Mobley is only 7 points a game away from being a super star in this league. He is averaging 20 points a game. The way he is playing, I think he has the potential to become a 27 point a night scorer. Mobley isn't a big shooting guard, but he fullfills the shooting requirement. Although he really doesnt guard anyone. Nonetheless, Mobley is 5 shots short per night on average to becoming a hosehold name in the league.
I don't think that he is capable of being a 27 point scorer. He's just been on fire the last couple of games. He is a streaky player.
I'd like to see both Francis & mobley play in the ASG. It'll just take 30 more wins, better team offense and better team defense to make their #'s better.
One major reason that it would be tough for cuttino to average 27, although he is obviously talentede enough, it that he is not a media darling. he is not gonna get all the frebee calls from the refs. look at his free throw shooting. he is getting at least 3 less atempts this season over last, and is getting 5+ less than the league "stars" so if Cuttino just got the calls that any super star got he would easily be averaging 25/ game would that then limit the number of calls steve got. yes, and would it hep our team. well maybe, but only if steve continued to get cheesy calls. anyhoo. before his career is over Cat will have a 25 pt season. you can see it in him.
Mobley has figured out the new rules. If the defense closes the lane, Mobley has started shooting more from the outside. If the shot isn't falling or the defense is closing the lane, Mobley has been more creative gettin turnarounds, mid range shots, and artistic shots. I'm impressed with his improved play. And the calls will start coming once he has established himself for a full season. Between last year and this year, I see two different Mobley's. Last year's mobley was more of a one on one player with his shot feeding off the one on one matchups. This year's Mobley is a more active player with his shot opening up the driving lane.
What I'm most impressed with is how he's become a very good 3-pt shooter. When players back off him a little, he can hit the open 3. If Steve and Cat make defense their first and almost ONLY priority this offseason, I think we have a potentially unbeatable backcourt.
For Mobley to get more points and to make the allstar game he just needs a better FG%. Currently shooting 43% isn't going to cut it. He needs to shoot anywhere from %47 and up but that will never happen because of his shot selection, playing the 3 alot and no fast break points for padding. Sorry Cat you will always be on the verge because of bonehead plays. I love his game especially his 3pt shooting and finish around the bucket.
I smell a contradiction. So does it take 25 or 27 points to be a superstar? If you can average 20 ppg in the NBA, you can ball period. In all honesty, Cat is probably the most underrated player in the NBA IMHO.
I like the way Cat is improving over the years and don't think that he is a hopeless case when it comes to being a 'team' player': first he works on his own game to make the defense react to him, and then he can gradually learn to deal with the defenses thrown his way. But I don't know if he could add 7 points to his game avg. He will continue to improve, though.
Cuttino has played very well the past couple of games. I couldn't care any less if he averaged 0 assists per game just don't make any boneheaded mistakes and he's cool in my book.
Your scent is mis-directed. Zacatecas is saying 5 more SHOTS, not points. If he takes 5 more shots maybe he hit 4 of them. That gives him 8 more points. Thus 28 ppg.
Cat doesn't need 5 more shots. Steve needs to take 5 more shots. Cat needs to make more of the shots he is already taking. Cat already takes more shots than R Allen, S Francis, Dirk Nowitzki, P. Stojakovic, Sam Cassell and they are all scoring more than him. If he wants to get his game to the next level he needs to shoot 47% and go to the line alot more. Right now he is just the same player he was last year except that he is on a worst team. He hasn't improved over last year. IMO
I'd hate to think that any player who scores 25 a game is a super star. I certainly don't think Stackhouse is (he's averaged that, right?). I'd also hate to think that if someone doesn't average 25 or 27 ppg, they're not a super star. Hakeem didn't do that his entire career. Jason Kidd doesn't. Gary Payton did when he had Shawn Kemp on his team. Kobe Bryant doesn't. I guess you could say that someone who fills up a stat line is a super star. But I'd prefer to say taht a super star is a player that makes his team win. I don't think we've seen that from Mobley yet... but who knows? We might at some point.
