Steve Francis Returns to the Rockets
 

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4982185.html

Re: Steve Francis Returns to the Rockets
 

lets hope that none of the games coincide with the superbowl, and also hope that stevie can accept his bench role

Re: Steve Francis Returns to the Rockets
 

Whois gonna stare ahead of him? James?

Re: Steve Francis Returns to the Rockets
 

Is Houston trying to have as many overpaid, reasonably solid PGs on a roster as possible. Rafer, Francis, James. They also have Snyder I think, Bonzi, Head....TMAC...all capable of playing SG. More then one of those guys is going to get VERY low mins and not be happy. Perhaps there will be a move to acquire a big to team with Scola, Butler, Yao, Mutombo. Hayes up front. Houston's roster is pretty stacked, hopefully people accept their roles.

Re: Steve Francis Returns to the Rockets
 

Perhaps now your FO would consider trading Head to LA?

Re: Steve Francis Returns to the Rockets
 

i think there's going to be a trade for a PF because we have way too many guards.

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I expect Francis will be much better than he has been. Bonzi will be better with Van Gundy gone. Scola is a great addition to play PF. Yao and T-Mac are Yao and T-Mac... I'm already markin' Houston down in the Western Conf Finals (at least).

But ya, y'all should throw Mike James and his contract out for a frontcourt player. Heck, maybe y'all could throw some people at Cleveland for Varejao or Gooden, lord knows they need a PG.

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We can keep Mike James, Aaron Brooks, and Steve Francis. They already said they will get rid of JL3. We then trade Rafer for Miami's PF Haslem, Cleavland's Gooden or Varejo.

Re: Steve Francis Returns to the Rockets
 

If he is healthy, he is the starter. When he got healthy towards the end of last season, he was playing really well. James is better suited to come off the bench and score. James is a spark plug.

I hope they get rid of Rafer and JL3.

Re: Steve Francis Returns to the Rockets
 

is this team deep now?? we have bonzi coming off the bench and now mike james or francis??

Re: Steve Francis Returns to the Rockets
 

Stevie should come off the bench behond Mac.

Mike Jackson/Skip/Aaron
Mac/Franchise/Kirk
Shane Battery/Bonzi
Chuck/Scola
Yao/Deke

Re: Steve Francis Returns to the Rockets
 

thats what i was thinking, but......

where's luther??? :confusedshrug:

Re: Steve Francis Returns to the Rockets
 

Now, why we got James, we don't need 3 pgs, we need a pf. Ship James away for a pf. And hope Francis gets some love in his old team.

Re: Steve Francis Returns to the Rockets
 

FRANCIS IS NOT A SG IF YOU PUT HIM AT THE 2 FRANCIS IS UNDERSIZE AND AVERAGE REBOUNDER IF YOU PUT HIM AT THE 1 FRANCIS HAS GOOD SIZE FOR A POINT GUARD AND IS AN EXCELLECNT REBOUNDER FOR A 1 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A TRADE FOR A BETTER 4 THAN CHUCK HAYES AND A BETTER 2 THAN LUTHER HEAD PLAYERS LIKE KYLE KORVER AND VAREJAO. PLAYERS WE CAN TRADE HEAD ALSTON SNYDER NOVAK SURAS CONTRACT LUCAS BUTLER HAYES


1 FRANCIS JAMES BROOKS
2 MCGRADY KORVER
3 BATTIER WELLS
4 SCOLA VAREJAO
5 YAO MOTUMBO

Re: Steve Francis Returns to the Rockets
 

James is a good player to come off the bench. Adelman want James to play like Bobby Jackson in Sac. Last year, Houston bench was not good and this year, we have two capable players (Bonzi and James) coming off the bench to score. I really hope people don't throw out Brooks as a possible starter b/c it's not reasonable to expect a late draft pick who is an undersized PG to play as a starter from day one. I thinks Brooks will be okay eventually and he may be a decent contributor off the bench this year. Also, Brooks will need to learn that he isn't the first, second or may not even be the third option on offense.