coastalmarker99
01-01-2023, 06:51 AM
In this hypothetical situation where our goats add an extra ring to their careers in one of the years that they had a realistic chance of winning in.
How would our narratives change about them?
The present-day narrative about Wilt with a title in 1962 would now be completely different.
As he now has the most outstanding single season in NBA history and in the process completely silences any criticism of his high-volume scoring days.
He also would have three different titles with three different teams as the best player something only Lebron has matched.
Lebron winning the 2015 finals without his two all-stars in Kyrie and Love would be viewed as the Goat carry Job and he would presently be ranked above Jordan in most People's lists as a result.
Kareem winning in 1974 with an all-time carry job silences any criticism of him winning only one ring in the 1970s and gives him an even more valid Goat claim over his rivals in Jordan and Lebron.
Magic winning in 1984 completely erases the biggest mark of his career and gives him 6 rings to Bird's now 2 effectively ending the debate between them, especially considering that Magic would now be 4 and 0 in H2H matchups with Bird in college and the Pros.
Bird winning in 1987 ensures that he ties Magic in rings with 4 each while also ensuring that he has two massive upsets over both Magic and Kareem as the underdog as a result of this.
Bird over magic all time is now the commonly held view by most people when discussing the two.
Russell winning in the 1967 title completely ends the heated debate between him and Wilt as he would have beaten him every single time while now having a 12 to 1 ring advantage plus he would have also ended his career with 11 straight titles in a row.
Jordan winning in 1990 ensures that he becomes utterly untouchable as the Goat in the eyes of the general public with seven rings to now go along with a four-peat and another three-peat.
How would our narratives change about them?
The present-day narrative about Wilt with a title in 1962 would now be completely different.
As he now has the most outstanding single season in NBA history and in the process completely silences any criticism of his high-volume scoring days.
He also would have three different titles with three different teams as the best player something only Lebron has matched.
Lebron winning the 2015 finals without his two all-stars in Kyrie and Love would be viewed as the Goat carry Job and he would presently be ranked above Jordan in most People's lists as a result.
Kareem winning in 1974 with an all-time carry job silences any criticism of him winning only one ring in the 1970s and gives him an even more valid Goat claim over his rivals in Jordan and Lebron.
Magic winning in 1984 completely erases the biggest mark of his career and gives him 6 rings to Bird's now 2 effectively ending the debate between them, especially considering that Magic would now be 4 and 0 in H2H matchups with Bird in college and the Pros.
Bird winning in 1987 ensures that he ties Magic in rings with 4 each while also ensuring that he has two massive upsets over both Magic and Kareem as the underdog as a result of this.
Bird over magic all time is now the commonly held view by most people when discussing the two.
Russell winning in the 1967 title completely ends the heated debate between him and Wilt as he would have beaten him every single time while now having a 12 to 1 ring advantage plus he would have also ended his career with 11 straight titles in a row.
Jordan winning in 1990 ensures that he becomes utterly untouchable as the Goat in the eyes of the general public with seven rings to now go along with a four-peat and another three-peat.