2/24/2005 07:22:00 AM|||Shep|||Drop the Dime (aka Drop It Like It's Hot) analyzes the Webber trade.

Here's what I have to add: The trade is obviously going to hurt Iverson's output. Those guys the 76ers traded were not putting up Webber numbers. Combined. Okay, maybe all together they equalled one Webber. That said... I think Webber and AI could run a pretty sweet pick'n'roll. I think that would lead to a better FG% for AI. Just having Webber around will (or at least should) give AI more open looks, leading to a higher FG%. And we all know Webber can hit the 15-footer - perfect for the PnR.

For the Kings: the value of all of their starters is pretty much the same. No one in that trade is going to take anything away from them. Those guys are not going to make up the kind of production that Webber had. Kenny Thomas will probably start at PF, and Songaila will continue to be the backup. Of course, Thomas hasn't been playing "Webber" minutes, so Songaila might get a little extra time at the 4. Probably not enough to make him fantasy-worthy, though. Wow. In the time I've been writing this, Yahoo removed C-Webb from PF on the Kings depth chart, and replaced him with KT. So, there you have it. Also, who has that job? And how do I get it?

Brian Skinner becomes the new backup C, but he's not going to take more than the 10 minutes that Brad MillerTime has already been giving up. If anything, Miller's minutes will go up. And of course, as DtD says, he is usually Ballin Outta Control when Webber is not around. Expect much BOC from "The High Life." (That's his new nickname, okay?)

Count it.

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