Mike James, Steve Francis >>> Rafer Alston, Luther Head

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We are in the heat of a playoff race now is not the time to experiment.

 

Like I've said he should have gotten more of a look but come on he's shooting just 35.3% this year. Meanwhile Head is shooting 35.6% from 3-pt land. Also last year James averaged a whopping 3.6 assists as a starter with KG as a teammate. I've always thought (his numbers back it up) he is a SG who get's stuck as a PG. He's a good shooter but doesn't see passing lanes that well. He plays PG because he can dribble really well but just doesn't see passing lanes.

 

Are you joking? How do we know? They got their chance and look at our record. This isn't the start of the season. James and Francis have gotten more than a fair chance to produce. Why bring this up, when the last game Head and Alston played together they did well. Head went for 20 for god sakes. What do you want from him? We're on a role, not the time to experiment. Whats the point of giving him another chance if we don't make the playoffs.

 

Mike James got some games to prove himself, and probably a lot of scrimmages too. He basically played his way to the bench. There was a stretch where he couldn't hit the side of a barn, and he wasn't meshing well with the system. Luther beat him out, plain and simple.

Francis is injured.

MJ gets another chance to crack the rotation with the injury to Head, but unless he's gotten significantly better or has finally learned to integrate himself within the system, I don't see him staying there long. As many posters have noted, MJ in JVG's system would have been ideal. He doesn't seem to be able to grasp Adelman's system.

 

cuz come playofftime we are going to lose with 2 nbda guards crashing our ship into the red barren sea of poor lottery draft pick

 

How do you know we will make the playoffs with Francis and James?

 

yes, Mike James, Steve Francis >>> Rafer Alston, Luther Head
















a couple of years ago

 

Sbin summed it up right there.

 

Yeah they're nbdL players alright that would mean Steve (i actually still really like him) and James are European League players.

Take the blinders off or shutup ... better yet do both.

 

MJ and SF3 will take important part in the playoff....
Let's wait and see...

 

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maybe time will tell us everything

 

Since I'm bored, I figured I'd show you just how wrong you are. Mike James got PLENTY of time to prove himself. In looking at his number, on paper they don't seem as bad as I remember. HOWEVER, our record by mid December was crap. When James did play over 20 minutes, he regularly took well over 10 shots! That's not how Rick runs his offense. Once Rick stopped playing James and Francis, I'd bet we've been playing nearly .600 ball.

Steve still is fighting bad knees which is partly why he hasn't played much. That said, Steve also was given a chance including two STARTS! The man was just a shell out there.

So give the Mike James/Steve Francis crap a rest. They were awful.

11/1: Mike James 25minutes 3/6
11/3: Mike James 24 minutes 5/14
11/5: Mike James 26 minutes 4/13
11/6: Mike James 20 minutes 4/12
11/9: Mike James 21 min 2/10
11/11: Mike James 22 min 1/5
11/13: Mike James 28 min 4/12
11/14: Mike James 20 min 2/10
11/16: Mike James 24 min 5/10
11/17: Mike James 25 min 6/12
11/21: Mike James 16 min 2/6
11/23: Mike James 17 min 3/8

11/24:
Mike James 21 min 4/12
Steve Francis 20 min 4/9

11/26:
Mike James 7 min 1/4
Steve Francis 8 min 0/1

11/28:
Mike James 17 min 2/4
Steve Francis 27 min 4/8

11/29:
Mike James 25 min 8/14
Steve Francis 28 min 3/5

12/1: Mike James 16 min 2/6

12/5:
Mike James 5 min 0/5
Steve Francis 10 min 1/3

12/7:
Mike James 12 min 2/4
Steve Francis 17 min 1/5

12/9: Steve Francis (STARTED) 31 min 2/4
Mike James 17 min 1/6

12/10 Steve Francis (STARTED) 10 min 0/3
Mike James 29 min 5/13

12/12:
Mike James DNP
Steve Francis DNP

 

Mike James off of our bench in 04-05 was instant offense. He proved himself by going in when Tracy was out and hitting shots. He's been given the chance to do that. He is a black hole in our offense. The ball goes to him and never comes out. That's ok if he is hitting shots, but . . . .

If Mike James cannot hit a jumpshot, he is worthless.

 

why are they using a lighter w/ a pot leaf on it to smoke crack? not cool. that is a real faux-pas which would have gotten one quite a ribbing with my group of crack-head friends. could you just imagine hanging out with your buddies on a wednesday morning, stuffing some brillo pad down a glass pipe, loading up a nice round crack rock and your friend has the audacity to bust out a lighter with a POT LEAF?!!!

and you steve-o and mj supporters are delusional. they had their chances and couldnt cut the mustard. hell, they both sucked it up so hard that aaron brooks was able to get a shot (and capitalize on it!).

i honestly thought mike james would be a 6th man type who could give us 10-12 a game, but i was right all along about steve-o. he is done and even if he wasnt, his style of play is all wrong for an adelman team.

 

Ummm, we are in the midst of playing very well, probably not a good time to make a major lineup change.

And I think MJ is gonna get Luther's minutes while he is out

 

I think James could be an important guy come playoff time because he can still create his own shot. Now making that shot is a different story atleast until this point, and I really hope he can fix that because I have a feeling he will be a Rocket for some time. As far as Steve, I think he is done.