I've seen 3 of his games recently, both when he was at SG and when Jent moved him back to PG, and I've got to say, that despite his immense talent, he is an awful NBA basketball player. Perhaps the worst decision maker playing PG in the league. Everything has to start w/ a one on one move for him. He doesn't understand how to operate within a team structure. He really only seems capable of running plays involving at most one other player, and that's a play where he initiates dribble penetration to break down the defense to try to get the ball to someone. When he doesn't have the ball, he just stands there on the other side of the court, and doesn't really seem to have any concept of spacing or how to move wo/ the ball. For a PG, a possession where you are reduced to having to take a jab step dribble at someone and then step back and take a fade away 20+ footer should be considered a failure. For Francis, long stretches of the game go by where it seems like this is the result he's looking for. And after he forces some awful shot or turns the ball over as he is wont to do, he often compounds the problem by fouling someone while attempting to make a steal or get an offensive rebound.
When he was younger, and was making these mistakes, I said, well, he's very talented, and he just has to learn how the NBA game works and how to get people the ball where they can be effective. But, if he hasn't learned it yet, I don't see much reason to think that he ever will.
When he was younger, and was making these mistakes, I said, well, he's very talented, and he just has to learn how the NBA game works and how to get people the ball where they can be effective. But, if he hasn't learned it yet, I don't see much reason to think that he ever will.
How is saying Marbury is better than Francis thinking highly of Marbury 
