Sam Cassell

by gsw4life on Feb 26, 2008 12:51 PM PST

If Cassell agrees to a buyout, he is placed on waivers for a few days, so his return to Boston isn't guaranteed even if they are his number one choice. The Warriors have enough room under the luxury tax to claim him and not go over. link

I'm not sure if getting Cassell would be too smart for the Warriors considering he'd be pretty pissed at us. What I don't get is why an Eastern conference team like the Cavs, Magic, or Pistons don't claim Cassell just to block him from the Celtics. Perhaps they don't want the negative publicity that would come with a move with such disregard for the player's wishes? Or they don't want to be seen as a franchise that doesn't care about the player since that might scare off free agents in the future?

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I was

going to post that! You bet me this time! hahaha

F**K REFS!!!

by faetati on Feb 26, 2008 12:59 PM PST reply actions

lol

It's almost like the Warriors have 6 guys out there... they always have a guy open! - Jon Barry commentating game 3 last year

by gsw4life on Feb 26, 2008 1:02 PM PST up reply actions

Question...

Can somebody breakdown the timetable for bringing on Free Agents this year. I read somewhere that teams have until Friday to sign anyone they would want to be on their playoff roster. Is this correct?

Not that I expect the Dubs at this point to jump on the Barry bandwagon or to make a run at Casell(that would be pretty hilarious)... just curious.

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by Dubs Wise on Feb 26, 2008 1:15 PM PST reply actions

That is correct

March 1st is the deadline to sign a waived player and have him on your playoff roster.

by San Francisco Slim on Feb 26, 2008 1:39 PM PST up reply actions

Waivers

does anyone know how waivers works? How is priority determined?

by jlagace on Feb 26, 2008 4:28 PM PST reply actions

waivers

If more than one team claims a player off of waivers, the team with the poorer record gets him. This of course assumes that the teams have the ability to claim the player and fit in his salary. This limits the number of teams that can take players.

by jae on Feb 27, 2008 7:38 AM PST up reply actions

So what's stopping an Eastern Conference rival

from claiming him away from the Celtics? The Warriors have a higher payroll than the Pistons and Magic, and according to this article we can claim Cassell, so I assume they can as well? The Magic are actually well below the luxury tax at 58 million. And Cassell is in the final year of his contract so it's not going to hurt a team in the long term.

It's almost like the Warriors have 6 guys out there... they always have a guy open! - Jon Barry commentating game 3 last year

by gsw4life on Feb 27, 2008 12:06 PM PST up reply actions

forget it

warriors are not signing casell. end of story.

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by CatchAndShoot on Feb 26, 2008 10:06 PM PST reply actions

why

would we want cassell anyway? two old guys don't make a wright(Hehehe)

by saintdee on Feb 26, 2008 10:15 PM PST reply actions

Cassell

I wasn't really saying that we should sign Cassell. I just found it interesting that he has to clear waivers while everyone assumes he is going to Boston.

It's almost like the Warriors have 6 guys out there... they always have a guy open! - Jon Barry commentating game 3 last year

by gsw4life on Feb 27, 2008 12:07 PM PST up reply actions

Cassell?

Might as well get GP if we are looking for old vets to back up Baron.
I do have to agree that if the waivers in the NBA work like MLB, then someone out east should definatley swoop in on him. The Cavs make the most sense.
If we pick up anyone it should be Magliore. If he heads to Dallas and displays anything close to all-star form, he makes Dallas better and tougher for us to beat.

by tangel29 on Feb 27, 2008 1:10 AM PST reply actions

What?

Have you watched Magliore play the last few years? He's slow as molasses, can't score and can't defend. He's probably the worst player to be named to the All-Star team in memory and that's when he was much better. There's a reason why Portland and New Jersey didn't want him.

He makes Dallas worse not better.

by San Francisco Slim on Feb 27, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions

I recently read

that he's probably the slowest player in the NBA. He at least is in the discussion

It's almost like the Warriors have 6 guys out there... they always have a guy open! - Jon Barry commentating game 3 last year

by gsw4life on Feb 27, 2008 12:00 PM PST up reply actions

Change of Scenery

I agree he hasn't played well since he left NO, but he played for three sub par teams, and hasn't been playing much this year with NJ. I'm sure Kidd had something to say about bringing him in and if he gives them any kind of production at center it will improve their team as they had no depth at center. Hopefully your right and he is less productive than Diop.
Looking back on his time with Baron, I think he would have contributed off the bench as a true center. We aren't looking for major minutes, just some production.

by tangel29 on Feb 27, 2008 3:34 PM PST up reply actions