Francis Wants to Play in Olympics

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Francis said he also made it clear to Jackson that he wants a chance to represent the United States in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

    "I definitely want to be a part of that," Francis said. "Stu was telling me about the commitment you have to make."</div>

    http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/colu...=orl-sports-col
     
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    Francis is a great guy off the court, but on the court he's just about the complete opposite of what we need on the Olympics team. Unless there's a dearth of NBA players willing to commit, I don't think he has a shot.
     
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    I agree that Francis is the opposite of what the team should consist of...the USA team needs shooters, passers, defenders, and smart decision makers...Francis is neither of those...
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">Quoting Rocket:</div><div class="quote_post">I agree that Francis is the opposite of what the team should consist of...the USA team needs shooters, passers, defenders, and smart decision makers...Francis is neither of those...</div>

    In my opinion, Francis is a decent shooter (a little streaky) and passer (when he doesn't have the blinders on), and a pretty good defender, but a spectacularly poor decision maker. I like his character -- great competitor, wonderful teammate -- but I think we need players with higher basketball IQs on the Olympic team.
     
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    Francis isn't even getting it done for his own team in a regular NBA season....

    So why would the Olympics even want him?
     
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