Former Michigan "Fab Five" member Chris Webber is expected to sign with the Detroit Pistons today after he clears waivers at 2 p.m. ET. Webber will be returning to his hometown of Detroit after years of success throughout the rest of the league. Following being waived by the 76ers last week, Webber wanted to find a new team and had his list narrowed down to five or so teams. One of the five teams was the Pistons, who want to sign him as an addition at the center position.Webber's greeting in Detroit will be much different than it has in year's past. He was in attendance for the game in Auburn Hills yesterday and was greeted by a standing ovation. That is on the contrary to the round of boos he received in previous visits to the Palace. This, of course, comes after the scandal involving Ed Martin that left the Michigan basketball program in shambles. All of the games played by Webber and his records were wiped out of the record books, and the two Final Four banners in Crisler Arena were taken down as a result of the scandal.
Webber says that he still loves the University of Michigan, but can't really express that until 2013, when the ban brought on by the whole Ed Martin scandal is over with. I really don't have an opinion on this signing as my feelings are mixed with Webber. But I don't feel like getting into that right now. Hopefully this move can get the Pistons going back in the right direction as they've been struggling a lot lately.
