John,
I'll agree with you that the Kings would not be as successful without Webber. Yet, the following is a random list of why I'm not a Webber fan and why others shouldn't be either...
(1) Michigan/Fab 5 lameness. You know all those guys were paid. Sophomore year and out for the whole crew. C'mon. (nice timout- w/NO TIMEOUTS LEFT). Webber cost me $. So starts Webber's saga. (I know, you acknowledged his immaturity at 18).
(2) Jammed the Warriors because Don Nelson told him what to do and the pre-madonna Webber didn't like it. Hardaway and Mullin did fine with Nellie. Why should Webber be any different.
(3) Bounced to Washington so he could party it up w/his homie, Juwan Howard. Ummm, I guess that didn't work either.
(4) Found a home in Sac and immediately complained about the "no soul food" thing. Yet, the fans still embraced him then and come contract time, while the Maloofs offered to mow his lawn. What a joke!
(5) Raced through the town of Folsom and into Granite Bay, joy riding with his dawg-J Wil. The cops chase 'em, catch Webber while J-Wil evades the police. The whole thing ends up being THROWN OUT!!!
(6) Tired of him shooting that crappy elbow jumper.
(7) Tired of him giving that stupid scowl on a routine dunk. So what Web!
(8) Sac bee:"Do you miss your friend J-Will?"
Webber: "J'Will is my boy. He's my dog."
Great going Web. Love the wannabe thug attitude. Too bad you grew up in middle class/affluent society w/educated parents.
(9) Totally guilty of accepting $ at Michigan and lies about it. Somehow I think he'll get off. Then the key witness dies. Unbelievable!!!
CAN YOU REALLY DENY THE ABOVE FACTS?
(10) I'm a bit biased... I'M A WARRIOR FAN
Sailor