In his book Long Shot, Jeff Boschee briefly talks about the intermittent issues Drew Gooden had with Roy Williams. Gooden would grow out his hair, wear old shoes, and other semi passive aggressive (OK, really passive aggressive) things like that. There was a time when it was fair to wonder whether Gooden would ever truly get it.
But get it he did. He ended his career with 1,526 points and 905 rebounds. Since the 1993 season, Gooden is one of just four players with 1,000 points and 900 rebounds (the others being Raef LaFrenz, Nick Collison, and Eric Chenowith).