What is your wildest unpopular hot take NBA opinion that you believe to be true?

[Phoenix]

The replies to this post are hot as hell though in this case I say Vince Carter wins 3 straight with the lakers from 00-02. plug n play whoever you want but vince would have rings if he was on the right team. Maybe just the right team to give that discipline who knows. But that squad with phil still wins 3 straight if not more imo.

I used to think that 15 years ago, but naw I dont think so. Kobe was a legit great defender those years, and could initiate the triangle on top of his scoring duties. Especially when I think of his 2001 run, I don't see Vince doing that in terms of scoring/facilitating/defending.

[PeroAntic]

Knicks make the conference finals in 2017 if Zingis plays at the 5 and Melo at the 4, and they don't run the triangle but put the ball in Rose's hands for the PnR.

[Phoenix]

Knicks make the conference finals in 2017 if Zingis plays at the 5 and Melo at the 4, and they don't run the triangle but put the ball in Rose's hands for the PnR.

So you're saying those changes improve them enough to jump from 31-51 and out of the playoffs to a conference finals berth?

[KD7]

Prime Chris Paul is better at Basketball than Magic Johnson, he just didn't have the great supporting cast around him to win championships

[HylianNightmare]

Have you seen the posts on this board? I thought I was the only iverson fan left

Hes in my top 5 SGs of all time. Dude would've loved this freestyle no defense era we live in

[pandiani17]

Another die-hard Iverson fan here. Crazy the hate he gets here, maybe some people are mad he kicked their idols ass regularly.

[pandiani17]

Jermaine O'neal was a legit Mvp caliber type of talent at his peak. Injuries derailed his career but he also never had the right attitude to be great.

Jermaine COULD have been an MVP level player, he was developing into one until injuries stopped his progression. I know he was third in the 2004 voting, but he wasn't a finished article yet, and he was not in KG's and TD's level yet. By the way, he had a very good attitude, he was very ambitious, he spent 4 years on the bench in Portland and instead of giving up he learnt a lot to become a perennial All-Star in Indiana. Don't let the Malice in the Palace and everything that came with it cloud your vision.

[PeroAntic]

So you're saying those changes improve them enough to jump from 31-51 and out of the playoffs to a conference finals berth?

Yep. They had about 20 swing games that went for the other team down the stretch. Different coaching and lineup reshuffle (possibly adding another 3&D wing instead of having Melo at SF), and they had more than enough talent to get there. Playing Rose off the ball and Noah together with Zingis and Melo was suicide.

[TheCorporation]

Jordan still could have won without Pippen, despite playing 5 years without him and achieving:

0 rings
0 conference wins
0 playoff series win
1 playoff game win
9 playoff game losses

[Gohan]

Jordan still could have won without Pippen, despite playing 5 years without him and achieving:

0 rings
0 conference wins
0 playoff series win
1 playoff game win
9 playoff game losses

Don’t make me get my Mac Twist off the dresser

[RRR3]

Knicks make the conference finals in 2017 if Zingis plays at the 5 and Melo at the 4, and they don't run the triangle but put the ball in Rose's hands for the PnR.

Pass the meth bro.

[Reggie43]

Jermaine COULD have been an MVP level player, he was developing into one until injuries stopped his progression. I know he was third in the 2004 voting, but he wasn't a finished article yet, and he was not in KG's and TD's level yet. By the way, he had a very good attitude, he was very ambitious, he spent 4 years on the bench in Portland and instead of giving up he learnt a lot to become a perennial All-Star in Indiana. Don't let the Malice in the Palace and everything that came with it cloud your vision.

He barely had any leadership skills and was in a Kobe/Shaq type feud with Artest on who was the best player on the team. Upon Miller's retirement I was pretty excited how much better defensively they could become without Uncle Reggie holding them back but egos clashed once again and they imploded wasting the most talented team the Pacers ever had. A more stable player with a better attitude would have held that team together but he was basically the leader of JailBlazers East.

[AussieSteve]

There are a number of bigs who would have won as many rings and FMVPs as Tim Duncan, had they been drafted to the same Spurs team he did at the same age.

[imdaman99]

OKC wins it all in 2013 if Pat Bev doesn't injure Westbrook.

[Gudo]

Gather step is being used to rationalize traveling