"I had no real thought that Rip (Hamilton) would come up from Philly to play with me, a guy from Florida in Vince Carter would come up to Jersey to play with me. A guy by the name of Kobe Bryant ...
Next week, you'll have Rip Hamilton and Dwyane Wade. However, Mobley asserted that of all the superb guards and wingmen he took on during that time, nobody was tougher than Kobe Bryant.
Could the new-look Los Angeles Lakers truly have a shot at making the NBA Finals just months after swinging for the fences ...