The Official "What If" Thread

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  • Majingir
    Moderator
    • Apr 2005
    • 47703

    #31
    Re: The Official "What If" Thread

    Don't know if mentioned but....

    What if Pistons drafted Bosh?

    Nuggets still prob take Carmelo, but Raptors might have taken Wade(imagine VC and Wade playing together!).

    Pistons team with Ben,Bosh,Prince,Rip,Billups. They wouldn't have traded for Rasheed, would they have still won finals in 04? But would have also kept their 1st round pick they dealt to get Rasheed(a 1st round pick which ended up being Josh Smith)

    That Wallace,Bosh,Prince,Rip,Billups starting lineup could have lasted for over 5 years.

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    • mvb34
      S**c*d* P**l C*-Ch*mp**n
      • Jul 2002
      • 8138

      #32
      Re: The Official "What If" Thread

      What if Maybury coexited with KG in Minny

      What if Gerald Wallace didn't crash into Gilberts knee

      What if they called the foul on Kobe in game 6 against the Kings
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      • z Revis
        Hall Of Fame
        • Oct 2008
        • 13639

        #33
        Re: The Official "What If" Thread

        What if the brawl at the Palace never happened?

        What if Jermaine O'Neal had a healthy career?
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        • BringTheHeat
          MVP
          • Jan 2012
          • 2264

          #34
          Re: The Official "What If" Thread

          Originally posted by mvb34
          What if Gerald Wallace didn't crash into Gilberts knee
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          • st0rmb11
            All Star
            • Nov 2008
            • 5167

            #35
            Re: The Official "What If" Thread

            Originally posted by z Revis
            What if the brawl at the Palace never happened?

            What if Jermaine O'Neal had a healthy career?
            The Brawl derailed one of Indy's best teams, and probably their most likely championship team.

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            • rdnk
              All Star
              • Feb 2009
              • 5730

              #36
              Re: The Official "What If" Thread

              Originally posted by BringTheHeat
              And best of all, what if Detroit drafted Melo, Bosh, or Wade?
              They probably win another title or two in the mid/late 2000s. Specifically I look at 2006 or 2007, but with another high level talent added to the 08 teams and beyond, who knows. Maybe Wade convinces LeBron to take his talents to the Motor City.
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              • harvs28
                Rookie
                • Oct 2012
                • 34

                #37
                Re: The Official "What If" Thread

                Originally posted by ojandpizza
                IMO Len Bias wouldn't have liven up to half of the hyped up expectations that surrounded him after he died.. Not saying he wasn't a great player, but he wasn't at that "all time greatest ever" peak people wanted to claim he coulda been..

                Grant Hill is my biggest "what if".. A young Grant Hill IMO had a better all around game than Scottie Pippen did. And to see him now still being productive last season despite being so old and dealing with a million injuries its sad to look back and think what could have been.

                Another is Ralph Sampson.. A great inside force before Hakeem arrived in Houston and then even played well with Hakeem.. I mean how many 7'4" guys can play power forward? He could literally block a shot and then beat everyone down court and get a dunk.. Reminds me of how a young KG looked in Minnesota. Really wish we could have saw him develop more with time.
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                • harvs28
                  Rookie
                  • Oct 2012
                  • 34

                  #38
                  Re: The Official "What If" Thread

                  Originally posted by st0rmb11
                  Agree with you on Len Bias. I think his "legend" has been overblown a bit in the 25 years since his death. He wouldn't have started right away because of Bird & McHale. He would have back them up, and had the opportunity to learn under them, but I don't think he would have been on board for that, based on what I've read and heard from him and what he thought of himself. He would have wanted to start, and could have possibly clashed with teammates and coaches in Boston. (just my opinion).

                  Disagree on Grant Hill, to a degree. Yes, he was well on his way to being one of the 50 greatest players ever. But, he was not a better all-around player than Pippen. To me, he was more like a young LeBron James. Solid passer, great attacker, solid shooter, great finisher, very good rebounder. But, he wasn't the defender or facilitator that Pippen was. Still, by his final healthy season, he was really rounding his talents into a complete game.

                  No comments on Sampson. I think he was vastly overrated. His college numbers weren't even that standoutish. They were really good, but not as good as previous dominant centers, like Kareem, Walton, etc.

                  Some of my biggest what-ifs (excluding draft picks), are...

                  Penny Hardaway

                  Chris Webber

                  Tim Hardaway (he still went on to put up huge numbers, but before his knee injury, he was a top 5 point guard).

                  David Thompson

                  Pete Maravich - people tend to forget, he only played 7 or 8 productive, semi-full seasons before he ravaged his knee.

                  Bill Walton - he was well on his way to leading Portland to multiple NBA titles.

                  Larry Bird & Kevin McHale - I know they both had productive careers, but both were cut short in production by injuries.

                  Shawn Kemp - he could have been one of the best power forwards ever, but just lost motivation.

                  I don't really look at draft picks as what if because you can never tell exactly how a guy will turn out, and you have to look at what the team needs.

                  For example, sure it's easy to look back and criticize Portland for taking Bowie over Jordan, but you have to remember - in the previous draft, Portland had taken Clyde Drexler. Why would they follow that up by taking another super athletic shooting guard?
                  Regarding the Bowie draft, I think NBA teams should draft by potential rather than drafting by what they need.

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                  • harvs28
                    Rookie
                    • Oct 2012
                    • 34

                    #39
                    Re: The Official "What If" Thread

                    What if Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, Steve Francis, Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway, Greg Oden, Brandon Roy were injury free?

                    What if Miami drafted Westbrook or Love instead of Beasley?

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                    • NFCastle
                      MVP
                      • Sep 2011
                      • 1096

                      #40
                      Re: The Official "What If" Thread

                      What if Royce white had any sense of responsibility and commitment?
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                      • Blue
                        On the road again
                        • Jul 2012
                        • 838

                        #41
                        Re: The Official "What If" Thread

                        What if Atlanta drafted Chris Paul instead of Marvin Williams...

                        05-06 Hawks would have been something like

                        Paul
                        Joe Johnson
                        Josh Smith
                        Harrington
                        Zaza

                        with Lue and Childress off the bench...

                        then in 2007 we would have still had the 11th pick and would have drafted Thaddeus Young instead of Acie Law since we never would have drafted Al.
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                        • goattonio
                          Rookie
                          • Jan 2013
                          • 59

                          #42
                          What if the league doesn't veto the CP3 to the other team in LA trade? How far do you guys think that team would have gone in the playoffs?

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                          • Satomiblood
                            Rookie
                            • Jan 2013
                            • 81

                            #43
                            Re: The Official "What If" Thread

                            I always think about Nick Anderson and those missed FT's in Game 1 of the '95 Finals, almost as much as that dagger three that Derek Fisher hit over Jameer Nelson in Game 4 of the '09 Finals.

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                            • Mintsa
                              All Star
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 6668

                              #44
                              Re: The Official "What If" Thread

                              This haunts every Raptor fan always and FOREVER !!!

                              What if.......

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                              • Rensational14
                                Pro
                                • Jul 2012
                                • 516

                                #45
                                Re: The Official "What If" Thread

                                What if MJ didn't go and play baseball, would he win 9 championships?

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