One thing that's maybe going to be interesting... doesn't Davis have a rep for being outspoken on the court? Marcus Camby is a pro's pro. He knows where to be in an offensive set. That's two guys who will help steady our offense, and encourage better ball movement (er... that's assuming that Baron and Dunleavy can reach an agreement on what's running) The thing is, we should see a much more productive team this year, not only from the up-tempo, but from an efficiency standpoint as well. Another positive sign... in the summer league, Thornton has played more under control, yet still scores every which way, and has even been looking to pass. Plus, you guys are right, one very likely beneficiary of Baron's penetration (or Gordon's, Brevin's, or even Al's) is the wide open TT, cruising there on the perimeter to loft his beloved threes and snag the occasional long rebound. Thomas really could benefit from a reduced role, say twenty minutes a night or so, because when comfortable he can hit the three. Look, I don't hate the guy, I just can't believe how he's nearly squandered such tremendous talent. He can play when he wants to, he just doesn't want to often enough. Anyway, we've got some firepower, plus as was earlier noted, with the pressure off, Cat can just wait for his hot streaks. Defensively... the inside, well we don't even have to talk about the inside. But let's just say the names... Kaman, Camby and could we even toss in Jordan? They are positively rude to offensive types around the rim. These guys handle more blocks than stonemasons. Now if Al can just learn to defend outside under control, and if Gordon and Cat can hustle the perimeter... hmmm... what's Baron's rep defensively? He's certainly strong enough to not get pushed around. Buike is tough, very tough, and Taylor is quick. We've got a ton of potential on both ends of the court, and yeah... right now it's just potential, but you can't consider the possibilities and not get just the least bit excited!

I agree totally dano. They are definitely valuable players, and they have the choice of stepping up their game if they want minutes (meaning mostly Tim Thomas and his awesome-*sarcasm*- attitude). Mobley is perfect for the starting lineup right now, because if he's on, you can keep going to him and still have more options, and if he's not on, there's AL, Chris and Baron. Brevin Knight can keep the ball in play and feed Eric Gordon and Kelenna Azibuike off our bench and also hit Tim Thomas while Josh Powell, DeAndre Jordan or Nick Fazekas try to hold down the middle.