Steve Francis exercises contract option

[Indazone]

He's blowing smoke out his rear. Alston never outplayed a healthy Steve Francis. Now that Jose Calderon and Walter Hermann are available FA's, the Rockets might try to get one of them with their MLE. LLE would have to go to pay Landry.

[DaDakota]

alston outplayed him even when he was healthy.

He has not been healthy in 3 years, they finally found the knee problem, it was a quadriceps tear and they fixed it.

Now, I am not counting on him at all, but maybe just maybe....

DD

[The Franchise]

If Steve can come back healthy and in shape he could be a big plus. I'm just looking forward to the team picking up a quality player through free agency or a trade.

[Don Quixote]

The old Steve Francis had great physical ability. No one questions that. But he's old, out-of-shape, and can't play at a high level anymore. And he's a spoiled brat anyway. And what's he ever won?

I say the Rockets should start him at the point. See if that gets them anywhere.

[Indazone]

The old Steve Francis had great physical ability. No one questions that. But he's old, out-of-shape, and can't play at a high level anymore. And he's a spoiled brat anyway. And what's he ever won?

I say the Rockets should start him at the point. See if that gets them anywhere.

Stevie Francis ain't Jason Kidd old. Francis is 30.

[Don Quixote]

Really ... I'd love for the Rockets to start Francis at the point next year. I really want to see what he can do.

Get rid of their other points in the process!

[Roxsfan]

78 points.

that's how they're doing.

down in series, thats how they're doing

[Roxsfan]

@ Roxfan. Francis sucked with two healthy legs.

whatever homer.

[Roxsfan]

Um, how the is your team playing against New Orleans, even before tonight?

we beat their ass down this year, and when we didn't we had no yao or landry...New O aint .

in years past, we had trouble with them. No longer.

1-13 5pt loss, tmac inactive

2-22 100-80 win in N.O.
http://www.nba.com/games/20080222/HOUNOH/recap.html

3-8 106-96 win, Landry and Yao out
http://www.nba.com/games/20080308/NOHHOU/gameinfo.html

3-19 20 pt loss, yao and landry out, 2nd night of b2b on road.

Easily could have swept them with Yao and landry suited up for all games.

so stfu, N.O. aint .

[SRJ]

whatever homer.

Deny, deny, deny...I watched Francis lose countless games dribbling out shot clocks without the first ing clue as to what to do with the ball.

He is (or perhaps was) a wonderful dunker and a great athlete. Which, of course, camouflaged the fact that his jumper was erratic and his decision-making was for .

You can think he was fun to watch. You can think he was a great guy. You can even appreciate his wispy moustache if you'd like. But if you're going to try and lie about his ability to play basketball, just know you're not going to get away with it. We all caught his act, and it didn't produce a whole lot of winning.

He was also verrrrrrry mature on draft night.

[Roxsfan]

Deny, deny, deny...I watched Francis lose countless games dribbling out shot clocks without the first ing clue as to what to do with the ball.

He is (or perhaps was) a wonderful dunker and a great athlete. Which, of course, camouflaged the fact that his jumper was erratic and his decision-making was for .

You can think he was fun to watch. You can think he was a great guy. You can even appreciate his wispy moustache if you'd like. But if you're going to try and lie about his ability to play basketball, just know you're not going to get away with it. We all caught his act, and it didn't produce a whole lot of winning.

He was also verrrrrrry mature on draft night.

he is talented, more of a team player now, still has hops, is low $, potential high reward team player with HEART. Nobody expects him to carry the team on his shoulders like b4...
and seriously, wgas what you think, homer.

[SRJ]

he is talented, more of a team player now

And Francis is such a team guy he sat all year for the good of the team.

still has hops, is low $

Hops matter. Ask Harold Miner, Terence Stansbury, Chris Carr, Mike Wilson, etc.

There is an excellent reason Francis is low $.

potential high reward team player with HEART.

This sentence is so unintentionally funny I won't even comment. I'll just post it five more times to emphasize how absurd it is:

potential high reward team player with HEART.
potential high reward team player with HEART.
potential high reward team player with HEART.
potential high reward team player with HEART.
potential high reward team player with HEART.

Ladies and gentlemen, that statement was about Steve Francis. In all seriousness.

Nobody expects him to carry the team on his shoulders like b4...

Everyone learned from that mistake.

and seriously, wgas what you think, homer.

You do, with now two responses to my posts.

[Roxsfan]

And Francis is such a team guy he sat all year for the good of the team.



Hops matter. Ask Harold Miner, Terence Stansbury, Chris Carr, Mike Wilson, etc.

There is an excellent reason Francis is low $.



This sentence is so unintentionally funny I won't even comment. I'll just post it five more times to emphasize how absurd it is:



Ladies and gentlemen, that statement was about Steve Francis. In all seriousness.



Everyone learned from that mistake.



You do, with now two responses to my posts.

so if I tell you to stfu, then you will conclude that "I care what you think"?

ok, so

don't stfu and you're not an asshole.
u bore me

[SRJ]

so if I tell you to stfu, then you will conclude that "I care what you think"?

ok, so

don't stfu and you're not an asshole.
u bore me

This has been an excellent basketball discussion. You and I should get a show on NBA TV. Of course, considering the position you've taken, I can understand why you gave up discussing basketball altogether. It would be like me arguing for Ricky Davis - I would quickly descend into ad hominem myself.

[Roxsfan]

This has been an excellent basketball discussion. You and I should get a show on NBA TV. Of course, considering the position you've taken, I can understand why you gave up discussing basketball altogether. It would be like me arguing for Ricky Davis - I would quickly descend into ad hominem myself.

[PlayoffEx-static]

Steve Francis was Tony Parker's before any of his injuries, so I see no reason that would change. In spite of his size, he is not a PG any more than Iverson is. He's just another undersized selfish chucker. There's a reason they shipped him out. He wasn't down with the Yao-centric offense, and he kept the ball for at least 20 seconds of virtually every possession.