" Nico tu as une idée de pourquoi Webster est passé comme ça devant Green a la derniere minute ? "
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" By this time it was a well-known fact by anyone in Portland following the draft they were going to take Webster - it had been announced on the local sports station an hour before - but it did poise a slight dilemma. What about Green, the player Portland wanted in the beginning before his poor draft planning choices knocked him down a few pegs? Just as General Manager John Nash insinuated when Green said he wouldn´t work out against anyone - like Webster or Rashad McCants - Portland ignored it and chose Webster.
Was that the best move? I believe it was. Webster is a better fit for this team because of his NBA-ready body, his basketball smarts, his polished attitude, and his fantastic jump shot. He is exactly what they need from a shooting guard - they don´t need another athletic freak, they have plenty of those at small forward in Darius Miles and Travis Outlaw.
What can we expected from Webster in 2005-06? He will be on the regular season roster, at least to begin with - it´s doubtful he sees the NBDL, unless he gets injured. Will he be the starter? The early line says that´s a ridiculous question because of his age, but who knows? Derek Anderson is his only competition at the moment and he is the leading candidate for a contract buyout. If Webster comes in and plays as hard as advertised in training camp and shows the ability to contribute, I see no reason why he can´t do what JR Smith and Josh Smith did this past season and become a starter before too much season passes.
Oh, and the comparisons to Glen Rice? On some level they may be valid, but Webster is a better physical specimen than Rice and he will make a lot of people eat those words about his defense."