Ah..a Brian Skinner reference..I love it. Went to a college camp with the guy..great dude...great player for Baylor.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
Yeah he's not a great defender but I don't think he can be any worse then Bonner. I will be happy if he can continue to get 8-10 rebounds thats really waht the spurs need which is another rebounder to help Tim on the boards. If he can do that it will help drastically.
I've got a feeling Pop will squeeze as much, or close to as much, defensive ability he has in him.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
No..I will NOT sign with you.
gooden d is not going to improve unless he makes his man go toward mr duncan
Great pick-up. Gooden has gotten a negative rep over the years for missing defensive rotations to go along with the positive rep for rebounding and playing hard, but overall his character seems to be good. If he becomes a 10/5 or even 8/4 guy to complement Duncan's 20/10, it will be huge. He draws fouls at a better clip than any Spur big man outside of Duncan. His FT% is excellent. His weaknesses seem to be defense and FG%, both of which should improve playing next to Duncan.
Somewhere Timmy is saying "finally I can get some rest". The poor guy is been carrying the team on his shoulders all season long with rebounds and defense, some might disagreed but that's my personal opinion.
I have that same feeling of when the Spurs signed Finley. Don't particularly like what the player brings to the table but the cheapness of his contract makes the signing a no-brainer.
We'll see. Hopefully Gooden far exceeds my expectations.
Right now I think he'll cause Pop headaches and then end up on the outside of the playoff rotation looking in. The sliver of hope I'm holding on to is the fact that Nazr is a similar player and Pop made it work for a couple of months before the warts became too obvious. That same fluke type stretch would be fantastic once again . . .
IMO, Gooden brings more than Finley's on and off jump shooting
This is the first time I've felt really good as a Spurs fan since we got the bad news about Splitter.
His points and rebounds will be a welcome addition. But the best part is that he gets to the line. He averages about 5 FTA per 48 minutes. (One of my favorite stats.) We haven't had a big who got more than about 2 FTA/48, since David Robinson. That has left our opponents free to collapse on Tim.
If Gooden can command enough respect under the basket that teams have to foul him, it will open things up for Tim. If they keep pounding Tim, Gooden can finish hard at the rim. If Gooden is healthy enough to play his usual game, he will be a huge addition on the offensive end. Hopefully he will be able to handle the defensive rotations well enough for Pop to give him minutes.
A second team of Hill, Manu, Bowen, Gooden, and Thomas would probably be the best the Spurs have had in quite a long time.
0 risk signing.
I like it. If Gooden plays like he is capable of playing, our biggest weakness is no longer that. So thats good.
If Gooden acts like a total , then he just wont play and/or gets cut, so him.
I'm on board.
Nazr averaged about 6.5 in 2005. Even in his bad year in 2006, he was right around what Gooden's rate is this season.
But yeah, outside of Duncan, Manu, Parker and Hill, it's good to have someone else who is capable of getting to the line.
I don't think he will.
http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/dr...rd_070413.html
And . . .
http://www.athletepromotions.com/ath...king-agent.phpAs a professional, Gooden has established himself as a solid power forward, consistently bringing down double digit numbers in points and rebounds. He is also considered a good guy on and off the court, named one of the "Good Guys in Sports" by The Sporting News.
I agree. If Gooden is able to draw two fouls in the first half of a playoff game on a David West/Amare/Dirk/Pau type of player, it would be a huge contribution.
Good one. I see more small ball in our future.
Not to discount his work in the community but the NBA requires it to some degree and the Cavs require it at a Spurs-like level. Plus part of that award was due to being a good guy to the media. That won't go over too well with Pop
There are a couple of ways to project how this plays out. I think he'll improve the team on the glass, but I think he's going to benefit the offense as well.
Adding him and a healthy Manu might just be enough.
What a shame he got rid of it. It looked so...nice.
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