1, data:
Francis' peak season was 0 1-02, averaging 2 1.6 points, 6.4 assists and 7 rebounds. He is one of the few 20+7+6 guards in the league. As far as this season is concerned, there are only two guards in the league who can score 20+7+6, one is James and the other is Shao Wei.
During his nine-year NBA career, Francis averaged 18. 1 point, 5.6 rebounds and 6 assists.
2. Technical features:
Although Francis is only 1.9 1 m tall, his strength is very good, and his ability to stay in the air is top in the NBA, and he is a veritable king of flying. In terms of single-round physical fitness, it is more dedicated than Westbrook, who is also a defender.
Francis dribbled well, because his family was poor and the basketball training Francis received before college was unprofessional. Francis, who often plays basketball in the street, integrates the ball control technology of streetball into his own technology, wearing full clothes, elegant autumn wind, and of course relatively clingy. It is with skillful dribbling and excellent explosive power that Francis can always tear open the defense and quickly rush to the basket. Different from the traditional guard's dodge layup after a breakthrough, Francis often dunks directly after a breakthrough with excellent bounce and hovering, and his tomahawk chopping is full of appreciation. It was also Francis's violent play when he was young that laid the groundwork for his later career.
Francis's shooting percentage of 43% is superior among defenders. After all, many times he is regarded as a star player and focuses on defense. The three-point shooting rate is only 35%, which is not enough in today's small ball era. In short, Francis is a player who breaks through and assists shooting, and his shooting is mainly backward after breaking through. There is basically no pull back.
3, the main honor
Francis has been a Western All-Star starter for three years in a row.
The runner-up in a slam dunk contest, especially in the slam dunk contest in 2000, Francis met Carter and lost in front of a demigod. Francis was not wronged. Later, many people only remember Carter's performance against the sky, but Francis's dunk was also very enjoyable. In that game, Carter's highest body was off the ground 1.28 meters, and Francis's highest dunk was off the ground 1.3 1 meter.
Francis won the rookie of the year in his first season.
4. Career overview
Francis 1999 didn't want to go to Vancouver far away after being selected by the Grizzlies. Grizzlies have no choice but to trade Francis to the Rockets. The Gemini defender composed of Francis and Mobry has become the hope of the Houston Rockets' revival. Although they have never made the playoffs, their backcourt is also the top configuration of all backcourts in the league. Later, the Rockets came to Yao Ming and began to enter the playoffs. Just when Francis was about to make a difference, the Rockets traded Francis because of disagreement with coach Van Gundy.
Francis, who came to Magic, became Howard's big brother and was in good shape, but later, with the coming injury, his condition declined and he was traded by the team.
Francis in the Knicks period has lost the aura of the team's core. Although there are classic battles from time to time, the data is not as good as before.
After the Knicks traded to the Blazers, they were bought out. Loyal Francis returned to the Rockets with a salary cut, but Francis, who had no choice but to go downhill, had little time to play. Sadly, in Christmas 2008, Francis was traded to the Grizzlies and was quickly bought out.
20 10 Francis briefly joined Beijing Shougang in CBA, but Francis, whose body was hollowed out by alcohol, was unable to make a difference in CBA, and soon the Beijing team changed foreign aid. Francis's career has come to an end.
Francis, everyone is impressed with him because he is the eldest brother of Yao Ming, who is 183cm tall. He helped the Rockets win Yao Ming. In the early days of Yao Ming's career, he also became the person who always stood in front of Yao Ming, helping Yao Ming adapt to the NBA and protecting Yao Ming.
Francis now seems that we can give him such a nickname-"Shao Wei who doesn't brush data". First of all, Francis's playing style is very ornamental. His jumping ability and waist and abdomen strength are first-class in NBA. His ball control is very similar to that of tim hardaway who plays street ball, and his back jumper is very similar to that of Kobe who is 15cm tall. Lagging lever seems to have mastered the Jordan of Carter's violent aesthetics. In a word, watching Dave play ball is definitely no worse than changing clubs with him for McGrady.
Francis's good-looking plays are certainly good-looking, but they are not particularly recognized. Due to randomness, Francis made an average of 3.5 mistakes in his career. In addition, Francis's long shot, even his best breakthrough efficiency, is actually very ordinary, that is, he throws the ball well and goes crazy if he misses. So few coaches in NBA like Ford boss. By the way, there is one more thing I have to mention. Boss Fu "never hits the south wall and never looks back". His crazy play has caused him many hidden dangers of injuries.
