1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

  2. ROCKETS GAMEDAY
    The Wizards may be tanking, but the Rockets can't take Washington lightly. Come join Dave, Ben and Chron.com's Michael Shapiro for live postgame after the Rockets-Wizards matchup.

    LIVE! ClutchFans on YouTube
Welcome ClutchFans Live

I'd love to bring back Cassell!

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Shark44, Aug 14, 2004.

Tags:
  1. Shark44

    Shark44 71er
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Sep 21, 1999
    Messages:
    5,241
    Likes Received:
    10,598
    Its a pitty, but Sam the man would be a perfect fit for this Rockets team. Its a pitty because I doubt MIN would give him up, unless they thought they could acquire players that would take them to the next level.

    I started thinking about this possibility when GP said no to BOS and yes to HOU, MIN or GS. Wally could be an Ainge type player and if the right three way could be worked...who knows?

    I know its late, but Sam Cassell is the one Rocket I truly wished we had never traded. His passion and ability would be a great asset to this team. Oh, well such is life.
     
    #1 Shark44, Aug 14, 2004
  2. Parlett316

    Parlett316 Member

    Joined:
    Nov 8, 2002
    Messages:
    707
    Likes Received:
    12
    The one Rocket I wished never traded was Hakeem with Horry as a close second.
     
    #2 Parlett316, Aug 14, 2004
  3. TBar

    TBar Member

    Joined:
    Aug 6, 2001
    Messages:
    3,033
    Likes Received:
    1
    Cassell has always been a favorite of mine- he played with so much heart as a rookie and sophomore-helped us to two rings -I will not ever forget that..

    We gave up too much for a fat -out of shape never come to training camp in condition - BArkley...

    Cassell would have solved our point guard position for years
     
    #3 TBar, Aug 14, 2004
  4. Shark44

    Shark44 71er
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Sep 21, 1999
    Messages:
    5,241
    Likes Received:
    10,598
    TBar,

    I wonder what would have been if we would have stayed the course and kept Cassell and Horry.
     
    #4 Shark44, Aug 15, 2004
  5. Sherlock

    Sherlock Member

    Joined:
    Feb 23, 1999
    Messages:
    1,886
    Likes Received:
    19
    woulda, coulda, shouldas ...

    but, as much as I like Barkley the person, I think it was the biggest mistake we made during the 90's.

    Barkley drove Clyde away a year or two too early. With Clyde there, we wouldn't have traded for Pippen, and then ended up with all the bad contracts, from Cato to Williams. We wouldn't have signed Maloney to a long contract. The next year, we would have drafted Lewis, since we didn't have Pippen. That year, McDeyss was a FA, and he said he didn't sign with us, because we didn't have a good point guard. We brought Barkley in to help us past Seattle, but they declined after that. I believe we'd have gone to 2 or 3 more championships with Dream/McDeyss/Horry/Glyde/Cassell. Of course, we wouldn't have gotten Francis, who has ultimately led to TMac ... and maybe, we wouldn't have gotten the number one pick later to get Yao either. So, it all works its funny way out.
     
    #5 Sherlock, Aug 15, 2004
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)

Share This Page