Let's play the 'ol iffin' game as Jerry Claiborne called it

[Cat tat2]

#1 - The DA injury.
#2 - Meeks stays another season.

Probably 2 more championships. IMO

[Catsrock]

If Nazr could have managed to go 1-6 at the charity stripe. April 97. Would have been no overtime.

[DA#23]

If Nazr could have managed to go 1-6 at the charity stripe. April 97. Would have been no overtime.

Ugh, still hurts.

[Catsrock]

Ugh, still hurts.

Sure does. Lots of what ifs in history. But this seems the easiest path to another title to me. Just make 1 of 6 big guy.

[DA#23]

What if Coach Rupp had / had been able to recruit Wes Unseld and/or Butch Beard ?

[Catsrock]

What if Coach Rupp had / had been able to recruit Wes Unseld and/or Butch Beard ?

Would they have come if asked? Both were before Crum elevated the programs status. Beard I’m guessing would have—not being from Louisville. Unseld—no idea.

[CatsFan#9]

If Meeks stayed another year, we would be trying to win #10 this year instead of #9.

[South jones]

Would they have come if asked? Both were before Crum elevated the programs status. Beard I’m guessing would have—not being from Louisville. Unseld—no idea.

Rupp recruited both players.

Racial tension through out the south at that time was a deciding factor in not playing for Kentucky.
I remember Mississippi State refusing to play in the NCAA tourney due to having to play against black players at the time.
the cats replaced them and played in the tournament.

[docholiday]

How many do we get?
If Conley doesn't get the flu and Riley the infected toe in 66 (or there was a day off between games)
If Casey doesn't break his leg
If Sky doesn't sprain his ankle in 84 regional final
If Bennett doesn't have the worst game of his career against LSU in 86 regional final
If Dale Brown doesn't dislocate his shoulder in 93 FF
If DA doesn't tear his ACL in 97 (or even if Allen Edwards doesn't have a bad ankle)
Or another biggie - if there never was Rooferee

Damn you covered them all, well done indeed. '66 still hurts the most, Issel doesn't foul out vs J-ville

[Cawood86]

You guys have nailed these

[ganner918]

What if Meeks stayed one more year?

40-0

[SemperFiCat]

These threads hurt me.

[bucsrule8872]

If Meeks stayed another year, we would be trying to win #10 this year instead of #9.

He was the missing piece on that team for sure.

G Wall
G Bledsoe
G Meeks
F Patterson
F Cousins

Best starting five in the country by far. Meeks gives us the one thing we lacked- consistent shooting.

[bucsrule8872]

Teague and Lamb come back in ‘13, Noel doesn’t get injured. Might have won back to back titles. Guard play was our biggest weakness on that team before Noel got hurt.

[bucsrule8872]

Dakari Johnson returns for the ‘16 season. That team was missing an inside presence.

G Ulis
G Murray
F Poythress
F Labissiere
F Johnson

Briscoe off the bench instead of playing as an undersized SF that couldn’t shoot.

That team is at least in the Final Four that season, if Johnson is back. And he should have came back. He was not ready for the NBA.