What might have been...

[EricD]

How many Larry O'Briens would the Spurs have if:

A) Spurs resigned Steven Jackson to a 4-5 year deal in the summer of 2003.

B) Spurs signed Scola in Summer of 2006 or 2007.

Two biggest blunders in franchise history were these two nut ups

I say Spurs would have won 5 straight from 2003-2004-2005-2006-2007 and possibly in 2008.

I say Tim and the Spurs would have at least 6 titles if R.C made the most out of the talented prime big 3 he had.

What do you think?

[DPG21920]

Who knows. The Spurs did not always do the best job of putting the most talent around Tim, but they have a business model that is responsible and they did their best to operate within it. You can't fault them for that. It has produced multiple titles and winning seasons.

Sure, they could have done some more to help Tim out and not relied on him so much, but what's done is done and the Spurs are still solid.

[Mel_13]

The Spurs chose to trade Scola.

Jackson chose not to negotiate with the Spurs.

You can blame the FO for Scola. Jackson's journey through the NBA was his own doing.

[tp2021]

Would they have been good enough? I don't see why not. But would it have happened? If the Spurs had won any of those coulda-woulda-shoulda titles and strung together some B2Bs, whats to say other teams wouldn't have been more drastic in making moves strictly to counter the team the Spurs were fielding? That alone could have kept them from winning even the later titles they DID win.

[silverblk mystix]

If my aunt would have been born with a penis, she/he would have been my uncle.

[EricD]

What about if Spurs traded Tim Duncan for Scottie Pippen in the summer of 1997 to give Robinson a few more runs?

[Ditty]

and the spurs would of drafted josh howard in 03,trevor ariza in 04,david lee in 05,marc gasol in 07,

Lee/Gasol/Splitter
Duncan/Scola
Howard/Ariza
Jackson/Ginobili
Parker/Hill

see where I'm getting at? :)

[Mel_13]

What about if Spurs traded Tim Duncan for Scottie Pippen in the summer of 1997 to give Robinson a few more runs?

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[ChumpDumper]

I say Scola thread!

[slick'81]

I say Scola thread!


indeed still a young core of scola,splitter,anderson,blair and hill would be nice after the big three are gone wonder if it was possible :wow

[ChumpDumper]

indeed still a young core of scola,splitter,anderson,blair and hill would be nice after the big three are gone wonder if it was possible :wowI don't.

It's a waste of time.

[dastrey]

What if the Spurs drafted the other Argentine guard with the 57th pick instead of Manu? What if the Spurs decided to pay Derek Anderson?

[Obstructed_View]

and the spurs would of drafted josh howard in 03,trevor ariza in 04,david lee in 05,marc gasol in 07,

Lee/Gasol/Splitter
Duncan/Scola
Howard/Ariza
Jackson/Ginobili
Parker/Hill

see where I'm getting at? :)

Good lord, the Spurs just might be the dumbest team of all time!

[Juanobili]

What if the Spurs never won in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007?

Man, some of you can never be satisfied

[rmt]

I don't see Scola as a what might have been or if they had drafted so-and-so. They had his rights. Houston paid him the same amount as the Spurs paid Bonner. Scola was not a pie-in-the-sky scenario. Having Scola on that contract is not the same as having Stephen Jackson, who might have cost the Spurs Manu. Imagine subtracting Bonner and adding Scola. Spurs would be elite contenders now (assuming they used the MLE that was used on Dice for a better fitting SF like Ariza).

[ezau]

The Scola thing is the greatest mistake that the Spurs might have done this decade. However, can you fault them considering how successful they've been this decade? Getting four rings in eleven years is a pipe dream to 90 percent of all the teams in the NBA. We should feel grateful for getting those LOBs

[Ditty]

Good lord, the Spurs just might be the dumbest team of all time!

but extremely talented :lol

[chazley]

How many Larry O'Briens would the Spurs have if:

A) Spurs resigned Steven Jackson to a 4-5 year deal in the summer of 2003.

B) Spurs signed Scola in Summer of 2006 or 2007.

Two biggest blunders in franchise history were these two nut ups

I say Spurs would have won 5 straight from 2003-2004-2005-2006-2007 and possibly in 2008.

I say Tim and the Spurs would have at least 6 titles if R.C made the most out of the talented prime big 3 he had.

What do you think?

We were .4 seconds away from one title and a bonehead Ginobili play away from another title. Our FO is the best in the league still, and letting S-Jax walk away was not that bad. Scola was the only blunder.

