I think he'd be worth having traded for a protected 1st round pick. He has amazing court vision and passing ability whenever I've seen him play this year (though tonight's 4th quarter in particular).

Unfortunately, he seems to be a truly below average shooter (though he did somehow manage to shoot 38% from 3 last year with a moderate number of attempts) and we've only gotten to see him with the second team which isn't as efficient at finishing off of his dimes.

Just wondering if anyone else has gotten the same sense as me that his ability to find other players and get them the ball in good scoring position truly stands out in relation to the Warriors other "point guards." Honestly, I think that CJ has been playing very well and Jamal Crawford has a bit of point guard in him but you really see the difference when a player is a natural "true" point guard. (Oh Baron, how we miss thee...)

Guess I'm just saying that I see flashes of what the Dubs likely saw when going after Marcus Williams this past summer. Too bad he's a less than tenacious or quick defender with a poor and erratic shot. Still, if he could modestly address those issues, there's a double digit assist man waiting to come out.

I'm normally a big stat guy and honestly, his stats don't tend to back up my contentions as prior to this year he's yet to average even a 2 to 1 Ast/to ratio. Nevertheless, just wondering if anyone else sees what I see in terms of his feel for the offense and his passing ability?

who would be a viable alternative?

It is my understanding that Corey Maggette has been (by league rule) untradeable until December 15th. Given his terrible last game (and now re-occurance of his hamstring injury), now may not be the time to trade him but let's just say that he strings together a few good games to remind other teams of his potential value (which, in the right situation is actually somewhat considerable.)

Corey Maggette, assuming that he is no worse than the player he's been the past 3+ seasons, is one of the best players in the league at getting to the foul line and cashing in. He brings some other solid talents as well (his yearly Hollinger PER close to 20 as "proof"), but playing him at the 4 in an intentionally fast-paced offense seems to emphasize some of his worst tendencies (lackadaisical transition defense and forcing shots early in the shot clock when given a green light to do so). Although my instinct is that he is who he is, it is possible that he will grow over time into the role that Don Nelson seems to want to force him into. But... let's say that what we're currently seeing from him is what we're going to get. Should we trade him soon and, if so, who might we reasonably trade him for?

Two thoughts, though I fear that the length of Maggette's contract would make these non-starters without others thrown in, are Gerald Wallace or Josh Howard. In both cases I have read elsewhere of their being shopped and re:Dallas, I've read that the Mavs are/were specifically interested in Maggette.

So... would you trade Maggette straight up for one of these guys? I know it's fun right now to bash Maggette, but he is a 20+ scorer, (among the) best in the league at getting fouled, and a beast of a mismatch at the 2 if he can hit the 3 at a decent percentage (38% last season, only 18% for us this season). Keep in mind, he's also been less than 100% for all but a few games thusfar this season, bringing up two points: 1) healthy, he may be a better fit for the Dubs than he's shown thusfar; and 2) he's always been injury prone, perennially playing only 65-75 games/season.

If we traded Maggette, do Wallace or Howard provide what we need in return as they are both somewhat similarly sized to Maggette (minus the guns) and neither is a great 3 point shooter either. They're both probably better rebounders and defenders though (Wallace in particular, but then again, he's injury prone too). Or do we go in a different direction and trade him for a young 4 who can shoot the 3 (Bargnani or Yi plus players and picks) to match Nellie's preferred style of play?