NBA players that could have been stars in the NFL
Watching "Shaq Versus" the other night made me think of this.
Which NBA players could have been stars if they had devoted their skills to the NFL.
A few right off hand.
Shaq - He could have been an outrageous defensive lineman with his size, strength and agility. And I'm sure that he could have easily bulked up to 390-400 pounds if he had needed to.
King James - He would have been an unstoppable tight end in the Antonio Gates mold
Kobe - He has the speed, tenacity, toughness... and yes even a little of the diva-ness required to be a top shelf WR.
Who are some other NBA players that could have been stars in the NFL?
Kobe wouldn't hit anyone or want to get hit. He got beat up by Reggie Miller and Chris Childs.
Old school. Moses Malone and Darryl Dakins as defensive ends.
I think Felton could be a Reggie Bush pass out the back field type of running back. Dwayne Wayne also.
Anthony Mason and Charles Oakley remind me of the two bullies from the Mighty Ducks movie that get on the ice and beat people up. So...Linebackers for those 2
AI can throw a football 60 yards into a truckbed, precision point accurate. I'd take him.
I could see DJ being a corner...
Kobe is too much of a bitch to be a star. He couldn't take the hits.Originally Posted by teej
Here's my NBA to NFL notables:
Offense
Defense
- I could definitely see Kevin Love be a Ben Roethelisberger type of QB. I still remember watching his UCLA warmup shots from the far corner. Dude has aim.
- Chauncy Billups as a RB. He was an All-State QB in high school and he's Lendale White's cousin.
- Glen Davis is big ass dude. Perfect for the FB position. He was a pretty damn good football player in high school. His skills would translate well to the NFL
- LeBron would be a sick Tony Gonzales/Antonio Gates type of TE.
- Dwayne Wade and Josh Smith are my WR's. Both are big, strong, fast, AND played football in high school
- Shaq and Boozer as interior lineman with Ron Artest and Jason Maxiell as my ends. That is a scary ass DLine!
- Not really sure about my LB's.....
- Nate Robinson and Allen Iverson as my CB's. Robinson was actually on a football scholarship when he went to Washington and only walked on for basketball. AI was Mr. Football in Virginia as a QB and was even rated higher than Vick
- Steve Nash as the kicker = self explanatory
- Rasheed Wallace as my punter! +1 if anybody knows why he'd be a great punter
He tried to walk on as punter at UNC
No and NO!
No lol though Steve Nash can
Sheed once punted a basketball into the stands.....
Iverson was apparently an elite quarterback in hs.
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