I have a feeling that we will become the next lakers in that we will have two dominant players. Both can be leaders but one will step down and let the other lead. Ming being the one who will let Francis lead. Ming is a team player and will let Francis stroke his own ego. It doesn' t really matter either ways since one can not co-exist with the other like shaq cant win without kobe and vice-versa.
I'll go with Steve. But what's really scary is that all four of those guys could very well be on the All Star team... as starters and reserves. As an aside- Stevie Francis, do you have Outlook Express? You know, the e-mail program for Internet Explorer? If you do, look in the upper left-hand corner for the "New Message" icon. Click on that (then you can close Outlook Express if you want) and type a word your uncertain about in regards to spelling. It has a spell-check. Of course, this might slow you down a tiny bit. I use it myself sometimes. Just an FYI.
not to really bring this argument up again, but when has steve ever been selfish on the court? in fact more often than not he's exactly the opposite and to a fault. what he needs to work on is his ability to distribute at the right time and with more certainty, but selfishness is far, far from a problem.
Big M :- I give you the most outstanding one,it was when Steve Francis returned to the Game last Season. Griffin was getting open in most games and Francis would not pass to him, but would go and make either a score or a mistake himself. After many games it looked like he had a change of heart( most likely Rudy brought pressure on him). Now the problem was that Francis would pass to Griffin when Griffin had no chance of making the play. Just look how few assists Francis has for a top Point Guard, this is an indication that he doesn't find the shooter too often! Also why do you think he didn't want Yao Ming in the first place and why does he talk about looking forward to all the pass outs he can now get from Yao Ming.Big changes are needed if the Rox are going to play Team Basketball.
Cuttino came on strong the 2nd half of last season so he might be on a role to be the teams top scorer!
Franicis will not have the same scoring numbers as in the past, but will step up and lead this team. He will make others like Griffin and Yao score, and make them better. Francis will rock.
how can anyone possibly think that francis is selfish?? i think he's the exact opposite.....u dont have to average double figures in assists to be considered a team player....im not sure what his exact average was but i know it was pretty high for a player who was asked to pretty much lead the team in all aspects of the game. kenny thomas and cat were the only other real scoring threats last year and both of those players scored on isolation plays more than anything. if anything he should have been more selfish!!!
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Eddie. Yao is not ready. This is eddie's year. The forgotten rocket. Hopefully steve can focus on being a point guard and pass the ball to eddie. By the way, "the man" needs offense as well as defense, so that's why Mobely will not be it. Eddie will average five blocks, 12 rebounds and 21 points a game. wow
tell me, how is steve gonna get an assist if we're running a iso for cuttino or even himself? how is he gonna get an assist with dan langhi or tmo clanking a 15 footer. it just wasn't gonna happen on last years team. it's not a high assist system and it has nothing to do with him being selfish. specifically last year who would you rather shoot the ball then steve or cuttino? i think the problem is you're confusing his deficiency in playmaking with selfishness. he's still developing as a pg and missing a play here or an open man there is not him hogging the ball it's him making a mistake. there's a reason why rudy has called him out in the past to be more aggressive and take more shots. i'm not going into the yao thing, that's ridiculous since we have no idea about that and publically he has had nothing but praise for him.
Yep. This is so true! Francis is not a play-maker. He's a scoring PG. If he ever learns to be a play-maker, he'll increase his chances for scoring (the double threat keeps your defenders guessing).
A leader needs to be vocal. That's why Steve will be the leader on this team. Just being the best player isn't enough. Shaq is a terrible leader for the Lakers, so is Duncan, and they're constantly criticized for it. Yao or Eddie, either of them, may some day become the best player on this team, but Eddie is too layed back, and Yao is too unassuming, not to mention the language barrier. Steve can handle the load. Just as long as he doesn't spoil Mobes too much.
All fingers would have to point to the Franchise. Its' to much of an assumption to believe that Yao would be, since he hasn't played one game in the NBA yet. Originally Quoted by Patrick Starfish.
and "phenominal" Seriously, you guys should read the poll title. It says in 4-5 years. In 4-5 years, everybody will either be a star or a bust. No more "not yet ready" type of stuff. So it's the same old projection of potential here. It also says who will bethe main star. It doesn't say who's the "leader." The main star is not necessary the leader. Hakeem was clear the main star, but was he THE team leader? Hard to say. I assume the "main star" or "The Man" means the best player on the team. I think that's a close call between Franchise and Ming. I voted for Ming because I believe he has bigger upside than Steve. Also, for the Rockets to be great, they have to center their offense on Ming, not on the guards. That will also make Ming "THE MAN."
