View Full Version : Greatest what couldve been player/team
LeHeat_Dynasty
10-18-2010, 03:03 PM
Player
Tracy McGrady- Point Guard court vision, Pippenesque wingspan and reach, Jordan's offensive repertoire and DR J.'s hops. Too bad he's a quitter and was injury prone. I think a healthy and driven T-Mac couldve been a Top 10 Player of All time.
Team
06-07 Golden State Warriors
They already made history by beating a 1st seed on a 7 game series format. I really thought that team was going to win the championship after beating the Mavericks, maybe I was bias considering I grew up in the Bay Area.
hater
10-18-2010, 03:09 PM
Player
Lebron James
greatest physical specimen since the Velociraptor. But brains and guts of a 7 year old girl.
Team
Any team Lebron James has or will be in.
monosylab1k
10-18-2010, 03:11 PM
Player
Tracy McGrady- Point Guard court vision, Pippenesque wingspan and reach, Jordan's offensive repertoire and DR J.'s hops. Too bad he's a quitter and was injury prone. I think a healthy and driven T-Mac couldve been a Top 10 Player of All time.
Team
06-07 Golden State Warriors
They already made history by beating a 1st seed on a 7 game series format. I really thought that team was going to win the championship after beating the Mavericks, maybe I was bias considering I grew up in the Bay Area.
there's so much about this post that is hilarious I don't know where to begin. Thankfully this is another BUMP classic.
sefant77
10-18-2010, 03:18 PM
Team:
Dallas Mavericks 98-2010 after not trading Jason Kidd away, pairing Dirk and Kidd through their whole career/prime. The rest of the team is easy to fill: a shooter, a slasher and a center that can catch the ball.
The finals Nets lacked a true star that could score on any iso play if the team was desperatly need to score.
monosylab1k
10-18-2010, 03:19 PM
Keeping Kidd = No Finley, and with no Finley, Don Nelson gets fired, meaning No Dirk.
cheguevara
10-18-2010, 03:19 PM
Team
06-07 Golden State Warriors
They already made history by beating a 1st seed on a 7 game series format. I really thought that team was going to win the championship after beating the Mavericks, maybe I was bias considering I grew up in the Bay Area.
:lol
beating a bunch of chokers makes them favorites??
monosylab1k
10-18-2010, 03:20 PM
:lol
beating a bunch of chokers makes them favorites??
Spurs = class
Grant Hill before the injury.
sefant77
10-18-2010, 03:21 PM
Keeping Kidd = No Finley, and with no Finley, Don Nelson gets fired, meaning No Dirk.
Didnt want to go this far, i just meant having Kidd and Dirk on the team the past decade...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Bias
Rip-Hamilton32
10-18-2010, 03:35 PM
Antonio McDyess before he lost his knees
Medvedenko
10-18-2010, 03:46 PM
Richard Dumas: Dude was awesome...drugs ruined him.
Steve Francis: nuff said
Garbarosa: That dude showed a lot of moxie and leadership, not to mention skill on the court. Injuries hurt his chances.
BoricuaCJA
10-18-2010, 03:52 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Bias
Damn, I was about to post his name.
clambake
10-18-2010, 03:53 PM
roy tarpley
Killakobe81
10-18-2010, 05:12 PM
Richard dumas ...nice call.
But I suggest one Derrick coleman. Anyone that saw him dominant a playoff series in the early 90's (i forget the year) vs. the Cavs ...knows about the immense potential DC had. I know he took a lot of heat from Chuck the media for being an under achiever but i think people forget how good he really was. I remember an SI article back in the day about wasting hs gifts ...but for that one series Coleman put it all together. He blocked shots, boarded, passed and hit jumpers and domnated that series in all facets. He was like a cross between dirk, Lamar Odom with a bit of Rasheed Wallace (the good parts) ... as a matter of fact Rasheed is an honorable mention here as well...
honorable mention:
Kendall gill
Drazen Petrovich
Rasheed
Roy tarpley
Penny hardaway
Injuries, fast cars, drugs and mental issues stopped these guys from being HOF'ers ...IMHO
AussieFanKurt
10-18-2010, 05:21 PM
Kobe Bryant could have been so much more had he not gone down the rape path
there's so much about this post that is hilarious I don't know where to begin. Thankfully this is another BUMP classic.
:nope
but tbh, I agree with the OP somewhat. I never thought GS would actually win it all but if they were to keep making those 1 foot, behind the back shots from halfcourt in the later rounds, I don't know who would've beat them.
Quit Hatin'
10-18-2010, 07:11 PM
len bias
Koolaid_Man
10-18-2010, 07:16 PM
Tim Duncan had there been no Kobe...;-)
Purch
10-18-2010, 07:18 PM
Vince Carter If basketball was based on talent alone.
Nathan89
10-18-2010, 07:20 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Bias
Bird would of had so many championships.
