I'm excited about O'Neal as well, and think he'll be a 16-9 guy pretty consistently. I'm not sure about all-star status anymore. I'm actually concerned about Calderon more, simply because of the pressure of being that consistent #1 guy. There really is no backup, and if the guy goes down, it will kill the team. I really like the makeup of the team though, but the reality is, there are so many what-if's on here, that I think they'll fall just short of the 50 win mark. I'm going with 48.
On a side note, I really wish they dumped Moon in the offseason for some real scoring help. Doug Smith and other writers have really put down the guy this offseason for his laissez-faire attitude toward getting better and so far this preseason, it's showed. He overachieved last year, and looks like he'll be sitting beside Graham on the bench.
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