The Celtics have added an sometimes disgruntled, yet very veteran point guard. Sam Cassell is a proven commodity on good teams with a significant amount of playoff experience. In 2003-2004, his first year in Minnesota, Sam I Am teamed with Kevin Garnett (and Troy Hudson, remember him?) to lead that franchise out of the wilderness into the Western Conference Finals. While they were subsequently discarded by the Shaq-Kobe juggernaut, this seemed to mark a formative step in the development of a team that had been steadily getting better (the Timberwolves have not made the playoffs since and are currently one game behind Miami for the right to own the most ping pong balls in the silly draft lottery). In 2005-2006, his first year with the L.A. Clippers, Cassell teamed with Elton Brand to lead that lowly franchise further than it had ever been, within one game of reaching the Western Conference Finals. The mighty C's currently have one glaring hole, depth at the guard position. Currently, Eddie House and Gabe Pruitt are the only other point guards on the roster. House is not known for his deft passing ability and Pruitt plays less than six minutes a game. Rajon Rondo garners mixed reviews in my opinion. While he has proven to be a solid defender and a surprisingly good shooter (48% FG), he barely averages five assists a game on a team with Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce. His play has been very uneven, which is where Cassell enters the picture. He can teach young Rondo how to better play the position, provide a player who can handle the ball when Rondo is on the bench (Eddie House bringing the ball up-court can be quite unnerving), and be a seasoned playoff veteran to run the offense in the game's waning moments.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Welcome Sam I Am
The Celtics have added an sometimes disgruntled, yet very veteran point guard. Sam Cassell is a proven commodity on good teams with a significant amount of playoff experience. In 2003-2004, his first year in Minnesota, Sam I Am teamed with Kevin Garnett (and Troy Hudson, remember him?) to lead that franchise out of the wilderness into the Western Conference Finals. While they were subsequently discarded by the Shaq-Kobe juggernaut, this seemed to mark a formative step in the development of a team that had been steadily getting better (the Timberwolves have not made the playoffs since and are currently one game behind Miami for the right to own the most ping pong balls in the silly draft lottery). In 2005-2006, his first year with the L.A. Clippers, Cassell teamed with Elton Brand to lead that lowly franchise further than it had ever been, within one game of reaching the Western Conference Finals. The mighty C's currently have one glaring hole, depth at the guard position. Currently, Eddie House and Gabe Pruitt are the only other point guards on the roster. House is not known for his deft passing ability and Pruitt plays less than six minutes a game. Rajon Rondo garners mixed reviews in my opinion. While he has proven to be a solid defender and a surprisingly good shooter (48% FG), he barely averages five assists a game on a team with Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce. His play has been very uneven, which is where Cassell enters the picture. He can teach young Rondo how to better play the position, provide a player who can handle the ball when Rondo is on the bench (Eddie House bringing the ball up-court can be quite unnerving), and be a seasoned playoff veteran to run the offense in the game's waning moments.
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The only bad thing about his arrival is less minutes for Eddie House!
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