We would win 8-10 straight championships if Steve and Cuttino were a teams 3rd or 4th best players. [/B][/QUOTE] I love this statement..
Eventually, Francis will have to learn to play without Mobley. Understand that in the future, our team can probably only have three max players. Now of these four (Francis, Mobley, Griffin, Yao) which one is least likely to get the max with the rest of them and of these four, which one is the easiest to replace with a mid-class role-player. Unless Cat keeps accepting less than market value (if you value him that high), he might not be on the team in four years. (That could lead to bad chemistry.)
....and after he blocks a shot by a G that has blown by them on penetration,.... ....and after that first back-door lob pass he throws to Steve,.... ....and if he shows that he'll at least be a consistent force on the boards his first year, i.e. Steve and Cat can 'leak out' more on defense for breakaways,.... ....and after that first big, late-game shot he hits,.... ....and after the first opposing big man comments to the local media about how hard it is to shoot over the big fella,....