102 Results for sam cassell

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...all five opponents are. 11 traveling calls in one NBA game. This is still America, right? Sam Cassell vs. Nick Young, in practice. Brandon Jennings scored four zillion points against the Warriors, and lots...

Blog | November 16, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Geoff Calkins of The Commercial-Appeal: "The Grizzlies should never have signed Allen Iverson. By signing him and then losing him, they're making it h...

Blog | November 09, 2009

Mark Madsen's Farewell Address

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the NBA Finals.  At that time, Kevin Garnett was the MVP of the entire league, Sam Cassell was an All-Star and Latrell Sprewell was one of our emotional leaders.  I remember...

Blog | July 23, 2009

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...how long it takes teams with fewer than 20 wins to work their way to .500. Sam Cassell, now an assistant with the Wizards, is a beaut, isn't he? In an interview...

Blog | July 20, 2009

Shaun Livingston: The Oldest 24-Year-Old in the NBA

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Three years ago, Shaun Livingston embodied the hope of every cautiously optimistic Clippers fan. He was the 6-foot-7 point guard who was to deliver th...

Blog | July 09, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald: "Anderson Varejao may want to bring a security detail to his next game against the Celtics. In a March 3 game a...

Blog | April 13, 2009

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

A respected Columbia professor disputes the findings that trailing at halftime makes a team more likely to win. Andrew Gelman's rebuttal is over m...

Blog | March 18, 2009

Rookie Challenge Live Blog

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz After weeks of anticipation, debate, and hype, All-Star weekend has finally arrived.  The first major event on the unde...

Blog | February 13, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

The TrueHoop Network gangs up to deliver a killer set of suggestions to reform All-Star Weekend. D-League All-Stars vs. Rookies, anyone? What's b...

Blog | February 03, 2009

Marbury Mini-Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...players, which means somebody would have to go, probably from among the Gabe Pruitt, Bill Walker, Sam Cassell trio. Pruitt has shown flashes and Danny Ainge is a fan, Walker has been learning his...

Blog | January 02, 2009

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Fans.Judging by PER, Sam Cassell has been better than maybe Hall of Fame guards.The Jazz have noticed that the ball...

Blog | December 19, 2008

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Michael Grange of the Globe and Mail: "One of the most accomplished players in Canadian basketball history, Jay Triano, 50, will make his debut as the...

Blog | December 05, 2008

Is There an NBA Home for Stephon Marbury?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...that everyone is used to the Celtics taking fliers on bargain-basement veterans like Eddie House. Sam Cassell, and for a little while, Darius Miles. The unfortunate thing for Marbury, however, is that thanks...

Blog | December 01, 2008

Sam Cassell on Being a Veteran

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

On Pro Basketball News, David Friedman had a very interesting conversation with Sam Cassell. Here's Cassell on learning, as a veteran, to not compete with your teammates: "... if Rajon...

Blog | November 18, 2008

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jonathan Abrams of The New York Times: "The Nets were once considered the odds-on favorite to get James, possibly the game's most transcending player....

Blog | November 18, 2008