Drew Gooden: Gets in Extra Work With Spurs

[rayray2k8]

Damn..
Against the wolves, they must have half-price, right?

[crc21209]

Damn..
Against the wolves, they must have half-price, right?

I didnt care what team it was...A Spurs game is a Spurs game to me, I could care less who theyre playing, as long as I get to see my team.

[TwelveGs210]

the real question is... how many games before Gooden takes bonners starting spot?

[jbspurs]

All he needs to do is get offensive rebounds / catch the ball and dunk.

No dunk pls!!! He might get waive....

[TheSpursFNRule]

the real question is... how many games before Gooden takes bonners starting spot?

playoffs or late season. its bound to happen. The Big Drizzle!

[Walton Buys Off Me]

ALAMO-DEFENSE;

Is your avatar a picture from Ireland? I could swear I've been on that exact same tree.....

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Like to see him against LA but he needs to be healthy first. Man if hes good to go for the playoffs and Ian gets back this month our front court looks very good and for sure better than LAs.

I didn't think Ian was going to come back this year? Plus I doubt Pop would even put him into the playoff rotation...

[Zzakk's Garage]

Gooden is going to be a match-up guy--playing when he's the better choice against the opposition.
He'll also be useful playing a few minutes to help keep Kurt and Matt out of foul trouble.
It's great that they are all decent shooters.

I don't see Gooden getting a lot of minutes this year, but if the coaching staff can slowly and carefully explain the importance of solid defense to him, next year looks pretty good.

Oberto will see his playing time increased when Manu comes back.
Their mental telepathy is a beautiful thing to watch.
Ridiculous no-look passes, etc.

[raspsa]

He's not dressing until after the Lakers.

You're probably right.

[Tbiggums47]

I likes! +2

I likes +3...Rebounding and inside toughness....Backside help???=

[angelbelow]

looking forward to watching him play.

[Manufan909]

I have a serious ing problem with Pop if he pulls this Manu BS coming off the bench with Gooden after he's played for a couple weeks.

Yeah, cuz Goodens proven so much as a Spur.

Slow your role, he probably won't start unless he averages his career numbers. If he somehow does that, why would you put him on the first team, where he'll have to battle with Timmy for boards and posting up on O. I like the idea of him taking heat of Tim as the starting C, but I like the idea of him tearing up backup bigs in the 2nd unit more, since he's faced off against the top 2 bigs of teams pretty much his whole time in the NBA.

Bonner is only as useful as he is because Tim gets him those shots, and somewhat hides Bonners weakness on the boards, and D.

God I hope Bonner starts in the Finals and the Spurs win it all, so all the doubters can STFU about Bonner as a starter=no

[exstatic]

I have a serious ing problem with Pop if he pulls this Manu BS coming off the bench with Gooden after he's played for a couple weeks.

Yeah, because it didn't work at all with Manu, right? We need some big man post scoring off the bench. Get ready to have a serious ing problem.

[ducks]

booner and goodens d are about the same
gooden rebounds better
booners shot is better from outside

[Manufan909]

booner and goodens d are about the same
gooden rebounds better
booners shot is better from outside

Will you ever start spelling Bonner with 2 ns instead of too os?

[NFGIII]

Plug him into the Matrix.

I know Kung Fu! Show me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmEPXXJ4sKw

I know how to rotate on D!

[phyzik]

As much as I want him to play on my birthday (today) I'd rather the Spurs keep him out for 2 reasons.

1. Rest. Make sure he is ready to go for the playoffs. He can learn the plays in practice.

2. Dont give Lakers a look at what he is going to help us do.

If they decide to play him tomorrow, cool, I love S . If they hold him out, even better IMHO.

[ulosturedge]

We won't see Drew or Manu out on the floor until after the Lakers game. As most have been saying.

[SpursFanNphx]

He's not dressing until after the Lakers.

This is a good point. With Gooden spending his career in the east the Lakers don't know him very well, and with him needing to get back into the swing of things and a new system, a player's tendency is to stick with what they are good at. Pop is a smart guy and doesn't want to rush him into things. The Lakers are our biggest concern in the playoffs and there is no need to let them get a sneek preview of what what Gooden will do with the Spurs system, and how they plan on playing him into it.