James (Jimmy) Butler is a glorified prime Corey Maggette...

[Im Still Ballin]

He's about as good as Paul George, whos about as good as prime Corey Maggette.

[Andrew Wiggins]

what tangible benefit do you get out of trying to annoy people all the time?


sad existence

[kurple]

He's about as good as Paul George, whos about as good as prime Corey Maggette.

why do you compare great defenders to corey maggette`?

[Genaro]

Maggette looks like Harden actually, thought Harden is better.
He wasn't a good defender so you can't compare him to Butler who is an elite defender.

[Im Still Ballin]

You guys underrate Maggette's defense. He was tough, physical, lockdown although if somewhat over-zealous. In the peak of his prowess he was on par with guys like George/Leonard/Butler. Not to mention he played in the most defensive era of NBA history.

[Kblaze8855]

You guys underrate Maggette's defense. He was tough, physical, lockdown although if somewhat over-zealous. In the peak of his prowess he was on par with guys like George/Leonard/Butler. Not to mention he played in the most defensive era of NBA history.

You are quickly becoming one of the worst posters here.

[navy]

You are quickly becoming one of the worst posters here.

Becoming?

[Done_And_Done]

You guys underrate Maggette's defense. He was tough, physical, lockdown although if somewhat over-zealous. In the peak of his prowess he was on par with guys like George/Leonard/Butler. Not to mention he played in the most defensive era of NBA history.

Take a break dude and come back when you've composed yourself.

[Im Still Ballin]

I'm getting hate because I don't believe in the hype of Butler?

Christ

[dontgetchoked]

I'm getting hate because I don't believe in the hype of Butler?

Christ

you're getting hate because you're a freaking dumbass.

[Paul George 24]

leoanrd >>>>>>>>>>> both

[j3lademaster]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlGZ5xitV8M
You can see the similarities in their play. Both hard-nosed, physical players with a knack for getting to the charity stripe. Hoo-haa. Corey is stronger and more built, but Jimmy is quicker.

Omg Maggette looks just like Xhibit, I honestly never realized that until I watched this video

[Done_And_Done]

you're getting hate because you're a freaking dumbass.

[Im Still Ballin]

Corey had 2 games in 2004 where he locked down Kobe

Don't believe me? Look it up.

[NustABut]

Maggette is definitely underrated but lets be honest, Butler is more complete of an offensive player, has the 3 as a consistent weapon now, although he isn't as proven as a scorer as Maggette, as Corey did average basically 20 a game for 4 seasons.

On the defensive end, Butler has the edge, although Maggette himself was no slouch on D.

Butler has the advantage of establishing his career on a winning team, which he has done a fine job at, whereas Corey had been on losing teams for the majority of his career.

Overall, Jimmy does have the edge per his play so far this season, but lets see if he can maintain this type of play throughout an 82 game season, and playoffs, let alone comparing his newly found success this season to a proven NBA veteran player in Maggette.