Sources: Warriors Already Regretting Maggette Signing

[SpurSupremacist]

But they've always been a team of gunners. Dissaray comes from losing baron davis and gaining >mason...i mean, magette. Where has magette won before?

Up to 2007: Where has Kevin Garnett won before?

[Findog]

What a hypocrit...

KG's an assbag, but one thing he values above numbers is winning.

[SpurSupremacist]

Sure. Mason played a big role on the Wizards and could have held out for an offer from them before he jumped ship. He didnt.

He also could have signed with the Spurs before for less money and the chance to win a ring. He didn't. Plus, the difference between what Maggette would have made here and what Mason could have made is not comparable, sorry.

What i say may have nothing to do with what you say. Its still a fact.

It's a fact, but I'm not really sure what it proves.

You didn't read the article in the OP? His gunner teammates don't even like him.

Because he is better than they are. Gunners tend to not like other gunners that are better than they are.

You are just ing and whining.

No, I'm simply bringing reason to a stupid thread.

[MannyIsGod]

Boo freakin' hoo. If you sign Maggette, you have to know what you're getting. Did they expect something different from him? He can be a useful player, but he is what he is.

Might have worked out o.k. in SA as a bench player, the kind of guy who can play 8 or 10 minutes a half and fill it up.

LOL @ CM playing 8 to 10 minutes in San Antonio.

Threads like this are why I hate fans sometimes. Everyone here was busting their nut at the opportunity to have CM here this summer and now look at the way people are. Its so annoying. Mason has put up a month of good numbers, but I'll be sold once he does it for a longer period of time. Maggette has put up good numbers for a much longer time and has never been on a winning team - which you can't hold against him - so I don't think he should get knocked too much.

[tp2021]

No, I'm simply bringing reason to a stupid thread.

[z0sa]

He also could have signed with the Spurs before for less money and the chance to win a ring. He didn't.

Mason had a breakout season only last year. Why would the spurs blow over half their MLE on a nobody

Plus, the difference between what Maggette would have made here and what Mason could have made is not comparable, sorry.

Now it's my turn to ask for some facts. In an uptempo offense he's averaging less than with the Clippers Your lack of knowledge of unsettling.

It's a fact, but I'm not really sure what it proves.

Read between the lines:

Spurs
Couldn't afford maggette
Must Stay
Spurs Couldn't afford maggette
Under the Cap

Because he is better than they are. Gunners tend to not like other gunners that are better than they are.

Or maybe ... just maybe ... he's a ball hog and chemistry killer?

No, I'm simply bringing reason to a stupid thread.

Whatever you wanna call being ignorant.

[T Park]

Not sure how you come up with that? Care to elaborate?

Easy.

He turned down the Spurs, a winning team, for more money and a lottery team.

How much more obvious does it get?

[A Bomb]

Maggette is a ballhog ... but he's always been a ballhog. His value is his world class ability to get to the free throw line.

That said, I think the Spurs lucked out by having Maggette turn them down and get RMJ. Out of all the possibilities including Maggette, Azubuike, JR Smith, etc. ... I think the Spurs ended up with the right guy, especially when considering the contracts.

I think if the Spurs signed Maggette, he wouldn't be such a ballhog, it's the system he plays for. Put him in there with the Spurs big 3 and Popovich and he could of developed into a force.

[exstatic]

I think if the Spurs signed Maggette, he wouldn't be such a ballhog, it's the system he plays for. Put him in there with the Spurs big 3 and Popovich and he could of developed into a force.

Ten years into his career? You are what you are, at that point. I also think his FT penchant would be lessened by playing for the Spurs. They are pretty much FT lepers with the zebras since the Timmy/Crawford blowup.

[ILoveOranges]

Threads like this are why I hate fans sometimes. Everyone here was busting their nut at the opportunity to have CM here this summer and now look at the way people are. Its so annoying.

Well, that's life for you. People want what they can't have, and everything seems better from the outside. And then when someone else gets what they can't have, they pout and degrade the object. Some fans in particular I suppose are pretty bad.

[SpurSupremacist]

Mason had a breakout season only last year. Why would the spurs blow over half their MLE on a nobody

No man, you don't get it. You're trying to say Mason is all about winning, and the fact is he cares about money, just like Maggette does.

Now it's my turn to ask for some facts. In an uptempo offense he's averaging less than with the Clippers Your lack of knowledge of unsettling.

Probably because he's learning an entirely new system, with entirely new teammates? lol I'd think that's pretty much self-explanatory, but I guess not.

Read between the lines:

Spurs
Couldn't afford maggette
Must Stay
Spurs Couldn't afford maggette
Under the Cap

Um, obviously. My original post was simply saying Maggette is a better player than Mason, which he is. Some delusional people seem to be implying Mason is a better player than Maggette, which is laughable, which is what my post was intended to be aimed at. I guess I have to spell everything out.

Or maybe ... just maybe ... he's a ball hog and chemistry killer?

Possibly, but the Spurs could use a ball hog that is that talented. I mean, I'd say the Spurs have been together for a pretty long while and developed quite a chemistry, what's that doing for them? They're 9-8.

[SpurSupremacist]

Easy.

He turned down the Spurs, a winning team, for more money and a lottery team.

