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Post by The Lach is very tired on Sept 12, 2021 6:09:01 GMT -5
On the back of Marvel What If & the thread in Off Topic what are some of the big sports what ifs?
What if Drew Bledsoe doesn't get injured in 2001? What happens to Tom Brady?
What if Michel Schumacher never left Benetton for Ferrari at the end of the 1995 season?
What if the Astros don't cheat to steal signs?
What if Lebron decides to stay with Cleveland & doesn't sign with Miami? Or what if he signed with one of the other teams chasing him at the time like The Bulls or Knicks?
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Post by Heart of fools gold on Sept 12, 2021 6:19:06 GMT -5
What if Peyton left College a year early and was instead drafted by the Jets
What if Bill Belichick did resign after a day with NY
What if the 04 Sox never broke the cruse
What if Shaq and Kobe never broke up
What if MJ never played baseball
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 12, 2021 15:33:10 GMT -5
What if Harrison Barnes hit his open jump shots against the Cavs in the NBA Finals
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Sept 12, 2021 16:44:43 GMT -5
What if Bear Bryant never left Kentucky?
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Post by Push R Truth on Sept 12, 2021 19:10:08 GMT -5
What if Durant stays in OKC instead of putting on a diaper and going to the Warriors for the easy rings?
OKC having Westbrook, Durant, Harden and getting nothing is fairly amazing. Even the roll players had talent. It's shocking how little they accomplished.
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Post by BRV on Sept 13, 2021 20:18:35 GMT -5
On the back of Marvel What If & the thread in Off Topic what are some of the big sports what ifs? What if Drew Bledsoe doesn't get injured in 2001? What happens to Tom Brady? Bill Belichick probably moves on from Drew Bledsoe after the 2001 season. It was clear entering the 2001 season that he liked what he had in Tom Brady, elevating him over experienced backup Damon Huard and fan favorite Michael Bishop as Bledsoe's primary backup, and with the way he purged the roster of overpriced, aging talent in 2000 and 2001, he probably wouldn't find himself attached to Bledsoe and his recently signed 10-year, $103 million contract. The writing was on the wall that Bledsoe's days in Foxboro were numbered, that even if he hung around in 2002 to open Gillette Stadium, he wouldn't have made it to the start of the 2003 season. As for the 2001 Patriots, we now know that team was better than they were given credit for at the time, as they were loaded with defensive talent. But Brady was what put them over the top. They needed a signal caller who would, as Belichick loves to say, do his job, and limit mistakes. That wasn't Bledsoe. Drew was a gunslinger in the Brett Favre mold. Maybe the '01 Patriots win 8 or 9 games on the strength of that loaded defense and sneak into the playoffs, but they don't get all the way to Super Bowl XXXVI with 16 games of Bledsoe under center. What if the 04 Sox never broke the cruse If it wasn't the 2004 Red Sox, it was happening soon. They were going to lose veteran talent like Pedro Martinez and Derek Lowe at the end of the 2004 season, but they had a deep farm system and owners with even deeper pockets who were desperate to win a championship and would have splurged on trades and free agents again following 2004. I think even if they don't win in 2004, there was no stopping them in 2007. If the "Curse" wasn't broken in 2004, it was going to be shattered three years later. That team was a freight train that dominated the AL East wire-to-wire. They still had 2004 holdovers like David Ortiz, Jason Varitek, Manny Ramirez, and Curt Schilling to anchor them, but they also were buoyed by burgeoning young stars like Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Jonathan Papelbon. They were the best team in baseball and arguably the best Red Sox team of the 2000s.
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Post by Cyno on Sept 13, 2021 20:43:42 GMT -5
What if that Ted Williams for Joe DiMaggio trade actually happened?
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Post by smokinvokoun86 on Sept 13, 2021 21:33:17 GMT -5
My big what if’s are Chicago Bulls related.
One of the big ones is if Michael Jordan didn’t retire the first time, would they have won 8 championships instead of “only” 6? Probably not because even if they were better than the Rockets, it’s extremely unlikely for anyone to win that many, unless you’re the 60s Celtics. And Houston was always a tough team for anyone let alone the Bulls. But it’s fun to wonder.
And of course, the big one is if Jerry Krause wasn’t super insecure and not break up the Dynasty if they could have won at least one more time. I personally think they could have beaten that Spurs team and they’d finally lose to the burgeoning Shaq and Kobe Laker teams. Then again, those Lakers wouldn’t have had Phil Jackson. So who knows.
