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I don't like this one bit for the Mavericks, as Drew Gooden isn't a defensive-minded center that the team needs to platoon with Erick Dampier at the pivot.

I feel bad for Mark Cuban and Donnie Nelson, who lost out on their first target in Marcin Gortat and had to settle with the less than impressive Gooden.

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They had to do something to replace Bass.

But I agree, it’s a poorly placed band-aid at best.

"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."

by Arby on Jul 26, 2009 12:01 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oy. No defense…many Bulls fans called him Rew Gooen. That frontline doesn’t exactly scare me at this point.

life is better as an optimist

by Cablinasian on Jul 26, 2009 12:06 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dirk, Gooden, Dampier, Hollins

WEAK! but not nearly as soft as the Raptors frontcourt players (Hedo, Bargnani, Bosh)

by axel360 on Jul 26, 2009 1:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't Dallas sweep the Blazers?

  Even with a week front court the only other team I didn’t want the Blazers to face in the Playoffs was Dallas, other than Houston.

by BlazerKuttn on Jul 26, 2009 1:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

$4.5 million for Gooden!?

by shoothoop on Jul 26, 2009 12:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Actually,

it was 3.5 million for Gooden and 1 million for team rights to his hairstyle.

by LewisClark on Jul 26, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dirk is going to get some heavy C time

Between Damp and Hollins as the only C’s and Marion/Howard, that team is going to be bizarre, especially since Slick Rick is their coach.

by dprodigy19 on Jul 26, 2009 12:24 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mavs have a gaping hole at center.

they are a 4 or 5 seed in the west. thats it.

by axel360 on Jul 26, 2009 1:15 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

eek

Not the best signing, but like the Miller deal it’s a short-term experiment. There’s not really anybody else in the FA market (Odom is going to LA or Miami) so blowing the MLE isn’t a big loss. Damn you Otis!

I still like the idea of Blazers and Mavs doing a trade mid-season. Portland could use Josh Howard and Dallas could use Przybilla (assuming Oden isn’t a foul machine and Howard is healthy). I’m a bit biased since I’m a Dallas transplant and still love Dirk + co. Honestly, if Webster comes back healthy I don’t see how Howard for Joel+Webster wouldn’t help both teams improve on the court…

flim-flam stories and tapas

by boytexasgod on Jul 26, 2009 2:01 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

even if Oden is not a foul machine, he's not playing 48

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on Jul 26, 2009 7:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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