He might be the worse defensive big man in the country.

he put up 20 & 9.9 last year-

This year, points are down- boards almost the same- I don't believe his skills could have dropped that fast.

I wouldn't trade curry or crawford for webber just to get rid of them- though I think Curry is a bum, he still needs more time to adjust- playing in nyc isn't easy- and I think they have value in the league.

Marbury would probably be my first choice- I don't think he can get back on track in nyc- too much pressure, too many expectations.

Marbury's weakness as a defender wouldn't be so obvious in philly since they have other defenders who are good.

Having webber mentor Frye might not be the worst thing.

Marbury & Francis will not interest Philly in the least... it will have to involve Curry & some other players, because if Philly is to take on added salary, the players they're getting have to at least give them upside potential to improve their team going forward... neither Marbury nor Francis gives them that.

Posted by TMS:

Marbury & Francis will not interest Philly in the least... it will have to involve Curry & some other players, because if Philly is to take on added salary, the players they're getting have to at least give them upside potential to improve their team going forward... neither Marbury nor Francis gives them that.

agreed. but I don't think we can give up on curry after one year. granted, it's a year of regressed play- but I think there is a bigger adjustment to playing in nyc that he might still be trying to get over.

next year, if he doesn't have it- move him.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2665203

Webber meets with 76ers president over reduced role

PHILADELPHIA -- Chris Webber has talked with Philadelphia 76ers president Billy King about the star forward's unhappiness over a reduced role that's included two fourth-quarter benchings.


Webber's minutes and production have dramatically declined this season, and coach Maurice Cheeks has rested him for two entire fourth quarters in seven games, turning him into a $20 million role player.

King said Thursday night he's talked recently with Webber but did not say if a trade was requested. Webber is due another $22 million next year in the final season of his contract.

"The focus has been on the team all year, and Chris is an important member of the team," King said. "Maurice has been making decisions each game that he and the staff feel will give us the best opportunity to succeed, and I support him in the decision-making process."

Webber is averaging 10.3 points on 37 percent shooting in 30.6 minutes, well off his 14-year career averages of 21.5 points on 48 percent shooting in 37.9 minutes.

"I'm not going to keep playing like this," Webber told the Sacramento Bee after scoring six points Wednesday night in Seattle. "I don't like this role."

Cheeks has said he's been very clear with Webber about what he expects from the five-time All-Star.

Since Webber was traded from Sacramento to Philadelphia before the 2005 trade deadline, he's never really seemed to be happy playing with a franchise that has hovered around .500 since his arrival. He butted heads with former coach Jim O'Brien at the end of 2005, calling his half-season the worst situation of his basketball career.

"Timeout times 50, basically," he said, referring to his infamous gaffe at Michigan.

But he rebounded with a strong season under Cheeks last year, averaging 20.2 points and 9.9 rebounds in 75 games, the most games he'd played in the last six seasons.

He said in training camp he was feeling as strong physically as he had since undergoing microfracture surgery on his left knee in June 2003.

A snapshot of his frustrations came last week when Webber had six of his 11 rebounds in the third quarter in a win against Miami, then sat in the fourth. Webber deftly deflected numerous postgame questions about his benching, smiling through brief answers and saying only that he was happy the Sixers were winning.

"It's whatever," he said.

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Posted by TMS:

Marbury & Francis will not interest Philly in the least... it will have to involve Curry & some other players, because if Philly is to take on added salary, the players they're getting have to at least give them upside potential to improve their team going forward... neither Marbury nor Francis gives them that.

agreed. but I don't think we can give up on curry after one year. granted, it's a year of regressed play- but I think there is a bigger adjustment to playing in nyc that he might still be trying to get over.

next year, if he doesn't have it- move him.

i'm willing to give Curry another year to show if he can turn things around, but if we can get a 1st rounder along w/the cap relief in the deal, i think i'd rather go that route & take the chance that Lebron or D Wade will be available if we have the cap space to make a strong offer... those types of players don't come around everyday... i would take extreme steps to obtain them at this point because we're not getting a top lottery pick in this year's draft... since the talent pool is projected to be deep, the added pick from Philly could net us a very talented player to take Curry's place, or Isiah can maybe parlay that pick along w/Chicago's post swap pick to move up & grab a better player

besides, if CWebb's knees force him onto the IR or retirement, the team will probably end up w/a top lottery pick in the '08 draft... that could very well influence 1 of the marquee free agents' decisions to NY's favor as well.

don't take this too seriously now, but can you imagine a roster like this in 2 years? i'll take a huge flyer on something like this rather than staying the course w/what we have now & waiting for Curry & Crawford to mature into the players we hope they'll become:

C - lottery pick or marquee free agent / Frye
PF - Lee / lottery pick or MLE free agent
SF - Lebron / Balkman
SG - Q Rich / Jefferies
PG - Nate / Collins

Please....I hope we don't get him. I always thought him as over-rated. Do we really need another jumpshot big man. We already have Frye....