How much more obvious does it get?

Yes, and Mason also did the same. And the cash difference he received from the Wizards was FAR less than Maggette's cash difference from the Warriors, so... thanks for playing.

[Gino2882]

There are VERY few who didn't want Maggette over Mason.

Knowing what we know this first month, I would take Maggette 1000 times over Roger Mason.

Maggette would of been an absolute force on this team. Maggette gets to the line I believe more than anyone not named Kobe or Lebron.

[itzsoweezee]

What a joke of a front office, Spurs. Letting a guy like this go. Now we're stuck with Roger friggin Mason.

lol. like it was the spurs that turned him down rather than the other way around.

[K-State Spur]

What a hypocrit...

Whatever, KG stops trying to get his numbers (or anything else) with 5 minutes left in the game.

[SenorSpur]

I'll bite. I was one of the biggest Corey Maggette backers on here. I admit, I was wrong about him and how he'd integrate into the Spurs offense. So glad the Spurs lucked out with RMJ.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Regretting signing a ball hogging role player to a $50M contract? Shocking.

[SpurSupremacist]

I'll bite. I was one of the biggest Corey Maggette backers on here. I admit, I was wrong about him and how he'd integrate into the Spurs offense. So glad the Spurs lucked out with RMJ.

You were wrong about how he'd fit into the Spurs offense? How does that work out, when he's never played for the Spurs?

[Obstructed_View]

Maggette has put up good numbers for a much longer time and has never been on a winning team - which you can't hold against him - so I don't think he should get knocked too much.

Um, why not? If a guy puts up numbers but doesn't make his team any better, then what's the use of having him?

CM went to a team that, due to pace, shoots the ball about 900 times per game, and has already angered his team due to the fact that he shoots too much.

[mrspurs]

One thing is for sure. In golden state nothing works. And heres another clue. With cory its about cory first then any team.

[sonic21]

i doubt KG actually said that... Maggette is not a small european guard that he usually picks on

[z0sa]

No man, you don't get it. You're trying to say Mason is all about winning, and the fact is he cares about money, just like Maggette does.

Do you have any idea who RMJ even is? I think you've got another player mixed up with him

Here, let me quote your original post, and then your answer:

He also could have signed with the Spurs before for less money and the chance to win a ring. He didn't. Plus, the difference between what Maggette would have made here and what Mason could have made is not comparable, sorry.

Now this:

No man, you don't get it. You're trying to say Mason is all about winning, and the fact is he cares about money, just like Maggette does.

You are saying the Spurs went after Mason before this year? If so (which I'm near positive they did not) why the did they, considering last season was his breakout year? Do I have to spell it out for YOU?

What do you not understand? the Wizards didn't get in a bidding war over Mason. He was either going to choose a big role on an EAST lottery team (the uber of ty in the NBA) or a 4/5th option on the Spurs. He chose to win.

Reread my other posts (did you even understand them, either?) about why Maggette could have chosen a still good amount of money in order to win. He even knew Manu was injured and he'd play a big role early on. He still chose a lottery team, because he doesn't want to win. And I want someone who wants to win on my team.

Probably because he's learning an entirely new system, with entirely new teammates? lol I'd think that's pretty much self-explanatory, but I guess not.

New system? The you talking about? Nellieball takes a training camp to learn: RUN RUN RUN. Thought that would be pretty much self-explanatory.

Um, obviously. My original post was simply saying Maggette is a better player than Mason, which he is.

Where did I disagree on their talent levels? I made counterpoints to that argument, which you have yet to even acknowledge.

Some delusional people seem to be implying Mason is a better player than Maggette, which is laughable, which is what my post was intended to be aimed at. I guess I have to spell everything out.

He wants to win more, and he brings a skillset we need. Maggette's a ballstopper on offense and we run a Motion offense. The word stop and motion are essentially antonyms.

Possibly, but the Spurs could use a ball hog that is that talented. I mean, I'd say the Spurs have been together for a pretty long while and developed quite a chemistry, what's that doing for them? They're 9-8.

The chemistry isn't very good right now. I ask, do you watch the games? Or do you just watch the ball?

The LAST thing the Spurs need right now is a ballhog. Just last game a lack of ball movement cost us a victory. Seriously dude, what the are you rambling about?

[MannyIsGod]

Um, why not? If a guy puts up numbers but doesn't make his team any better, then what's the use of having him?

CM went to a team that, due to pace, shoots the ball about 900 times per game, and has already angered his team due to the fact that he shoots too much.

Proof his team is angered? Other than some random internet report? If its on the internet it must be true, right?

And you can't hold it against him because no one has claimed CM is a franchise player. We're comparing him to RMJr here, not Duncan. Is RMJr expected to carry teams?

[T Park]

Yes, and Mason also did the same. And the cash difference he received from the Wizards was FAR less than Maggette's cash difference from the Warriors, so... thanks for playing.

Mason turned down playing for the Wizards, to play for the Spurs.

How the did he do the same thing!??!?

The Spurs offered him more money last year, than what he recieved in Washington.


HOW THE IS IT THE SAME THING!?!??!!??

[T Park]

Whatever, KG stops trying to get his numbers (or anything else) with 5 minutes left in the game.