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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeDW, post: 3012139, member: 2458"] I think it’s just bad luck in some cases. Every team in the league would’ve wanted Carmelo in his young years and in his prime. If he gets picked by Detroit at #2 instead of Darko, he probably wins a title. Maybe more than 1. If Denver successfully inbounds the ball late in the game against the Lakers, they may win that series and go to the finals against an Orlando team that wasn’t exactly a juggernaut. Everybody would’ve wanted Coleman early in his career when he was carrying the young and exciting Nets to the playoffs(something that had been unheard of basically since they became an NBA franchise). Unfortunately his prime as a star player didn’t last long enough as he started getting hurt, put on a lot of weight, and was never again the same level of player that he had been from 91-95. Owens went right to a good Golden State team and they had some good years. Unfortunately the Chris Webber situation screwed it up AND got Billy shipped out - ironically for Seikaly, because they needed a center. Would’ve loved to see that Hardaway-Sprewell-Owens-Webber core get a few years to grow together. Could’ve been a finals type team by 97-98 or so when the Jazz basically made it by default because the Sonics and Warriors had self-destructed and the young Lakers weren’t ready yet. Anyone remember when Sherman Douglas was VERY close to becoming a Laker right after Magic retired? If I recall, he was holding out and the Lakers made him an offer that Miami matched. Sherman averaged 18 points and 8 assists in the 90-91 season when the Lakers went to the finals. The Lakers replacing Magic with him the very next year would’ve been interesting, at least. Not a finals team but they would’ve likely been a solid playoff contender. As a kid whose 2 favorite players were Magic and Sherman and was a diehard Lakers and Orange fan, I was rooting for it to happen badly. [/QUOTE]

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