NBA What If's?

[AirForceFlash_3]

Very funny article, long read, but trust me, well worth it.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...mp;lid=tab1pos1

It's funny to think about what would've happened if all these scenarios came true. Especially, the Isiah one...

 

[bestkeptsecret13]

14 hurts, it really does... Especially when he goes on with the D-Will comparison. Stupid Dukies! >_>

 

[Pugz]

I got one, What if the Pistons drafted Bosh instead of Darko, and Josh Howard instead of Delfieno?
We may not be the '04 Champs and we woulnd't have Stuckey. But we would have a great team with Howard or Tay coming off the bench. And Bosh would be too untill Ben leaves then he would get his time to shine. Man I wish something like that happened.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

I got one, What if the Pistons drafted Bosh instead of Darko, and Josh Howard instead of Delfieno?
We may not be the '04 Champs and we woulnd't have Stuckey. But we would have a great team with Howard or Tay coming off the bench. And Bosh would be too untill Ben leaves then he would get his time to shine. Man I wish something like that happened.

Yes however if this happened, Sheed would've never been acquired, and Prince would probably have been traded to make room for J-HO...

 

[CameronCrazy06]

14 hurts, it really does... Especially when he goes on with the D-Will comparison. Stupid Dukies! >_>

Don't blame us, blame Bulls management for allowing him to ride a moto...

 

[Chiefwahoo]

What if the Bulls drafted Karl Malone at #11 instead of Keith Lee
Malone went #13

 

[AirForceFlash_3]

What if the Bulls drafted Karl Malone at #11 instead of Keith Lee
Malone went #13

That was a long time ago, this article is about what's happened THIS decade.

As for Jay Williams, he is a sad story. I remember seeing him play, could've been great. It was sad to see him waist his career away driving a stupid motor cycle. I really hope he can comeback this year and make a team unlike last year, it would be truly a great story.

As for the 2003 Draft, there are SO many scenarios to it. Grizzlies getting the #1 pick instead of them getting the 2nd, consequently, giving it to the Pistons. Wade being drafted much higher. Bosh falling to the Heat (Riley LOVED him, a lot more than Wade and wanted to take him, but, the Raptors jumped all over him, as we know). Would the Heat have won the NBA Championship in 2006 without Wade? Would we ever have even gotten Shaq, who lead to Marion? Huge IF's, just IF's that never happened.

 

[RipCity32]

(Picture of Curry and Randolph looking overweight.)

Where an NBA frontcourt that includes two C-cups happens.

LMFAO!

 

[bestkeptsecret13]

Bosh falling to the Heat (Riley LOVED him, a lot more than Wade and wanted to take him, but, the Raptors jumped all over him, as we know). Would the Heat have won the NBA Championship in 2006 without Wade?

Yeah, you guys were suppose to get Bosh and we were suppose to get Wade, but Toronto had to <Censored> everything up.

 

[AirForceFlash_3]

Yeah, you guys were suppose to get Bosh and we were suppose to get Wade, but Toronto had to <Censored> everything up.

Yep, they needed a PG and were supposed to take Hinrich. Honestly, I wouldn't have minded that scenario, at that time, and even a year later. But now, I'm super glad that it didn't happen, Wade is the reason we have a ring and I doubt Bosh would've gotten us there, plus, could Bosh and Shaq share the ball in the paint? If Shaq was even there?

 

[Mr.Dj5]

lol i love number 1 and isiah one. HERE IS TONITE's STARTING LINE UP FOR UR MEMPHIS GRIZ.

STARTING POINT GUARD - KYLE LOWRY!!!
STARTING SHOOTING GUARD - MIKE MILLER!
STARTING SMALL FOWARD - KING!!! LEBRON JAMES!
STARTING POWER FOWARD - PA PA PAU GAAAAAAAAAASOL!
STARTING CENTER - some random dude.

this team would have been awesome lol.. instead , they are selling the team!

 

[bestkeptsecret13]

Yep, they needed a PG and were supposed to take Hinrich. Honestly, I wouldn't have minded that scenario, at that time, and even a year later. But now, I'm super glad that it didn't happen, Wade is the reason we have a ring and I doubt Bosh would've gotten us there, plus, could Bosh and Shaq share the ball in the paint? If Shaq was even there?

