This is an exerpt from espn.com, I thought it extremely relevant to all of the Stevie bashers in the neighborhood (where U at Yetti?). The second paragraph is all I got to say. peace Chauncey Billups... his sprained ankle against Philly was the biggest disappointment of the playoffs, if only because he was putting himself on the map Bibby-style this spring (77 points in the final two games of the Orlando series????). Is there another player in the league quite like him, someone with no discernable position, a throwback to the days when guards were just guards and it didn't matter who brought the ball up? Just think, just over five years ago, Rick Pitino traded him after 50 games. Savvy. By the way, have you noticed that Billups, Bibby, Stephon Marbury, Steve Nash and Jason Williams all seemed to "get it" after a few years in the league, like the lightbulb went off for all of them? And yet the four of them played for 14 teams combined before it finally happened for them. Makes you wonder ... shouldn't teams be more patient with young point guards, the way NFL teams are patient with young QBs? If I were running an NBA team -- like, oh, say, Danny Ainge -- I'd spend my summer trying to pry a "struggling" Jay Williams from the Bulls, or a "struggling" Andre Miller from the Clips, just because those teams might be dumb enough to trade them.
Yeah. Well don't worry. Rockets aren't gonna trade Francis. Rockets fans will criticize Francis because he is supposedly our franchise player and leader and it is disappointing when he only scores 4 points...and we don't make the playoffs and they play horribly! Yes..patience. But still...Steve should move to 2. Steve is not a true point guard like the other guys.
Hi Sydmill! I just want Steve Francis, who is a very good player to do his job as Point Guard or if he cant, then we should use him to our best advantage.I dont hate Steve, he was all I had till Yao Ming came to us.Trading Steve Francis would be the last resort!! NEXT season 03/04 will be Steve Francis FIFTH season. How many years do you think he needs to get it?
