Aug.14 at 5:52 pm

Gerard Himself says:
Yes!!!!!!

Aug.14 at 5:52 pm

jdubbs says:
first suckas

Aug.14 at 5:53 pm

H to the izzo says:
This needed too happen to secure the future of the NBA

Aug.14 at 5:53 pm

jdubbs says:
shoot, second then.
(witholding rap by popular request)

Aug.14 at 5:54 pm

Gerard Himself says:
This was the news we needed after all that negativity surrounding Donaghy. Drew Gooden made us baling guys feel bad. Being able to grow hair, like he is, but then growing a patch in the neck is just ridiculous. Either you get a decent haircut, or you just go bald.

Aug.14 at 5:55 pm

Gerard Himself says:
Baling? I meant balding. Sorry.

Aug.14 at 5:59 pm

Tariq says:
Allow me to extend my condolences to all lovers of truth and beauty. Also, Lang, there is no better way to describe that abomination than your adjective “insolent”. Kudos.

Aug.14 at 6:01 pm

chiqo says:
can we start calling him recede wallace again?

Aug.14 at 6:03 pm

Lang Whitaker says:
He doesn’t like that nickname very much, but I think it’s great. I bet he looks more like Ray Nagin without any hair.

Aug.14 at 6:17 pm

Jason says:
Now I’ll actually be able to watch him play without wondering if he’s got some sort of scar on the back of this head that he’s trying to hide.

Aug.14 at 6:26 pm

Apizz says:
During a drive from Chicago to Toronto me and some friends had to drive a couple of miles off the highway to get some gas and some eats. My buddy says “look at this guy’s hair!” We all look over to see a guy around 60, no shirt, huge gut hanging out, bald with the Drew Gooden patch, BUT THICKER! Right when we look at him, he reaches into his back pocket, and pulls out A COMB. He then proceeds to brush his one oval of hair on the back of his neck. I will always hate our driver for not turning around so we could take pictures with him.

Aug.14 at 6:30 pm

Dizzle says:
The NBA: Where Drew Gooden finally has a normal looking head

Aug.14 at 6:30 pm

Jack says:
In other news: Luol Deng and the Great Britain team lost their first 2 games against Croatia and Georgia. Deng only played against Georgia and finished with 19 points. Pops, the Dallas Maverick Summer-Leaguer is hopefully gonna join the team soon, too. And the PG from my hometown team, the Newcastle Eagles, is there. Richard Midgeley. It’s actually exciting times for British ball. This post has nothing to do with Gooden’s duck tail.

Aug.14 at 6:58 pm

Tom says:
I think it’s fair to say we all died a little on the inside today. RIP.

Aug.14 at 7:34 pm

J.E. Skeets says:
Ziller took this news hard . . . http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/08/14/r-i-p-neckstache/

Aug.14 at 7:57 pm

David says:
Is Gooden on the list of players that need a better nickname? Does his name now have to be duck-related?

Aug.14 at 8:04 pm

tprince22 says:
omg yessssss! soooo happy!

Aug.14 at 8:21 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Now that it’s gone, we can officially assess it as the worst hairstyle in NBA history. THE WORST. I don’t care what else you throw out there—Rodman’s Demolition Man, Battier’s scalprows, Kaman’s zombie mullet, Spree’s pigtails—nothing else even came close.

Aug.14 at 8:22 pm

Shu says:
breaking news huh…?? Must be summertime.

Aug.14 at 8:22 pm

Adrian says:
Never has a good neck looked so clean. Bogut’s hair is pretty hot.

Aug.14 at 8:25 pm

albie1kenobi says:
hey Jack, do you mean Richard Midgley? dude played for Cal in college so now that’s where he’s at. didn’t even know he can run point, but he was a pretty good player here. best of lucks to him.

Aug.14 at 8:27 pm

Mo Daddy says:
daffy gooden…tweets gooden, etc etc…

Aug.14 at 8:55 pm

Alex Demtchenko says:
Hey Lang, did you get my email?

Aug.14 at 8:57 pm

Jesus Shuttlesworth says:
that thing used to hurt my eyeballs

Aug.14 at 8:58 pm

The Inevitable Muck-up says:
This is a severe blow to Gooden’s marketability. Now he’s relegated to playing second fiddle to that other ball player in Cleveland… Whats his name?

Aug.14 at 9:01 pm

SA says:
Hopefully he rocked it for long enough that it shows up in the 08 video games.
Oh, and Russ, “scalprows”? I dont think Battier really chose that hairstyle, blame that one on genetics. Dude should really grow his hair out though.

Aug.14 at 9:09 pm

DWADE says:
man im depressed u guys didnt like the ducktail honestly thats why i watched the finals at all

Aug.14 at 9:16 pm

DWADE says:
i better clarify that i was joking cuz if not i think ill get shot

Aug.14 at 9:23 pm

Mo Charlo says:
Had he done this sooner, the Cavs could have probably eked out one game against the Spurs. Nothing makes a team lose all respect for you that a clown-a$$ haircut. Well, that or Varejao trying to shoot, ever.

Aug.14 at 9:25 pm

Danny W UK says:
I believe Midgely was playing in Spain before signing with the Eagles. He was a player that could have walked into the England Mens team when he was 14. Don’t forget in England we all knew about Amaechi waaaaaaaaaaaaaay before you guys. 1st time I saw Gooden last season I thought it was a funny looking dude running backwards up court with a soul patch on his chin. On another random note, is it just me or does Carlos Boozer look a lot like Burt Reynolds (Bandit era)

Aug.14 at 9:33 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Man, I forgot about Bogut. Rat tail trumps neck beard.

