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NBA FanhousePosted Feb 20th 2007 7:34PM by mjd
With the NBA trade deadline looming, the FanHouse looks at potential trades out there that would make the NBA a better, brighter, place.
Word on the street is that Donald Sterling is the only person in the Clippers organization that wants to keep Maggette around. The other players are tired of his complaining, the coaches don't particularly like his attitude, and he can't grab spot in the starting line-up. Said Maggette recently about his lack of playing time:
"I don't get it, I really don't. It's crazy. I put in work. I deserve to play. It's totally mind-boggling to me. [It's] unbelievable that I couldn't help this team tonight. Why? Why?"
The Clippers even signed Doug Christie recently. Doug Christie. Cut him loose, Clippers. Maggette has a skill set that could be used somewhere else.
Namely, with the San Antonio Spurs. San Antone could use an upgrade in athleticism, and it would be nice to have someone who could come off the bench and score quickly in a variety of ways. Maggette's rebounding ability would also help the Spurs fill a need.
It's true that Maggette's not much of a defender, and it's true that he's got a reputation as a bit of a knucklehead. But it's impossible to act a fool in San Antonio. Greg Popovich won't allow it, neither will the team's leadership. His defense would improve simply by virtue of being a Spur, and if you need a stopper on the floor, then hey, that's what Bruce Bowen's for.
Brent Barry along with one or more from the group of Matt Bonner, Jackie Bulter, Francisco Elson, Fabricio Oberto, Beno Udrih, Jacques Vaughn, and James White, and draft picks could work under the cap.
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1. Why would SA want to take on a known knucklehead and trade two or more players that are in the current rotation? Maybe non participants Butler or White maybe even Udrih, but Bonner, Elson or Oberto? Do you watch the same games I do?
Posted at 1:12AM on Feb 21st 2007 by Jim McGahan
2. Maggette should go to Utah for Gordon Giricek, Rafael Araujo, Ronnie Brewer and picks. The Jazz really need a slashing scorer, the deal wouldn't affect their rotation and I'd bet that Jerry Sloan could take care of behavior issues.
Posted at 12:38PM on Feb 21st 2007 by The Feed
3. That's nuts. Maggette is a great player. But he would mess up San Antonio Rotation . I admit the Spurs could use a trade . But Maggette is a baby, he wants to leave the Clippers because lack of playing time. If he complains about that then the Spurs shouldn't get him . If he came on the Spurs could he play with lack of minutes played ? And If the Spurs did get him then where would you put him in the rotation ? The Spurs don't need no cry baby, who will complain in the locker room, and disrupt the Spurs, like he may have disrupted the Clippers so much he might be part of the reason that the Clippers are not playing with the same INTENSITY as last year .
Posted at 5:11PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Terry
4. The Spurs are working still to get consistentcy, Intensity together. I don't know how far the Spurs will go this SEASON .But I know they will be a threat in the playoffs. Adding Maggette then I don't see the Spurs going past the first round in the playoffs .For now the Spurs should only get somebody who may fit in the Spurs system, not somebody who is going to complain about playing time.
