the stretch, and set up Yao nicely for that great slam.

You already mentioned one of Steve's clutch time errors, and I mentioned some of Parkers.

I don't mind people pointing out Steve's mistakes, but to act like Steve never makes clutch plays, and Parker never mistakes clutch mistakes isn't accurate.

 

lol.......that Cleveland one was horrible.

Steve needs a new attitude.

You know he was like Top 5 in Technical Fouls?

Needs to change attitude.

Needs to work harder on what he needs to work on.....

And hopefully......stays in Houston.

Anybody have an update on Steve's thoughts?

 

There is no question about Francis's ability. However, in order to really go far in the NBA there has to be team chemistry. I'm not convinced that Francis really likes the fact that Yao is getting all the attention (that goes for Cat too). I doubt that he and Cat will be willing to play sidekicks to Yao. Until they realize that basketball is a team game and let go of their huge egos, I doubt the Rockets will go anywhere no matter who the coach is. By the way, any news on who the new coach might be????