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Post by RKTaker on Sept 13, 2021 22:06:44 GMT -5
probably the obvious one but What if the Yankees never acquired Babe Ruth
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Post by The_Don_Mecha on Sept 14, 2021 2:34:53 GMT -5
My big what if’s are Chicago Bulls related. One of the big ones is if Michael Jordan didn’t retire the first time, would they have won 8 championships instead of “only” 6? Probably not because even if they were better than the Rockets, it’s extremely unlikely for anyone to win that many, unless you’re the 60s Celtics. And Houston was always a tough team for anyone let alone the Bulls. But it’s fun to wonder. And of course, the big one is if Jerry Krause wasn’t super insecure and not break up the Dynasty if they could have won at least one more time. I personally think they could have beaten that Spurs team and they’d finally lose to the burgeoning Shaq and Kobe Laker teams. Then again, those Lakers wouldn’t have had Phil Jackson. So who knows. An offshoot What If... Does the 1999 NBA Lockout happen if Michael Jordan comes back to play that season?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Sept 14, 2021 6:39:15 GMT -5
What if Michel Schumacher never left Benetton for Ferrari at the end of the 1995 season? Ferrari remain in mediocrity possibly until the mid 2000s, if not longer because, remember, no Schumacher means no Ross Brawn or Rory Byrne to Ferrari either once he was given carte blanche to recruit that kind of staff for them for the 1997 season. I think Damon Hill still wins the 1996 championship because the Williams car was just that good, but Schumacher probably gets the wins he would get at Ferrari in 1996 just in a Benetton this time. In terms of teammates, I’d guess Berger would be in for Herbert while Alesi stays at Ferrari and is joined by Irvine. Benetton would remain competitive for one more season in 1997 but once they and Williams lose the Renault factory engine at the end of the season, Schumacher probably eyes the exits and lands at McLaren at some point through his old sports car ties to engine supplier Mercedes, who become THE dominant team from 1998 into the 2000s with no Ferrari to counter them.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 14, 2021 11:00:03 GMT -5
What if Durant stays in OKC instead of putting on a diaper and going to the Warriors for the easy rings? OKC having Westbrook, Durant, Harden and getting nothing is fairly amazing. Even the roll players had talent. It's shocking how little they accomplished. That blame falls on OKC tho I can't blame them either Harden wanted superstar money and he was a sixth man and came off a bad NBA Finals. Owner decided to pay Ibaka instead of Harden. They did get Oladipo and flipped Oladipo for PG13
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Sept 14, 2021 12:24:39 GMT -5
What if the NBA and the refs aren’t shady and corrupt? What’s the Kings franchise look like now if they win their rightful title in 2002? Do they still spiral into “basketball hell” with championship banner(s?) in the not-to-distant last?
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Sept 14, 2021 12:26:08 GMT -5
Do the Giants win 3 World Series’ in a row if that Marlin doesn’t break Posey’s leg in 2011?
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 14, 2021 12:27:32 GMT -5
What if the NBA and the refs aren’t shady and corrupt? What’s the Kings franchise look like now if they win their rightful title in 2002? Do they still spiral into “basketball hell” with championship banner(s?) in the not-to-distant last?
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Sept 14, 2021 12:28:49 GMT -5
What if the NBA and the refs aren’t shady and corrupt? What’s the Kings franchise look like now if they win their rightful title in 2002? Do they still spiral into “basketball hell” with championship banner(s?) in the not-to-distant last? 2002? The year Bibby’s face fouled Kobe’s elbow? The Kings would have crushed the Nets. The NBA did all in their power to get LA to the Finals and they succeeded.
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Post by sfvega on Sept 14, 2021 18:41:45 GMT -5
What if the NBA and the refs aren’t shady and corrupt? What’s the Kings franchise look like now if they win their rightful title in 2002? Do they still spiral into “basketball hell” with championship banner(s?) in the not-to-distant last? Very few salty post-loss claims are valid. But the Kings should have taken at least the WCF in 2002. They were actually robbed. At the very least, we can all agree that they were closer to a title than the 99 Knicks.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 14, 2021 18:48:37 GMT -5
Very few salty post-loss claims are valid. But the Kings should have taken at least the WCF in 2002. They were actually robbed. At the very least, we can all agree that they were closer to a title than the 99 Knicks. Kings were legit but I don't know if they for sure were going to win the title against the Nets at least not easily '99 Knicks was a fluke. Good momentum on a shortened season but them getting their ass whooped by the Spurs was not a surprise
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Post by sfvega on Sept 14, 2021 19:01:44 GMT -5
Very few salty post-loss claims are valid. But the Kings should have taken at least the WCF in 2002. They were actually robbed. At the very least, we can all agree that they were closer to a title than the 99 Knicks. Kings were legit but I don't know if they for sure were going to win the title against the Nets at least not easily '99 Knicks was a fluke. Good momentum on a shortened season but them getting their ass whooped by the Spurs was not a surprise Nets didn't have the depth to slow down the Kings. They just went 6 games with a Celtics team that shot 27% on 150 threes. Peja and Bobby Jackson would love to settle for 3s.
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Post by Rolent Tex on Sept 14, 2021 19:19:08 GMT -5
What if the Miami Dolphins don’t pass on Drew Brees?
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