Of course, now that I think of the Rockets trading McGrady, I personally don't think it is necessary to change it. To tell the truth, Francis is older than McGrady in his bones, which is why Frodo is Frodo from beginning to end, not Frodo's second child. T-Mac lacks Francis' absolute sense of responsibility, so during the whole Yao-Mai combination period, the Rockets couldn't tell who was the real boss between Yao Ming and T-Mac. But Francis is different here. Yao Ming is definitely the boss's "favorite". However, Frodo's playing style is really out of step with Yao Ming, and the Rockets originally wanted to reshape the system of Olajuwon's period.
The boss finally fell on alcohol, drugs and injuries. Like Yao Ming, his career is only nine years. This is a tacit understanding and coincidence! If you are a fan of Frodo+Yao Ming, you probably don't want to see them win the championship together. Indeed, he played casually with Yao Ming and Yao Ming, and there was no psychological burden because of Frodo.
Old Rockets fans are familiar with Francis's name. This is the leader of the Rockets when Yao Ming first entered the NBA. It was Francis' lucky draw that made the Rockets lucky enough to win the first prize, thus winning Yao Ming. When Yao Ming first entered the NBA, Frith was in the state of Yao Ming, and the fans nicknamed him Boss Fu.
He is number two in the 1999 draft. The rookie season averaged 18.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.6 assists 1.5 steals, and the three-point shooting rate was 34.5%. After the season, he shared the best rookie of the year with elton brand of the Clippers.
Francis is tall 1.9 1 m and weighs 88kg. He has a strong body and a fast breakthrough speed, and can shoot three points. He is a very comprehensive defender. When Olajuwon is old, he is the new core of the rocket. Generally speaking, Francis is an offensive point guard with good passing ability. At the peak of his career, he scored more than 20 points and assisted seven times. He jumped off the building.
Only later, in order to get McGrady, the Rockets packed the boss and sent him to Magic. After two seasons in Magic, Francis was sent to Knicks. As a result, his salary became a big burden. In the 2007-08 season, Francis returned to the Rockets and played 10 games before leaving the NBA.
Later, he came to Shougang, Beijing, CBA, but at that time he took drugs and his health could not meet the requirements. He couldn't even meet the requirements of CBA and was eventually laid off. Francis was fat and gray-haired after retirement. He is careless about life and pays no attention to his health. His NBA career only lasted nine years.
In the NBA, he was selected to the All-Star Team for three times, won the best rookie, was selected to the best rookie team, and earned a salary of $98.43 million in his nine-year career.
Francis, career average 18. 1 point, 6 assists and 5.6 rebounds, three-time all-star and dunk champion.
Let's talk about his characteristics first: a typical representative of Shuangneng Wei, who plays ball mainly by his body, is full of explosive power and can dunk with Carter. The attack is mainly breakthrough, the shooting stability is not strong, the attack is full of destructive power, and the ability to break through the ball is outstanding. You often see various tomahawk dunks. However, the vision is not wide enough, and there are many attacks and few assists. With extraordinary physical talent, the defensive end is basically smooth, basically at an average level, and there are many gambling defenses, and sometimes it is easy to fall into the foul trap.
Francis played for many teams in his career, entered the Grizzlies in the draft and was traded to the Houston Rockets. Because of Yao Ming's existence, he is also well known by China fans. As the boss of Ford, he is indeed the boss of the rocket. After entering the Rockets, the boss showed his strength in the first season, and shared the honor of best rookie withNo.1Scholarbrand * * *, but the Rockets did not open the door to the playoffs, and even revealed the great contradiction between Frodo and Olajuwon. Coupled with the lion's big dream, the rocket had to trade him to the Raptors. Since then, the Rockets have become a veritable Frodo team and established their absolute core tactical position.
After Daydream left, Yao Ming, a super insider from China, came to the boss. Without Dave, it may be much more difficult for Yao Ming to adapt to the NBA. Francis likes and takes care of Yao Ming. I often drive and play video games with Yao Ming. After Yao Ming scored a free throw, I will also give Yao a high five to celebrate. When Yao Ming was provoked by Stoudemire, he stepped forward at the first time, which was an absolute brotherhood.
