Every championship team had at least 2 go to guys. The Rockets have 1. Francis will be a star but who will be there to carry the load. Kenny Thomas could, Cuttino could, and Shandon could. In my views Kenny Thomas has the best chance, he is quick, young and has a outside shot. Anderson lacks a rounded offensive game and Cuttino disrupts the motion of the offense. Assuming we keep the core of this young team together in 3 years i would like to see francis getting 22 to 27, Thomas 13-17 and Anderson and Mobley round 15. Cato and Rogers about 10 apiece. together this is about 75 points leaving a extra 20 or so for bench people to score. ------------------ FRANCIS: 17 REBOUNDS AND THE GUY IS 6'2
I think Kenny can indeed become a 13-17 point per game player. He hasn't been too consistent, especially the past 2-3 games, but he's got the skills. I don't know if there are enough touches in the backcourt however for both Anderson and Mobley to knock down 15 each and Francis putting up big numbers. Anderson brings much more to the table though than scoring.
I am in agreement with Clutch....it will be tough for the guards to bear all the scoring burden. God, we could become the old Run T.M.C. from Golden state. Anyway, Shandon is going to bring it most nights and get you rebounds, play hardnosed defense and hit a few buckets here or there. He hustles and plays hard. But he will not be one of the options as a go to guy. KT is going to develop and become a solid player. I thought he had more skills than Brand did in college in the low post. He definitely has the range that Brand sorely lacks.
