…I think you’re forgetting the veteran guile Mookie brought us.

Also, while Nelson may have smoothed over the 6th man role with Corey, that statement serves to suggest that Nelson’s unlocked some reservoir of goodwill and selflessness in Maggette, or at least that Maggette played his best basketball under Nelson. If you look at his career numbers, last season was more or less the same year he’s been putting up for most of the last decade, except his three point shooting (never great) dropped off th face of the planet. Has Nelson really been great for Maggette? Only if you’re going to give him credit for what Corey Maggette basically does every time he steps on the court…

Also, Dunleavy had Maggette off the bench last year for 65 of his 70 games, and the result was more or less the same statistical year he had with us, albeit he shot slightly better inside and much worse from outside this year. I just think it’s curious to consider- if he really disliked Dunleavy (which I understand is true), and Nelson really coached him up, then does coaching really matter to Corey Maggette, or is he just a statistical cipher you can plug into your team?

(By the by, per-36 Corey attempted a jaw-droppingly consistent 14.4 field goals per game each of his last two seasons.)

…I feel that. At the beginning of the year I expected Maggette to be a huge problem, but he ultimately just became a technical problem, a reasonably effective player with a swollen contract. Sort of like big company grade peanut butter; tastes alright, and always the same, but there’s always more calories than you might like.

I admit I’ve had a very love-hate relationship with football these last eight years, but my Niners upbringing couldn’t suppress a smile when i Heard what had happened. I hope you’re not a Raiders fan for your emotional sake, the discontent seems to be reaching the tipping point over there. Maybe the Oracle and the Coliseum are built atop burial grounds?