Sam I Am bought out, beantown bound

Uncooked · Post #41 » by **Uncooked** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:04 am

Just another ring chaser.

greenbeans · Post #42 » by **greenbeans** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:05 am

TCHOKE wrote:anyone else find themselves cheering for anyone but boston?
its like the lakers with payton and malone all over again bunch of jockriders

except this time, the payton/alone types are where they should be: the bench

theTHIEF · Post #43 » by **theTHIEF** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:05 am

they better hope they win this year...

meatball sub · Post #44 » by **meatball sub** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:48 am

How dare that Sam Cassell, he outta be ashamed for wanting to win a championship. It's mind boggling how a guy could to do anything but go through the motions out on the court and collect his paycheck for giving the minimum effort. You really have to admire guys like Zach Randolph, Eddy Curry, Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson, Kwame Brown, etc for keepin it real and not giving a **** about superficial things such as trophies and rings.

Sam I Am should sign with a team that could really use a PG and not have a realistic shot at winning a championship rather than the team with the best record in the league since, you know, that makes a **** load of sense. I find it absolutely ridiculous that a guy with one ring already would actually care enough about winning another. Honestly, I'm appalled.

So Sam, if you're reading this...do the smart thing and sign with one of the teams out west battling to make it into the playoffs so you can have the privilege of getting swept by the Lakers. That would be so much more convenient than actually advancing to the next round and sacrificing a month of your offseason to keep playing.

First round exits FTW, championships are for losers.

Justwar · Post #45 » by **Justwar** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:52 am

Now you get another postup player. Cassell really fills that need honestly. Most of the big men on the celts are perimeter shooters.

Cevap · Post #46 » by **Cevap** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:56 am

well I guess KG found the guy that he's gonna pass the ball to in the last seconds.

TommyPoints · Post #47 » by **TommyPoints** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:58 am

Cevap wrote:well I guess KG found the guy that he's gonna pass the ball to in the last seconds.

Parasight · Post #48 » by **Parasight** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:58 am

I never liked buyouts.

GhostsOfGil · Post #49 » by **GhostsOfGil** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:04 am

i can see why cassel would do this.. but at the same time i cant help but loose respect for the guy. maybe if he had been bought out in the beginning of the season and signed with the celts id understand but rite now hes just a cling on to all the hard work the celtics have done so far

Albanian Damien · Post #50 » by **Albanian Damien** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:16 am

Sam Cassell isn't a ring chaser for two reasons. The first being that he will significantly help this team. He's not just gonna sit on the bench the whole time. The second being that he's already won a ring. I don't think you can be called a ring chaser if you've already got one.

Truthiracy · Post #51 » by **Truthiracy** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:24 am

Did anyone give Damon Stoudamire crap for going to the Spurs? Shouldn't he be considered a "ring chaser" too then? And yeah, this marks the first time in sports history that a player signs with a team because they want to win a championship.

That Nicka · Post #52 » by **That Nicka** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:25 am

Cassell only bought out for 800k?? he must have wanted to be gone realy bad...

That Nicka · Post #53 » by **That Nicka** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:28 am

Cevap wrote:well I guess KG found the guy that he's gonna pass the ball to in the last seconds.

Rocky5000 · Post #54 » by **Rocky5000** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:47 am

my only concern with Cassell is his injury history. If he's healthy in the playoffs we could be quite formidable.

jtran33 · Post #55 » by **jtran33** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:02 am

ooops my bad, I read the first paragraph and thought the rest was bs. haha

TommyPoints · Post #56 » by **TommyPoints** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:03 am

I think it was pretty obvious that he was being sarcastic. :lol:

Ballings7 · Post #57 » by **Ballings7** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:42 am

Good pick-up for Boston

Just doesn't help their defense and specifically against defending Billups.

Boston gets even more tough in a number of ways with Cassell, and even more emotional and talkative. To the latter, KG, Pierce, Cassell, Perkins now, Big Baby, Tony Allen.

KG and Cassell together especially, as was seen in Minnesota, along with Sprewell.

To the emotion, that can be a negative thing at times, though.

Boston's going to be even more fun and interesting to watch now.

CITYOFANGELSX3 · Post #58 » by **CITYOFANGELSX3** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:51 am

That Nicka wrote:Cassell only bought out for 800k?? he must have wanted to be gone realy bad...

Damn serious?? Great pickup for the celts.

Sroek · Post #59 » by **Sroek** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:03 am

Scalabrine wrote:thats pathetic, what a ring chaser. Go to a team where you will make a difference like the Nuggets, dont go to a team where you can just jump on there coat tails and let them drag you to another ring.

I have lost all respect for that E.T. looking fool. PATHETIC.

Celtics won't be able to win a championship with Cassell anyway, he simply adds to the team's firepower.

theTHIEF · Post #60 » by **theTHIEF** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:06 am

Cassell has made $60m over his career, $800k plus whatever he lands for the min. from Boston makes a not so bad career for a guy like him...plus the rings...