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That would be funny if we beat L.A in a few months........
Remember the Gasol...ahem... Jerry West, unfair trade?
And Gooden was drafted by West.....
That could would be sweet
I like Gooden and I think he'll help but what is with dude's appearance? He's all crazy and
That would be funny if we beat L.A in a few months........
Remember the Gasol...ahem... Jerry West, unfair trade?
And Gooden was drafted by West.....
That could would be sweet
McDonald chimes in.
Spurs land Gooden for stretch run
By Jeff McDonald
Drew Gooden, traded from Chicago to Sacramento last month, has found another new basketball home — in San Antonio. Gooden, who was bought out in Sacramento on Sunday, is expected to sign with the Spurs sometime after clearing waivers on Wednesday.
A 6-foot-10 power forward who gained NBA Finals experience against the Spurs in 2007 with Cleveland, Gooden will join a Spurs team clinging to a slim lead in the Southwest Division and chasing the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference.
A number of teams made a run at Gooden after he became a free agent earlier this week, including Dallas and New Orleans, two of the Spurs' Southwest Division rivals. Ostensibly, the Spurs were able to entice him with the $1.5 million left over from their mid-level exception.
Gooden has been hobbled with a bad groin for much of the year, and left his only game with Sacramento with injury last Wednesday. A 7-year NBA veteran, Gooden is averaging 13.1 points and 8.7 rebounds in 32 games this season.
I think we will all be surprised with just how well Gooden will do as a big man for the Spurs. We're not asking him to be an All-Star or anything like that. We just need him to grab some rebounds and help out in the paint. We don't need 20 and 10, just some help in the paint. Which is what he'll do. Drew Gooden finally has the chance to play with a superstar (Tim Duncan). Drew Gooden has never played with a superstar that makes his team better, so now is his chance to be a decent big man in the league.
Gooden is a decent player.
Defensively he's never shown much, but odds are that once he shows up in a Spurs uniform he will rediscover that part of his game. I don't worry too much as an opposing team's fan because he doesn't really add anything to the Spurs that they don't have other than depth. He doesn't give them a frontcourt defender that can do a better job on Bynum/Gasol/Odom than guys like Thomas and Bonner can.
Still can't complain about a free pickup.
I refrain judgement till I see him play with the Spurs
:well his defense sucks. but he will provide a different angle for us. afterall, we cant all have guys that are well arounded.. That is so true, that's great value for our money.
yeah because mike brown does not teach d
nice!!
we got him
fabulous.
Actually...I have no idea. I haven't paid attention to anything recently. I just found out today who Pops was. I thought it was a game we were playing...adding an "S" to Popovich's nickname.
Welcome back!
Can't complain about getting a big man like Gooden on the cheap. No matter how much is D sucks, and how weird it is for a bald guy to wear a ducktail, he can score and rebound. If he ends up being a weirdo or troublemaker, which I doubt, you just let him go.
You believed me? j/k Thanks! I was kidding though.
I'm just a cautious ST poster. We'll have to wait and see about this Gooden thing.
The Pops thing...hmmm. I knew who he was. I didn't know anything about him.
Just remembered I was very high on Gooden a few years back, 'cause I had him on my fantasy team and he was just this very good in rebounding.Re: Here's The 2006-2007 Free Agents List
Believe.
I'm a bit worried about the hernia. If he had surgery now would he be out for the season or is there a chance he could be ready to play before the playoffs?
Exactly, at first it was just a groin injury and now it's a nagging sport hernia that may require surgery. That takes several weeks to heal, and he's got to play with the team and learn the system. I'm concerned with how much time he'll be out. The general assessment of him is he is not that bright and makes defensive bone head mistakes. So, I want him in the uniform as soon as possible-so he can LEARN. It may take awhile for this guy to get it. Yes, I know he played under Brown who knows the Spurs system, but it's not the exact same system. Glad to have him, but I sure wish he was ready to go!
"left his only game with Sacramento with injury last Wednesday"
couldn't play last Wed, groin strains are slow healing, and he's gonna play for the Spurs when??
One would think that with Pops still having some days left on his 10-day deal and Gooden nursing that hernia that the Spurs might not actually sign Gooden until this weekend. If Gooden isn't going to be able to play for another two weeks or so it might not even be a bad idea to give Pops a second 10-day deal and let Gooden sit on the couch at home with the playbook.
Good move. Despite whatever defensive deficiencies the guy may have, his scoring and rebounding prowess will be greatly welcomed. If he can get anywhere close to his 13 & 7 season averages, that would be an incredible bonus.
Glad he got rid of the Brian Skinner-like goatee, too
Spurs come out the winner...between
Cleveland Cavs & Joe Smith @ 6.6 ppg / 4.5 rpg
Boston Celtics & Mikki Moore @ 3.5 ppg / 3.2 rpg
SA Spurs & Drew Gooden @ 13.1 ppg / 8.7 rpg (Better than both the other 2 combined)
Once again Pop & RC do their thing.
If this is true I just want to say one thing, ok two, fuk u Phil Jackson and the lakers for trying to screw up the signing of gooden
All season I would have rather seen Kurt get more minutes and now, I suppose, he gets fewer.
Countless number of guys have come through SA with much less talent than Drew and been great assets and helped the Spurs win a 'chip. I'm excited.
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