in a way yes and no. yes because bardock was getting stronger and it looked like he was going to let his friends' death be his trigger, like krillin with goku, go super saiyan and kill off frieza. i would like to see that fight and it seems thats what they should have done. no because if that were to happen, then we wouldnt have had the awesome namek saga and the epic showdown between goku and frieza which to me was the best fight in the z series.