I doubt you guys would have traded for Shaq if you had Bosh... But how bout this... You trade for Kobe? LOL

 

[Mr.Dj5]

2. What if Darko Milicic had turned out to be a stud for Detroit?

....... tsk tsk tsk..

5. What if Tim Donaghy had officiated Games 3 and 6 of the 2006 Finals?

ROFL , i love these 2!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Atl Maize&Blue]

Man I wish Atlanta had drafted Paul. Marvin is such a bust <_<
I was thinking about that one right when I saw the topic.

Imagine Atlanta like this:

PG--Chris Paul or Deron Williams
SG--Joe Johnson
SF--Iggy or Loul Deng (instead of childress)
PF--Josh Smith
C--Pau Gasol(traded)

Bench:
PG--Jason Terry
SG--Brandon Roy (instead of Sheldon Williams)
SF--Boris Diaw
PF--Al Horford
C--Zaza

Of course theres no way that they could have made all the right choices, but atleast we could have gotten CP3.

 

[X-Factor]

8. What if Ron Artest never went into the stands in Detroit?

 

[Mr.Dj5]

he should have been in allstars game for being brave enough to fight against detroit's fan. What if Atlanta drafted Bynum?

 

[platoon793]

I thought this was What-Ifs for this year, but a good article anyways.

 

[$tunna]

2b hurts man but Marv isn't bad he's developing alot and is one of the top scorers on our team (after JJ, Josh Smith and now Bibby)

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Man I wish Atlanta had drafted Paul. Marvin is such a bust <_<
I was thinking about that one right when I saw the topic.

Imagine Atlanta like this:

PG--Chris Paul or Deron Williams
SG--Joe Johnson
SF--Iggy or Loul Deng (instead of childress)
PF--Josh Smith
C--Pau Gasol(traded)

Bench:
PG--Jason Terry
SG--Brandon Roy (instead of Sheldon Williams)
SF--Boris Diaw
PF--Al Horford
C--Zaza

Of course theres no way that they could have made all the right choices, but atleast we could have gotten CP3.

You're not playing it out as a whole situation.

1) The Hawks traded Diaw for Joe Johnson.
2) The Hawks wouldn't have had low picks to draft Brandon Roy, Al Horford, etc. In 2006, that 5th pick would've been more like 12-14. For the sake of the arguement, we'll give them Hilton Armstrong. Then that 2007 pick would've been outside of the lottery. Sean Williams-esque type of pick, ya know?
3) Jason Terry was long gone by this point...

It'd look more like this -

PG: Chris Paul
SG: Joe Johnson
SF: Josh Childress
PF: Josh Smith
C: Zaza Pachulia
Bench: Sean Williams, Hilton Armstrong, Acie Law IV, Salim Stoudamire, Tyronn Lue, etc

 

[CameronCrazy06]

13b. What if Kevin McHale had taken Chicago's "Godfather" offer for KG before the 2006 draft?

Minnesota -

C - Tyson Chandler
PF - LaMarcus Aldridge
SF - Luol Deng
SG - Brandon Roy
PG - (insert name here)

Chicago -

C - (insert name here)
PF - Kevin Garnett
SF - Andres Nocioni
SG - Ben Gordon
PG - Kirk Hinrich

9. What if the Lakers had panicked and traded Kobe before the '07-'08 season?

Lakers -

C - Andrew Bynum
PF - Shawn Marion
SF - Lamar Odom
SG - Leandro Barbosa
PG - Derek Fisher/Jordan Farmar
(Not including Gasol)

Suns -

C - Amare Stoudemire
PF - Boris Diaw
SF - Grant Hill/Raja Bell
SG - Kobe Bryant
PG - Steve Nash

4. What if Suns owner Robert Sarver said, "Screw it, I'll pay the luxury tax every year?"

Suns -

C - Amare Stoudemire/Kurt Thomas
PF - Shawn Marion/Boris Diaw
SF - Andre Iguodala/Grant Hill
SG - Raja Bell/Leandro Barbosa
PG - Steve Nash/Rajon Rondo