Ball Hog from CNNSI

["Colin Hall" <colinh@fastdata.net>]

Ball hog

                   Ron Mercer isn't planning a long stay in Orlando. The
Magic acquired him
                   from Denver last week, but his agent has already started
investigating which
                   teams would be willing to give Mercer the maximum $71
million contract
                   when he becomes a free agent after the season. But any
team interested in
                   signing Mercer should take note of how happy most of his
ex-Denver
                   teammates were when he left. Several Nuggets said the
team immediately
                   improved without Mercer dominating the ball on offense.