<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>ALAMEDA -- HAVING ADDRESSED about three dozen kids at a team-sponsored camp, the newest Warrior, now surrounded by media in the humid gymnasium at Alameda High, is directed to a seat and attempts to explain his journey to the Bay Area. It is quickly evident that his is a tale without poetry or romance. Becoming a member of the Warriors is not the fulfillment of a dream Corey Maggette had one night. Nor is it the realization of a fantasy. It is not even the aftereffect of an inspired vision. It was a practical decision, sensible as a retirement plan. Maggette headed northbound from Los Angeles, taking the business route to Oakland. It led him from one unexceptional NBA team, the Clippers, to another, the Warriors. From one team that experienced a degree of success but didn't build upon it, to another that improved itself but couldn't sustain it. And now neither has a clue. Odds are against the Clippers or Warriors, as currently constituted, reaching the playoffs, much less making an impact in the NBA's second season. "It's kind of funny how all this stuff played out,'' Maggette says. "But it's going to be interesting to see what happens.''</div> Source