What If

Don't you ever wonder why the Thunder didn't try to get big Paul Millsap. I am not even a fan of the Thunder but I like thinking as if I were general manager. The descisons all that, but this is not about me its the blog. Millsap would have made this team, he is what the need. He can block, rebound and score. He is a cheaper younger Boozer. He is not even  in his prime, and he would be a special player.If they had him, they would be tough to beat and have an even stronger bench and not have to worry about overplaying Green, and forcing him into what he really will never be. They would have a great lineup, pretty good bench, just missing a vet, and be in the playoffs for sure if everyone played as good as last year or a little worse and more likely a little better.

Look at this lteam that could have been and tell me you are ok with letting him go.

pg Russel Westbrook

sg Kevin Durant

sf Jeff Green

pf Paul Millsap

C Nick Collison

sixth man: James Harden

Role players

: Nenad Kristic

: Thabo Thefalosha

: Shaun Livingston

: Etan Thomas

:  Kyle Weaver

:  DJ  White

Bench warmers 

: Michael Ruffin

: Ryan Bowen

: Kevin Ollie

Thats a deep team that could go far with the add of one guy.

The team would be better scoring have a big who can actually consistently produce.

It would be a better rebounding team with Green, Durant, Millsap, Westbrook, and Collison at the same time

thats more than a night 30 boards in just the starting lineup

6-7 Green, Durant 6, Millsap, 8-9, Westbrook 5, Collison 9-10.

They would also be able to play 4 big forwards at the same time causing a lot of mismatchs to mess with

You could win a lot of games with this young, deep team, and imagine if you had these guys together when they were 2 or 3 years old, wiser, and more experienced. That would be lethal to have. 

Westbrook, Durant, Green, Harden imagine how good they could have been. I don't know why you they never tried to get  him he would make them a great team, a contender in 2-3 years maybe if things panned out.

You would have scoring, rebounding, size, and youth,and ok defense if Millsap was on board I would love to watch a team like that. 

Aren't those qualities you would want in a team.  Russel would develop into a leader and better passer as time passed and you could have a ton of possibilities, but now you have just what could have been.

The potential this team could have had if they signed Millsap is off the charts.

They wouldhave a great young nucleus for years to come that would only get better

An athletic pointguard

a superstar shooting guard

a big multitalentalented forward who could play better, rebound better, score better, defend better without being forced to guard 4s when he is a three.

a great power forward, defender, rebounder, inside scorer who when he reaches his potential or in  a couple years will be a total beast

a sixth man who could be a futuresixth man of the year with his ball handling skills energy, quickness, and  shooting

If only