Monday, February 25, 2008

Sam-I-Am

Cassell is what we've needed all along. He's a thoroughly professional gamer who knows how to run a team, how to motivate teammates, and how to win. He has the cred.

He doesn't have to play big minutes, just start and finish. He takes the pressure off of AC and can still let JR play big minutes if he's hot.

He's no longer a great defender, but he knows how to limit his man. This guy is a master at the little things: how to grab just that little bit so your guy can't get off of screens, how to hook just less than what is called, etc. And he'll pass that on to the other guys.

He is big when it matters. The guy hits dagger shots all day long, has no fear, and plays hard. He can run a team of guys like Melo and Ai and Martin in his sleep.

On top of it all, he does his huge testicle dance when he hits a big three. You can't overestimate that.

I have this vision of Cassell lasting about 15 minutes in his first practice before he walks over to Karl, asks him to take the staff to lunch and leave the players alone, and then absolutely lays the wood into every last player. It might sound off the wall, but the man did almost EXACTLY that same thing when he went to the T-Wolves.

I want the baddest PG I can find. I want Cassell.

1 comment:

SDW said...

Yes, Yes, and YES.

If we could get Cassell, I would immediately quit worrying about the Nugs making the playoffs. Immediately. We get Cassell, we're a five seed or higher. Believe that.

Sounds like he's going to end up with the Celts though, if he ends up going anywhere. Unfortunate.