Nathan89
10-18-2010, 07:21 PM
Tim Duncan had there been no Kobe...;-)
You mean shaq.
benefactor
10-18-2010, 07:21 PM
Sabonis in his prime in the NBA would've been pretty sick.
Koolaid_Man
10-18-2010, 07:21 PM
Popovich had there been no Phil
Koolaid_Man
10-18-2010, 07:21 PM
San Antonio had there been no LA
Koolaid_Man
10-18-2010, 07:22 PM
Tony Parker had there been no Fisher
Koolaid_Man
10-18-2010, 07:23 PM
Iceman had there been no Magic
Quit Hatin'
10-18-2010, 07:25 PM
in a couple years its gonna be miami had there been no LA
Koolaid_Man
10-18-2010, 07:27 PM
Ace, Vulva, Midnight, HarlemHo had there been no hetrosexuals...
in a couple years its gonna be miami had there been no LA
LA is done. There is no "in a couple years"
Quit Hatin'
10-18-2010, 07:30 PM
in a couple years we will be watching old man kobe whoop lebron and wade's asses.
Ace, Vulva, Midnight, HarlemHo had there been no hetrosexuals...
I thought the topic was simple enough even you, I was wrong.
in a couple years we will be watching old man kobe whoop lebron and wade's asses.
Kobe is already old. 6-24
Quit Hatin'
10-18-2010, 07:38 PM
kobe is so old and still winning championships dam just a testimony to his greatness.
kobe is so old and still winning championships dam just a testimony to his greatness.
With dominating performances like 6-24
Quit Hatin'
10-18-2010, 07:58 PM
10-28 with 25 fts i'll let you figure out who that is.
cobbler
10-18-2010, 08:02 PM
with dominating performances like 6-24
5-14
10-28 with 25 fts i'll let you figure out who that is.
Wouldn't be the same guy who went 5-23 with 18fts, would it?
Darrin
10-18-2010, 09:09 PM
Grant Hill and the 1996-97 Detroit Pistons.
Koolaid_Man
10-18-2010, 09:11 PM
Wouldn't be the same guy who went 5-23 with 18fts, would it?
81 and 5 :rollin
we can do this all day...:lmao
Popovich had there been no Phil
Phil was there on 03, yet POP told him who the best coach was. tee, hee
Lakers had there been no Celtics.
Venti Quattro
10-18-2010, 11:12 PM
Player: Vince Carter
Team: 2003-2004 Lakers
Blake
10-18-2010, 11:13 PM
generals had there been no globetrotters
Blake
10-18-2010, 11:21 PM
:cry
I might have been able to play pro ball too if it weren't for my hgh school coach never letting me play.
Blake
10-18-2010, 11:28 PM
vulvaface had there been no rogue
Giuseppe
10-18-2010, 11:33 PM
Though Vulv rats now & again.
tee, hee.
Detroit Pistons 04 to probably 09 if they had drafted anyone other than Darko.. There is at the least one more championship in there but probably more.
Giuseppe
10-18-2010, 11:39 PM
You're not gonna want to hit me again are ya, Vulv?
Giuseppe
10-18-2010, 11:41 PM
Hey, Vulv, ain't we gonna have our IM chat yet? Your Dallas crew was always invitin' me for that 'till I ground their ass into the dust with O & Forever. Now, they just leave me be.
tee, hee.
Giuseppe
10-18-2010, 11:48 PM
Tell your crew to stop in again some time, let me lay the old O & Forever on their O & Forever asses.
Giuseppe
10-18-2010, 11:51 PM
why not just sign on aim and tell them yourself?
Beg me.
Jelloisjigglin
10-18-2010, 11:53 PM
Grant Hill before the injury.
This.
Giuseppe
10-18-2010, 11:53 PM
Just don't start wanting to hit me again, Vulv.
tee, hee.
Giuseppe
10-18-2010, 11:54 PM
Manu, before Kobe turned a corner and broke his nose, resulting in The Skunker.
JamStone
10-18-2010, 11:55 PM
Walt Williams had a shitload of talent and could have been so much more than he was. The Wizard loved alcohol a little too much and never really worked on his physique and conditioning. He was more than just a good but unspectacular shooter who would chuck a lot of shots, but history will basically remember him that way.
Co-sign whoever mentioned Derrick Coleman. Dude had all the skill in the world. But cocaine is a helluva drug.
I thought Larry Hughes could have gone down as one of the great guards of the last 10-15 years. Really good scoring ability, instinctive point guard skills in a 2-guard body, and had the ability to be a lockdown defender to boot. Never really put it all together (maybe that one year in Washington arguably) and never really worked that hard on improving his game.
Koolaid_Man
10-18-2010, 11:56 PM
Just don't start wanting to hit me again, Vulv.
tee, hee.
thats one angry apache...I guess he doesn't realize his people have access to free casino's compliments of the US govn't....
