Is Chris Webber the biggest waste of talent ever?

Just watching all those old Webber highlights from his Michigan days. Here’s a guy who’s 6-10, can jump out of the gym and passes and dribbles better than most wing players.

That’s why, despite all his success in the NBA, I gotta consider his pro career a disappointment.

I don’t think I’ve seen a complete and polished player at the college level in the last 20 years. I never saw Len Bias play, but Chris Webber had all the skills and athleticism that give college coaches like John Calipari 24-hour erections.

Some people are going to put guys that never panned out in the Association ahead of Webber on this but I think that’s a mistake.

Think of it this way: C-Webb was so talented that GM’s never gave up on this guy despite the marijuana charges, despite the shoulder injuries and despite his sour attitude (Golden State and Washington).

Sure he became an All-Star and even an All-NBA third teamer, but that’s small potatoes for Webber. I’m just think that for the first 10 years of his pro career, 90 percent of the time Webber took the floor that he was the most talented player on the hardwood.

Look, we know Chris is a prideful guy. Remember when he verbally choke slammed David Kahn when the T-Wolves GM compared him to Darko Milicic? Skip to the two-minute mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G848nahXCec

I just can’t help but look back at Webber’s career and think “what if”?

What do you guys think? Am I way off base here? 

not clear on the point. lots of nba talent never gets the ring. AI, Mailman, Ewing. I believe he was on a kings team that could have won the championship had the refs not fixed it for the lakers. "what if" the refs hadn't fixed it would you be asking this question about CWebb?

He had a good NBA career and was robbed by crooked refs that one year. I wouldn't say his career was a disappointment.

I was thinking the same thing with this topic.

He and the Kings were robbed. There's not much you can do, the man still had a great career.

Waste? nah. Well respected PF to play the game.

hell no

His number is in the rafters In Sac town.

He's on the top 5 list, that T.O call when in college is a classic

C Web was a baller. Plenty of studs that didn't win a ring. Of course the GM's didn't drop him cause of a little green spinach man, a third of the association is puffing grass.