I had this conversation the other day with Meekrob, but thought it was a good enough conversation piece to bring up here for some more opinions.

The question is, which would have been our best what-if team of the Barnes era?

The choices include, but are not limited to:

Your 2003 Texas Longhorns:
TJ, at 110% health and commitment stays for a Junior campaign.  The Longhorns retain almost the entirety of the their final four team, and continue their off season development into a stellar 2003-04 year.  The two best teams to come out of the field in this tourney were UConn and Georgia Tech.

Your 2007 Texas Longhorns:
Kevin Durant, one of the most special freshman to grace the college game elects to forgo millions in endorsements, and make a bid for a national championship.  Texas is able to start 2 guards with Durant in the lineup, and our depth instantly increases by a huge leap, and one bound.  The offense flows through the forwards instead of relying on the guards, and very very few teams can manage to stop Durant with just one player, which opens up Abrams, Connor, and DJ for the deep shots.  Texas still has to compete with the freaks on Memphis and Kansas.

Your 2008 Texas Longhorns:
DJ Augustine, worried about his defense, combined with a strong sense of team, and a gentle educational push from his family, decides to stay for his Junior season.  Our team looks exactly the same as this past year, only a year older, wiser, stronger, and with more depth at guard courtesy of the man named Dogus, this team becomes perhaps the deepest we have seen at Texas.  Dexter drops another 20lbs, Wingman and Chappy improve their games and conditioning with a full off season with Todd.  A new freshman or two also help to contribute in limited but meaningful minutes.  The big 12 is decidedly weaker than last year, but as to the rest of the field, who knows.

Which team has the best chance of winning it all?  Would LaMarcus's team have been better?  Disagree with any of my summaries?  Discuss! And support your argument.