Gooden commits to signing with Spurs

[poop]

the injury thing is a major concern.

but also the more bizarre facial/head hair he has the better imo, he should grow out an absolutely disgusting bush on his head and never clean it, people will be less willing to really get up on him defensively

[Yorae]

Him too? ...next thing you guys'll tell me is that Nate Robinson or somebody like that dunked on him.

Well he blocked a shot from Yao Ming....much like duncan's block on thorton.

[Marcus Bryant]

Great point...his J's will help us a lot more than Bonner's do.

His rebounding will, that's for certain.

[EricB]

Whottt, let it go.

[lefty]

Him too? ...next thing you guys'll tell me is that Nate Robinson or somebody like that dunked on him.

I dunked on Yao in 2K9

[SouthTexasRancher]

You're kidding yourself if you think all 5 of those guys will be gone.

Which of those 5 will be back and why? Pop & RC know they have to get younger to help Tim, Tony & Manu get more rings. Course there could be certain cir stances that will force Pop & RC to keep one or two....at least until the Feb. trade deadline in 2010.

[timvp]

I think even whottt dunked on Yao once. . . .

[Spursmania]

Him too? ...next thing you guys'll tell me is that Nate Robinson or somebody like that dunked on him.

I think Bonner dunked on him too

[024]

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 . . .

nazr performed well in the 2005 playoffs, at least offensively. spurs managed to win a le in 2005 with nazr and again in 2007 with elson. it's an omen. gooden is a sign of things to come.

[coyotes_geek]

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.

Teams are going to continue to collapse on Duncan no matter how often Gooden gets to the line. He's Tim freaking Duncan. Gooden has the potential to help Tim on the boards, give some front court scoring when Tim is on the bench, and maybe allow Tim to have an easier defensive assignment, but Gooden isn't going to make teams want to start letting Tim go 1 on 1.

[lefty]

I think even whottt dunked on Yao once. . . .

Actually, he's the only human who hasn't been able to dunk on Yao.

His frustration is the reason why he forgets about other Yao-posterizers

[whottt]

[Solid D]

Rock Chalk Buford gets another Jayhawk, if this deal gets done.

He's a skilled Big at a good price...if he doesn't haven't a sports hernia. A sports hernia can sideline even the best of players (see Ian Kinsler last year).

He's a good defensive & offensive rebounder, although Pop's transition D will limit some of the offensive ones. I like his side pick and pop abilities, he's got good range...at least as good as Kurt Thomas has had over the years.

It's up to him to get playing time (Defense).

Judgement Reserved.

[Spurtacus]

Is the report of him having a sports hernia injury confirmed?

[superbigtime]

Now the question is whos the odd man out? Any possibility of keeping Pops on the team??

I sure hope so, but I bet not.. Was just reviewing these goodies from the Cavs game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cueBM8b9WQU I would be happy with either Ime or JV hitting the road before Pops, but they aren't going to buy those guys out. Pops is the most vulnerable because he's just signed to 10 days, so ...

[Mavs<Spurs]

Great point...his J's will help us a lot more than Bonner's do.

Drew Gooden

PPG 13.1
RPG 8.7
APG 1.4
SPG 0.8
BPG 0.4

Matt Bonner

PPG 8.8
RPG 4.9
APG 1.1
SPG 0.6
BPG 0.3


A starting center who averages less than 5 rebounds a game, can't score in the post, can't even average double digit scoring, is completely unathletic, slow, can't jump, isn't even in the right place for rotations and whose sole virtue is that he can hit the 3

vs a consistent starting power forward who would free Tim up in the post as a consistent scoring threat, who is more athletic, nearly averages a double double--


I hope you're joking-- because it is seriously stupid to believe that Matt Bonner is as good a player or a better player than Drew Gooden.

[024]

every time matt bonner makes a hook shot in the paint, everyone gets excited and giddy. that's how bad bonner's offense in the paint is.

[Mavs<Spurs]

every time matt bonner makes a hook shot in the paint, everyone gets excited and giddy. that's how bad bonner's offense in the paint is.

+1

[timvp]

Is the report of him having a sports hernia injury confirmed?

Yes.

Doing some research, it looks like the average recovery time for sports hernia surgery is six-to-eight weeks. That means if the Spurs have him go under the knife this week, he'd be out until either the beginning of the playoffs or the start of the second round.

Let's hope he doesn't need surgery. If he does, he'll likely be $1.5 million of dress suits.

[Manufan909]

Why would you expect a big next to Timmy to avg double-digits??? And if Bonner gets the same number of touches next season, I bet he will avg 10.

[EricB]

ahhh its tear down Matt Bonner night I see.

What fantastic fans we have.

[anakha]

If nothing else, I hope this deal pushes through if only to finally put an end to the ridiculous Pops threads that have been sprouting up recently.

[superbigtime]

JV sucks ass.

[EricB]

Yes.

Doing some research, it looks like the average recovery time for sports hernia surgery is six-to-eight weeks. That means if the Spurs have him go under the knife this week, he'd be out until either the beginning of the playoffs or the start of the second round.

Let's hope he doesn't need surgery. If he does, he'll likely be $1.5 million of dress suits.

Wouldn't you say do a test on him to confirm that BEFORE signing him?

[whottt]

Drew Gooden

PPG 13.1
RPG 8.7
APG 1.4
SPG 0.8
BPG 0.4

Matt Bonner

PPG 8.8
RPG 4.9
APG 1.1
SPG 0.6
BPG 0.3


A starting center who averages less than 5 rebounds a game, can't score in the post, can't even average double digit scoring, is completely unathletic, slow, can't jump, isn't even in the right place for rotations and whose sole virtue is that he can hit the 3

vs a consistent starting power forward who would free Tim up in the post as a consistent scoring threat, who is more athletic, nearly averages a double double--


I hope you're joking-- because it is seriously stupid to believe that Matt Bonner is as good a player or a better player than Drew Gooden.

Yeah I hate to break it to you but Drew Gooden only averages 4 more boards than Bonner per 48...that's one more board per quarter...

I don't suppose any of you Einstein's have noticed that Gooden gets more minutes than Bonner does...