Thank you, Chris Webber...
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allrightythen
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The show-boating I was reffering toJohnny Blaze said:
Holding his arm up after a shot? That's not showboating. Almost every shooter in the league does that; it's follow-through.allrightythen said:
GoGoGadget
All-Star
Now I have an image in my head of Webb doing the Bibby dance.Mad D said:could you remind me what he did to show boat.. did he happen to dance like a crab
That's just wrong. Very, very wrong.
ReinadelosReys
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What no scrowl!?!...Oh the horror!VF21 said:allrightythen - So now Webber isn't even allowed to show expression over a good shot?
allrightythen
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Oh he can, it just doesn't make me like him or respect him anymore, nor, IMO, does it bring others to do the same. Thats pretty much part of the game at this point, its just not something to get up or down about.VF21 said:allrightythen - So now Webber isn't even allowed to show expression over a good shot?
Alacron
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Please. I even hold my hand up like that when I'm just practicing jumpers at home. It's natural to do that, you're trying to will the ball into the hoop. Golfers keep their drivers up after the swing, bowlers hold that ice skating position.allrightythen said:
There are plenty of genuine reasons to not be a Webb fan, dissing him for following through on a game-clinching shot is... OK, I don't want to get edited... it don't make no sense.
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allrightythen
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Other players doing it doesn't mean its not show-boating, it simply means its accepted. I'll admit that when I call it show-boating I'm nit-picking, but I still don't think its something to applaud the guy for.Mr. S£im Citrus said:
allrightythen
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Look, I said it doesn't make me like him any more. That is definitely not the beef I have with the guy and I would have to be quite anal if that was a real reason I didn't like the guy. again, I just read it as a reason he was being defended and thought it was silly.Alacron said:Please. I even hold my hand up like that when I'm just practicing jumpers at home. It's natural to do that, you're trying to will the ball into the hoop. Golfers keep their drivers up after the swing, bowlers hold that ice skating position.
There are plenty of genuine reasons to not be a Webb fan, dissing him for following through on a game-clinching shot is... OK, I don't want to get edited... it don't make no sense.
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LMM
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ouch.. apparently, if you're webb, you can't follow through on your shots cause it's showboating when you do it, and not when bibby, peja, doug, etc. does it..Alacron said:Please. I even hold my hand up like that when I'm just practicing jumpers at home. It's natural to do that, you're trying to will the ball into the hoop. Golfers keep their drivers up after the swing, bowlers hold that ice skating position.
There are plenty of genuine reasons to not be a Webb fan, dissing him for following through on a game-clinching shot is... OK, I don't want to get edited... it don't make no sense.
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webb, don't follow through on your shots! it's better to miss it than to follow through!
What are you talking about? Would you be making the comment if it was Tim Duncan? Or Mark Madsen? Or any player NOT named Chris Webber?allrightythen said:
There are things, of course, that people can find to criticize about Chris Webber but saying he shouldn't be able to follow through on a shot is about the furthest stretch I've ever seen...
We don't care about why you don't like Chris Webber. That's completely up to you. What we do care about is when Webber pretty much saves a game for us and someone - in this case, you - tries to make it sound as if it's a bad thing.allrightythen said:
Dude, he just had his arm in the air.
ReinadelosReys
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This is a game, and its these players lives we must remember that. There are emotions that are put in to this so its only natural to expect players to display them. Celebrating when things go well, getting upset when there is a bad call. There is however, a fine line between celebrating and show boating. Hit a game winning shot, then its usually ok to celebrate, hitting a shot when you are up by 30 or in a meaningless game or time in the game is usually show boating and not well accepted.
allrightythen
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Yes, Webber saved the game and had every right to have his hand in the air, but why do I have to like him for having his hand in the air. Thats what I read in the original post and that is what I was questioning. Everybody does it, whether I want them to or not, I already said that its nit-picking to call it show-boating, but If you are going to address the group called "webber haterz" and the continue to give reasons to give him credit, raising his hand in the air because he made a shot is not a reason to give him credit. So I won't. He had a great game and was our MVP by far, and has played pretty darn good so far in the rest of the games as well, but I am not going to get excited about him raising his hand in the air as was stated in that earlier post.VF21 said:
BLNINJA #81
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Webb was excellent tonight! Hope he keeps up the good work 
allrightythen
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It doesn't matter who does it, I don't think its any reason to like a personVF21 said:
When did I say he couldn't do it?
(The term "webber haterz" isn't acceptable around here and has, in fact, been deleted. AND I wasn't the one who used it, BTW.)allrightythen said:
I started this thread to say thanks to a Kings player for a job well done. If you want to focus on one nano-second of action, feel free to do so.
allrightythen
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VF21 said:
Sorry, I lost focus and sabotaged your whole thread. My bad. Webber was the biggest reason we won tonight. Amen
hoops4kings
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On Jordan's game winner VS the Jazz in the NBS Finals he held his arm up as well. Who cares? Webb played big tonight. It just shows that a player knows he hit his shot. Sheesh!
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Oh come on now -- while you are of course correct that its proper form, when you leave it hanging for a couple of seconds of course its showboating. Not as if anybody does that on every shot. Think Larry Bird pioneered that one, and he DEFINITELY wanted you to know it was going in and there was nothing you could do about it.Pacboy said:
But its just about the least of all showboating moves, and probably a good sign when you see it hanging -- shooter has to have confidence in himself and his shot.
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