How could somebody's skills diminish so quickly? At just 30 years of age, Steve Francis’s basketball career has officially hit rock bottom. Francis is a mere shell of his former self that included 3 All-Star appearances, since being selected #2 overall in the 1999 NBA draft. Following stints in
"That is going to be tough, that will be real tough for me. If that's the case, then I don't know. I definitely didn't come here not to play at all. Hopefully we can work something out."
"I turned a lot of money down other places, but hopefully it will work out."
Now I’m not quite sure what teams were offering Francis big money, but other options were certainly on the table. With an abundance of guards currently on the Rockets roster including starter Rafer Alston, Mike James, rookie Aaron Brooks, Luther Head, Bonzi Wells and Shane Battier, Francis has an uphill battle ahead of him.
The end of the road could be upon us for a player once thought to be the Rockets ‘Franchise.’ Where did it all go wrong?
(Via Houston Chronicle)
2 comments:
I don't know why Francis chose Houston. As a streetball fan, it's interesting to see Adelman give Alston praise for his play and hopefully Skip'll keep his position. Steve is definitely more of a passer than Mike "Who" James, but having played on and off doesn't help.
At the time, I think LAC was the best choice - Sam I Am is slowly fading out - although he can still post people up for days - and he would have been able to play again with The Cat and throw lobs to Al Thorton.
Should be interesting to see how Houston makes use of the many scorers-in-point-guard-bodies.
His skills diminished bc of injuries.
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