Drew Gooden
Drew Gooden
Andrew Melvin "Drew" Gooden IIIis an American professional basketball player who last played for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. The 6'10", 250 lb power forward played college basketball for the University of Kansas...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 September 1981
CityOakland, CA
way right-way
There's never a right way to tell somebody that they've been traded.
player mirrors trying
When I was young, I kept trying to be in the most helpful place for me, when sometimes, as players, you have to look in the mirror and say, "It's not always going to be comfortable."
sports diversity dumb
I've had to overcome a lot of diversity.
fought grind kept team
They're a team that's going to grind it. We fought back and kept our composure. We kept executing.
best team
That's the best team in the league. They have a (championship) ring. We see them as the measuring stick.
guys leg wearing
A lot of the guys are wearing the leg warmers now. I don't think they look bad.
came cushion second stretched turned wind
We came out a little sluggish, but we turned it on and got our second wind and executed when we had a little cushion and stretched the lead.
life plays
Those are the kind of plays that take the life out of the other team.
best hamilton hitting rip
Rip Hamilton was at his best hitting those mid-range jumpers, those back-breakers.
coach egg far game goose injury nursing people road step talked trip
I talked to the coach and we've got a back-to-back with a game (Saturday). I'm kind of nursing this injury and got out ... before it got worse. We've got a goose egg so far on this road trip and if people are really competitors on this team, they'll step up to the challenge.
gave great tonight towards
(Marshall) was great for us tonight off the bench. He gave us that spurt. And he was making some backbreakers towards the end of the game.
expected played stages
He's played on big stages his whole life. It's expected of him.
pick
I think he's excited. I think he'll pick up his play, if that's possible.
break feeling happen wins
We know the feeling of having 30 wins at the All-Star break and not making the playoffs. We don't want that to happen again.