If the Cavs picked Melo...Bron would still drop to Denver....Detriot didnt need a SF, and at the time, many people thought Lebron would be playing PG(which IMO, is his natural position), so Detriot wouldve still taken Darko Milicic.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (austingriz76 @ Dec 24 2006, 01:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If the Cavs picked Melo...Bron would still drop to Denver....Detriot didnt need a SF, and at the time, many people thought Lebron would be playing PG(which IMO, is his natural position), so Detriot wouldve still taken Darko Milicic.</div>No way would Dumars pass up Lebron James. Dumars may have drafted poorly that draft, but I know for a fact he wouldn't have passed up LBJ, regardless of team needs.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SunnyD @ Dec 24 2006, 12:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No way would Dumars pass up Lebron James. Dumars may have drafted poorly that draft, but I know for a fact he wouldn't have passed up LBJ, regardless of team needs.</div>then, Bron was just another highschool kid who people thought(and were correct)was going to be good. Dumars wouldve taken Darko, cause at the time, people didnt know what the outcome would be. And the fact that they didnt need a pg/sg/sf, they needed a big man with potential....Darko Milicic.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Memphis Fan @ Dec 28 2006, 07:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>then, Bron was just another highschool kid who people thought(and were correct)was going to be good. Dumars wouldve taken Darko, cause at the time, people didnt know what the outcome would be. And the fact that they didnt need a pg/sg/sf, they needed a big man with potential....Darko Milicic.</div>Lebron is the biggest and most popular player for a high school player ever. Obviously he will end up stellar. Dumars isn't dumb, I know he would have went with LBJ, who had potential to be as good as MJ.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RiseofdRaptors @ Dec 23 2006, 08:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah!!! Dumb trading TMac to the Magicsanyways.... what if, in the 2003-2004 draft happened like this:Cleavland - Carmelo AnthonyDetroit - LeBron JamesDenver - Dwayne WadeToronto - Chris BoshDetroit would be the strongest team ever!!</div>Detroit did well without having any of the top 4. We can only imagine if they picked up DWade, Melo, or Bosh [Cleveland would take LeBron no doubt].
why would they draft a SG when they have solid players at every position EXCEPT power forward(draft was before Sheed got traded there I believe), they need a PF. So why would they draft Bron?Think about it....obviously you can put aside the fact that we didnt know Bron back then was going to live up to the hype.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SunnyD @ Dec 29 2006, 08:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Speaking of that 2003 draft, how about the frontcourt of Bosh, Rasheed, McDyess, and Big Ben?</div>ya that would be crazy
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Saint Baller @ Dec 28 2006, 06:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>What about if Dirk was never traded and was on the Bucks?</div>I was thinking this one too...he'd have been there with Micheal Redd and Sam Cassell...who was that third guy? That'd be a tough team to beat with those 3 or 4 in the East.
- What if Grant Hill's career would have never been ruined by injuries and Grant and T-Mac could have formed a healthy duo?- Back during the second Bulls 3Peat there were rumors of a Pippen for Kemp deal. What if Michael Jordan and Shawn Kemp would have played together?- Magic Johnson had returned to the NBA '96 and left a year before Shaq and Kobe came. What if Magic Johnson and Shaquille O'Neal would have paired up, along with a young Kobe?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hoops Junkie @ Jan 2 2007, 09:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>- What if Grant Hill's career would have never been ruined by injuries and Grant and T-Mac could have formed a healthy duo?- Back during the second Bulls 3Peat there were rumors of a Pippen for Kemp deal. What if Michael Jordan and Shawn Kemp would have played together?- Magic Johnson had returned to the NBA '96 and left a year before Shaq and Kobe came. What if Magic Johnson and Shaquille O'Neal would have paired up, along with a young Kobe?</div>Wow never knew about Jordan and Kemp one along with the Laker one. But damn Shaq qould have averaged what 39 a game?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinoy Balla @ Jan 4 2007, 12:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wow never knew about Jordan and Kemp one along with the Laker one. But damn Shaq qould have averaged what 39 a game?</div><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">Not neccessarily, especially since Shaq would have nothing but pure dunks.</span>
I think a lot of people are throwing realism out of the window. One guy said what if the 2003 draft went like this, and had LeBron going to Detroit. There was no way the Cavs weren't going to pick him. Also, as was mentioned, Detroit was looking for a PF. A good what if would be if they drafted Chris Bosh, however, if that was the case, they never would have traded for Rasheed Wallace(someone having suggested a frontcourt of Ben, Bosh, Sheed and McDyess.) Also, if Toronto had TMac and Vince Carter, chances are they never would have been in the reality to take Bosh.Also, I have a couple more what ifs revolving around Elton Brand.The year that he resigned with the Clippers, he wanted desperately to go to the Miami Heat. They offered him a huge 80 million dollar contract that he accepted and was ecstatic about ... But then the Clippers matched the offer, and his dreams were crushed.Think about the pairing of Elton Brand and Dwyane Wade, possibly even with Lamar Odom as well. However, another thing to think about, is that during that same offseason, the Heat traded for Shaq. I'm sure if Miami would have signed Brand, he would have had to be in the deal for Shaq. Picture Kobe Bryant and Elton Brand, also possibly keeping Odom in the deal. Had the Lakers received Lamar Odom, Caron Butler and Elton Brand for Shaq, I think Shaq wouldn't have been missed at all.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hoops Junkie @ Jan 6 2007, 02:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Also, as was mentioned, Detroit was looking for a PF. A good what if would be if they drafted Chris Bosh, however, if that was the case, they never would have traded for Rasheed Wallace(someone having suggested a frontcourt of Ben, Bosh, Sheed and McDyess.)</div>I know I know, it's just a fantasy thread though. You can't take this stuff seriously.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I was thinking this one too...he'd have been there with Micheal Redd and Sam Cassell...who was that third guy? That'd be a tough team to beat with those 3 or 4 in the East.</div>Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, and Sam Cassell to go with Dirk Nowitzki.
