Webber Calls it Quits

• RedBaron

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  No!!!  How will the Warriors ever replace the gaudy numbers he's been posting?

  Posted 3/26/2008 [reply] [flag]

• Odenized

  +4

  Dude picked up his quickest and easiest million of his career. This relationship was doomed from the outset. Joey D has got to be saying a belated 'thank you' to Chris Mullen for taking the chance.

  Posted 3/26/2008 [reply] [flag]

• allonthefield

  +2

  A very, very talented player. But did his NBA career establish a legacy that outshines the painful memory of the infamous timeout call at Michigan?

  Posted 3/26/2008 [reply] [flag]

  • Bars & Stripes

    +3

    Evidently not.

    Posted 3/26/2008 [reply] [flag]

• khandor

  +1

  Unfortunately, Chris Webber is also a charter member of the rather select group which includes some of the all-time 'most talented athletes' who did not achieve to the level of their ability given what was going on in the 6 inches between their ears.

  Oh, what could have been ... for the 'kid in maze & blue' who mistakenly called that time-out, back in the day ... as talented a Power Forward as has ever played the game ... but, today, nowhere near the class of other titans like Kevin McHale, Maurice Lucas and Jerry Lucas.

  Posted 3/26/2008 [reply] [flag]

• Patrick

  +4

  Worst. Comeback. Ever.

  Posted 3/26/2008 [reply] [flag]

• RedBaron

  +4

  The franchise is pulling out all the stops to honor the retirement of one of the all-time greats.  Here's the subject of the breaking alert that just went out to GSW's official mailing list:

  Chris Webber Announces Retirement; Vote for the Warrior Girls

  Posted 3/26/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Chris Webber Retires, Hopefully For Good
Published 3/25/2008 by Dave at Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball
Don’t let the title fool you: I’m a Chris Webber fan. I felt horrible for the guy when he called timeout, and said I’d always feel horrible for him if he didn’t win some kind of championship. Many years with the Kings, and many more teases later, Webber never won that title, and has instead hobbled onto teams since then (Detroit), in a last-ditch effort to take his claim to glory. He’s officially retired now, stepping away from the Warriors, whom he joined mid-season. Webber appeared in a mere nine games with ...

Chris Webber set to retire
Published 3/26/2008 by pistonsnation at PistonsNationBlog.com
... ESPN: Time is apparently up on Chris Webber’s basketball career.Sources close to Webber told ESPN.com on Tuesday that the 35-year-old has decided to retire from the game and end his comeback with the Golden State Warriors after more problems with a surgically repaired left knee that has plagued him for the past half-decade. ...

Rumor: Chris Webber to Retire
Published 3/26/2008 by Atma Brother ONE <info@goldenstateofmind.com> at Golden State Of Mind: Front Page Posts
Say it ain't so! Marc Stein just dropped this bit on ESPN.com: Sources close to Webber told ESPN.com on Tuesday that the 35-year-old has decided to retire from the game and end his comeback with the Golden State Warriors after more problems ...

NBA Triple Threat: Dallas Passes First Test
Published 3/26/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... Chris Webber retires - It seems quite a long time ago we were wondering if Webber would make an impact with the Warriors. That question's certainly been answered. I had forgotten he was even on the team. ...

Der Beau hat fertig
Published 3/26/2008 by Paul Niemeyer at NBA-Blog
Nachdem sich Chris Webber bei den Golden State Warriors wegen anhaltender Knieprobleme nicht durchsetzen konnte, wird der 35-jährige nach 15 Jahren NBA-Zugehörigkeit und nur neun Spielen diese Saison noch heute im Rahmen einer Pressekonferenz seinen Rücktritt erklären . Damit wird bei den Golden State Warriors ein Platz im Kader frei, der z. B. mit folgenden D-League-Spielern besetzt werden könnte - Rod Benson, Forward/Center, 23 - Carlos Powell, Forward, 24 - Elton Brown, Forward/Center, 24 - Julis Hodge, SG/SF, 24 Die Warriors können nun einen Spieler verpflichten, der dieses ...

03/26 Minute: More Roster Moves
Published 3/26/2008 by Scott at WaitingForNextYear
... .  It will be hard enough to lock up with the Hornets tonight, let alone go at an entire playoff run without the much-needed depth.  Get better, big man. Does it surprise anyone that Chris Webber has called it a career ?  What’s that?  You forgot he even came back?  Don’t worry, you’re not alone. And to send you off for the day, check out this video of the Royals’ Joey Gathright doing what it takes to avoid that tag. Have a good day, people. ...

Wake Up, Wake Up: Up You Wake!
Published 3/26/2008 by yaveras80 at When The Whistle Blows
+ The Media sucks, news is stupid. (With Leather) + The excerpts from "Vindicated" about Alex Rodriguez. (Deadspin) + Chris Webber, battling chronic knee problems, to retired. (ESPN) + If Donnie Walsh joins Knicks he could decide to keep Isiah Thomas. (NY Daily News) + Lebron-Gisele Vogue cover draws criticism. (MSN)

First Cup: Wednesday
Published 3/26/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... ESPN.com's Marc Stein: "After playing just nine games back in the Bay Area, Webber is retiring. New problems with the surgically repaired left knee that has plagued him for the past half-decade have prompted Webber to leave the game, not even two months after he returned to the team and city where the most famous face from Michigan's famed Fab Five began his NBA career. The Warriors have called a press conference for Wednesday morning so that the 35-year-old, undeniably one of the game's most versatile big men at his peak, can formally announce his ...

Reading is Great! Wednesday’s NBA Links
Published 3/26/2008 by Andrew Thell at Empty the Bench
Wages of Wins - Al Horford is our ROY, and the WoW Journal backs it up with the numbers. AOL Fanhouse - Barack Obama can save the NBA. ESPN - Chris Webber is set to retire. He was a great player, but it’s about damn time. Detroit Bad Boys - What if the Detroit Pistons played in the Western Conference? NBA.com - Somebody give Gilbert some love. Rank him, grade him, he’s ever so good. ...

C-Webb Calls it Quits
Published 3/26/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... from Don Nelson , and Marc Stein reveals Webber had been trying to stave off the decision for most of this month . Joe Dumars explains why Webber ...

Chris Webber Retires After 15 Golden Years
Published 3/27/2008 by Atma Brother ONE <info@goldenstateofmind.com> at Golden State Of Mind: Front Page Posts
... CWebb R.O.Y. Welcome Back! What's next for CWebb? C these CWebb Links: Chris Webber Announces Retirement From NBA [Warriors.com] Webber's career path full of promise and pain [ESPN.com] Webber, battling chronic knee problems, calls it a career [ESPN.com] C-Webb Calls ...