Reality check on CM's worth, promotes for Spurs

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http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/...te-Worth-.html

Nice Article on CM:

What is Corey Maggette Worth?

July 8, 2008 2:27 PM


I can't decide what to make of that guy. At his best, he's very, very good.

He can do a lot of things that a lot of other players can not do. His PER is not bad. It's not hard to make a highlight reel of him. (And this I know: Corey Maggette has better peripheral vision than your Average Joe. But nobody's perfect.)

But is that stuff essential to winning a le? Thus far, you'd have to guess not, as things don't seem to work well for his team when he's playing.

And if ends up in San Antonio -- where he would play a role in a well-established system -- I assume his athleticism and shooting will be put to good use, and he would be a fantastic fourth or fifth best player. I would like to see that.

But if Maggette ends up somewhere like Golden State, where he will be expected to help define the team? Then I am crossing my fingers and hoping that he has been developing a lot as he has been aging. Because he has not been part of a winning system, and he's not about to get more athletic. . .Corey Maggette at three years, $16 or $17 million or so ... maybe. Corey Maggette at five years for $40 million? No way.

[FromWayDowntown]

Might be worth a new thread (I don't really care) but the blog entry has been posted in a broader thread about the ongoing courtship of Corey Maggette and the weighing of his merits as a player.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...=100772&page=2