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Webber wants to go back to Detroit from what I hear, but Detroit doesn't want or need him. The Lakers could definitely use another big while Bynum is out and the triangle seems like it'd be the perfect fit for C-Webb.
Good, let the Lakers take on his kryptonite to a ring...
Webber wants to go back to Detroit from what I hear, but Detroit doesn't want or need him. The Lakers could definitely use another big while Bynum is out and the triangle seems like it'd be the perfect fit for C-Webb.
I hope the Fakers acquire him. However I heard last night that while Webber, or anyone else for that matter, could have anticipated the Lakers successful surge, Webber still would prefer going to team that he KNOWS will make a DEEP PUSH into the playoffs. A true championship contender.
Yeah, I would like the lakers to pick him up....we only have 1 centre on the team....both Mihm and Bynum are out. We need to do something. I have no delusions as to our championship run this year, but it would be nice to make a deep push in the playoffs to get some experience for our young guys.
If Webber's smart he'll jump on the Lakers bandwagon.
Seems like when I was watching a little of the Det/Cle matchup last season, Webber was busting his ass out there.
Obviously Duncan and Bonner are staying, so someone has gots to go.
Actually Horry will likely be gone next year and his minutes will be available as well. I guess that makes Bonner vet backup big.
There is still a lot of season left in this season but it is going to be exciting to see Splitter and if Mahinmi continues to progress in D-league.
Mihm's hurt again?
Has that guy played a whole season yet?
Would anybody really be surprised if we win it all...and Horry comes back one more year?
I think Horry retires after this season, win or not.
I think he stuck around this season to help get the repeat. If they hadn't won it last year I think he would have hung it up and not played this year.
One thing I notice about Pop's choice of players is that he maintains the same types.
Matt bonner is like danny ferry a few years back. Can shoot accurately from the outside and can defend legitimately in the low post. And he's white
Duncan is a fundamentalist, that's why I think, Pop choose splitter (who is like duncan is a fundamentalist) he's tall and can defend also. He might be in the spurs future. If ever Pop want another David Robinson, he could get Shaq from the heat. I know that would be great. Shaq even 0ff his peak, would still be a great tandem to duncan. Plus he's a veteran winner (just like Robinson).
Oberto is a scrappy player, Pop might have thought of getting another one, that's why he choose Scola. In the end, he might have changed his mind and looked forward to the future and choose Tiago splitter (the likely offensive player for the spurs once duncan is off his peak) instead. Oberto is so good in his position that he made Scola dispensible.
Elson, on the otherhand is Pop version of Kevin Willis. Not to offensive minded but athletic, and obviously can defend. Can sometime score, but usually gives the points to the main man-Duncan.
Horry is the most unique of them all. He has no "counterpart" with the past spurs line up. Pop got him to score when it matters most. That's why it's ok if his not playing for now. I think, Pop believe in the saying...If we can't beat him, put him in our the roster. BETTER WITH THE SPURS THAN HORRY SHOOTING FOR THE LAKERS!
In conclusion..I think Pop is looking past webber during this time. They don't need a second scoring forward, nor a passing one (unless Webber can morph into the likes of big shot Rob). Based on Pop's history in choosing players, I have to say, Webber (whether he can play or not ) has no use to San Antonio. He cannot defend in the post (that why detroit ditched him), neither can he be physical below.
Thanks guys !
Pop has a hard on for guys past their prime who can't play defense. At least Webber is tall.
yeah this past summer held that up.Pop has a hard on for guys past their prime who can't play defense
Webber right now would be a nice welcome compared to having elson,bonner, oberto and horry in the middle.
Webber = no rings
LOSER
JUST WIN
PERIOD
NEXT!
No, no, and no.
No thanks. Get us PJ Brown instead. There is someone who could help in the middle.
I think webber would be a good fit!... I mean why not?
The only positive would be that Webber would be hungry for a ring and push our guys. We all know our guys are bored and might need extra incentive to go out for a ring. Especially Pop!!
I would compare him to the Mario Elie role.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baske...n-webber_N.htm
By Dan Gelston, The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Chris Webber never really fit in Philadelphia, dissatisfied with his role, the offensive system and all the losing in nearly two ill-fated years with the 76ers.
Former coach Jim O'Brien saw all the unhappiness early in Webber's tenure, shortly after the former NBA All-Star forward was acquired from Sacramento near the 2005 trade deadline.
"He clearly was toward the end of his career," O'Brien said Monday.
O'Brien, now in his first year coaching Indiana, was fired after only one season in Philadelphia. Webber played 21 games for the Sixers that year, but rarely hid his distaste about playing for O'Brien. The pair clashed almost from the beginning, and Webber called the final 21 games "timeout times 50," a reference to his infamous gaffe at Michigan in the 1993 national championship game.
"It became very apparent he wasn't going to give the 76ers everything we had hoped for," O'Brien said.
Speaking openly about Webber for the first time since he was fired at the end of 2005, O'Brien said before Indiana's game at Philadelphia that the forward was never interested in practice or truly committed to the offensive scheme.
"Webber didn't practice at all that year prior to coming to us," O'Brien said. "He didn't practice at all the previous six weeks. I think he was just at the point where he didn't necessarily feel where he was in need of practice, or could practice, or couldn't practice and play at the same time."
O'Brien said he wanted to actively use Webber, who had lost some mobility and agility after microfracture knee surgery, in the low post to open up shots for three-point threat Kyle Korver.
"He said, 'Coach, I don't do the low-post thing anymore,"' O'Brien recalled. "We just made a major trade to bring in this 6-11 guy and he said, 'No.' I said, 'Yes, you do."'
Webber's unhappiness forced him to meet with O'Brien to express his grievances with his role. O'Brien was fired three weeks after the Sixers were eliminated by Detroit in the playoffs — the organization's last playoff appearance — and replaced by former Sixer Maurice Cheeks.
Cheeks is coaching the final year of a three-year contract.
"I just think it would have been a very difficult group to coach the following year, quite frankly," O'Brien said. "I'm just glad Maurice Cheeks had that opportunity instead of me."
Webber bounced back under Cheeks in 2005-06 with solid averages of 20.2 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 75 games. But he fell out of favor with Cheeks early last season, was benched in several fourth quarters and accepted a contract buyout in January.
He finished last season with Detroit.
O'Brien said he agreed at the time with then-team president Billy King's decision to acquire Webber.
"That move enabled us to make the playoffs," O'Brien said.
O'Brien, a Philadelphia native who played for Saint Joseph's, sat at home the past two years and collected the nearly $8 million owed to him by the Sixers. He is glad he earned another chance in Indiana.
"I was hoping I'd get another opportunity and I did," O'Brien said. "I've always been a Philadelphia fan. I hope they turn that franchise around."
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