Wow you guys like to blow every thing out of proportion. STeve is in the Valley. He read on the chalk board that Steve would go to the D-League and thought they were referring to him and not Novak. So being the company man that he is, he immediately reported to duty. So now he is in the valley but will fly back tomorrow.
classic.... but seriously though, the way PGs playing tonight....RA should give steve a shot. i mean...come on..how bad can a 30-year-old former all-star be....
unfortunate that steve was not at the game. i think this game was a perfect oppurtunity to plug someone new into the roatation to see if it would give the team a push. the entire team outside of yao and tmac looked sluggish.
F rick. that old geezer hasn't won a damn thing in this league. Hes gonna trust REEFER over stevie who I think can do much better even if its not the right system for him, at least give the guy a chance. HE CAN ADJUST. LET THE FANS SEE FOR A FACT THAT HE IS WASHED UP. One or Two games won't hurt. We have 82 game season. HELLO RICK? Rockets FANS to R. Adelman. Hear us for once and let our own eyes see that he is out of shape and doesn't fit in YOUR princeton offense.
what are the chances that people demanding to see francis play now also believe the following: 1) Vince has healing powers 2) The Astros are racist 3) Yao is soft and does not have the "killer" instinct 4) Hate the Texans because they aren't Houston's original team and last but not least 5) That the days of Steve and Cat going one on one and dribbling the shot clock out between blowing 2 on 1 breaks all while playing in front of an empty arenas was the tru GLORY days of the Rockets FRANCHISE.
Production On Court/Off Court Roland Player Min Own Opp Net On Off Net Rating Yao 78% 23.9 9.8 +14.2 +4.4 +4.6 -0.2 +10.0 Head 21% 12.2 10.8 +1.5 +26.1 -1.3 +27.3 +8.9 James 51% 21.0 14.3 +6.7 +2.0 +6.9 -4.9 +3.4 McGrady 80% 27.6 16.9 +10.7 +0.5 +20.5 -20.0 +2.0 Scola 38% 6.8 13.4 -6.6 +13.8 -1.3 +15.1 -0.4 Wells 43% 14.8 19.5 -4.7 +7.4 +2.1 +5.3 -1.8 Mutombo 8% 8.5 8.3 +0.2 -10.3 +5.6 -15.9 -4.4 Hayes 53% 12.8 16.9 -4.1 +1.9 +7.3 -5.4 -4.5 Battier 75% 9.2 15.3 -6.0 +1.9 +11.8 -9.9 -7.2 Alston 54% 10.9 20.6 -9.7 +3.4 +5.6 -2.3 -7.6 Im sure Rick can see Rafers sloppy play, his lack of Defense, his low Assist numbers and his worst ever shooting percentage. Along with the chart above. Yet he still gets 30 mins and the last shot of the game. Guess Rick is fool proof.
Maybe For all Rafers "running the O" properly leads the Rox to this. Stat ON Court OFF Court Net Minutes 128 111 53% Offense: Pts per 100 Poss. 102.0 108.8 -6.8 Defense: Pts per 100 Poss. 98.7 103.1 -4.4
i was constantly looking towards the bench to see what francis was doing. since i didnt see francis once, i was afraid he was lying down on the floor. thank god that wasnt the case. hopefully stevie gets done with his personal business and returns to the team as he is getting closer to seeing court action due to the poor play of alston and james lately.
