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Steve francis Steve Francis, American professional basketball player and point guard, is now a free agent. 1999, selected by the grizzlies who were still in Vancouver with the second overall pick in the first round, was traded to the Houston Rockets and became teammates with Dream Olajuwon. At present, he has played 576 NBA games, averaging 18. 1 point, 5.6 rebounds and 6 assists; Houston is a sacred place for him to show his talents and create brilliance.
Chinese name: steve francis.
Steve francis.
Nationality: USA
Date of birth: 1977 February 2 1.
Graduate School: University of Maryland
Height: 196cm
Weight: 89 kg
Sports: basketball
Sports teams: Houston Rockets, etc. Now he is a free agent.
Professional characteristics: physical strength, amazing attack and destructive power.
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Steve francis. : 3 Location: point guard Francis Birthday: 1977 February 2 1 day Height: 196cm Weight: 89kg Team: Draft: 1999 round 1 Second school: University of Maryland. Nationality: $3 million in 2007-08 season salary: $2.62 million in 2008-09 season salary: contract status: 2 years and 6 million, signed in July 2007, and expired in the summer of 2009. In the summer of 2008, players chose the nickname: franchise. The word "franchise" comes from his English name Francis, which is very close to franchise (Chinese meaning: franchise). He didn't want to choose his grizzly bear when he was a rookie (too far from home), so the grizzly bear had to trade him to the Rockets. Francis became the top player of the Rockets. Because there is no precedent for a rookie to force the team to trade themselves, it is logical that boss Frodo has the nickname "privilege", which is in line with his unique personality and style of play. In addition, he had unlimited firepower in the Rockets, which was also the privilege given to him by head coach Tom Tinovich. ...
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In the season of 1998- 1999, he led the university of Maryland to the top of the United States 16. And was selected for the second national team and ACC 1 team. Magic Johnson in NBA history, only five people averaged at least 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the first four seasons: Oscar Robertson's Magic Johnson, Grant Hill and Steve Francis LeBron-James averaged 18.0, 6. On October 27th, 2000/kloc-0, he won the first "triple double" of his career-25 points 17 rebounds 14 assists. Became the first rookie in the NBA to participate in the 2000 All-Star Weekend "Rookie Contest" and "Dunk Contest" (runner-up). O 'Neill was selected to the All-Star Game three times in 2002: Western Conference: O 'Neill Duncan Garnett Kobe Francis Garnett in 2003: Western Conference: Duncan (San Antonio Spurs), Garnett (Minnesota Timberwolves), Yao Ming (Houston Rockets) and Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers). 2004: Western All-Star starting lineup: Yao Ming, Francis, Kobe, Duncan, Garnett. In 2002, EA SPORT, the cover of NBA Live, was Up | Down.
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The point guard who broke out physically is transitioning to SG. There is only one brain difference between an All-Star and a superstar. .................................................................................................................................................................... is better at breaking through by attacking with extraordinary physical fitness than shooting. Many goals are incredible. He is a very individual player and very emotional. If the state is normal, no one in the NBA can prevent him. The combination of technology and physical fitness is perfect. You can apply the beautiful street basketball to the NBA. Once you break into the restricted area, it will cause great harm and insult the opponent's big players. The style of the ball is very tough, not afraid to talk directly with the inside meat shield, or even play Shaq at the basket. As a defender, the boss is most criticized for his strong desire for personal attack, which is mainly personal attack and supplemented by passing. Due to physical problems. The playback ability is extremely strong. Few NBA guards can defend. Boss Fu is one of the nine masters in NBA, and his scoring ability and destructive ability are unparalleled so far. [Defense] Although, like offense, the boss's defensive skills are not solid, his invincible physical quality and positive defensive attitude give him an advantage in one-on-one conversations with all point guards. Boss is not a good defender, but he is definitely not a big funnel for Nash and others. However, he is too active in defense, which sometimes makes him cover the big man who is 30cm taller than him, and more often makes him get into foul trouble. [Physical Fitness] Rare physical fitness, speed, agility and coordination are the best choices. Strength and flexibility are also quite good (in point guard). Once he gets a fast break, he can wait for the top ten. In the slam dunk contest in 2000, vincent carter, the strongest slam dunk king in history, was only a small loss, but as long as he didn't touch Dr. vincent carter, Jordan, J and J, he should always play PG with the champion [position]. Statistically speaking, it is extremely versatile, and 22-7-7 is just a piece of cake. However, it is impossible to comfortably pass the ball to a teammate in need, and it is impossible to clearly implement the coach's intention. Poor combination ability is also the king of mistakes in NBA. But then again, at least his ability is there, which is still a headache for any PG. [Nirvana] An incredible dunk or layup. And make a breakthrough with excellent dribbling ability, and integrate streetball action into the game.
