Who's Going to Be Houston's Starting 5???

We've done this thread several times now. I say we do the Lakers:

center: shaq
PF: horry
SF: fox
SG: kobe
PG: the big flop

any disagreements?

 

Here is my guess:

Begining of the season: (after the suspension)

Francis
Cat
Rice
Taylor
Cato

By Christmas:

Francis
Cat
Rice
Taylor
Ming

End of Season:

Francis
Cat
Nachbar
Griffin
Ming

 

Francis
Oscar ( I know he can prove himself )
Kenny ( I really think he can play 3)
Griffin
Ming

OFF THE BENCH
Cat
Tiere
Nachbar
Cato
Mo T
Morris

 

Ming will start in no less than 50 games this season, barring injury, and possibly as many as 70. That's my opinion. WHat he brings to the table above and beyond what Cato offers is just to invaluable to leave on the bench. Having a strong bench is good, but you want your best players out their simulataneously so they can all play off each other both offensively and defensively.

I'm still also interested to see if Rudy ever goes to a Francis, Mobley, Griffin, Cato, Ming lineup. To say the least, it would be tall, and be even taller if you replaced Mobley with Nachbar for some time at SG (although I know Rudy would prefer to have more ballhandlers on the floor than less).