[ChumpDumper]

I don't see Scola as a what might have been or if they had drafted so-and-so. They had his rights. Houston paid him the same amount as the Spurs paid Bonner. Scola was not a pie-in-the-sky scenario. Having Scola on that contract is not the same as having Stephen Jackson, who might have cost the Spurs Manu. Imagine subtracting Bonner and adding Scola. Spurs would be elite contenders now (assuming they used the MLE that was used on Dice for a better fitting SF like Ariza).If we subtracted Bonner we would have added Jackie Butler and still no Scola.

And it's still a waste of time.

[ducks]

what if david robinson never had a bad back

[ducks]

what might have been had spurs never went after jason kidd .......
and got 2 younger studs instead

[DJ Mbenga]

what if the celtics would have won the 1st pick? this site wouldnt exist.

[Ditty]

what if the celtics would have won the 1st pick? this site wouldnt exist.

what if kobe gets sent to prison,was never traded from the hornets, or got traded a few years back and shaq decided to stay in orlando there wouldnt be no championships then brah

[EricB]

What if Red McCombs doesn't turn down a trade for Charles Barkley in 1992? I believe Cummings Willie Anderson and someone else. It was a done deal IIRC all it needed was Red's approval.

[polandprzem]

What if human would not discover a fire?

[admiralsnackbar]

What if human would not discover a fire?

:lol bardzo dobre

[mountainballer]

How many Larry O'Briens would the Spurs have if:

A) Spurs resigned Steven Jackson to a 4-5 year deal in the summer of 2003.

B) Spurs signed Scola in Summer of 2006 or 2007.

Two biggest blunders in franchise history were these two nut ups

I say Spurs would have won 5 straight from 2003-2004-2005-2006-2007 and possibly in 2008.

I say Tim and the Spurs would have at least 6 titles if R.C made the most out of the talented prime big 3 he had.

What do you think?

what if we don't always show our Spurs autism syndrome by acting as if all other teams didn't as well try and work hard.
it's especially helpful to extend the what if game to the own team. so, what if the Spurs pay big bucks to Sjax in 2003 and therefore don't have enough money in 2004 to re sign Manu (who walks to Denver to play with Melo). how many rings did we win then genious?

what if Shaq doesn't eat that burger in 2002 and decides to stay in shape? what if the Lakers don't blow it 2004, kick the ass of Kobe and Shaq to get them to work, re sign Horry 2003, draft Howard and Vareao 2003 and 2004 and sign James Posey 2003? where are our 2005 and 2007 rings?
what if Pistons drafts Wade 2003? can anyone see a more dominant back court than Billups + Wade for years to come?
or what if Pistons draft Melo? Bosh?
what if Mavs re sign Nash 2004, draft Igoudala instead of Harris, don't do the pathetic Dampier S&T, sign McDyess. (Nash-Iggy-Howard-Dirk-Dice. you get the idea)

[nkdlunch]

Trading Scola was the worst decision then, trading Scola is the worst decision now, and trading Scola will be the worst decision ever!

[alchemist]

Trading Scola was the worst decision then, trading Scola is the worst decision now, and trading Scola will be the worst decision ever!
that will be a painful lesson for the future, if it causes Pop to become physically ill you know it's bad. :lol

[polandprzem]

:lol bardzo dobre

czy tak bardzo to nie wiem, ale w miare okay

:tu

[spurs1990]

Derek Fisher lucky shot and a Ginobili foul is all that kept the Spurs from striking oil 2003-2007.

No way the Spurs would have beaten the Lakers in 2008 with the rigged Gasol trade in place.

[admiralsnackbar]

czy tak bardzo to nie wiem, ale w miare okay

:tu


Probuje, ale Jezyk polski jest hardcorowo intensywnie. :king

[TDMVPDPOY]

i say jax wouldve done a better defensive job on fishers 0.4 then whoever was guarding him that night

[superbigtime]

Scola to Rockets = biggest fuck up in Spurs history. I don't care about who was already signed or coming down the pipline or how much money the Spurs got, it doesn't matter. No explanation will satisfy any Spurs fan because it's a nonhealing wound.

It won't go away until Scola is retired or begins to suck, which won't be for a long time.

[ChumpDumper]

Scola to Rockets = biggest fuck up in Spurs history. I don't care about who was already signed or coming down the pipline or how much money the Spurs got, it doesn't matter. No explanation will satisfy any Spurs fan because it's a nonhealing wound.

It won't go away until Scola is retired or begins to suck, which won't be for a long time.No, spurfan will never stop whining about it.

[Fpoonsie]

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:cry great fucking song
:cry great fucking mullets
:cry great fucking embed disabling

[mytespurs]

And if wishes were horses, beggars would ride!

If...if....if.....does not mean that certain things would occur as wished.

And we need to move on from letting Scola go.....it is over!! :downspin: