While he may not be bad enough to go below the Curry Line, Corey Maggette may not be all he was made up to be for the Warriors:
The Eddy Curry Line was established to put a spotlight on how truly anemic Curry's overall fantasy line is. The standard: a player must average more turnovers than assists, steals, and blocks combined – in order to qualify, a player must have appeared in at least half of his team's games and averaged at least 20 minutes of playing time.
Chris Mannix, Inside the NBA blogger for SI, wrote:
Corey Maggette has proved to be a prolific scorer throughout his 10-year career. What he hasn't proved to be, however, is much else. Golden State's third-leading scorer this season (19.7 points), Maggette has become the Bay Area's black hole.
Five games, five Golden State losses and a more than 2:1 turnover-to-assist ratio. Maggette's selfish play hasn't gone unnoticed by other players. According to sources, after the final buzzer against Boston, Celtics forward Kevin Garnett turned to Maggette and shouted, "Way to get your numbers."
"He just puts his head down and goes to the basket," an Eastern Conference scout said. "He doesn't even look to pass."
Word from team sources is that the Warriors are already regretting signing Maggette to a five-year, $50 million deal last offseason. When Monta Ellis returns to the lineup early next year, Golden State will have to figure out how to spread the wealth among three players (Ellis, Jamal Crawford and Maggette) who aren't very good at spreading it.
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Is it just me, or does Maggette look like X to the Z, XZIBIT?
What was Maggette "made up to be"? An over paid guy that the Warriors threw money at in a panic after Baron left and they couldn't sign Elton Brand? Because that is what I thought and that is exactly what has happened.
The Giants just did the same thing with Edgar Renteria when they were spurned by Furcal.
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