Steve Francis Quotations

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.

We both can complement each other. Everybody has to pretty much feed off each other.

Of course, he's had a lot of things that haven't went his way as far as the season, as far as him coming back to New York. They're not really winning as many games, but I can be a big brother to him even though he's a day older than me. I can be a big brother and help him get those extra victories.

I can't say much about that, except I was in the wrong place at the wrong time,

He's having a good season, doing a lot for that team. He helps make them go.

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.

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.

It is not just one guy that can (turn things around). It has to be a total team effort.

People just want something to boo about. I did nothing wrong to the city at all.

My opponent has only said that he would ask serious questions of the president. The time for questioning is over.

I was trying to get to the basket, but I took what was there. It was a tough shot. I got enough arc, but it was a little strong.

I study basketball a lot, so things like that are significant to me. I'll keep that ball, send it to my house.

I think he has the ear of everybody. If we all can step up the way he's doing now, I think we'll be good.

That was the play we called; I just missed the shot. It was a play we tried to get going to the basket, but they had like two or three guys loaded up over there and all the guys were covered, so I put it up.

That's way beyond my control. But looking at the whole time I've been here it's been up and down, not knowing where the minutes were coming from.

We were kind of feeling each other out. He found me, I found him.

We are kind of feeling each other out.

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.

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.

This should have been a game where everybody was hungry to win. It was at home. We had a streak going. Not just for the streak, but for us -- to show that we've matured, that we should be able to win games that we should win.

The play was actually called for me coming closer to the basket but they had three or four guys covering it.

Tonight we were just able to finish things off late in the game. They made their run and I thought we responded well. Malik Rose did a great job stepping up and hitting big shots. I thought it was a total team effort that helped us win the game.

Every time I get the ball, I get double-teamed. I respect the defense. I'm giving it up.

Besides my mother passing away when I was 18, this is in the top three (worst times of his life,). It's like a funeral, that's what it feels like.

Don't get me wrong, I love Gil's game, but if I shot the ball every time down on offense, I'd be considered explosive as well. He's a great player so you have to get a hand in his face and you have to make him defend on the other end of the court. We made it difficult for him tonight.

Everything is cool at my house. My daughter wasn't feeling well. As a man you have to do certain things and still be able to perform at your job.

It was tough. We made a lot of mental errors at the end of the game that kind of solidified the victory for them. On the other hand, we didn't get stops when we really needed it. I guess it was a lack of communication. I'm not really sure. It was at a crucial time in the game.

It was tough, man. I thought I had him. But I beat (him) to the spot. I envisioned myself going to the free throw line. Obviously they (the officials) didn't see it that way.

Sometimes coach is calling stuff and I don't understand some of the things he's calling. I ask Phil Ford or Herb Williams just to give me some insight, so I think coming off the bench has really been helping me.

Sam and Elton shot the ball great. And for us, it just looked like we didn't have a lot of energy. We didn't play with urgency.

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.

They made some good plays down the stretch and we turned the ball over twice and that really hurt us in crucial situations,

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.

It was bad. I thought we'd be more prepared and guys would come out and play harder.

It's like a funeral, man. That's what it feels like.

It's tough when you've started your whole career, coming off the bench. But if that's the role that I have to play to help this team get better, then you have to put your pride aside for the bigger picture.

Everybody asks (what's going on). I've been here probably two or three weeks, so I can't really comment on the situation.

It's not going to make or break our season.

The ball's pretty much in his hands in the fourth quarter. And he takes advantage of the opportunities -- getting guys open or even getting his own shot.

It was a competitive game and sometimes you get hard fouls.

It's tough because you have a vision of what you can do to help a team but then it kind of snowballs on top of you and you end up losing night in and night out.

I turned the ball over. I thought I saw something that wasn't there.

It took him 30 shots to get 37 points. I don't think the defense was that bad, but he definitely made some tough shots.

Their two guys went to the free-throw line a million times and that set the tone for the night. It's tough to play a team that gets every single call. Those guys got too many generous calls.

I'm in a position where I have to accept the role that's given to me now. Hopefully it changes in the future, but for now, I'm just happy to accept the role, whether it's starting or coming off the bench.

I hope this doesn't come back and bite us in the butt. We're kicking away too many of these now.

I'm about to go cry. It was bad, man. I thought we'd be more prepared and guys would come out and play harder. They outplayed us in every aspect of the game.

I'm just waiting, man. Whatever they decide. . . . As far as a decision if I'm going to get traded or not.

I have never seen Allen and Chris play that good together. They played off each other and they were able to get the victory.

I haven't been able to practice. I felt like a new player who was basically thrown into the game with little experience.

I just think when you have guys who've played ... things will work themselves out. We're not looking to try to compete against each other. I think we can help each other because we pretty much know each other's game.

I really didn't know too much about what was going on in the beginning. Now, as I got accustomed to it, hopefully we can continue to build.

I just didn't get in a groove early and it was hard to pick it up. I thought I'd come in and score 70. It looked like everyone was lethargic. I put our guys in a bind.

The engine is going to start and the locomotive is going to get moving one day.

The guy is a hired cannon, and he's hired to score. So if you're going to foul him, you've got to be sure and foul him hard.

You don't wait 30 minutes before a game to tell a guy he's traded.