Francis has had brilliance in the past, but now he is no longer the "privilege" he once was in the Rockets. In the Rockets' five games in the new season, Francis did not even get a chance to play for a minute. Speaking of Francis' current situation, rocket expert Fagan wrote that Francis has completely fallen.

The article stated that in the Rockets (Rocket News, Rockets Talk) locker room, Francis (Francis News, Francis Talk) is still called "privilege" by everyone, but the former Rockets boss The situation is very different.

Not long ago, Francis signed a contract with the Chinese sports brand Anta, but the Anta shoes he wore have not yet been on the court in the new season, which is completely opposite to his previous glory of owning Reebok signature shoes. For Francis, everything is history.

In 2004, Francis was sent to the Magic by the Rockets as a bargaining chip to trade Tracy McGrady. In the previous two years, he was a starter in the Western Conference All-Star Game. Even so, Francis said he feels like he never left Houston, and his home in Houston has never been sold. This summer, Francis lowered his value and returned to the Rockets. At that time, his eyes were full of joy.

Francis, who has returned, realizes that this team already belongs to Yao Ming (Yao Ming news, let’s talk about Yao Ming) and Tracy McGrady. He also stated at the press conference that he will play the role of assisting Yao and McGrady, but he expects He was able to play in the game, but the current situation was something he did not expect. Currently, he has not even received a minute of playing time for this reason.

In the first five games of the new season, Francis has not left the bench. He is not in Adelman's (Adelman news, Adelman said) rotation. Now If he wants to get a chance to play, maybe he can only do it in garbage time. When the Rockets opened preseason training camp, Adelman speculated that Francis would become the team's starting point guard, but that was just a guess.

In the Rockets' first home game of the new season, fans kept chanting "We want Francis, we want Francis", but he still didn't get a chance to play. "It's unbelievable," Francis said. "The fans have always supported me, even when I wasn't a Rockets player. It means a lot to me."

Francis' status in the Rockets Great changes had taken place, and he became the object of sympathy. But there are no signs of this changing yet? The Rockets recalled Francis and James this summer (James news, let's talk about James), but in the end it was Alston who started last season. Alston's shooting percentage is still low, but the Rockets' offense looks its smoothest when he's on the court. In the home game against the Spurs, the opponent made a crazy counterattack in the fourth quarter. Adelman put Alston on the court again. The Rockets' offense immediately took effect. Yao Ming extinguished the Spurs' counterattack flames.

James can show stable offensive power every time he comes off the bench. Hyde's playing time has been greatly shortened, but after showing a good three-point shooting rate last season, he is in the rotation lineup position remains very solid. So far, Francis is still out of the rotation. After a poor preseason performance cost him his chance, and it was said that he was having trouble in training and adapting to Adelman's tactical system, Francis was completely lost.

The Rockets will not easily disrupt the current rotation, and it seems unnecessary. The Rockets are winning games in their own way, and Francis hasn't shown anything yet. The Rockets originally signed Francis to improve the team's strength. Perhaps he is no longer the Francis he was at the beginning of his career, and he doesn't need to be. Francis' position in the Rockets is elusive. He is no longer qualified to start or even enter the rotation.

The Rockets are now strong enough to maintain a stable winning rate. The Rockets still cannot see that Francis can bring more strength to the team. Adelman has no reason to change the status quo. So Francis still has to wait, and the fans still need to keep shouting for him. Francis is drifting away from the "franchise". The huge gap makes Francis' hope of rebounding very slim.