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    Steve Francis, who has yet to practice with his new Beijing teammates as he prepares to fly into China’s capital city within the next few days, will start the season off the bench whenever he is declared fit for game action by both himself and the team, as announced by head coach, Min Lulei. The 6-3 guard, who is signed up to play professional ball for the first time in over two years, has already been ruled out for the team’s first two games on December 12th and 15th as he works to get back into game shape.

    “Regardless of how old the star, he still must listen to the coach’s plan,” said Coach Min . “Francis will definitely start the year off the bench. The other players have all been practicing together for a while and they’ve also played in some warm-up games. There’s no way he can start right when he comes here. He’ll need to start out on the sidelines to look at what we’re doing and to understand our overall strategy.”

    But, would Francis, arguably the biggest name to ever play professionally in China, be willing to play off the bench on arrival? Min, who flew to the U.S. last month to personally watch the nine-year NBA veteran workout, doesn’t seem too nervous about a potential flare-up.

    “Anytime a player comes to a new environment there will always be a period of adjustment. [Coming off the bench] is for his own good. We’ll wait for him to get used to the team and for his body to get back in shape. When that happens, his time on the court will naturally increase.”

    “Francis’ contract has some clauses, like obeying the coaches plan, not ducking out of practice, etc. Our final hope is that he can feel at ease with and play some basketball. He’s a big name player, so we know that he won’t be willing to just sit there and not say anything. He’s always been a player who actively tries to understand the team’s overall concepts and strategies… we have a lot of faith in him.”
    Source: NiuBBall

    My how the mighty have fallen. It only seems like yesterday he was refusing to play for Vancouver. Imagine, somebody not wanting to play in one of the most beautiful, clean cities in the world. What a moron. His inflated ego worked him right out of the league and to the other side of the globe to get paid. I bet Vancouver isn't looking so bad to Steve these days...

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    Apollo wrote: View Post
    But, would Francis, arguably the biggest name to ever play professionally in China...
    oh poor Starbury.

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