![]() ![]() He made five All-Star teams, an All-NBA first team and three All-NBA second teams. It's not like C-Webb had an atrocious career or anything. 1 overall pick since the ABA-NBA merger, only five guys were unequivocally considered to be sure things: Ewing, Shaq, Duncan, Magic and Webber. Everything that happened during his first 20 years seemed to be setting up an influential and successful professional career. He shined in the biggest spotlight possible at Michigan for two seasons, and along with his teammates became a genuine trendsetter in the early '90s with their chest-thumping, yelping, baggy shorts and everything else. His background couldn't derail him because he hailed from a middle-class, two-parent family, attended a respected Detroit prep school and learned early on how to juggle an Eddie Haskell-like public persona with a much more urban private persona (as Mitch Albom illustrated so wonderfully in his classic sports book "The Fab Five"). On paper, he had everything you'd ever want from a power forward - superior athletic ability, soft hands, a world-class post-up game, the rebounding gene, even the passing gene - and nobody played that position who had more natural gifts. Shawn Kemp, Marvin Barnes and Micheal Ray Richardson were fundamentally unequipped to handle the day-to-day pressures of being a wealthy basketball star. Derrick Coleman and Vince Carter weren't nearly tough enough or competitive enough. ![]() Pete Maravich developed too many bad habits in college and played for too many crummy teams in the pros. Connie Hawkins was derailed by a college point-shaving scandal. Bernard King and David Thompson had drug problems and knee problems. Of all the great players who passed through the NBA and never fulfilled their promise, Webber was the only one without a legitimate excuse. Will it happen? Who knows? I just found it interesting even during the week Webber retired from basketball, people were still wondering about his potential. ![]() Just imagine if he'd stayed in Orlando with Shaq. The elder Albert is approaching his 80th birthday and in the final year of his contract, though no decision has been reached.Īlbert’s partner Chris Webber may also be on the way out, with the Post reporting that his return next season is “very much in question.” Turner officials were reportedly not pleased that Webber opted out of covering this year’s NCAA Tournament on what is being characterized as short notice.Īlbert has been with Turner since 1999 Webber has been with Turner since retiring from the NBA in 2008.Chris Webber never played in an NBA Finals. News of Albert’s hiring comes on the same day the Post reported that his father, TNT NBA voice Marv Albert, could retire at the end of this year’s postseason. Albert could end up calling four of the next eight Stanley Cup finals - the three Turner will air under its new deal (2023, 20) and this year’s final on lame duck broadcast partner NBC.Īlbert previously called Game 1 of the 2014 Stanley Cup Final for NBC when Mike Emrick was dealing with a personal issue. The New York Post reported Wednesday that Turner will hire Kenny Albert to serve as the voice of its NHL coverage, which begins next season. Turner Sports may be trading one Albert for another, with Kenny working its new NHL package and Marv retiring from its NBA coverage.
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