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If you had the power to answer one of the great what-ifs in nba history, what would you choose? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by UnsuspectingS1ut@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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For me it’s Derrick Rose’s career if he hadn’t been injured. The youngest mvp in history with some of the most electric basketball we’ve ever seen, it feels a little like robbery to have not been able to see that unfold.

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[–] Uberballer@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (25 children)

What if Jordan never got bored and retired/was shadow suspended (if you believe the conspiracy theories). Would the Bulls have won 8 straight? 6? How would Hakeem's career been perceived if they couldn't beat the Bulls instead of getting Ewing and a not yet ready to win Shaq?

[–] TheLastSecondShot@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I think an interesting spin off of that is what if MJ came back, lost in the Finals both years, and the rest of his career turned out exactly the same? How would we view MJ differently? Probably not a likely scenario, but a lot of MJ’s mystic comes from the fact that he never lost in the Finals. And what about if he wins one and loses the other?

[–] WhatAHeavyLifeWeLive@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He would have won

[–] syncdiedfornothing@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

That's why it's a what if.

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