Chris Webber 2002 NBA season

[Lebron23]

Chris Webber best individual season. 2000-01. He was like the 4th best pf in that generation after Duncan Dirk and Garnett. I think he was an all NBA first team in 2001.
Reg Season Stats // 27.1ppg 11.1rpg 4.2apg 1.7bpg 1.3spg 48%FG
Playoff
https://youtu.be/obp1j3ZFBvk?si=CGglsLyg4oiu0Jxh Stats // 23.3ppg 11.5rpg 3.1apg 1.0bpg 1.1spg.

[Gudo]

Stats aside, CWebb was entertaining to watch. His passing and the team chemistry he help form in Sac was amazing.

[pandiani17]

Stats aside, CWebb was entertaining to watch. His passing and the team chemistry he help form in Sac was amazing.

27 PPG in 2001 was a lot. This was my second season following the league, and I remember he was in the MVP conversations throughout the year, but AI won the award. I missed out in his Washington years, so it was surprising to read and listen that he was a bit of headache for management and coaches in that franchise, when as you said he was a great team player in North California, being the leader of one of the lbest passing teams I have seen.

[ArbitraryWater]

OP it says 2002 in your title

[LAL]

People don't realize that in those early 2000 it was

Duncan/Garnet

Webber

Nowitziki/McDyess/Malone/Sheed


Dirk def took a leap after that.

[SouBeachTalents]

27 PPG in 2001 was a lot. This was my second season following the league, and I remember he was in the MVP conversations throughout the year, but AI won the award. I missed out in his Washington years, so it was surprising to read and listen that he was a bit of headache for management and coaches in that franchise, when as you said he was a great team player in North California, being the leader of one of the lbest passing teams I have seen.
He was taking 23.5 shots a game to get it, I would hope you'd be scoring at minimum 27 ppg with that kind of volume.

[RRR3]

He was taking 23.5 shots a game to get it, I would hope you'd be scoring at minimum 27 ppg with that kind of volume.
Believe it or not that was roughly league average efficiency at the time. Man that era was a brickfest.

[L.Kizzle]

People don't realize that in those early 2000 it was

Duncan/Garnet

Webber

Nowitziki/McDyess/Malone/Sheed


Dirk def took a leap after that.

I think Webber was considered better then KG until about 03.

[theballerFKA Ace]

People don't realize that in those early 2000 it was

Duncan/Garnet

Webber

Nowitziki/McDyess/Malone/Sheed


Dirk def took a leap after that.

I forgot Malone was still a beast in 2000.

25.5/9.5/3.7 on 50% at 37 years old playing in a more physical league that averaged more than 20 points less per game than today

There were other PFs back then that could pass like Webber. But only KG could handle the rock like Webber at his size back then. He'd be a terror if he grew up in this era. Plus he's pretty intelligent, both his parents were doctors I believe

[L.Kizzle]

I forgot Malone was still a beast in 2000.

25.5/9.5/3.7 on 50% at 37 years old playing in a more physical league that averaged more than 20 points less per game than today

There were other PFs back then that could pass like Webber. But only KG could handle the rock like Webber at his size back then. He'd be a terror if he grew up in this era. Plus he's pretty intelligent, both his parents were doctors I believe

Vin Baker was still an All-Star around this time and was Antoine Walker a 4 man. If so, his dribble game was up there as well.

[HoopsNY]

He was taking 23.5 shots a game to get it, I would hope you'd be scoring at minimum 27 ppg with that kind of volume.

Yea, though he shot a respectable 48% in a fast paced offense.


Believe it or not that was roughly league average efficiency at the time. Man that era was a brickfest.

From '97-'00, Webber attempted just 19% of his FGA from 16-29 ft. The remainder of his career, he took nearly twice as many FGA from the same range at 36%, including the year in question.


I think Webber was considered better then KG until about 03.

I don't remember this, really. I remember KG being regarded as the better player because of his defensive ability. Not taking anything away from Webber. He was still solid at that time and the two were somewhat close.


People don't realize that in those early 2000 it was

Duncan/Garnet

Webber

Nowitziki/McDyess/Malone/Sheed


Dirk def took a leap after that.

Yea, I'd also add guys like O'Neal, Walker, Brand, and Abdur-Rahim. A lot of great 4s back then who were also good defensively. Walker was one of the first guys, as big as he was, who became a stretch big. He was also a point-forward and would typically handle the ball for Boston.

[pandiani17]

I think Webber was considered better then KG until about 03.

I don't remember it like that. Since 1999 or so KG was considered individually better, with the exception of that 2001 season (check the all-NBA teams of those years). However, he was not sorrounded very well and therefore he was not considered a threat in the post-season until that sole year 2003-04.

[pandiani17]

I forgot Malone was still a beast in 2000.

25.5/9.5/3.7 on 50% at 37 years old playing in a more physical league that averaged more than 20 points less per game than today

There were other PFs back then that could pass like Webber. But only KG could handle the rock like Webber at his size back then. He'd be a terror if he grew up in this era. Plus he's pretty intelligent, both his parents were doctors I believe

Malone's durability is really underrated. MPV at 36 years old, third in the all-time scoring list and getting his team into the playoffs at almost 39 years old. His career was not like other players (Pat Ewing or Hakeem Olajuwon for example) where they were washed up long before retirement. He was contributing until the end.

[SouBeachTalents]

Just keeping it real, Malone's 1999 MVP is genuinely the weakest MVP in modern NBA history. That literally wouldn't have even been one of the 12 best seasons of his career statistically. Props to him for still being MVP caliber at 36, but that was simply a case of somebody having to win MVP in that weird, condensed season.

[Lebron23]

Just keeping it real, Malone's 1999 MVP is genuinely the weakest MVP in modern NBA history. That literally wouldn't have even been one of his 12 best seasons statistically. Props to him for still being MVP caliber at 36, but that was simply a case of somebody having to win MVP in that weird, condensed season.

I thought Alonzo Mourning was the real mvp in 1999.

[90sgoat]

I think Sac town in those early 00s might possibly be the most entertaining non-MJ team I have ever watched.

Webber was definitely a superstar at that point, him and Divac had insane high IQ chemistry. Just all around great team.