Comments on: Drew Gooden: officially a Cav http://disappointmentzone.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/drew-gooden-officially-a-cav/ Musings from a Cleveland sports fan Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:03:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Randall http://disappointmentzone.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/drew-gooden-officially-a-cav/#comment-427 Randall Fri, 17 Nov 2006 06:07:10 +0000 http://disappointmentzone.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/drew-gooden-officially-a-cav/#comment-427 Marshall now makes about half as much money as Gooden. Small detail, I know. But I would think in the grand scheme of things, having an excellent backup making about half as much as your starter is exactly what you want. And Marshall is part of the regular rotation. With the impending decline of Z, having both Marshall and Varejao available off the bench becomes closer to a necessity than a luxury. Marshall now makes about half as much money as Gooden. Small detail, I know. But I would think in the grand scheme of things, having an excellent backup making about half as much as your starter is exactly what you want. And Marshall is part of the regular rotation. With the impending decline of Z, having both Marshall and Varejao available off the bench becomes closer to a necessity than a luxury.

]]> By: disappointmentzone http://disappointmentzone.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/drew-gooden-officially-a-cav/#comment-128 disappointmentzone Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:07:05 +0000 http://disappointmentzone.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/drew-gooden-officially-a-cav/#comment-128 Gooden is a good player. He's above average, in fact. He rebounds well and scores efficiently. His defense leaves something to be desired, but then again that same complaint can be made of nearly every Cav. His contract is team-friendly (probably front loaded so that the Cavs can resign Varejao next season; three years is not very long). Marshall is a different story. He's not nearly as productive as Gooden. But he also provides a complimentary set of skills. Gooden is a good player. He’s above average, in fact. He rebounds well and scores efficiently. His defense leaves something to be desired, but then again that same complaint can be made of nearly every Cav. His contract is team-friendly (probably front loaded so that the Cavs can resign Varejao next season; three years is not very long).

Marshall is a different story. He’s not nearly as productive as Gooden. But he also provides a complimentary set of skills.

]]> By: Dan http://disappointmentzone.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/drew-gooden-officially-a-cav/#comment-121 Dan Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:09:04 +0000 http://disappointmentzone.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/drew-gooden-officially-a-cav/#comment-121 Hmmmm... Why do we need Gooden and Marshall? I asked the same question last year... and I know they're comepletely different players, but thats an awful lot of money to be sitting on the sideline for half the game. Hmmmm… Why do we need Gooden and Marshall? I asked the same question last year… and I know they’re comepletely different players, but thats an awful lot of money to be sitting on the sideline for half the game.

]]> By: Anonymous http://disappointmentzone.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/drew-gooden-officially-a-cav/#comment-120 Anonymous Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:08:25 +0000 http://disappointmentzone.wordpress.com/2006/09/11/drew-gooden-officially-a-cav/#comment-120 Hmmmm... Why do we need Gooden and Marshall? I asked the same question last year... and I know they're comepletely different players, but thats an awful lot of money to be sitting on the sideline for half the game. Hmmmm… Why do we need Gooden and Marshall? I asked the same question last year… and I know they’re comepletely different players, but thats an awful lot of money to be sitting on the sideline for half the game.

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