Life is full of what ifs. While it is pointless to sit around thinking what if it is also sometimes amussing to consider what could have been. In another thread Rocket River pointed out the if the Rockets had not drafted Hakeem then they could have drafted Sam Bowie...I mean Micheal Jordan. He implied that the Rockets would have won championships with him instead of Dream. Yeah right since when did Jordan ever win a championship So what are your thoughts. When the Dream was drafted our team consisted of: Ralph Sampson Rodney McCray (what ever happened to Scooter) Akeem Olajuwan Lewis Lloyd John Lucas When they went to the Finals in 86 they had lost John Lucas (I'm still pissed at him) and inserted Robert Reid and Allen Levell (when his wrist was not broke) into the starting point guard spot. When they won the championships in 94 and 95 they had: Otis Thorpe.................Robert Horry Robert Horry...............Mario Ellie Hakeem Olajuwan.......Dream Vernon Maxwell..........Clyde Drexler Kenny Smith..............Kenny Smith So what if the lineups looked like this: Jim Peterson Rodney McCray Ralph Sampson Micheal Jordan John Lucas (Insert Robert Reid or Allen Levell after the Lucas drug suspension) Could that team challange the Lakers or Celtics of the 80's. How about this line up: Otis Thorpe Pervis Short (or Buck Johnson but not Derrick Chevous) J.B. Carroll M.J. Sleepy Floyed Could that team have challenged the Detroit Pistons? How would Jordan have fit into our 90's championship teams? How would he have effected the Career of Sampson? Could Sampson have extended his career and avoided injuries by not having to play out of position? I definitely think our 80's teams would have been better with Jordan but not our 90's teams. Of course with Jordan the intire make up of the team would evolved differently. Probably the only lineup that would have been close would have been the one with Sampson and Lucas. So what do you think would we have 6 championships with Jordan or 2 like we had with Dream or any at all? Hakeem bashers please be gentle. ------------------ [This message has been edited by crash5179 (edited January 20, 2001).]