Giuseppe
10-19-2010, 12:00 AM
Don't try and squirm out of it now, Vulv. I got you for rattin'. & I got you for blowin' out your flip flop and tryin' to beat me up.
And, I ain't ever lettin' ya forget it.
Blake
10-19-2010, 12:01 AM
Don't try and squirm out of it now, Vulv. I got you for rattin'. & I got you for blowin' out your flip flop and tryin' to beat me up.
And, I ain't ever lettin' ya forget it.
is the letter G broken on your keyboard?
Giuseppe
10-19-2010, 12:05 AM
you'd make for an interesting chat
If you beg me I'll IM with ya. But, you have to thread the beg in front of everybody.
Do it!
Giuseppe
10-19-2010, 12:09 AM
You're on. Thread the beg, Vulv.
Do it!
Giuseppe
10-19-2010, 12:11 AM
No, you have to thread it so it's there for posterity. You have to actually beg me in the thread title and in the thread body.
Blake
10-19-2010, 12:25 AM
vulvaface and rogue are both dominant regardless
not really seeing it.
fonzy16
10-19-2010, 11:25 AM
Sabonis in his prime in the NBA would've been pretty sick.
i agree. he was better than shaq in his prime, but came in the NBA when he was basically washed up, but still put up good numbers
Darrin
10-19-2010, 12:49 PM
Walt Williams had a shitload of talent and could have been so much more than he was. The Wizard loved alcohol a little too much and never really worked on his physique and conditioning. He was more than just a good but unspectacular shooter who would chuck a lot of shots, but history will basically remember him that way.
Co-sign whoever mentioned Derrick Coleman. Dude had all the skill in the world. But cocaine is a helluva drug.
I thought Larry Hughes could have gone down as one of the great guards of the last 10-15 years. Really good scoring ability, instinctive point guard skills in a 2-guard body, and had the ability to be a lockdown defender to boot. Never really put it all together (maybe that one year in Washington arguably) and never really worked that hard on improving his game.
I'm interested in your take on that 1997 Pistons team.
Lindsey Hunter
Joe Dumars
Grant Hill
Theo Ratliff
Otis Thorpe
Terry Mills
Mike Curry
Aaron McKie
Grant Long
Don Reid
Jerome Williams
Rick Mahorn
The Pistons would add Brian Williams who would turn in a great season in 1997-98. By 1998, they would make Hunter the point guard again, Thorpe was gone for the pick that became Darko, and Jerry Stackhouse would replace Ratliff. If they had Otis Thorpe, if he hadn't divided the locker room, they would've had a big rotation of Thorpe, B. Williams, and Ratliff with Jerome Williams, Don Reid, and Terry Mills spelling them. If they had held onto McKie, an eventual 6th Man of the Year, Terry Mills--the Pistons Sixth Man in 1997--and Mike Curry they would've had a great bench. Unfortunately, they would lose Mills and Curry to free agency. They lost a leader in Curry.
It seems like the Pistons were ready to win a Championship, or at least contend for one, and Michael Jordan was entering his last year with the Bulls. But the mutiny against Collins changed this team for good. It's so sad.
Giuseppe
10-19-2010, 12:51 PM
^Christ, you'll lodge something of unquestioned merit like above.
Darrin, gettin' his rehabilitation on.
Indazone
10-19-2010, 12:56 PM
Ace, Vulva, Midnight, HarlemHo had there been no hetrosexuals...
:lol
ChrisRichards
10-19-2010, 01:12 PM
Walt Williams? what a bizzarre pick, the guy was aone dimensional shooter. even if he tried to put more work in his game he'd be Glen Rice at best, thats a weird pick.
here's my list.
Eddie Jones- if Kobe's ass never forced himself to be drafted by the Lakers, LA fans are probably less douchier and dumber right now because they'll actually root for a classy guy in Eddie jones. EJ can do a lot of things Kobe can. Granted he's not an explosive scorerm but he's better defensively, a better team player and he'll defer to Shaq with no problems.
Len bias=nuff said
Scottie Pippen- dude was such a talented player. very versatile and intense defensively, sadly he never had a killer mentality like jordan. he's practically a quitter (game 6 NY knicks 94 playoffs) just like kobe, but with a hotter wife.
team
cleveland cavaliers 2010
that team was an elbow injury away from winning an nba title. THE CAVS WOULD EASILY DESTROY THE LAKERS LAST YEAR WITH A HEALTHY BRON. FACT. check their regular season match up last year. gasol was overwhelmed by shaq, varejao and jj hickson. lebron was an mvp last year for a reason and you can see in kobe's eyes that he knows its lebron time. bron was ready to just snatch that championship trophy from mr. 6/24.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.5 Copyright © 2024 vBulletin Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.