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Average data table of steve francis in the regular season: At the beginning of the season, the team made a three-pointer and hit a free throw, 99-00 Rockets 77 77 36.1.445 0.345 0.786 2.03.35.61.50.43.9. 7 3.0 18.0 00-0 1 Rocket 80 79 39.9 0.4510.396 0.8172.44.56.96.510.80.43/kloc-0. .9.000036 56410.800 2.0 4.26.26.21.7 0.53.69 3.1.21.003-04 Rocket 79 79 40.4 0.403 0.20. 38+06.6 04-05 Magic 78 78 38.20.423 0.299 0.8231.64.25.87.01.40.44 4.063.521 .305-06 Magic 46 45 37.7 0.4333 0.257 0.79797.566235 0.565 0.810.52.33.00.9 0.510.40 2.55 Business 576 543 37.60.429 0.34/. +0 18. 1 steve francis playoff average data table: the team shot three points at the start of the season, made free throws in the frontcourt and backcourt, the total number of rebounds, assists, steals, blocked shots and fouls. 03-04 Rockets scored 5544.40.429 0.4120.7251. 8.47.61.40.24.20 3.619.2 Career 55 44.40.429 0.4120.7251.27.28.47.61.40.24.24 9.2 Steve-Schedule: The team scored 97-77 2776 497-117107-310287-365152 257. 409 507118 29 306 2311388 00-01Rocket 80 79 3194 550-12/kloc- 438+07/KOOC-0/4/KOOC-0/3/KOOC-0/265 274/KOOC-0/02 Rocket 57 56 2343 420-/KOOC-0/007 68-2/KOOC-0 6543804141299251kloc-0/70304 Rocket 79 79 3194 450-1kloc-0/773-250 337. 38+039 35 294 257131004-05 Magic 78 78 2978 563-1330 38-127 499-606126 324 450 50 38+0663 05-06 Magic 46 451734 249-57518-70 231-290 60159 219 262 5/kloc-0. 6 Knicks 2415 659 84-1907-14 57 7183 23 6 58 62 258 06-07 Knicks 44 301237 60. 1 1 175-2 1 1 33 124 157 170 4 1 100 100.38+09-57 4- 17 / Kloc-0/3-23 815 23 309 514 25 55 Business 576 543 21633 3543-8267 575-1684 2785 473 846 223 2030/ +07 29-40 6 36 42 38 71218 96 career 55 222 30-70 7-17 29-40 6 36 42 38 712/kloc-0. Now Steve is working harder and harder to restore his former glory after leaving the Rockets for quite a long time. The pace of steve francis is slowing down, and I don't know why. Especially when he walked out of the locker room of the Rockets alone. He always puts on the Rockets' red home uniform slowly, and then goes straight through the players' tunnel and goes straight to the court without looking back. Even when you walk out of the exit of the player channel, you don't take the initiative to slow down and greet the enthusiastic fans like before, and you rarely sign with the children around you, but you speed up and rush to the stadium. On the contrary, on the way back to the dressing room from the stadium after the game, Steve looked like a different person. He greets everyone he meets. No matter how frustrating the result of the game is, you can hardly see a trace on his face. He even joked with the caddy who collected the clothes and said, "Hey, buddy, remember that I am tired next time, and I will leave!" " "The short three-minute free shot time given by the NBA to the media will be interpreted by Francis as a full 10 minute intermission, but this is only an increase in time and there will be no change in form. Steve can pose in a variety of poses that photographers can't imagine, but you won't get any predictions about the future from him. His words are full of avoidance. " If you are interested in where I am going, I can tell you something. My principle is' what I decide must be what I think is right'. "An inch is a difference, but an inch is a danger. Francis is also a poor child who grew up in a slum. Tacoma, Maryland, the capital of crime, is only half an hour's drive from Washington." This is a place you haven't experienced personally, and you will never recognize it, "Norris, a former Rockets point guard, said of Steve's hometown, because his hometown is nearby. When Francis Jr squandered his excessive adolescent energy in the simple outdoor stadium in his hometown, few people paid him much attention, while his mother Brenda and his two brothers Terry and Jeff showed unusual attention. My family is really great. The three of them stared at me all day. I'm always under their watchful eye. They only allow me to go to two places, one is the stadium and the other is home. "Francis said with emotion. Francis first "touched the ball" at the age of 9. One of his children took him to the local boys' club, where he saw the real basket for the first time. He wears jeans and school shoes, because he can't afford sports shoes at home. Sports shoes are already a luxury for him. It is such a child's spirituality that attracted Tony Langley, the basketball coach in the club, who invited this humble child to his team for training. Soon Francis began regular basketball training after class for six hours every day. Langley said: "Steve at that time was not much different from other children." The only thing is that you can always see a strong desire in his eyes. Wherever he is, he wants to be the best. " Although Steve succeeded, the only regret is that he doesn't have a good body to play basketball. "On the basketball court, he looks too young." His brother Terry said. You may not believe it, but Francis was only 1.60 meters tall when he entered Blair High School. At that time, his height became the only factor that could stop him from playing. Once the opponent sends a tall defender, the coach has to replace him. In this way, Steve never left the team. Even if the coach doesn't let him play, he is the hardest-working player in the team. Francis played only one game for the team that season. And not as the main point guard, but as a three-pointer who suddenly shoots an arrow on the periphery. The following year, he almost missed the whole season because of an ankle injury. For Francis, this is not the worst. Tragedy befalls young Steve, whose mother Brenda left him at the age of 39 because of cancer. "He almost gave up his studies, and he refused to train, as if the end of the world was coming. In those days, he seemed to want to be isolated from the world, which almost made him lose the courage to live. " Terry recalled that year. The sudden blow didn't bring Steve down. On the contrary, his mother's blessing in heaven brought Francis a turn for the better and good luck. The following autumn, a kind friend applied for the opportunity of the preparatory class of the University of Connecticut for Francis, but even though the school provided a large number of grants, Francis could not afford the high tuition fees. 1995165438+1October, Steve had to leave the famous basketball school Kangda and return to his hometown of Tacoma again. /kloc-Francis, 0/8 years old, only played a poor high school league for one season, but he still dreamed of entering the NBA one day. "This is what I want most." He said, "I dream of becoming a professional player." In order to achieve his goal, in the next few months, he began to go back to school and continue his long-neglected studies. The reason for this is that he can enter the university directly after completing the high school course like other students; On the other hand, at this stage, his crazy performance on the court almost conquered everyone who had seen him play. At this point, the height can no longer limit Francis's play. He is so fast that no one can stop him. His incredible breakthrough even made his opponent have the evil idea of attacking his injured foot to stop him. Maybe it's a reward from heaven. God's favor has begun to appear in Francis. His height increased by more than 20 centimeters in just a few months, and the vertical height of his flight reached an astonishing 1 m 10, thus giving birth to a basketball genius. Steve said proudly, "Although I am not tall, I can jump, which usually makes me look no shorter than others on the court." From 65438 to 0996, Francis took a solid step towards his dream. This year, I participated in the NCAA 19 reserve age league with the reserve team of the University of Maryland. And he was lucky enough to get a high school diploma, so nothing can stop this genius from entering the university league. The head coach of the basketball team of San jacinto Youth University in Texas took a fancy to Francis at first sight and offered him a full scholarship, so Francis set foot on Texas land for the first time. During his one-year stay here, he led his team to win a national championship, and then returned to his hometown of Maryland to play in a tuition-free community college in Legany, which is only three hours' drive from his home in Tacoma. Francis said, "The reason why I left Texas is simple. I am very homesick. " When he came to the new environment, Francis's performance became more and more eye-catching. In the first season, he averaged 25.3 points and 8.7 assists. It is such an outstanding performance that he won a full scholarship from the University of Maryland, and also allowed him to enter this prestigious basketball school that he has been longing for for for a long time to show his talents. But gold always shines. As far away as Texas, Francis thought about joining the NBA professional league directly. However, he found that if you don't come from a noble family like Duke, North Carolina, Maryland and Georgetown, your development in the NBA will not be smooth, and you are likely to wander on the list of substitutes and injuries, eventually exhausting your golden career. Of course, this can't be Francis's