Jamal
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Post by Jamal on May 6, 2013 21:55:58 GMT -5
Kyle Boller without a doubt. I don't really have a player in mind I'd rather have in that draft, but anyone would have been better than Boller. Kyle Boller was the suck. Your choices that would have been vastly better that year are Willis McGahee, Larry Johnson, Nmandi Asomugha, Dallas Clark, Rashean Mathis, Anquan Boldin, Osi Umenyiora, Lance Briggs, Jason Witten, Asante Samuel, and Robert Mathis. But likely, if they took a different QB, it would have been Rex Grossman instead. I remember the rumorville had Leftwitch as Baltimore's top target, and Boller the secondary target. Either way, bad year to be looking for a QB. Palmer was the only decent QB out of that class if I'm not forgetting anyone.
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Post by LA Times on May 7, 2013 20:38:43 GMT -5
1997 NBA Draft for the Boston Celtics
The ping pong balls didnt fall their way for the #1 pick, but they still had the #3 and 5 picks. For the #5 pick, I wouldve selected Tracy McGrady. The team would still suck bad enough in 1997-98 to get Paul Pierce and continue to suck for 3 seasons after that, but if they kept a core of Chauncey Billups, Tracy McGrady, Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker, I think they wouldve been in the NBA Finals in 2002 with the Sacramento Kings as their rightful opponents.
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Post by Tim of thee on May 8, 2013 1:52:05 GMT -5
this one's easy
Peyton Manning over Ryan Leaf
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Post by T R W on May 8, 2013 8:43:14 GMT -5
this one's easy Peyton Manning over Ryan Leaf Manning was taken before leaf, so that isn't possible to change.
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Post by T R W on May 8, 2013 8:45:22 GMT -5
1997 NBA Draft for the Boston Celtics The ping pong balls didnt fall their way for the #1 pick, but they still had the #3 and 5 picks. For the #5 pick, I wouldve selected Tracy McGrady. The team would still suck bad enough in 1997-98 to get Paul Pierce and continue to suck for 3 seasons after that, but if they kept a core of Chauncey Billups, Tracy McGrady, Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker, I think they wouldve been in the NBA Finals in 2002 with the Sacramento Kings as their rightful opponents. Interesting. That seems like too many shooters on one team to co-exist well, especially at that young age.
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Post by Quanthor on May 8, 2013 12:00:34 GMT -5
Not certain but I think picking Jordan #2 rather than Sam Bowie in 1984 would have changed the history of not only Portland but the NBA as well.
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Post by LA Times on May 8, 2013 18:43:55 GMT -5
1997 NBA Draft for the Boston Celtics The ping pong balls didnt fall their way for the #1 pick, but they still had the #3 and 5 picks. For the #5 pick, I wouldve selected Tracy McGrady. The team would still suck bad enough in 1997-98 to get Paul Pierce and continue to suck for 3 seasons after that, but if they kept a core of Chauncey Billups, Tracy McGrady, Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker, I think they wouldve been in the NBA Finals in 2002 with the Sacramento Kings as their rightful opponents. Interesting. That seems like too many shooters on one team to co-exist well, especially at that young age. Yeah, thats kind of why I stopped short of saying they would win a championship. But I truly believe that if the Celtics had gotten the #1 pick to draft Tim Duncan in 1997, the Lakers and Celtics rivalry wouldve been renewed in 2000-2004
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Post by Tim of thee on May 8, 2013 20:05:26 GMT -5
this one's easy Peyton Manning over Ryan Leaf Manning was taken before leaf, so that isn't possible to change. just let me have it, meanface!
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Post by sean™ on May 9, 2013 11:35:14 GMT -5
Manning was taken before leaf, so that isn't possible to change. just let me have it, meanface! DON'T TALK TO ME
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on May 9, 2013 13:16:52 GMT -5
I bet I can guess TRW's....
