Sam Cassell looks like E.T.—and his team is playing out of this world!
Since picking up Cassell via the waiver wire, the Boston Celtics are 8-1 with key wins over Detroit, San Antonio, and Houston.
All wins were bigger than a simple "W" or "L." The Celtics silenced critics with the victory over Detroit, came back from 23 points down to beat the Spurs Monday, and ended Houston's 22-game winning streak by blowing them out by 22 points last night.
Is it a coincidence that since Sam-I-Am's arrival, the C's have been arguably the most dominant team in the league?
No. No coincidence.
Sam Cassell has slowed the tempo and helped Boston to play smarter and more physically. However, Sam brought in to provide offense, too.
He's only scored 35 points in his first nine games. In five of those games, he went scoreless.
Then again, Cassell could still be adjusting to his new role on a new team in a new ball club. I think Cassell will improve over time, especially with helpful communication with his new teammates.
When he does return to his usual form, the C's will become even more deadly and dangerous.
But is that even possible?
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Erick Blasco about 1 year ago
He didn't look great against the Rockets.. They abused him by running him through off-ball screens where Alston and Head could hit some threes. It isn't a coincidence that Houston's offense flowed best at the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second when Cassell had his first rotation. Plus he fired (and missed) a handful of needless early offense jumpers.
The Celtics have looked dominant all year. Cassell hasn't been a factor in that dominance...yet.
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Dallin Page about 1 year ago
They were doing just fine without Cassell. I didn't really like that move at al
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Erick Blasco about 1 year ago
I can see where Boston's bench might suffer a scoring drought with Rondo on the floor and Cassell can snap them out of it. And I trust Cassell's decision making more than I do Eddie House's. I think the best time for Cassell is with less than 20 seconds left and the Celtics down one and they want one more offensive option on the floor.
Otherwise, despite his reputation and his talents, people make way too big a deal about Cassell's signing.
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Sean Stancill about 1 year ago
You may criticize Sam's playmaking ability as I did, but nonetheless they're 8-1 with him on the team.
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G Logic about 1 year ago
They're 8-1 with him on the team but they're 13-1 in the last 14.
Pistons DNP
Chicago DNP
Grizzlies DNP
76ers 5 minutes... and he was awful (which is fine, first time he played in weeks, and on a new team)
Seattle 14 min (3/8 1 reb 1 ast 2 f)
Utah DNP
Bucks 23 min (5/9 2 reb 5ast 3st 3f) good production vs a crappy team
Spurs 27min (7/13 5reb 0ast 0st 3to 2f)
Rockets 2min (1/6 0reb 1ast 1st 3to 1f)
Do you mean to tell me that he was a significant contribution to the 8-1 run since he was traded?
he may be a decent addition, and he may yet prove to be a critical member of the team, but he hasn't quite shown it yet.
Just as another exercise, try and see what the team's record is since they reactivated Scalabrine. Pretty gaudy. But you can't tell me with a straight face that Scal was a big reason for it.
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