I have stayed consistently as a member, no one's above the other. I made an agreement when I joined the Fab Five not to be above the group. I think it was definitely good, it was OK. But I think it was entertaining, there was a lot of truth in it. So when one guy has a million highlights of himself, as if he was the leading scorer and all the stories are like embellished, it's just a little hard for me. My thing is it's always been about us five. it looked like, you know, what happens, a lot of people, after they retire or when they're looking for a job or when they want to be relevant, they go back in time and kind of make sure their importance is really known. I love the guys, but I just think there was so much missed there. Webber would feel like a Wolverine again if that happened.īut until Michigan does something like that, nothing is going to change.Chris Webber will forever be remembered as part of the Fab Five at the University of Michigan, but the former NBA star wasn't thrilled with the depiction of the group in ESPN's critically acclaimed documentary.Īccording to Steve Schrader of the Detroit Free Press, the current TNT NBA analyst revealed on The Dan Patrick Show Wednesday that the 30 for 30 film, spearheaded by former Michigan teammate Jalen Rose, was skewed too much for his liking: Webber, the player, deserves to have his jersey hanging from the rafters of Michigan’s Crisler Center. If Michigan really wants to accept Webber as a Wolverine again, they’ll acknowledge what he was on the court. Webber doesn’t need to meet Michigan’s athletic director to feel like he’s part of Michigan again. They are a part of history that should be acknowledged. They did not get those banners because Martin gave Webber some cash. At the very least, Michigan owes it to the other four members of the Fab Five to put their banners back up. There was a lot of ugly in this whole situation and there were a lot of hurt feelings. "If it's not something that affects their bottom line, they're not going to be in a rush to act." ![]() "They can choose to acknowledge what we accomplished regardless of what he does. He is a Michigan legend.Ĭhris Webber not on Chris it's on Michigan," Jalen Rose told the Detroit News. They should realize, whether they want to acknowledge it or not, he’s the best player to ever play for Michigan. They should also realize that Webber made Michigan a whole lot more money than he was ever given by Ed Martin. ![]() If Webber decided to donate some money to the school, which he ironically is now allowed to do since the disassociation has ended, I’m sure Coleman and Brandon would be more than willing to take his money. If that’s how Michigan wants to be, fine.Ĭoleman and Brandon can choose not to forgive some men who made a choice a long time ago as kids that almost any kid would have made. “But I think you have to reflect on the larger meaning and that we want to hold ourselves to a higher standard.” “Some day, I won't be president anymore, and maybe someone else will have a different view,” Coleman told The Michigan Daily, the school’s student paper, last year. University president Mary Sue Coleman took down the Final Four banners Webber helped raise, and as recently as a last year, she made it clear those banners aren’t going back up as long as she’s around. They took every opportunity to turn up their nose at Webber. Those in charge at Michigan felt like they could. Was it a mistake for them to take money? Yes. ![]() Webber, Maurice Taylor, Robert Traylor (now deceased) and Louis Bullock were made out to be the bad guys for accepting money from a bad guy in Ed Martin. This disassociation was not Michigan’s doing-it was the NCAA’s.
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