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If what Pop had to say in his press conference is really true, then that should mean that even he must put aside his Finley man-crush. There's no way they can bring him back.
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gooden will be at least the MLE.
So you still want the awesome Matt Bonner starting for the Spurs?Gooden
Gooden could help us a lot during the next regular season..
I'm really interested to see what happens with the Splitter situation, and of course I'd like to actually see Mahinmi play..
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Gooden is worthless. I'm not sure where the infatution comes from, but there is nothing that guy has shown in his career that should make anyone think he can be a reliable contributor on a serious contender.
Bonner needs to make like a fetus....
I would not be shocked if Finley went back to Dallas.
All the times Bruce has said that about other players and now he has to say it about himself.
I'm not convinced that Gooden fits in with the Spurs. I like that he attacks and finishes strong, but he kills ball movement. Maybe training camp and a full season would fix that, but if not, it won't work in my opinion.
I would be. They treated him like when they were waiving him. They kept throwing out all these trade talks that had no chance of happening while waiting till the last possible minute to waive him. Cuban even told Finley he'd pay him in full if he chose a team in the east to sign with. They had all those articles about him being a cancer in the locker room and how he wouldn't accept a lesser role under AJ.
Didn't he start in the finals?
Of course, Tpark/Eric still wants us to start Bonner, so that says everything about his opinion on Gooden...
At least Finley's contract isn't a team option. I wouldn't trust Pop to make the "tough" call.
There is a big possiblilty that next year Finley is still getting big minutes and Bruce is gone forever.
I would take Bowen back in a lesser role again and for the playoffs and let Finley go, they can easily replace him IMO, with someone younger and more atlhetic. Finley is damn near done, DONE. Bowen can still D up and hit the three, Finley can still shoot but what else? He is off more often than not it seems as well, he has a hot game or two and 4 off. Spurs need changes, say no to all except Bruce IMO, and Gooden if he wants to come back at a decent price.At least Finley's contract isn't a team option. I wouldn't trust Pop to make the "tough" call.
There is a big possiblilty that next year Finley is still getting big minutes and Bruce is gone forever.
Just say no to Gooden. 20% of the league has had him and didn't want to keep him, and he wasn't some guy toiling to make a name, he entered the league as a high profile high draft pick.
He doesn't make the Spurs better, full training camp or not.
Where his teamn got swept, in large part because of his inability to defend the paint. Where he was so bad that his team traded him the following season and they immediately became better.
i want to see the big 4 again next year: Tim, tony, manu and bruce.
Hill is a lock too. Mahinmi should stay to see what he can bring.
every others can go if that bring us back some more useful players.
It`s Cuban`s money, so better Fin have it than SternIt's a damn shame Finley earned more money playing basketball than David Robinson. He'll also probably end up earning twice as much as Manu
Bill Simmons nailed the Drew Gooden experience pretty well I think:
"Know when I knew it was over for the Spurs? When they signed Drew Gooden. Good rebounder, decent inside scorer, total knucklehead. He grew a mini-beard on the back of his neck three years ago. He let down LeBron so many times that LeBron developed an actual "Drew Gooden disappointed me yet again and I might have to kill him soon" frown. When he went to Chicago, Cleveland immediately became a better team. The Bulls dumped him and they immediately became better. He's exactly the type of player the Spurs NEVER sign: someone who looks better on paper than he actually is. I just thought it seemed like a desperate move. And it was."
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...9&sportCat=nba
Classic Simmons article BTW.
He is not the young, athletic, defensive type we need next to Tim (see, Mahinmi, Ian, hopefully), and he's not a Spur-level defender, nor does he commit like Spurs players must for the system to work - the guy occasionally gives up on defensive plays!
No, he was a desperation move that didn't pay off, someone else will offer him the MLE for 4 years, and we will watch him walk. He is not the answer to our problems.
Yeah, bye bye Drew, you've got nice touch around the basket, a decent jumper, and sometimes go to the boards, but that ain't enough to make you a Spur if you want to be paid more than 2mil a season.
I don't, but again, way to assume without knowing jack .
That's true. I've seen him give up on some plays, and seem uninterested if he wasn't holding the ball. That won't cut it.
1. Re-sign Gooden.
i) I don't know if the entire MLE is enough for him.
ii) If it works, we can trade expiring big man contracts like Bonner, Oberto and possibly Thomas to Detroit which is under restructuring for McDyess or Sheed. (after Detroit signing one first)
iii) Then, Mahinmi can be the backup big man for Duncan, Gooden and Sheed.
2. Waive Finley and keep Bowen.
i) Waive Udoka as well.
ii) It means that we have Bowen, Mason and Manu left for the wings.
iii) We can have some extra space to sign a free agent.
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