Knicks Summer School 2006: Steve Francis Studies under legend John Lucas

can't wait to see the new francis team up with the new marbury.
so many doubters, so many critics look to see this Knicks team fail. They just want to kick them while their down, criticize their contracts. Thomas, Curry, Marbury, Francis, all of the Knicks should take that personally and try to be better than the Nets and Chicago this year.
I saw the few moments that Steve and Marbury were on the floor together and it seemed like a great combination for the Knicks, particularly when they were running. I just hope that Francis and Jared Jeffries can make up for the rebounds that Frye and Curry may not get. Rebounding was not a problem for the Knicks last year, incidentally. The Knicks main problem was defense. The Knicks looked confused for most of the season on the defensive end of the floor. Larry Brown could have had something to do with that aspect of their loosing.
"Steve is as gifted an athlete as LeBron (James) or Kobe (Bryant), any of them," Lucas said. "Every year he doesn't make the All-Star Game is an embarrassment. We're trying to get him to slow down and see the game. I've really challenged him in front of his peers. He never answered back. He did the work. Normally, it would have been, 'I don't have to hear this (stuff) from Luke.' Now, he's just worked hard to put it all together."