Now I know most of you who read this probably could care less about Chris Webber. Some of you probably have no idea who he is. Some of you probably think he was one of the greatest underachievers of all time...like ESPN's J.A. Adande wrote here. But guess what, this is my journal and I will write about Chris Webber because I want to. During those Kings playoff runs earlier this decade I didn't miss a single second watching him and the Kings play basketball. I was fortunate, the Kings played the Jazz three years in a row in the first round of the playoffs and I went to every game. Some of you who read this might have very well sat next to me at those games, dodging flying debris from angry Jazz fans due to the beatdown the Kings always enforced at the Delta Center, enhanced by my posterboards and Kings apparel.
Those were the days.
Several frustrating playoff losses to the Lakers, a couple trades, and a destroyed knee later, C-Webb's career is officially over.
Here is a nice tribute video reminding us of his glory years with the Kings.
I still remember the day I found out the Kings traded him, I was in Morgantown, Kentucky. It was hard for me to digest the fact that my favorite sports team of all time was being dissembled. Peja, Christie, Pollard, Divac, Bibby...all gone now. But it all started with Webber. And it all ended with Webber.
Wow, what a depressing post. But the future looks bright.
Go Kings!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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