<div class="quote_poster">Quoting da pimp 1:</div><div class="quote_post">What if the Shaq deal would have never happended, would Wade still of bloomed as he did?</div> (I'll give a Rockets Answer) The Rockets would have ended up with the 6th seed to play the Sonics in the playoffs and advance to the 2nd round. They would play the Spurs and lose in a 6 or 7 Game Series. Wade would still be the same as now but not as successful in the playoffs. What if Yao was only 7'1"? What type of numbers would he put up?
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> What if Yao was only 7'1"? What type of numbers would he put up?</div> Yao probably wouldn't have been picked by Houston since the main reason in my opinion they picked him was his size. Because he would be shorter, his endurance and quickness would improve so I actually think his rebounding and points would go up. However, he would play a smaller role for a team and his shooting percentage would be lower. What if Sura was fully healthy in the playoffs? Would it have made a difference?
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">What if Sura was fully healthy in the playoffs? Would it have made a difference?</div> No, Terry still would've used his quickness as an advantage. What if the Rockets aquired Artest?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting magnomonkey:</div><div class="quote_post">No, Terry still would've used his quickness as an advantage. What if the Rockets aquired Artest?</div> If we did acquire Artest , the Rockets would be a great defensive team as well as offensively enhanced because he can score from low post, from the perimeter and he can slash also. We would also gain one of the top 4 spots in the West and advance to the conference finals either against the Spurs or the Suns. Lastly, although they're not experienced enough to beat the Spurs in the conference finals or the Pistons in the Finals they still have the 50-50 chances and an NBA Champion waiting to happen in the next few years assuming Artest would behave and more focused to play well under JVG. What if Ryan Bowen has an offensive game aside from his hustling defense?
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> What if Yao dominates and plays beyond expectations next season?</div> Even that would have never happen, Houston would be an incredible team. However, I still think they would need a legit third option to be able to get to the Finals since all the other teams need to do is shut the role players down. What if Houston acquired Dan Dickau from free agency?
Then we wouldnt be that great, but we would have a true point gaurd. I dont think it would really change our status as a contender. What if the rocekts aquired joe johnson?
We would have a big backcourt and quality players like Wesley and James off the bench. It would really make us one of the top teams in the league. What if Houston hadn't made the Barkley trade? <font color="red">From now on, I will delete all posts that are not related to the Rockets.</font>
I think we wouldve been stuck as first-round fodder for a few years before both decided to jet as free agents...acquiring Barkley made us immediate contenders, and it was something that needed to be done considering the type of team we had... What if Scottie Pippen would have stayed?
Hey man, remember that we were actually two-time defending champs before making the Barkley trade. Granted the return of Jordan, we were still a top team in the league and adding Barkley took away a huge part of the team and a lot of our role players. I personally think that we could have won one more had we not done the trade. If Pippen had stayed, I doubt we'd do that much more as well. Him, Barkley and Olajuwon were all in the twilight of their careers and trading him got us Cato and Williams, who became starters and complemented Francis and Mobley, although the team didn't do much. What if Ralph Sampson had not been troubled by injuries?
Then we wouldnt of drafted Hakeem Olajuwan, so i guess his injuries were a sign. Here comes a good one , a real good one: What if the Rockets traded Mo Taylor and Bob Sura for Baron Davis before the trade deadline!
wow was that actually an offer?!? if so, we'd be a dynamic squad...Baron, TMac and Yao would be just nasty...with Mike James still off the bench, although I am wary of Baron's history of injuries...but it'd be a trade that would've definitely put us in the top 4 in the west... What if TMac had never been traded for Francis?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Shooter:</div><div class="quote_post">wow was that actually an offer?!? if so, we'd be a dynamic squad...Baron, TMac and Yao would be just nasty...with Mike James still off the bench, although I am wary of Baron's history of injuries...but it'd be a trade that would've definitely put us in the top 4 in the west... What if TMac had never been traded for Francis?</div> It wasnt an offer, but the trade actually works and if Carroll Dawson actually did the trade, id be amazed. If we hadnt traded Francis, we would still be winning 40-45 games.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">What if the Rockets had faced the Sonics in the first round of the playoffs?</div> It still would have been tough but Houston might have been able to come out of the series with a win. We match up better against them since they're guards and wingman aren't that much faster than us while their low post has no answer for Yao. In all the games that we've played against them in the regular season, Yao completely abused the inside of Danny Fortson and Jerome James. Plus, McGrady would have been able to limit Lewis' scoring and light up the board with his own numbers. The only problem in my opinion would have been the Allen and Wesley matchup. What if Houston actually goes through with the Bonzi Wells rumor (Sura, Wesley, and some draft picks for Wells and the number 19th pick)?
We would be desperately looking for a point guard through free agency and could very well end up with another Charlie Ward. What if Houston had matched James Posey's contract with Memphis?
hmm.. this thread is pretty much dead.. why isnt anyone answer trip's Q? i cant answer it cause i didnt know much bout posey and 02/03 houston.. well, judging by the stats, i dont think he helped a lot. Next: what if the ref had seen finley stepping out of bound when slapping the ball out of barry's hand? would the rockets win the game?
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">hmm.. this thread is pretty much dead.. why isnt anyone answer trip's Q? Next: what if the ref had seen finley stepping out of bound when slapping the ball out of barry's hand? would the rockets win the game?</div> Same, I don't know much about Posey as a Rocket. But to answer your question, yeah I think Houston had a pretty good chance of winning the game had that not happened. It was a tight game (game five right, its all a blur to me) and the final score we lost by three. That call cost us a posession so yeah, definitely we could have won the game. What if Van Gundy did not make the conspiracy comments during the Dallas series? Would the players not be as distracted? Would it have changed anything regarding the series?
It wouldn't have changed. Dallas was simply a better team and if Van Gundy didn't make those statements, then Yao would have fouled out of every game in the rest of the series. To answer my own question, Posey came to us for Kenny Thomas. He played somewhat stellar basketball for the 60 or so games he was with us, albeit erratic, then signed a 4 year, $24 mil deal with Memphis which we didn't match. He then turned into Memphis's best player in 03-04, but last season he's been a shadow of himself. With his length and athleticism, I think Posey would have helped the Rockets more than Jim Jackson did, as good as he was for us. Old timers(durvasa, Hunter, Shooter) who remember, concur? What if Maurice Taylor actually played defense and rebounded?
