Horry became the starter at PF after Thorpe was traded for Drexler. I believe the likes of Chucky Brown/Pete Chilcutt/etc...were all tried there before Horry took over the spot and Elie was promoted to starting SF. During the playoffs when it counted, the starting lineup was Olajuwon/Horry/Elie/Drexler/Smith.
Sent: Tue 4/27/2010 2:56 PM To: Bonnell, Rick Subject: Elie You misspelled Mario Elie's last name in your article titled 'Magic attacks inside-out'. ________________________________ Subject: RE: Elie Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:33:15 -0400 From: "Bonnell, Rick" <RBonnell@charlotteobserver.com> sorry.
Whoa. I never thought of it like that. Still digesting. I'm not suggesting that Howard is the second coming of Zo. Like I said, Zo was better. And yeah, the fact that he could face up from 15 ft is part of it. It's just the best single comparison I can come up with. Kind of reinforces the silliness of the Shaq comparisons, which is the main thing that bugs me. Shaq is a future Hall of Famer, one of the 50 greatest, multiple MVP recipient, and one of the most overwhelmingly dominant offensive big men to ever play. Dwight Howard is a less good Alonzo Mourning.
