What's your top 5 teams/postseasons who had an important star too injured to play?

[Real14]

Here's mines so far in no order..

1. 99- Ewing knicks
2. 09- K.G Celtics
3. 12- Rose bulls
4. 13- Questbrook thunder



I will think number 5 and honorable mentions later...

What's your's ISH?:D

[T_L_P]

Spurs could have really challenged in 00 if Duncan hadn't tore his meniscus.

[Real14]

Spurs could have really challenged in 00 if Duncan hadn't tore his meniscus.
You do have a point but he still should be grateful for winning in 99 with no Ewing present.

[Young X]

Lakers went 11-0 in the '89 playoffs up until the finals. Then Magic and Scott got injured and they got swept by the Pistons.

[Real14]

Lakers went 11-0 in the '89 playoffs up until the finals. Then Magic and Scott got injured and they lost 4-0 to the Pistons.

Damn that's crazy. Isiah was blessed with that one.

[ISHGoat]

Lebron cramp game in g1, otheraise the series is tied 2-2 going into miami and lebron likely threepeats

[Artillery]

You do have a point but he still should be grateful for winning in 99 with no Ewing present.

Ewing wouldn't have made a difference, bruh. He was still useful on defense but he was dragging the offense down any time he stepped on the court.

[Artillery]

Lakers went 11-0 in the '89 playoffs up until the finals. Then Magic and Scott got injured and they got swept by the Pistons.

karma for cheating the Pistons out of a title the year before when Isiah was injured

[Roundball_Rock]

Sadly, much of the 70's for Kareem. That is perhaps the most historically consequential because if Kareem's teams were healthy he would have 2-3 more rings (i.e. 74' and 77') and be the consensus GOAT.

[Uncle Drew]

Lakers went 11-0 in the '89 playoffs up until the finals. Then Magic and Scott got injured and they got swept by the Pistons.
Magic did play in game 1 though, which they lost by 12. And, let's be real, if that hamstring injury never happened, the chances of Worthy getting that legendary game 4 are quite slim, due to less touches.

[T_L_P]

You do have a point but he still should be grateful for winning in 99 with no Ewing present.

I am grateful, Charles. :cheers:

[ralph_i_el]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?p=10349828#post10349828

^OP's best thread

[Real14]

Ewing wouldn't have made a difference, bruh. He was still useful on defense but he was dragging the offense down any time he stepped on the court.
You buggin. Our centers were camby and dudley man which was not on tha same tier as Ewing man. Without Ewing we would of struggled against tha hawks and lost badly against tha heat. With Ewing the knicks would of least made the finals competitive with a shot at winning the title.