please get Gooden if possible!
Should be a marriage of convenience. Spurs need a better presence on the glass and Gooden will be looking for his next long term deal this summer. A good recommendation from Mr. Popovich might help him with that.
Obviously you'd prefer a Camby, but Gooden at this point would be just fine.
Go hard at him. With Duncan, KT, Gooden, and Pops being rotated (wishful thinking on PMB), there's no excuse to give up any rebounds and get banged on in the paint.
Report: Kings buy out F Gooden
The Sacramento Kings agreed to a buyout with forward Drew Gooden, according to Yahoo! Sports on Sunday night.
Citing league executives, the web site said that Gooden and the team agreed just prior to Sunday’s midnight deadline. Terms, however, were not reported.
Yahoo! said that the San Antonio Spurs are the favorites to acquire Gooden, who was sent to the Kings from the Chicago Bulls on February 19, the league’s trade deadline.
Last-place Sacramento, which has been rumored to be having financial difficulties, will save some money when it releases the veteran Gooden, who was owed $7.1 million before the reported buyout agreement.
According to the report, the Cleveland Cavaliers also could be involved in a sweepstakes for Gooden. The Cavs also have been rumored to be interested in forward-center Joe Smith, who was released by the Oklahoma City Thunder earlier Sunday.
Sign Gooden then Pop and Gooden can see who can grow the ugliest beard in the NBA.
Ugh, no ing thanks.
joe smith.
if only he was 7 foot.
Gooden is the king of the empty double-double.
Joe Smith has a better track-record in terms of decent defense over his career. It would be like Kurt Thomas 2.0...except a three years younger.
bonner, oberto, and thomas all have one thing in common. they don't play inside basketball. except maybe oberto who has to be 6 inches from the rim in order to score. thomas shoots his 15 footers and bonner also shoots spot up jump shots. thus, when duncan is out of the game, there is no low post threat so the defense just hones in on the perimeter. all the defense needs to do is make sure oberto doesn't get away from them and keep the perimeter locked down and the offense is basically stalled without duncan. having gooden down low would take some pressure off the guards because he is definitely more effective offensively in the low post than bonner, oberto, and thomas.
Posted this in another thread, but it seems to fit better here.
Just wow..
Talk about good fortune. The Spurs cannot say no to Gooden for the minimum. He'd provide nice scoring off the bench and this team could badly use another guy who can hit the glass. This is a no-lose situation for the team; they have to pull the trigger on this if he's available.
Gooden would be a big upgrade over Oberto,Bonner and Thomas thats for sure.
Man, this is tough. Gooden has a history of being a and his defense is Elson-esque. He'll make a few good plays here and there but overall he'll leave you wondering if he has brain matter between his ears.
I guess just based on value alone that you have to sign him if he's willing. 13/9 players, especially 27-year-old 13/9 players, don't become available too often for less than half the MLE.
I have doubts that Pop will ever warm up to him. I also wonder exactly where he fits in the bigman rotation. But I guess on value alone, you gotta make a run at him.
Between Joe Smith and Gooden, I'd go with Gooden. Smith is like Kurt Thomas ... except the softer version. At least Gooden offers a few skills the Spurs don't already have covered.
doubtful Pop ever will. but he's a stop-gap at the least. the best thing you can really say about ducktail is that he has playoff experience. that might be enough to help the spurs.Man, this is tough. Gooden has a history of being a and his defense is Elson-esque. He'll make a few good plays here and there but overall he'll leave you wondering if he has brain matter between his ears.
I guess just based on value alone that you have to sign him if he's willing. 13/9 players, especially 27-year-old 13/9 players, don't become available too often for less than half the MLE.
I have doubts that Pop will ever warm up to him. I also wonder exactly where he fits in the bigman rotation. But I guess on value alone, you gotta make a run at him.
I think the Spurs actually need rebounding in the post more than D.
That's why Bonner is so disastrous -- no matter how much he tries to improve on D, he just can't rebound. Never will.
Gooden can (and maybe the D will at least get better).
Camby isn't walking through that door, Spurs fans.
If the Spurs take the Gooden plunge, I think starting him come playoff time makes the most sense. Gooden is horrible at protecting the rim so the less you play him without Duncan on the court to have his back, the better. Even Bonner at least will try to get between driving players and the rim.
The Cavs used to use him as a player to go to early in each half ... and he was pretty effective in that role. I don't really see him as a player who can come off the bench and find the flow of the game.
Drew Gooden would make Matt Bonner look like David Robinson defensively.
I'm sorry I don't see how you can give him minutes ahead of guys that give a crap on D.
this. forget Gooden, Swift and Smith. let the spurs go with what they have and let the dice roll.
Let's face it...the Lakers ain't waiving Kobe and the Cavs ain't waiving LeBron. So far I can't see where any of these guys who were waived tonight can help the Spurs with a little less than 1/4th of the regular season left.
*Crosses Fingers* This could be great for us.
Gooden may not either. If he really is the dog he seems, he may go to _allas where he won't have to worry about defense or championship pressure.
Also, Pop's reputation for sitting players who don't go hard on D may scare him off. (I assume he'll want to be confident of playing time to push for a new contract.)
He may be more of a Cuban type recruit than a Pop recruit. Creature comforts may be more importatnt to him than rings. (And Dallas is closer to Kansas after all.)
Bottom line -- the Spurs need this guy.
Matt Bonner sucks. WTF? You guys really are into 3 pointers aren't you? You all need to go back and watch your vintage spurs championship vhs tapes. Matt Bonner doesn't fit into any playoff run.
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