If You Missed The NBA in 2005... I Feel Bad For You
The Franchise
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Shaquille O'Neal said the Lakers would never win without him. Kobe Bryant spent an entire season trying to prove him wrong.
Meanwhile, a skinny Canadian point guard nobody considered a superstar was about to steal the MVP award. A brawl in Detroit had nearly destroyed the league's image. And the NBA itself was quietly preparing to change forever.
One year. One turbulent season that reshaped how basketball would be played, dressed, and sold for the next two decades.
What if I told you the future of the game was decided in 2005?
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2) Mavs screwed up. If you don’t want to keep Nash, then at least sign & trade him for Marion, or work a 3-team trade to bring in a legit AS PG, possibly Baron Davis at the time, or even Vince Carter, both of whom we’re traded for nothing from their drafted teams.
3) Malice Palice ruined the Pacers, who were true contenders in ‘04 and ‘05.
4) Detroit should have drafted either Melo or even Bosh in ‘03, to assist with depth going forward after losing Okur after ‘04 Finals, and wasting #2 ‘03 Pick on Darko.
4) Suns after ‘05, should have brought in legit rim-protector, and then still traded Joe Johnson for a legit 3&D player (Battier + picks).
5) I honestly like the idea of running back the ‘04 HEAT, and not trading for Shaq, who had 1 great season left, but many years of contractual obligations dedicated to Shaq.
The 2004-05 HEAT could have still been Damon Jones, Eddie Jones, Wade, Butler, Odom, Haslem, and Zo… I honestly like that team even more than with Shaq, because Riley still has trade chips to improve the team, with Wade on a rookie contract.
6) The ‘04 NETS should have retooled better… if the GM wanted to blow it up, NETS should have traded Kenyon Martin for something better than three 1st Round picks (ended up being a waste).
7) KG should not have re-upped with Wolves… I understand the ‘04 run, but KG had been wasted and was going to continue being wasted. KG should have demanded a trade earlier.
8) Hawks wasted the Marvin Williams pick, and should have taken CP3, who was a no-brainer coming out of Wake Forest. Hawks screwed up not drafting Iggy in ‘04 Draft too.
Imagine CP3, Iggy, Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, and potentially still Al Horford by ‘08. True contender at that point.
If You Missed The NBA in 2005... I Feel Bad For You
The Franchise
5,864 views
Shaquille O'Neal said the Lakers would never win without him. Kobe Bryant spent an entire season trying to prove him wrong.
Meanwhile, a skinny Canadian point guard nobody considered a superstar was about to steal the MVP award. A brawl in Detroit had nearly destroyed the league's image. And the NBA itself was quietly preparing to change forever.
One year. One turbulent season that reshaped how basketball would be played, dressed, and sold for the next two decades.
What if I told you the future of the game was decided in 2005?