2178 Results for sam cassell

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

Wednesday: First Cup

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Howard Beck of The New York Times: "Any sympathy that Scott Foster might have had for his former friend evaporated after Tim Donaghy's lawyer filed a ...

Blog | November 05, 2008

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...that anymore is 'terrible.'" Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald: "His coaching aspirations aside, one thing Sam Cassell can be consulted about is what it takes to repeat as NBA champs, which he did...

Blog | October 17, 2008

Elgin Baylor's Long, Strange General Manager Job

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Kevin Arnovitz of ClipperBlog, newly hired as an editor at ESPN.com (more on that soon), weighs in on Elgin Baylor's unusual tenure as an NBA general ...

Blog | October 08, 2008

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Andrew Bynum has the kind of confidence that would lead him to challenge essentially the entire world in video games. Literally, he told everyone his ...

Blog | September 11, 2008

Sweating, Just a Little

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Pistons; Robert Horry, Spurs; James Jones, Blazers; Michael Finley, Spurs; Jannero Pargo, Hornets; Damon Stoudamire, Spurs; Sam Cassell, Celtics; Jamaal Magloire, Nets; Kareem Rush, Pacers; Gordan Giricek, Suns; Michael Doleac, Timberwolves; Francisco Elson, Sonics...

Blog | July 09, 2008

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...It does something the Clippers have never been able to do for Elton Brand -- even with Sam Cassell -- which is legitimately spread the floor. Davis at the point will also allow the Clips to...

Blog | July 02, 2008

Being an Elite Athlete: "It Looks Like Peace, But It's War."

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Teams are completing their assessments, in preparation for Thursday's NBA draft. They are having players show how well they use ball screens, shot fak...

Blog | June 23, 2008

Dear Lakers: You Got Rondo'd

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...5, the Celtics were only really good when a Rondo replacement -- Eddie House, Tony Allen, or Sam Cassell -- played well. In the interim, Phil Jackson hatched his most effective strategy of the series: Let...

Blog | June 18, 2008

2008 NBA Finals: Liveblogging Game 6

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...players coming off the bench than do the Lakers. P.J. Brown, Eddie House, James Posey, Sam Cassell ... DR. JACK RAMSAY: Joey Crawford, Bennett Salvatore, Eddie F. Rush. This game will be well...

Blog | June 17, 2008

Tuesday Pre-Game Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Having lived, roughly, the Celtics' and Lakers' travel schedule for the last couple of weeks, it is my firm suspicion that both teams will be a little...

Blog | June 17, 2008