Webber Retires

Chris Webber, power forward for the Golden State Warriors, has announced that he is retiring. Webber signed with the Warriors midway into this season, hoping to play with a team that was able to contend. But Webber just wasn't fit enough to last longer. Webber has been battling chronic knee problems for a while and it has affected his play and his movement the past couple of seasons. Now he cannot deal with the pain anymore. A career that seemed so promising once he was drafted now ends without any championships. Webber is one of just six NBA players in history to average in a career at least 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. The others are Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Larry Bird, Billy Cunningham, and Kevin Garnett. Webber has been a 5 time all star and he was on the All NBA First Team once. Webber, although, won't be remembered for the good things he provided on the court. He'll be remembered for not providing a championship at the college or pro level after having so much promise. He was at the University of Michigan for two seasons. His freshman year was a dominant year for Michigan in which they had five freshmen as starters. They blew away the competition during the regular seasons and NCAA Tournaments. But they lost two straight national championship games. The second, against North Carolina, in which he called the famous timeout in which he didn't have any, was his last game as a college basketball player. He played for the Warriors his rookie season and won Rookie of the Year honors. But his dissatisfaction with coach Don Nelson led to his trade to the Washington Bullets. After a couple of seasons with the Bullets, he was traded to the Sacramento Kings, where, along with Mike Bibby, Peja Stojakovic, and Vlade Divac, formed a team that almost went to the NBA Finals in 2002. Was Chris Webber good enough for the Hall of Fame? Was Chris Webber a true leader on his teams in the pros? What if Webber won a NCAA championship and a NBA title?