CWebb goes to Philly!

Well this post is a bit belated but better late than never.
You're probably aware by now that Chris Webber was traded from Sacramento to Philadelphia about a week ago.

If this had have happened a year ago I would have been more dissappointed but seeing as the team was pretty much a shell of it's former self even before the Webber trade was made, I don't really care too much. Ever since Vlade left it hasn't been the same team, in fact you could even go back further to when Hedo Turkoglu was traded or even Scott Pollard. This year they shipped Doug Christie away and now CWebb so it says something about the direction the team is heading.

With the team they have now, they have no hope of being a contender unless Mike Bibby and Peja both step up to an all new level and both average in the mid 20's. Even if that does happen, they have a major defencive hole now. CWebb is a majorly underrated defender and if it wasn't for his dodgy knee he'd be even better. He has very good hand eye co-ordination and is great at stripping the ball away from his opponent. Losing Doug Christie had already left a huge hole but now it'll be even more obvious.

I think a lot of the fans in Sac have been on CWebb's back and haven't given him much respect since he returned from injury last season. Obviously the Kings were rolling along without him and as soon as he came back they started to struggle a bit with the team chemistry. It's an easy conclusion to come to for anyone that knows nothing about basketball but for people that have any intelligence it's obvious that CWebb wasn't the problem. CWebb is still putting up numbers to match any of the power forwards in the league. He doesn't have the athletic ability that he used to and he probably hasn't had them for the last 3 seasons or more but he still plays at an All-Star level.

I'll find it amusing when the Kings bomb out in the first round of the playoffs this year when their huge defensive weaknesses are exploited. And when this happens, I'm sure none of the Webber knockers will have guts to admit they were wrong. CWebb has been one of the best players in the league ever since he was drafted. I've followed him from his first day in the league and I'll continue to follow him in Philly now. I watched him change the Kings into a contender and I'm gonna watch him help Philly get deep into the playoffs this year. There's no doubt that Iverson is the man on that team and that CWebb will be the second option there but once he adapts to the team structures and plays, he'll start rolling again. He's one of the most skilled players in the League, and skills take you a long way no matter how many injuries you have to battle.

As far as the reasons for the trade go.... who knows!!!
Sacramento are either rebuilding or their hoping to make another big trade for some defenders soon. The roster they have at the moment won't cut it in the playoffs. Either way, they should have at least played out the season. There was still every chance that they could start rolling once Peja came back.

All in all I think the Kings have been the best team in the league during the Webber era. And he was the main reason for that no matter what the knockers want to believe. Sure, they never won a championship but that was more to do with injuries than anything else. They pushed the Lakers to the 7th game in the playoffs but couldn't get over the line. The Kings were the better team in that series but the Lakers had a guy named Shaq that they could go to whenever they needed to score.

So Sac, you've lost another fan because of this trade.
I'll still keep an eye on how the Kings are going because I've got a lot of respect for Mike Bibby and Peja and Bobby Jackson, but from now on I'll be supporting Philly.

In closing, fuck all you CWebb knockers. He made your team a contender and played through injury to get you there yet you somehow manage to convince yourselves it's his fault your team has struggled recently.

CWebb is still the player's player.