vision for his career, so he made up his mind to get into a famous NCAA school and start his career from a much higher starting point. That's why Francis changed three universities like Americans changed jobs. Francis really became a genius in the eyes of Americans during the NBA labor dispute season. Until June+10 in 5438, Americans who had no NBA games to watch turned their eyes to NCAA, where Francis happened to be the stage, and he was a well-deserved protagonist. Francis said excitedly, "It was a wonderful time. People all over America are watching NCAA. It also includes those NBA players, managers, bosses and scouts. " Francis seized the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The University of Maryland averaged 17 points and 2.8 steals per game, which was the highest in the Atlantic Coast Division. Soon the season will be over, but Francis thinks it's time to enter the NBA. He announced his participation in the 1999 draft. Self-control, self-control The Vancouver Grizzlies, who were still the recognized weakness of the league at that time, chose Francis. As the second player, he felt very uncomfortable. He thinks that his hard work in NCAA is not to join such a weak team that everyone thinks has no future. Although the Grizzlies have a rising star from Ran Ran in Ran Ran: mike bibby, it also pushes Francis to the position of shooting guard, a position he is most unwilling to accept. It was so much discontent that the grizzlies traded him out. Grizzly bear fans still remember Francis's fickle feelings. In their eyes, Francis is synonymous with selfishness. Whenever they hear the negative news of Francis, they will be ecstatic, even more excited than the victory of the Grizzlies. This scene in those days still makes the grizzly bear and Francis' natural enemies generally hostile to each other. Francis doesn't want to play the position he doesn't want to play in a team that seems to have no future. It's only a matter of time before he leaves. Although the Grizzlies have now transformed into a strong western team, Francis still believes that the original decision was correct. This is also the reason why the Rockets lost to the Grizzlies. Grizzlies fans did not hesitate to dedicate all their boos to Francis. Perhaps this is a knotty knot that Francis can't untie all his life. "Business is business", Francis is still so determined. "I don't think if I were with the Grizzlies, I would play to my full potential." Carroll dawson, the general manager of the Rockets, once again led Francis to Texas. It's really a big event, involving three teams, 1 1 players, and two future first-round draft picks. The purpose is for a little man who just joined the NBA. The transaction itself is extremely risky. Dawson has been a big fan of Francis since he went to college in Texas, and has been paying attention to him. The friction between Francis and the grizzly bear just gave Dawson a godsend. "He was really excited," Dawson said, "but he didn't show as much excitement as we did." In the first season of his career, Texas star Francis made great progress, averaging 18 points, 6.6 assists 1.5 steals. His outstanding performance enabled him to share the Rookie of the Year award with top scholar elton brand. Since then, he has been successfully elected as the main point guard in the third season of NBA Western All-Star. However, just when Francis's future was bright, the Rockets continued to suffer the blow of missing the playoffs for four consecutive years, which cast a shadow over his smooth star path. This is the first time 1 time in the history of the Rockets' team-building that they failed to make the playoffs for four consecutive years. Francis has successfully realized his childhood dream of becoming a professional player. Fortunately, it took him only four years to become a household name in this league. But even he admits that if he can't successfully bring the Rockets into the playoffs and then go to the championship, then he will never be the real protagonist of this league. Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy agreed with Francis: "He won't really have his own victory until his team wins the playoffs. If he can't lead the team into the playoffs, then he will never become a symbol of this league. " The Road to Success In 2002, the Rockets successfully signed the "Little Giant" Yao Ming. With his height advantage and talented technology (as it turns out), the center can make the team's insider strong again. Coupled with the firepower of the peripheral Mobry and the sharp breakthrough of Francis, the Rockets once again knocked on the door of the playoffs, but it was a pity that they finally lost. In 2003-2004, they made a comeback, and this time they couldn't find any excuses to lose, especially Francis. Now Francis occasionally comes to the honor room of the Toyota Center, the home of the Rockets, just to see the two consecutive trophies won by the Rockets in 1993- 1994 and 1994- 1995. Francis knows very well how challenging it is to win the championship, just like that 1.60-meter little man, still dreaming of entering the NBA one day. "That is a road full of hardships." He said: "It has helped me to build a good quality that will benefit me all my life, and it has won the respect of everyone. It's unbelievable. " Francis's entry into the NBA proved his superhuman efforts and strong will. Maybe every achievement he has made in the future is full of these things that you can't erase from him, even the championship is no exception. He is no longer the frivolous teenager who quarreled with Carter in the dunk contest. He is a successful man. After the Rockets' five-game losing streak, he helped them taste the playoffs for the first time in five years. Maybe this is just the first step of his success. Once, it was his talent that fascinated everyone, and it was also his talent that lost him. Once an all-star main force, and later a bad team substitute, people can only sigh that things are impermanent. The experience of these two years may have smoothed the edges and corners of this genius. Maybe he will still hold the ball in his hand, maybe he is still easily angered by his opponent, but he is learning to change. Standing at the age of 30, he is not the young man he used to be. The memory of him is also very different from now. As for athletic ability, Francis is no longer the Francis who once dunked on the head of a seven-foot man at will. Throughout the 2006-07 season, he dunked only once in the game of winning the wizards, and his right hand was injured after dunking. And the main reason for these, I think, should be tendinitis of his right knee. Except for my sprained ankle in turn this season, most of my absences are due to this. At the end of the season, he also went into battle with injuries. Regarding the defensive boss, he doesn't have Kidd's defensive ability and doesn't have that much defensive experience. The boss's defense depends more on his body, so he is often not smart enough. As long as he can get enough trust, his heart will not die, so he will at least have passion and his defense will at least be positive. Whether the effect is good or not, at least it is very aggressive to the opponent. Although Francis has been a veteran of three teams for eight years, even I have to admit that he is still immature in rhythm control. In the first season of Magic, he was often in charge of the first three quarters and Hill was in charge of the fourth quarter. This is not a distrust of him, but his grasp of the rhythm is really a bit immature. Playing with Hill for a season and a half also taught him a lot. But later in new york, he didn't get enough trust. And I didn't get the right to control the rhythm of the team. Basically, every game will only have a little time to play PG and more time to be SG. From a short time, it is still much better than in the past, but his rhythm is still more suitable for fast break. As for the passing ability, I remember that Thomas and Corey once bombarded Francis in March and couldn't pass the ball. Is it true?/You don't say. Obviously not. In the past, Francis shot 18 times /40 minutes, but this season in new york, only1/kloc-0 times /40 minutes. There are natural reasons for holding the ball less, but more importantly, he learned that passing can win the game. Then why was it shelled? Because he doesn't know how to feed the ball to the inside. What I didn't understand before was that I didn't feed Yao Ming, and I didn't feed Howard. Francis is really good at breaking the ball. This technology is still the top of the league. Maybe his pass won't be as elusive as Nash and Kidd's, but it's absolutely effective. In new york, it is often seen that the boss has a direct and easy chance to score in the basket after suddenly scoring, but it is often destroyed by the foul of the other side. Because of this, his assists will not be much better than before. I believe that with Yao standing inside, those easy scoring opportunities will definitely get countless 2+ 1. As for the three-point ability, of course, the boss will never have the three-point ability like Kobe Bryant and McGrady, but as an open shooter, the boss is qualified. 06-07' s three-point hit rate reached 38%,