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Post by T R W on May 9, 2013 13:45:56 GMT -5
I bet I can guess TRW's.... Ha! I assume you mean the Hawks, which is a pretty easy guess, although there are a few in the 80's that could have made the Hawks legit contenders then. I plan on posting mine very soon.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on May 9, 2013 16:47:56 GMT -5
Rhymes with Starvin Williams and Cliff Paul
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Post by T R W on May 9, 2013 20:57:45 GMT -5
Rhymes with Starvin Williams and Cliff Paul It's tough for me. Chris Paul was a no brainer over Marvin Williams. You can probably go back and find the thread of me screaming when they didn't take Paul. Our GM had this vision of a lineup with all 6'7 swingmen. I hated Billy Knight so much. But going back to the 1985 draft, they could have taken Karl Malone over John Koncak who was awful. Of course in 84 they could have taken Stockton over Kevin Willis as well. Willis was a good player, but having Stockton with Dominique Wilkins could have been insane. Hell, they could have had all three. But give one of those guys to the Hawks with the rest of the team and Wilkins, and they are much more legit contenders than they were. Though the Hawks with Chris Paul, Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Al Harrington could have been pretty awesome in 2005.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on May 9, 2013 21:36:58 GMT -5
Rhymes with Starvin Williams and Cliff Paul It's tough for me. Chris Paul was a no brainer over Marvin Williams. You can probably go back and find the thread of me screaming when they didn't take Paul. Our GM had this vision of a lineup with all 6'7 swingmen. I hated Billy Knight so much. But going back to the 1985 draft, they could have taken Karl Malone over John Koncak who was awful. Of course in 84 they could have taken Stockton over Kevin Willis as well. Willis was a good player, but having Stockton with Dominique Wilkins could have been insane. Hell, they could have had all three. But give one of those guys to the Hawks with the rest of the team and Wilkins, and they are much more legit contenders than they were. Though the Hawks with Chris Paul, Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Al Harrington could have been pretty awesome in 2005. Thats potentially a title team in 2005. I am not gonna lie to you. Koncak over Malone? Yikes. I will do mine tomorrow, but can I just put "Len Bias putting his finger in his nose instead of something else" would have resulted in the Celtics probably having 20 banners now
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Post by Jimmy on May 10, 2013 11:00:20 GMT -5
reds.enquirer.com/1999/10/15/red_jeter_red_it_could.htmland if you had asked me before the 2012 season: 2008 MLB Draft 8 Drew Stubbs Cincinnati Reds CF University of Texas
10 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants RHP University of WashingtonThe Reds forum I joined in 2006 was all an board with drafting Lincecum, but obviously the Reds scouts felt differently.
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Daggit
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Post by Daggit on May 10, 2013 15:25:00 GMT -5
Kansas City Chiefs 1983 draft round 1 pick 7 QB Todd Blackledge.
He was terrible and should have NEVER been picked. He wasn't even in the league long at all.
Who we should have picked was Dan Marino because he could have won a super bowl with the chiefs. It didn't have to be Marino though, the chiefs could have taken a few other star QB's that went in the first round of that draft like Jim Kelly or Ken O' Brien. ANYBODY but Blackledge.
For recent KC Chiefs picks I will go to the 2008 draft when the chiefs took defensive lineman Glenn Dorsey with the 5th overall pick in the draft. There were some other solid players like Joe Flacco, Chris Johnson, and Ray Rice that would have served the chiefs better than a player that sucked and now is playing for the 49ers. What a waste.
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Post by Mr. PerpetuaLynch Motion on May 10, 2013 16:32:21 GMT -5
That's an easy one. 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Edmonton Oilers selected Steve Kelly who played a total of 27 career games with the Oilers and amounted to 1 goal, 2 assists. Who was literally the next player drafted? Shane Doan. Franchise face of the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes. Who was drafted 4 picks after that? Jarome Iginla. 2 picks after that? J.S. Giguere... needless to say that year probably could've changed the face of the Oilers for a very long time.
I would also trade up our pick of Scott Allison in the 1990 Draft in favor of Martin Brodeur who was picked 3 players later.
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Post by pfrchaos on May 10, 2013 17:07:28 GMT -5
265th pick in the 1990 NFL draft - Buffalo Bills
Was: Mike Lodish, Defensive Tackle
Should have been: John Randle, Defensive Tackle
No doubt that the combination of him and Bruce Smith would have led to at least one Super Bowl win.
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Post by Ace Bennett on May 11, 2013 4:36:02 GMT -5
2005 NFL Draft for the Baltimore Ravens:
With the 22nd overall pick in the NFL draft, the Baltimore Ravens select Aaron Rodgers (instead of Mark Clayton).
I know this is pretty unrealistic considering a lot of factors, with it only being the third season for Kyle Boller and everything, and who knows if Rodgers would've developed into what he's become without those few years behind Favre, but a guy can dream I suppose. This was just another bad pick, with guys like Roddy White and Vincent Jackson also there at the same position. Ravens haven't been great at drafting receivers anyways other than Torrey Smith. Would've been interested to see how it would've played out.
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Post by The Champ is Here! on May 26, 2013 19:15:46 GMT -5
As a pacers fan, for me I really had to think about it
My first thought was 2001, we take tony Parker instead of jamaal tinsley...Parker is still around and a great pg, tinsley only had a few decent years, and became a thug
But then I found 2006 and that's where my pick goes
We took Shawne Williams at 17...he did zip
I'd rather we took Rajon Rondo who went 21...it's pretty obvious how much better we would be at this point with rondo...
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