Aug.14 at 9:43 pm

gii says:
farewell “mr. ping ping”.

Aug.14 at 11:52 pm

vinsanity says:
smartest thing drew’s done in a while

Aug.15 at 12:22 am

Demeatloaf says:
Sweet, now if only he could grow some balls and learn how to play defense.

Aug.15 at 12:32 am

T. Dowey says:
Thanks for an update on the walking haircut malfunction that was Drew Gooden. I was beginning to wonder if I had to buy a cavs ticket and a battery powered buzzer and do away with it myself. I bet I could have gotten Lebron to help hold him down.

Aug.15 at 12:38 am

Joel O's says:
“Flypaper for the ladies”, he said. I’m praying Drew scores soon… or he may have second thoughts …!

Aug.15 at 8:32 am

Jake says:
if i remember last family vacation correctly, my dad has a ducktail on his back.

Aug.15 at 8:53 am

white hot eboy says:
lol at Jake.

Aug.15 at 9:05 am

Ric Bucher says:
Yes the Cabbage patch is gone. Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Aug.15 at 9:08 am

Jeronimo says:
NBA, where lame ducktails don’t happen no mo’.

Aug.15 at 9:45 am

optimus prime says:
Now if we can get rid of that thing Noah has and the mullets around the league there might be a future of the NBA (….Oh yeah still have to win that Olympic thing, oh well…)

Aug.15 at 10:43 am

Anthony Verna says:
How French. “But it’s 2007.”

Aug.15 at 11:09 am

Ron says:
Since the 80s are back real heavy these days, let’s see who comes out this year with a high top fade.

Aug.15 at 12:26 pm

Troy Dallas says:
baaaaaaldiiiiiing!!!

Aug.15 at 12:42 pm

eyehatedirk says:
Did he shave it off to give to Rasheed Wallace to cover up that white spot in his head? It looks like someone threw a melting marshmellow at his head.

Aug.15 at 1:18 pm

Gooden's Spine Vagina says:
Stupid neck muff or not, it’s too bad he’s still a 25 minute-a-game guy at best. And by the way, I was alive and living in Oakland at the time Gooden claims that stupid 80’s “style” was popular. Gooden, at the time, was still in Pampers. I think he dropped 60’s acid, because he’s full of crap. That was an Oakland “style” only in his own feeble attention-deficit mind. Never happened, never was, never will be.

Aug.15 at 3:46 pm

Jesus Shuttlesworth says:
ok then spine vagina

Aug.15 at 3:50 pm

Rubens says:
think cavs players woul wear a patch of hair on openning day to honor drew’s ducktail?

Aug.15 at 3:56 pm

Allenp says:
Whoa Russ, I think Bogut is already challenging Gooden for the crown.

Aug.15 at 6:22 pm

Wally Sexybiak says:
Now if only we could shave Bill Walton!

Aug.15 at 8:42 pm

Crossy says:
The ducktail was borderline inappropriate! LOL It’s about time he cut that thing off. I’m a westcoaster so I know we can be “different” at times, but that tail was just not cute. I swear…If I see the flat top “Kid n-Play” style come back I’m gonna scream

Aug.15 at 9:59 pm

Brandon says:
This needed to happen

Aug.15 at 11:16 pm

Seth says:
NOOOOOOOO!!!!The curse of the ducktail begins

Aug.16 at 12:07 am

tim presley says:
So what is the opening bid on eBay? I’ll buy that for a $1.00

Aug.16 at 12:18 am

andrew says:
i rocked the drew gooden haircut while they were in the finals and ppl loved it…i say drew does what he wants

Aug.16 at 1:17 am

Sebastian Pruiti says:
I think David Stern has a rule where only one rat tail-style hairdoo is allowed per season. I wonder how much Bogut payed Gooden to shave it off.

Aug.16 at 2:59 pm

dez says:
He still sucks at basketball

Aug.16 at 3:44 pm

Gameface says:
the head pubes are dead!

Aug.18 at 9:12 pm

RPM says:
How we feeling about Beckham stepping his game up??

Sep.11 at 4:26 am

Nor-Cal says:
damn couldnt pick a better title, hahahahahahahaha come on now “Dead” coulda used something more catchy

Sep.28 at 4:10 pm

SLAM ONLINE | » Links: The Perfect Imperfections of Drew Gooden says:
[…] In the four years since then, Drew and I stayed in touch through email and then me bumping into him at various games. (How do you think I was able to break this story?) But I hadn’t had a chance to sit with him and catch up in a while. When I was in Cleveland last year to write our LeBron cover story, I flew in and out on the same day, so I had to decline Drew’s offer to go grab dinner. And then even though we were exchanging emails through the Playoffs, I knew he’d be too busy during the Finals to go out and do anything. […]

Nov.14 at 1:07 am

SLAM ONLINE | » Links: BEARD CHALLENGE ‘07 says:
[…] I like Drew’s optimism and his commitment. Drew has previously proven that he possesses a staggering ability to flout societal norms in the pursuit of avant-gard hair stylings. Beard Challenge ‘07 is no different than the legendary ducktail, except it’s on Drew’s face and stuff. He can do this in his sleep. […]