Later, the boss was sent to the magic team, and his personal performance was good, but the magic team was at a loss and people could not see hope. And the boss is not the leader in the eyes of magic management. He was abandoned by the team again and traded to the Knicks. In new york, he and Marbury spent the end of their basketball career. The peak is gone, and the occasional amazing performance is only the end of the party. His time is over.
Since then, he has moved to Grizzlies and CBA league, and finally faded out of people's sight.
For Yao Ming, the boss is always the boss in his mind. Yao Ming must remember his kindness to Yao Ming in those years, which also deeply warmed the hearts of many China fans.
I believe many young friends may not know who Francis is, so let's have a chat today.
Francis 1999 entered the NBA when he was a Vancouver Grizzlies. At first, he was not famous. Later, he came to the Rockets and became Yao Ming's big brother. It is well known by China fans and enters the peak period. In 2002, 2003 and 2004, he was selected as an All-Star for three consecutive seasons, and it is not a problem to contribute 20 points per game. It can be said that the peak period is his offensive ability. Dribbling fancy, can be said to be one of the best attack guards of that period. However, at the end of his career, he was very unhappy and wandered around in many teams, gradually becoming a marginal figure. Even if I came to play for Beijing Shougang Team in CBA on 20 10, the state was very general. He is no longer the boss in those days, and only played four games before he canceled the contract. Now he has retired.
Steve francis (1977 February 2 1) was born in Tacoma Park, Maryland, USA. He is a former American professional basketball player, nicknamed "Boss Frodo".
Francis was called "Boss Fu" during the rocket period.
Francis's unquestionable age.
Once upon a time, Francis was a top player in the NBA, along with Kobe Bryant, Iverson and Carter. In the post-Olajuwon era of the Rockets, he is the iconic star of the team.
Used to be as famous as Kobe.
Francis 1999 joined the NBA and won the rookie of the season. In the star-studded dunk contest in 2000, he competed with Carter and McGrady. In this dunk contest, he won the second place in NBA history.
Dunk moment
It is often instantaneous to participate in the dunk contest.
Selected for the All-Star Game for three consecutive years.
From 2002 to 2005, he won the starting qualification of all-star game for three consecutive years.
Dunk moment in all-star game
When we talk about Francis, what makes China fans relish most is his profound friendship with Yao Ming. When Yao Ming just joined the NBA, Francis's help and care for Yao Ming moved China fans deeply.
Take a photo with Yao Ming Stadium.
Steve francis is a poor boy who grew up in a black slum in the United States. He was born on 1977 in Tacoma, Maryland, the capital of crime, only half an hour's drive from Washington. When Francis entered Blair High School, he was only 1.60 meters tall. Because of his short stature, he is often laughed at by his opponents. Until the autumn of 1.995, 1.8-year-old Francis only played in the high school league for one season. And this is also an opportunity for a kind friend of his to help him apply for the preparatory class at the University of Connecticut, because he simply can't afford the high tuition.
1997, Francis was attracted by jacinto Youth University, Texas. He led the team to a record of 36 wins 1 loss, and entered the NJCAA Championship of American University League, averaging 12.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game.
I work at the University of Maryland.
From 65438 to 0998, Francis returned to his hometown of Maryland and entered a tuition-free Allegheny Community College, which is only three hours' drive from his home in Tacoma. In his sophomore year, Francis averaged 25.3 points and 7. 1 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 5.3 steals, with a total score of 885 points, 65,438 steals and 204 free throws, all of which set school history records. During the season of 1998- 1999, he led the University of Maryland to the top of 16 in the United States.
1999 joined the NBA as the second place.
In the NBA draft of 1999, Francis was selected as the "second place" in the first round by Vancouver Grizzlies, but because he didn't want to play for Grizzlies, the team had to exchange him to Houston Rockets in the summer.
1999-00 season, Francis averaged 18 points, 6.6 assists10.5 steals, became the first rookie in the history of the Rockets, and won the rookie of the year award with Bull Brand.
Take part in the rookie challenge
In the 200 1-02 season, Francis tied with oscar robertson and "Magic" Owen Johnson as the only player in NBA history who scored15+5 in the first three seasons of his career. Francis averaged 22 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds per game, although Francis was elected as an All-Star for the first time.
The signature player of the Rockets.
