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7 Superteams that ALMOST happened(Rockets #1)

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  1. thehoustoner

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    #1 thehoustoner, Apr 4, 2020
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    If Jordan was on the Rockets, I wonder if he would have been as famous as he is today. I have a theory that a large part of the reason Jordan is as famous as he is, is due to WGN. WGN for some reason was part of basic cable in every city. That sort of platform made certain people in Chicago were known as the greatest of all time just because they were in every American's living room. Greatest Basketball Player:Jordan. Greatest Baseball Announcer:Harry Caray. Greatest Talk Show: Oprah Greatest Clown: Bozo.
     
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    Rockets have to be one of the biggest "what if" franchises of all time.
     
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    You overestimate basic cables' reach in the 80's/early 90's. Also, not all Bulls games were on WGN.

    By the time sports leagues really started to showcase games on cable, Jordan was already the pre-eminent force in all of sports. Magic and Larry were also able to capture the national spotlight before Jordan... without the help of a superstation.
     
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    MJ, Dream and Clyde would probably go 80-2 in their prime. and win about 10 championships.
     
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    Who would be the alpha on that team? Dream wouldn't take **** from anyone.

    I imagine we'd trade Clyde for some scratch lotto picks after he beat Jordan in pick up once and MJ would up the stakes and mental games.
     
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    Very true, super friends was not the norm back then.
     
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    Yeah, somehow I can’t see Jordan and Clyde getting along well as teammates.
     
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    Clyde still thinks he was better than Jordan, but Jordan just took more shots.
     
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    double alpha in MJ and Dream. Clyde could probably help us get a prime Barkely or Pippen in return. and we'd still be scary af.
     
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    Nba wouldn’t be as big as if we’re today if he played in Houston in the 90s. Houston wasn’t as big (meaning populous) city as it was today in the 90s. And it was more of a small big town.
     
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    Pippen > Hakeem/Drexler
     
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    LMFAO!!!

    Dream > any teammate MJ ever had! Including the 92 Dream Team!
     
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    If Tilman was offered all 3 players in their primes, would he pay the luxury tax?
     
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    I mean winning 6 rings all as the clear best player on your team helps.
     
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    I mean it's obvious in just watching them that Jordan was far more talented. He didn't need to look down to dribble the ball.
     
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    Kobe and Shaq tandem on roids and with tons more skills.
     
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    I've always wondered why we had this Chicago area station every place in America I have ever been to...
     
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    The no trade shows what we had with Sampson. Before the injury Sampson was better than both Jordan and Clyde early in their careers.
     
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    Dream, Clyde, Bowie >>>>>>>> Dream, Clyde, MJ
     
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