Steve Francis

Steve Francis
Steven D'Shawn Francisis an American former professional basketball player. He was selected with the second overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and played for the Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic, and New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association, and the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association. He was known for his crossover dribble, driving ability, and flashy dunks...
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Webster was low going into the winter, ... and we know it will give up water for irrigation next summer. Unless the situation there changes fairly quickly, it's going to continue to be very low.
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We both can complement each other. Everybody has to pretty much feed off each other.
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We'll have opportunities to push the ball, and other times when we'll have to set up. What we need to do is try to win some games and try to gain confidence.
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We are kind of feeling each other out.
feeling found
We were kind of feeling each other out. He found me, I found him.
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We didn't start the game particularly well and that kind of hurt us. Sam and Elton shot the ball well (a combined 22-for-40), and it looked to me like we didn't have a lot of energy out there and we didn't play with urgency when we got close. After we got it down to five, that was it.
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They made some good plays down the stretch and we turned the ball over twice and that really hurt us in crucial situations,
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They had a lot of people injured, so they had to try and play with a lot of different lineups. We were able to counter everything they did. It was a good win ... a well-needed win.
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As far as the future, I can't speculate on things like that. I'm looking forward to being one of the pieces here. That's one of the reasons why they brought me here, to be one of the guys to help the team get to the next level.
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I think a lot of the players don't realize that you only have one basketball career and it doesn't last as long as you think. The money might be there, but actually being out there on the court, that (stuff) doesn't last. And until people realize that and realize that you have to help each other and not be so selfish and worry about how many points you score, we're going to be stuck in the same position, same place.
guy team total
It is not just one guy that can (turn things around). It has to be a total team effort.
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He's having a good season, doing a lot for that team. He helps make them go.
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Guys turned the ball over, and that kind of took us out of it. We had point-blank shots that we missed that we normally make.
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People just want something to boo about. I did nothing wrong to the city at all.