Vern Gagne Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 Not up for looking up the link. It's a special in TSN about what if Jordan would of been picked by Portland, what if Gretzky hadn't been traded by Edmonton and other scenarios. An interesting read. The Jordan thing I don't agree with. Jordan wins 5 titles, while the Bulls who draft Charles Barkley and still hire Phil Jackson don't win any. The story fails to take into account Jordan didn't win until Jackson arrived.
Guest Rob Van Dam Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 Whats the point of posting then if you don't post a link to the article?
the max Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 Lazy bastard, Vern. http://www.foxsports.com/content/view?contentId=2190582 There are links at the bottom of the page, one for each sport.
EVIL~! alkeiper Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 I don't think its fairly accurate. It assumes the best case scenario at each point. Tony Gwynn hits .408? That's awfully optimistic.
treble Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 I know, but I always get kind of down when I read something like that about the Expos and then look at what's actually happened.
EVIL~! alkeiper Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 The strike didn't ruin them. What killed them was an owner who just didn't give a shit. Even now, if you gave the Expos solid ownership, they could survive in Montreal. But MLB has convinced themselves that its the fans fault, not theirs.
Guest OctoberBlood Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 I get Sporting News for free, so I read all of this a week ago. Good stuff, but as you said .. alittle too optimistic. Things happen for a reason.
nl5xsk1 Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 I wish the NHL one included a "What if Gary Bettman didn't ruin the league by trying to recreate it as the new NBA?" theory.
Conspiracy_Victim Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 I would've liked, and then been depressed by, a "What if" of a trade that could've gone down, but didn't. The Rockets and Portland nearly completed a deal that would have sent Clyde Drexler and their 1984 #1 to Houston for Ralph Sampson. Portland needed a big man and Clyde was a hometown Houston boy who didn't have an outside game. That could've led to a lineup of Jordan and Clyde switching at the 2 and 3 with Olajuwon manning the middle. Even with scrubs at the 1 and 4, it could've led to numerous rings, assuming the team didn't blow up from only having one ball to shoot with.
The Czech Republic Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 "What if the Nordiques didn't move?" is an interesting question. I know that there would've been a Colorado Avalanche eventually, but it wouldn't be the power that it is (was?) now.
Brush with Greatness Posted March 12, 2004 Report Posted March 12, 2004 I don't think the Nords would have won the Cup in 1996 because frankly the Thibault-Fiset tandem at the time wasn't great. And if Quebec was still in Quebec, there is no way in hell that the Montreal Canadiens would have traded Roy to them. So no move = no Roy = no Cup. Sure, there was potential a few years down the line though and I think Thibault had the potential to turn out better than he did and the Nords could have eventually won a Cup anyways. I think his confidence was really shaken by some poor teams in front of him and he also struggled with the pressure of being expected to replace Roy.
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