Drew Gooden to Milwaukee: 5 years/$32 million

princeofpalace · Post #46 » by **princeofpalace** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:24 pm

Maggette, Gooden, resigning Salmon

Shaping up to be a great offseason for the Bucks

mcfly1204 · Post #47 » by **mcfly1204** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:25 pm

It is a longer contract than I would have expected, but Gooden should look nice paired with Bogut. This is still just an MLE deal. To those posters comparing Gooden to Gadzuric, you might want to think about that one again.

DowJones · Post #48 » by **DowJones** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:26 pm

You know what frustrates me? Stern will turn around and use this as an example of players not being paid what they are worth as he defends the very owners that give these players these insane contracts.

Look, if you are dumb enough to give Gooden a deal like this, you DESERVE to be in financial trouble. Instead of blaming the players for being overpaid, Stern needs to lecture his teams on how to do business.

johnwall · Post #49 » by **johnwall** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:27 pm

why didnt they just resign charlie v? the bucks are going no where fast, bogut is going to have a terrible yr because maggette and gooden dont pass, and they dont defend so he will be in foul trouble.

ANTETOKOUNBROS · Post #50 » by **ANTETOKOUNBROS** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:28 pm

DowJones wrote:You know what frustrates me? Stern will turn around and use this as an example of players not being paid what they are worth as he defends the very owners that give these players these insane contracts.

Look, if you are dumb enough to give Gooden a deal like this, you DESERVE to be in financial trouble. Instead of blaming the players for being overpaid, Stern needs to lecture his teams on how to do business.

Stern needs veto power to down stupid deals like this, protecting teams for their own good. And he needs to 'silence' the player association from complaining about unfair business practices as they need to stfu, there are enough worthless players making millions screw them

nykalltheway10 · Post #51 » by **nykalltheway10** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:31 pm

...woah look at my hands

jowglenn · Post #52 » by **jowglenn** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:34 pm

This is...... jawdropping.

As someone said above, unless it's first year guaranteed, then 4 consecutive team options, this is a terrible, awful deal for Milwaukee. Drew Gooden is a veteran player, sure. But he sucks. He really truly sucks.

There is a reason he hasn't stuck with any team - nobody has ever, ever said, 'yeah. Drew Gooden is surely a core guy we need to keep'. Because he never has been and never will be.

They would have been far better off signing Craig Smith, trading for any overpaid guy..... anything.

5 years, 32 million. Is absurd.

mikhailjordan · Post #53 » by **mikhailjordan** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:36 pm

Milwaukee is writing the sequel on how not to build around your star point guard (the Hornets wrote the original volume).

In a few years things are going to get ugly unless Milwaukee makes some great draft picks / even greater trades...

Don't get me wrong Young Money is a Grade-A chucker right now but that combination of Jennings-Bogut has a lot of promise.

Post #54 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:36 pm

Agent: Drew, hey drew, wake up, I just got you 32 million dollars.

Drew: Lol.....youuuuuuuuu, such a jokester, wake me up when you got something

Post #55 » by **Miklo** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:39 pm

@nykalltheway

The middle picture with the beard in dreads has always been my favorite :lol:

dookieguy · Post #56 » by **dookieguy** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:41 pm

Ah, the octopus beard

dawn_wan · Post #57 » by **dawn_wan** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:49 pm

to me drew gooden is an engima. sure he's been with 8 teams in 8 years, but in every single one of those years he's been getting paid pretty well, it's not like he's struggling to stay in the league on the edge of euro/nbadl.. he must bring something to the table that 8 GMs liked... for what it's worth i have no idea what.

Joel Embust · Post #58 » by **Joel Embust** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:50 pm

Gooden is only worth the minimum.

P'Oed · Post #59 » by **P'Oed** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:51 pm

former Wizard

Scorpion King · Post #60 » by **Scorpion King** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:51 pm

Why did Hammond overpay for gooden ? Its not like people were lininup to sign this guy. There is a reason he has played in so many teams.

He could have waited until end of july and sign this guy for half the price.

DS1 · Post #61 » by **DS1** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:51 pm

If the Bucks stay healthy, they may likely be a top five team in the East. They are a solid tough team.

That's even without a healthy Michael Redd.

phx#7 · Post #62 » by **phx#7** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:52 pm

johnwall wrote:why didnt they just resign charlie v?

That's what I'm wondering. Seem pretty similar only CV will occasionally have a big scoring game while Gooden has the occasional big rebounding game.

I guess Gooden being traded twice a year will be on hiatus for awhile since no one is going to want that contract.

boogydown · Post #63 » by **boogydown** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:56 pm

Bucks are looking to move Gooden and will be now for the next 5 years.

Terrible move.

Serge28 · Post #64 » by **Serge28** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:57 pm

****!!!

Aaron It Out · Post #65 » by **Aaron It Out** » Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:59 pm

Hammond won the executive of the year last year for a reason. He hasn't made any moves since he took over that really screwed us over. I reserve any further judgment for when I hear the specifics of the contract and when I see how he plays. Having said that, ****!!