if cassell doesn't basically miss all of the WCF in 2004, garnett may have won a title by now. he gets one decent team and then the 2nd best player gets hurt for the biggest playoff series in their history. and billups has been the best player on a championship team, so garnett could've been. he just can't be when there's absolute crap around him.
That was an anomaly. I guess Hakeem was content with mediocrity by not leaving the Rockets before they won titles.