After a considerably long wait, Chris Webber will finally have his name inducted in the Hall of Fame on Saturday. The 48-year-old had a decorated 15-year career in the NBA which all started with the Golden State Warriors back in 1993. C-Webb recently opened up about his time with the Dubs, and he revealed how he believes this stint helped revolutionize the game.
Webber acknowledged the criticism that was thrown at him during his single season with the Warriors, but he is also adamant that he was pivotal in transitioning a new era of basketball:
“I loved my time in Golden State. I think the league was changing again,” Webber told Shams Charania of The Athletic. “It was a difference at that time from old-school coaching and what you see now. I was part of that transition as well. It was fun to play point forward, but at that time, the league didn’t understand (then-Warriors head coach Don Nelson) Nelly. They didn’t understand me. Even though I won Rookie of the Year, we were criticized for it. It’s just funny now looking back, and I was a part of change. I have to look back at it. The backlash we got for trying to be that change.”
Like Webber said, he did win Rookie of the Year that season. The Warriors also won 50 games that year en route to securing a playoff spot in the West. Nevertheless, Webber still received a ton of criticism throughout as well as in the aftermath of that season.
LeBron James is widely credited for the emergence of the point forward position in today's NBA, but in his mind, Webber believes that he too played a key role in revolutionizing this position years before the Los Angeles Lakers superstar entered the league.
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