On June 29th, 2004, Francis was traded to Orlando Magic together with Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato in exchange for tracy mcgrady, a player that the Rockets have long admired.
Magic team partner Howard
In the following years, with the increase of age and injuries, Francis's state plummeted, playing for the Knicks and Grizzlies. On June 22nd, 20 16, in an exclusive interview with SLAM magazine, steve francis admitted that he had retired and would not try to come back again.
Boss Fu is more known for his deep relationship with Yao Ming. When he stood up to protect Dayao, everyone talked about it. Francis is a typical dual-energy guard, but in those days, dual-energy guards were not popular, so Francis could not be as dominant as Kobe McGrady Carter. Francis's violent play is really beautiful, especially his folding dunk is wonderful.
However, his shortcomings are also obvious. It is most suitable to play point guard with his height, but he does not have such a good overall awareness and passing concept when playing point guard. If you look at his assist level, Kidd doesn't have to argue, even Bibby and Parker were not as good as then. Play shooting guard, be shorter, and lower the height of the team after playing. At that time, playing small balls was not as fast as possible as it is now.
Some people say that Iverson is short, but Iverson's scoring ability is really better than the boss. The 2002-03 season should be the peak of two people, and Iverson averaged nearly 7 points more than the boss. In addition to the breakthrough, boss Fu seems to have no particularly prominent means. A guard's three-point shooting should be a necessary skill, but boss Fu's career three-point shooting rate is only 34%. It is reasonable to say that he should be higher than the average player, but his three-point level is not flattering. Boss Fu's career is full of thorns, five transactions, 1 buyout. Boss Fu won the best rookie and had some bright spots, but now he thinks more of his brotherhood with Yao Ming.
Francis is 1.9 1 m tall and weighs 88kg. His athletic ability is explosive, his breakthrough speed is fast, he can shoot three points, and he is a very comprehensive defender. When Olajuwon is old, he is the new core of the rocket. In his two-year career, he scored more than 20 points and 7 assists. He bounces amazingly, can complete all kinds of dunks, and is very enjoyable to play. His personality is bolder. When the Rockets were a rookie, Yao Ming was taken care of, so China fans liked him very much. Personally, I think he was the top guard in the NBA.
Francis is known to us because Yao Ming, the eldest brother of Yao Ming's rookie season.
In the NBA draft of 1999, Francis, who graduated from the University of Maryland, was selected by Vancouver Grizzlies in the first round, but because he didn't want to play for Grizzlies, the team had to change him to Houston Rockets in the summer. 10 in 576 NBA games, Steve Francis averaged 18. 1 5.6 rebounds and 6.0 points. 1.5 steals, 1999-00 best rookie of the season, runner-up in the dunk contest in 2000, and qualified as an all-star starter three times in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
On the whole, Francis has comprehensive skills and no obvious shortcomings. 0 1-02 Francis is the strongest season, averaging 2 1.6 points, 7 rebounds and 6.4 assists 1.2 steals. In terms of personal honor, there are only the best rookie and three-time all-stars, and there is almost no team honor. If it weren't for Yao Ming, few people would know that Francis ranked around the 20th in the league at his peak. Just like Granger, he used to be the boss of the team and was rarely mentioned after retiring!
Many people may say that Yao Ming knows him, but I'm not. I remember that it was 0 1 I came across a magazine and got a point guard ranking. Kidd ranked first, Peyton ranked second, and he ranked third. The profile at that time was excellent physical fitness and good offensive ability. The picture I saw at that time was the picture of him trying to buckle his back. I didn't find that photo on the internet. The thought at that time was wow, dunks can still be played like this. At that time, I watched less football. Forgive me for not seeing the world. Only those years of experience with Yao Ming's team made more people in China know him. As the first boss of Yao Ming, he also took care of Yao Ming during the years when Yao Ming went to the League. Look at that look. Before Yao Ming entered the NBA, Francis's honors included: twice Best of the Week, once All-Star, Best Rookie, Best Rookie Team for a while, and four Rookie of the Month. After he went to Yao Ming, he won the Best of the Week twice and the All-Star twice. 99-00 season18+5.3+6.6,00-019.9+6.9+6.5,01-02 season 21.6+7. His career field is 18. 1+5.6+6. This shows that his average score is not low. Of course, there are reasons why he plays less, but it does explain some problems. I think he is at least the top five point guards in the league, and his health is the first.