The All-WhatCouldaShouldaWoulda Been....but wasn't Team

zen_4_10 · Post #21 » by **zen_4_10** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:15 pm

The Lakers have a few guys currently that should be on this according to their drafted status

Kwame - #1 overall
Odom - #4 overall
Mihm - #7 overall

None of these guys have amounted to what players that were drafted in those spots should.

mattyj · Post #22 » by **mattyj** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:00 pm

seriously, how can anyone list a team for this and NOT have Len Bias? Are you all that young that you never heard of him?!

PG: Bobby Hurley
SG: Penny Hardaway
SF: Len Bias
PF: Jonathon Bender
C: Ralph Sampson/Sam Bowie

NOODLESTYLE · Post #23 » by **NOODLESTYLE** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:41 pm

He Hate Me wrote:In a word, Clippers

10scott10 · Post #24 » by **10scott10** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:39 am

kwame by far.

i mean look at his body. he has the most muscles this side of malone, yet he can't do a thing with them. he had skill and potential as can be seen from clips from HS games, yet his skills have dramatically regressed from then.

seriously, kwame has the body to be one of the best PFs in the league, but the BB IQ of the ball itself.

BTW, i think that shaq is also in the running. I mean he dominated on athleticism alone for the most part. he ahd this unique body with amazing athleticism, but didn't really develop his game much after a few years in the league. I honestly feel that shaq has wasted more potential than most players in the league will ever have. as good as he was, and he was amazing and HOF center, he could have been the unquestionable GOAT and eclipsed jordan. not to say that he was bad, but i am saying he should have been even better.

#1stunna · Post #25 » by **#1stunna** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:03 am

Kyrama wrote:Sheed should be one of the greatest PFs of all time.

2nd that

the debate between who's the best PF of this generation: duncan or garnett? would have a 3rd option.

if the guy only had a different work ethic & attitude towards the game. The talent has always been there.

DynastySS · Post #26 » by **DynastySS** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:05 am

How bout my boy Strrromillle

WEFFPIM · Post #27 » by **WEFFPIM** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:41 am

Not sure if this goes with the thread, but the Warriors had the Wizards' trio and couldn't get that to work.

dalekjazz · Post #28 » by **dalekjazz** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:00 am

He Hate Me wrote:In a word, Clippers

PG- Sebastion Telfair / Shaun Livingston
SG-Deshawn Stevenson / Corey Magette
SF- Darius Miles / Tim Thomas
PF- Kwame Brown / Eddie Griffin (RIP)
C-- Mike Olowokandi / Chris Wilcox

This is incomplete without a mention of Benoit Benjamin. Between Olowokandi and Benjamin the Clippers have had two of the most laziest and underachieving centers ever who were high lottery picks.

Post #29 » by **INKtastic** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:04 am

A lot of the guys listed are guys people thought were going to be dominant players, but really weren't (i.e Kwame). That's not coulda, shoulda, woulda...

It seems the list should be guys who clearly had hall of fame talent, but something happened to derail it.

Ralph Sampson
Len Bias
Grant Hill
David Thompson
Penny

The first 3 each could have been top 10 to top 20 all time players.

ahartleyvu · Post #30 » by **ahartleyvu** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:12 am

Jonathan Bender

SabasRevenge! · Post #31 » by **SabasRevenge!** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:53 am

Ha Seung-Jin

HarlemHeat37 · Post #32 » by **HarlemHeat37** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:56 am

Shaq, McGrady and Carter shouldn't be listed..Shaq is a top 10 player of all-time, so he used MOST of his potential..McGrady has been a top 5 player in the NBA for many years, and is still in the top 15, so he has used up a lot of his potential..Carter has used the least amount of potential of the 3 in this case, but he has still been a top 7 player in the NBA earlier on in his career, and has been in the top 20 MANY times..

these 3 can't be put in the same company as others who have only had a few good seasons, or none at all..

cdubbz · Post #33 » by **cdubbz** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:38 am

michael jordan

JackFinn · Post #34 » by **JackFinn** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:21 am

Lenny Cooke, people, Lenny Cooke.

Also, can Tamir Goodman AKA "The jewish Jordan" get some love? Robbed of a shot at the pros by Shabbos.

JoshB914 · Post #35 » by **JoshB914** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:45 am

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the one and only J.R. Rider. There is a guy who wasted some incredible talent.

Point forward · Post #36 » by **Point forward** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:45 am

(initially misread the topic)

My fav enigma is Bill Walton. Could have been GOAT w/o his glass feet.

kooldude · Post #37 » by **kooldude** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:40 pm

lj4mvp wrote:A lot of the guys listed are guys people thought were going to be dominant players, but really weren't (i.e Kwame). That's not coulda, shoulda, woulda...

It seems the list should be guys who clearly had hall of fame talent, but something happened to derail it.

Ralph Sampson
Len Bias
Grant Hill
David Thompson
Penny

The first 3 each could have been top 10 to top 20 all time players.

I never saw Len Bias, but how can you say he can be a top 10 player when he never played in a NBA game?

Post #38 » by **INKtastic** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:38 pm

because I watched him for years in college - he was going to be special