Sam Cassell
Sam Cassell
Samuel James Cassell Sris an American retired professional basketball player and current assistant coach of the Los Angeles Clippers. Drafted 24th overall in the 1993 NBA draft out of Florida State University, Cassell played for eight different teams during his 15-year career. He was selected to the NBA All-Star Game and All-NBA Team once, both in the 2003–04 season. He played the point guard position...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth18 November 1969
CityBaltimore, MD
continue teams
We're just the same old Clippers. That's all we are. We're just the same old Clippers. We want teams to continue to take us lightly.
doubt great heck
It's going to take more than one year. But we've got a heck of a start. No doubt about it, L.A. is a great place, especially when you're winning.
communication properly result second zone
I think it was our communication on defense. When we do that, we're at our best. When we don't communicate, we get our butts whipped. It's just that simple. In the first half, we weren't communicating properly and they were having their way with us. In the second half, we went to the zone and communicated better, and the result was a 20-point win.
affects ball bit excuse expect normally percent shots time
It affects me a little bit because I'm used to having the ball 90 percent of the time on the court, but I can't use that as an excuse at all. I've got to find a way. I'm getting shots that I normally make, but they're not going in. I just can't go 1-for-12 and expect us to be successful.
somebody work
I'm an All-Star in my mind. You don't have to have somebody tell you that, to be an All-Star. It doesn't work that way.
rookie shots since supposed
I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do. Since I was a rookie I was groomed to make shots down the stretch.
coming couple days games night ready rest talked took
It was just precaution, nothing major. We've got a couple of games coming up at home, so I talked with Mike, and took the night off to heal. I'll get two days rest and I'll be ready to play Friday.
brand culture expect talked
It'll be something brand new to everybody. It's going to be culture shock. I've talked to everybody, talked to them about what I expect from them and what they're going to get from me.
loud played
Ah, no. We've played in some really loud gyms before. This is like a wine-and-cheese crowd.
gets mind respect solid
He's very solid and underrated. He doesn't mind that as long as he gets respect from his peers.
coaching expects feeling mike playing year
Mike expects so much from us, and I think it's the first year that he really has that feeling it's something special. He has the right to feel that way because he's been around for a long, long time, coaching and playing the game. He understands what it's going to take for us to be successful.
expect team
I can't go 1 for 12 and expect my team to win.
brand credit elton job lead people tend
People tend to give me a lot of credit for the turnaround, but Elton Brand is our horse, as he goes, we go. My job is to put us in the right direction, lead us, get us through what we need to do and I think I've been doing that.
confidence giving leader win
I come in here as the leader and just giving us that confidence that we can win on a nightly basis.