Would Daugherty have helped?

[Zin5]

I can't remember it exactly, I know there was a topic on here about it not too long ago. Something about Robinson taking two years away from basketball in the military after the NBA draft and signing with a large market team after that. IIRC, it came down to what agent he chose, because he was close with three different guys. One wanting him to sign in San Antonio, one wanting him to go to the Lakers, and one wanting him to go to the Celtics.

http://www.redsarmy.com/home/2009/09/the-butterfly-effect-david-robinson-as-a-celtic.html

And a quick google search brings that up if you want to check it out.

yeah I remember that, way what if but still a good read, I usually stay away from those ?'s but I'd add two rings for Bias, two for Mr. Robinson and one for Lewis. making that total grand total of the missing years with real years to 22 banners.

You'd have to drop that number to 21. We never would've won in 2008, we probably would have started re-building in 2001 or 2002, so we never would have gotten Pierce and so on, but we may have opened up the 2003-2005 draft classes' elite talent to us though.

[lojowo]

Based on PER, Daugherty would have been the 4th most productive Celtic in 86-87. Not saying PER is reilable, but it gives a glimpse of a players productivity.

The question I have would be, could Daugherty have guarded the Power forward in that era.

I could see him playing the C/PF but now way could he guard the SF.

Mchale was guarding the best forward in those days ( usually small forward ) so Kevin could match up with the quick forward in a Parish Daugherty Mchale lineup, but what player plays outside on offense.

86-87 was prior to when Mchale started shooting the 3 pointer.

That lineup would have been weak in defeding that fastbreak also.

[lojowo]

Based on PER, Daugherty would have been the 4th most productive Celtic in 86-87. Not saying PER is reilable, but it gives a glimpse of a players productivity.

The question I have would be, could Daugherty have guarded the Power forward in that era.

I could see him playing the C/PF but now way could he guard the SF.

Mchale was guarding the best forward in those days ( usually small forward ) so Kevin could match up with the quick forward in a Parish Daugherty Mchale lineup, but what player plays outside on offense.

86-87 was prior to when Mchale started shooting the 3 pointer.

That lineup would have been weak in defeding that fastbreak also.

[chakdaddy]

The Robinson thing seemed awfully silly. What if Jordan and Magic had become FA's and signed with us for the minimum salary? Similar speculation.

As for Daugherty...the real speculation is - Chris Washburn would not have helped us.

[threrf23]

So...

If the Cavs drafted Bias and he didn't OD,

Would they have ended up with Čabarkapa, Žarko Čabarkapa instead of Lebron in the 2003 draft?