Rush Tarquin
Gone Fishin'
- Berlusconi gets what he deserves in the Mani Pulite processes
What might have been...
*loud sigh*
It doesn't fix the Italian economy but it saves me a lot of embarrassment whenever Italian politics is brought up.
- Berlusconi gets what he deserves in the Mani Pulite processes
1. The Celtics win the 97 Draft Lottery, and take Tim Duncan #1 overall.
He's part of a package deal that sends him to Minnesota. Duncan wants to play for a serious contender, and Boston isn't one. MN sends Joe Smith and Stephon Maubury to Boston in exchange for Tim Duncan. Boston then sends Stephon Maubury to New York in exchange for Latrell Spreewell and a first round, non lottery protected pick.
Knicks: Marbury and 1st Rounder.
Celtics: Joe Smith and Spreewell
Wolves: Garnett and Duncan.
2. The Pacers upset the Bulls in Game 7 of the 1998 East Finals.
They then go on to face the Jazz and lose 6-2 in the NBA finals.
3. Here is another take on the Walker trade. Before I said something about how they don't trade Walker until the spring of 1990. In this other alternate scenario, the Cowboys still trade him in Oct. 1989, but to Cleveland. They accept the Browns' offer that they had in OTL of two #1's, three #2's, and a player(for argument's sake, let's say, uh, WR Reggie Langhorne), and don't listen to Minnesota. However, the Browns didn't have a 90 #1 pick, and Dallas didn't have their own after drafting Steve Walsh in the 89 Supp draft, so they don't get Emmitt.
I don't see Duncan wanting to be traded from the Celtics after he was drafted. However, if the Wolves could have gotten rid of Starbury earlier, that would have been great. He was a me-first player. Teams got better when they traded him away. Look at the trade the Nets made when they shipped him to the Suns for Kidd. That put them in the next two NBA Finals.He's part of a package deal that sends him to Minnesota. Duncan wants to play for a serious contender, and Boston isn't one. MN sends Joe Smith and Stephon Maubury to Boston in exchange for Tim Duncan. Boston then sends Stephon Maubury to New York in exchange for Latrell Spreewell and a first round, non lottery protected pick.
Knicks: Marbury and 1st Rounder.
Celtics: Joe Smith and Sprewell
Wolves: Garnett and Duncan.
Jimmy Johnson decides to stay on as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys after the 1993 season, re-signing to a 3 year deal.
One problem: MJ didn't retire until the fall of 93, and the draft happened in June of 93.6. After Michael Jordan retires, the Bulls trade up and draft Shawn Bradley to join Toni Kukoc and Scottie Pippen.
In 1993, the Magic draft Chris Webber, but they hold on to him instead, not trading him to the Warriors for Penny Hardaway. Then, they take a flyer on PG Nick Van Exel at the end of the first round. With Shaq and Webber, they end up winning a few rings, and Shaq doesn't go to the Lakers in 1996 after signing a long-term deal to stay in Orlando.