Magic: Jent Hopes Francis has Changed

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  1. Shapecity

    Shapecity S2/JBB Teamster Staff Member Administrator

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Suspended for kicking a courtside photographer last Friday in Seattle, Steve Francis spent the past days in practice relegated to the Orlando Magic's second team.

    Interim coach Chris Jent hopes the demotion was enough to get Francis' attention and help him realize that he needs to make some changes.

    Francis ranks third in the NBA in technical fouls with 18, trailing only Seattle's Danny Fortson (21) and Detroit's Rasheed Wallace (19). He was suspended for three games by the NBA when he kicked a photographer when his legs were pushed away. Francis fell into the photographer in the fourth quarter of the game in Seattle.

    Francis missed games in Portland and Charlotte and had to sit out Thursday's home game against the Bobcats. He should return to the starting lineup Saturday when the Magic host the Phoenix Suns, and Jent is hoping he's a changed player.

    "He realizes he really messed up and he's got to focus better now," Jent said. "The only way to remedy it is to not ever do it again. If he does something like that again, he's proving that people are right about him.

    "He's got to be bigger than that. If he's getting technical fouls or not on the floor, he's not helping us."</div> Source
     
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    Chris Jent should not have his hopes up.
     
  3. Got DWade?

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quoting Timberwolf:</div><div class="quote_post">Chris Jent should not have his hopes up.</div>

    Agreed, I actually used to really like Franchise...but he's just like Wince.
     

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