<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">When someone asked what he learned from coming up short so many consecutive seasons, Chris Webber offered a curious soliloquy after the Game 7 loss to Minnesota. "Always go with the ones who are the hardest workers and who, when your backs are down, they're the ones who will step up," Webber said. "Don't go with the ones who just flow through it. Go with the ones that it hurts them to lose. Go with the ones like Doug Christie. Go with the ones that'll give everything and be the scapegoat for your company, for your family, because those are the ones that will really put their all into it. It's really easy to disappear in tough times. And the true character of a person, I think, is your effort and your mentality when you don't know how things are going to turn out." It was generally assumed that his comments were directed at Peja Stojakovic. He scored eight points in the Game 7 loss and, for the second time in three playoffs, averaged almost seven points per game fewer in the playoffs than in the regular season. Stojakovic doesn't play as well in the half court, which is playoff ball, and suffers when playing with Webber because Stojakovic doesn't get as many transition open shots. There also has been a long East-West divide in the Kings' locker room with Webber and Mike Bibby on one side and Stojakovic and Vlade Divac on the other. The talk has been the Kings might try to deal Webber in the off-season, but his long contract and uncertain health make that unlikely. With his value higher, Stojakovic might be dealt in a makeover to renew the Kings.</div> Full Story Hmm. If one of the two were to be traded, whom would you rather have leave? It's a tough question, because both players contribute to the Kings success. Peja has had his best season yet, but he poses the threat of being a one dimensional player. Chris Webber on the other hand is injury prone and often fails during clutch time.
I'd rather see Chris Webber leave,it seems to me that he doesnt get enough respect in Sacramento.Even though Webber is injury prone he will give you the best of him 100% or not I think teams should look at that.Also I'd rather have a player that shows up for three and a half quarters instead of none in the playoffs.Plus teams that see how Peja performs in the playoffs will probally not wany him.
Tough call. From an overall standoint, SIZE wins the West right now. 1 point for CWebb. From an overall health situation, Peja is younger and healthier. 1 point Peja. Both have show a somewhat propensity to disappear/fumble in the clutch. Push. Quality size is also harder to replace. 1 point CWebb. Fans in Sacto get on CWebb constantly and the relationship with the city and it's fans is at an all-time high, in terms of anomosity. 1 point Peja From these thoughts that came immediately to my head, it's an even issue, with the deciding factors probably being contracts and how they plan to rebuild/rework the team. I'd keep C-Webb, as he'll be harder to deal and is also harder to replace.
peja is not going anywhere. webber would be the more likely candidate to be on the trading block, but they are going to have a problem marketing someone with a 20million contract and bad knees. there have been some rumblings on the local sports radio that the kings will leave webber unprotected in the expansion draft in hopes of making some kind of three way deal to move webber out & bring someone in. i dont think it will happen, but it backs my opinion of leaving webber exposed during the expansion draft.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Peja King:</div><div class="quote_post">if u want to deal webber, try to get boozer!</div> That wouldn't be too bad of a deal,but would a team be willing to take Webber's big contract,and NOT restructure it for Cap Reasons??
No way you trade Peja. The guy is the best shooter in the league, bar none. While he was off, the Kings hardly ran any plays for him in the playoffs. For some reason, the Kings abandoned the dual high post offense with Bibby and Peja coming off screens on the weakside. While Webber makes some nice passes, he has a tendency to hold the ball which limits Peja's effectiveness. If someone can take Webber, I say let him go.
I'd be dropping Webber so fast.. It was obvious that his return hurt the Kings more than anything.. Does anyone even REMEMBER how fluid the Kings' offense through the first half of the season?? It was mind-boggling that Adelman allowed Webber to completely bog down the Kings :[ Don't even get me started on the ludicrous claims that Webber's absence was why the Kings' defense deteriorated from last season.. Webber has never in his career been considered a premier defender. The length they lost in Keon Clark, Turkoglu and JJackson probably had more to do with it than anything.
How ironic these comments come from Chris Webber. He only needs to look in the mirror to see why the Kings have failed every year in the post-season. He has never been a clutch player, yet points the finger at Peja for their loss this year. Once again he is whining and not taking responsibility for his own failure. Peja was having an All Star season, before C-Webb came back into the lineup and completely ruined the team chemistry of the Kings. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"...And the true character of a person, I think, is your effort and your mentality when you don't know how things are going to turn out."</div>
You cannot question CWebbs efforts in the clutch. He takes the last shot, so does Bibby. Webb is no Kobe in clutch time but Kings fans should remember the 3 game winners he had last year. VS ORL early in the year @ BOS late in the year VS DEN in one of the last games. Not to mention 3 straight jump hooks to get a gritty win over Det at home. Peja is an airball machine, like Doug Christie, when the game is tight and the time is low. Ask a writer from Sac, not Chicago, about any realy east-west divide and they will laugh. Sac papers are saying the comments were probably made about Bobby Jackson and his injury. (Thats crap though, Jackson is the heart of the team).
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">How ironic these comments come from Chris Webber. He only needs to look in the mirror to see why the Kings have failed every year in the post-season. He has never been a clutch player, yet points the finger at Peja for their loss this year. Once again he is whining and not taking responsibility for his own failure. Peja was having an All Star season, before C-Webb came back into the lineup and completely ruined the team chemistry of the Kings.</div> MY sentiments exactly.
Part of the problem that everyone has nailing down where the Kings went wrong is not how any of them play on offense, including Webber. Its defense. The Kings are suspect on defense and half the floor cant get back on defense (Webber, Divac just forget it) Peja, while he has gotten better defensivly, is no real defense, Bibby is not great defender either. that leaves Christie as the only person in the starting lineup that has any real defense. Christie and Jackson are the only two on this team that can play transitional defense and they aren't generally on the floor at the same time.
<font face="Courier New">If the Kings should trade anybody it should be Stojakovic, he was shootin terrible at the end of the season and if it wasnt for Webber the Kings would have never made it as far as they did.</font>
C Webb is a great player,but let's face the facts, Webb's an ego maniac,and loves to be the center of attention...i won't knock his skills,but i think if he was a "true leader",he would keep his trapt shut,and play ball,but i doubt he will be able to do both at the same time!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting SKingsFan104:</div><div class="quote_post">he was only doin good before c webb came bak because he had the oppurtunity to step it up.</div> yeah?
