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Francis curses out teammates?; from Raptors fan
Topic Started: Mar 11 2005, 07:39 PM (281 Views)
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This is supposedly from a Raptors fan on the REALGM board. He was at the game last night and this to say.

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""man, i was at the raptors game and my opinion about stece francis definately changed tonight. it's one thing to be cursing at referees and opposing players but when you curse out your own players on tv, on the floor, in front of thousands of people, it shows your character real quick. i have no respect for him as a person anylonger.
here some of what happened..

he cursed out at turkolu for shooting a ball. called jameer a furkin idiot loudly when he passed the ball to dwight. i mean, the dude was yelling and screaming at his players all night long. i felt sorry for them lol. """


I dont know if I should believe this or not. I could definitely see Francis doing this, but I dont know if he actually did.
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STEVE O...thats what I'm talking about, he's gotta get the other guys playing right, I mean Tmac and the Rockets were sucking until he grew balls to yell at his teammates and now he has that team going good so good for STEVE O since Grant is obviously not gonna speak up even though he is our captain
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iceveins333
Mar 11 2005 07:14 PM
STEVE O...thats what I'm talking about, he's gotta get the other guys playing right, I mean Tmac and the Rockets were sucking until he grew balls to yell at his teammates and now he has that team going good so good for STEVE O since Grant is obviously not gonna speak up even though he is our captain

Its one thing to get mad and yell, but I dont know if cursing them out is a good idea
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It's one thing to shout at your players "Get it up! Beat the snot out of Shaq! Take it straight to Lebron" or something to that effect to get the players hungry and angry at the other team. It's another thing entirely to call a teammate a "f**king idiot", especially a rookie in search of his identity like Nelson and Howard. Leading a team is about building your supporting cast up, not tearing them down.

Given this crap roller coaster Francis has us on this year (what with crying pathetically about Mobley, whining about teammates, missing practice on his birthday, and getting a ton of technicals and turnovers) I personally believe the fan who witnessed this. It's pretty much no secret that in my opinion Franchise is the dagger in the heart of this team without a competent coach to shut him up. Johnny Davis is the one who needs balls, and Francis needs to get the pacifier out of his mouth and learn to become a captain. Nuff said.
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definitely. if francis did say that, then it could have a good or bad affect. it could break up the team and lead to more losses. or it could fire up the team and lead to more wins and a closer team.
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We ALL know that Stevie yells at the guys to motivate them. I'm sure he throws in a couple of curse words now and then (big deal), but he wouldn't call anyone a "f*cking idiot", that's now him.
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if he keeps b*tching and the magic keep losing,then his ticket out of orlando will be punched real quick.he hasn't really impressed me much lately.but he can try to better his reputation by getting this team on the winning track again.at least we'll know he's going to try hard against the kings since mobley is playin' for them.
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Yeah, Franchise really needs a drastic turnaround for us to get anywhere. Let's hope he is one millionth as mature as A.I. <---cant believe Im writing it, but its true
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