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
best team
That's the best team in the league. They have a (championship) ring. We see them as the measuring stick.
team believe giving
The relationships that I've built and the connections and the network that I have created playing on these multiple teams, playing for these multiple coaches and assistant coaches - I wouldn't give that back for anything, because I believe that's going to prepare me for my next step, whether that's going to be on the floor coaching or in an office doing some type of management work.
team age roles
I had to learn from an early age to be observant of how to fit in right away and how to make a transition a lot more smoothly by adjusting to a role or filling a role that a team needed.
team guy roles
I was never a guy who came into a new situation on a team being vocal right away. I kind of monitored the situation, observed the situation and then found my role throughout that process.
team two focus
My main focus, whenever I put on a new uniform, was just to provide energy. ... There was one thing I knew I could never mess up, and that was going hard. That's what I really kind of relied on to get me through the transition period between two teams.
team butterfly coaching
I'm a social butterfly. Once I get somewhere, I can make myself at ease and start the team bonding and build a relationship with my team, all my teammates, all the coaches, all the coaching staff.
fought grind kept team
They're a team that's going to grind it. We fought back and kept our composure. We kept executing.
adapt awkward coming job positions
I've been coming doing my job and going home. That's what this has become for me. I've been in so many different awkward positions every year. I can adapt to my surroundings.
games last step three
We really wanted this one. The last three games were a step backwards.
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.
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.
life plays
Those are the kind of plays that take the life out of the other team.
continue edge playoffs start stop thinking trying
If we continue to play like this, we've got to stop thinking about playoffs and start thinking about trying to edge our way into the playoffs, and we don't want to do that.