For the Hornets :
That someone actually won the title with Marion and Shaq, so that is a combination that works. With Christie able to step in for Deng immediately, and James at the PF spot, with Livingston at PG, the Hornets are really, really good. probably better then the Miami team that won the championship.
probably better??? i dont think so....
my lineup was
HEAT SONICS
shaq vs shaq
doleac = james ( when i won the championship doleac is a double double player making 11ppg and 10rpg and has an A- Defense compared to james B+)
marion vs marion
q rich > Doug Christie ( Q rich scores 15ppg and has 6rpg....christie just defend... christie has only 1.1 spg in limited minutes while q has 1.7 spg <---not sure but right there...so their not really far apart in defense is concern....in my opinion all starting five should score double digits and two of the starting five should score 20ppg to win a championship....)
damon jones > Shaun livingston???? ( not even close....jones was 12ppg 9 apg 34minutes per game with just 1.4 TOpg and was an all star participant....)
heat bench <seatlle bench ( i admit i have a weak bench but who cares....i think in FBB you dont win championship through depth...its all about matchups and your starting five...depth would be nice in the season but in the playoffs...depth are useless)
i dont see how hornets would be like my team when i won the championship....but maybe they would still have enough to win a championship with shaq and marion....but they have to stop the raptors and mavericks......