Cwebb Vs. KG

[bozzwell]

No argument here. My point was NOT that Webber was not a phenominal PF when it came to passing, innitating the offense, and just plain uncanny floor leadership. Nor was may point that at one time Webber was not physically a better athleet and generaly more skilled player than Garnet. My point is, and this is really painfull, he was never both at the same time. True he could pass great in his 20's but not smart, and frequently took ill advised shots when one of his brilliant passes would have been better advised. The floor savy came as the body wore down. BUT I loved/love the guy and still think he very sadly missed out on a HOF career not beceause he never ahd the skills or mind for the game, but sadly beceause he developed a HOF mind AFTER the HOF body was no longer reliable.

Well, that makes two of us then (Webb missing on HOF and me missing on Webb). I never appreciated him as much until it was too late. I totally understand what you're talking about.

 

[Bibby_Is_Clutch]

Woot Woot Go Webber!!!

 

[LMM]

Kings Notes: T-wolves burned by Webber of old

http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/basketball/kings/story/13977897p-14811712c.html

Kings Notes: T-wolves burned by Webber of old

By Sam Amick -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Wednesday, December 14, 2005

MINNEAPOLIS - The landscape hasn't completely changed.

When teams go to Philadelphia, they're still headed to the Allen Iverson show.

But Monday, in a prelude to its matchup against the Kings, Minnesota found itself watching the Chris Webber show.

The former King had 27 points, a season-high 21 rebounds, blocked two shots and produced down the stretch in the 76ers' 90-89 overtime win that ended the T-wolves' five-game winning streak. Not that one victory was especially significant to Webber, but it came against the team that knocked his Kings out of the Western Conference semifinals in May 2004, after his three-point attempt to force overtime in Game 7 rimmed out.
These who saw both versions of Webber said there's plenty of game left in the 13-year veteran, who is averaging 19 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.

"He's still in the upper echelon of athleticism," Timberwolves forward Mark Madsen said. "Obviously his knee is not the same as it was, but he can still explode. There are two things that he has that make him unbelievable: You can't measure the size of his heart, because he has a huge heart, and he's very smart. Those two things are going to take you a long way."

T-wolves small forward Wally Szczerbiak also was impressed.
"I'd heard he had a good offseason, really worked on his strength and his knee and stuff like that," said Szczerbiak, who had 23 points in the loss. "He looked good. I'm happy for him."

Said Kings point guard Mike Bibby, who hadn't seen the highlights but read the stat line: "I thought he was fine before. That's the way he plays. I wouldn't expect anything less."

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I just saw this article today. I like the quotes. I was glad to see a quote from Mike, too, since he and Webber are very close.

 

[Padrino]

"There are two things that he has that make him unbelievable: You can't measure the size of his heart, because he has a huge heart, and he's very smart. Those two things are going to take you a long way."

those two things alone would have taken the kings a lot farther than thomas/skinner/williamson.

sorry, i couldnt help myself...

 

[loopymitch]

Good for him, glad to see him playing so well. Nice article LMM, thanks for posting.