In people's impressions, NBA stars are tall and mighty, not to say handsome, but there is an NBA star, he is very tall, but the image is not mighty, the appearance is still a little strange, funny, quite like an alien, therefore, he got a nickname "alien". Although it looks a little strange, but Cassell has not been a funny role since stepping into the NBA, but a very important person for the team, he will give this team great help every time he goes to a team, so that the status quo of the team has changed, but such a very strong player, but because of his poor appearance, not liked by people, rarely mentioned to him, this article will take you to understand the "alien" Sam Kassel.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > "aliens" with superb archery and a wide field of vision</h1>
Cassel is 1.91 meters tall, which is still good in the point guard, but in addition to height, Kassel's physical condition is not outstanding in the point guard, he bounces generally, the speed is not fast, the explosive force is average, not good at aerial work, it is precisely because of the general talent, Kassel was selected by the Rockets with the 24th pick in the 93 draft. Physical talent is not strong, Cassell naturally can not play like Jordan, he found his own set of play.
Kassel's style of play looks unremarkable, the movements are very ordinary, but it is full of power. The core of Kassel's style of play is the jump shot, and the jump shot is what Kassel is best at. In the middle distance, Kassel has many kinds of jump shot methods, dribbling dry pull jump shot, receiving the ball dry pull jump shot, borrowing cover dry pull jump shot, as well as dribbling and suddenly stopping the back dribbling and then jump shot, these are the face frame jump shot method, in the back, Kassel can also jump, the power is equally huge, he will lean on the opponent, and then catch the ball, after receiving the ball, do a shoulder shake, see how the opponent moves, unless the opponent can maintain a rhythm with Cassel, put his cap on the ball, otherwise, Kassel can always throw the ball into it, turn around and jump this move with his back, Kassel is easy to do, and the efficiency is also very high, which is Kassel's killing move. Cassel's mid-range jump shot was very accurate, and by the end of his career, he was still shooting 51.9 percent from the 10-foot-to-16-foot zone.
The mid-range jump shot accurately makes Kassel's defenders stare at his shots, which makes Kassel's breakthrough a lot easier, Cassel's pace is not fast, the explosive force is not strong enough, he breaks through all by rhythm, his center of gravity seems to be forward, but he can put the ball together at any time, and then shoot, this rhythm between the sudden and the shot, making it difficult for the defender to keep up with the rhythm of Kassel, you are faster than him, he passes, slower than him, he can shoot, just by this rhythm, Cassel makes the defender uncomfortable, has his own rhythm, Kassel found his own way to break through, and he really liked to do two virtual swings, such as crotch or body forward change, and then break through.
He can't throw the opponent completely behind him, but he has squeezed out the space to layup, Kassel can complete the layup, if the opponent stays in front of Cassell, Kassel will immediately stop, do a back dribble, see what the opponent does, don't come up to shoot, come up and change to the person again, kill to the basket. Cassel's third offensive choice is to shoot three-pointers, because Kassel's three-point shooting in that era was not the mainstream, just as a tactic to change space, so Cassel did not shoot many three-pointers, and the shooting rate was still passing, but Cassel's three-point shot was very accurate at key moments, quite a feeling of a sword sealing the throat.
Whether it is a breakthrough or a shot, Cassel feels soft, like a piece of butter, rubbing around on the field, there is no thunderous power, although it looks soft, but this is just a matter of perception, Kassel whether it is the end of the basket, the mid-range jumper, or the three-point shot, Kassel will not lose the target because of the strong confrontation, the shooting rate is still high, Cassel is the kind of player who is soft and rigid.
Cassel is a point guard naturally need to organize the team, Cassel's vision is very wide, he has the ball on his back, looking at the six roads, when his teammates have the opportunity, he can send the ball to let the teammates complete the score, the ball pass is not windy, but effective, Cassel's steady pass can make the team run, is an excellent point guard, at the peak of Kassel, he can average 9 assists per game.
Kassel's personal ability is very strong, he averages nearly 20 points per game, the average assists per game is also 9, the offensive efficiency is also good, but Kassel's fame is very small, many players are not as good as him, the fame is bigger than him, the reason for this situation is that Kassel looks a little strange, and the alien image in the movie is very similar, the aliens in the movie are loved, but people look like this, and people's aesthetics of people are very different, people naturally do not like Kassel very much, Kassel became a player with more strength than fame. After Cassel entered the league, he showed extraordinary ability and excellent psychological qualities to help the team reach the top, and in the following ten years, he still performed well and made his career very exciting.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" > started with a championship and ended with a championship, a wonderful NBA career</h1>
In the 93 draft, the Rockets selected Kassel with the No. 24 sign, this year the Rockets are determined to win the championship, for Kassel, the Rockets are very important, hoping that he can grow up quickly and become an excellent backup point guard for the team. The Rockets have high demands on Kassel, but Kassel is only a No. 24 show after all, and Cassel's performance in the regular season is not perfect, but it is not bad, with 6.7 points, 2 rebounds and 2.9 assists. The playoffs began, then Rockets coach TomJanovic was very bold to let Cassell play, but Cassel's performance in the first round was not wonderful, the shooting was inaccurate, the assist performance can only be said to be OK, fortunately, the Rockets advanced, Kassel still has the opportunity to show himself.
In the second round of the playoffs, TomJanovic continued to let Kassel play, Cassel continued to learn on the field, the third game of the series, Kassel who learned several games handed over the perfect answer, he cut 12 points and 10 assists, no 1 mistake, helped the Rockets win, rewritten the big score to 2-1, after 6 games, the big score was 3-3, the series entered the seventh, grabbed seven, Kassel This rookie broke out, he contributed 22 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, Cassel's outbreak caught the Suns off guard, The Rockets, on the other hand, won the game due to the explosion in Kassel and advanced to the Western Conference Finals. In the Western Conference Finals, the Rockets mastered the initiative, Cassell played well, and the Rockets won the series with ease and advanced to the Finals.
In the Finals, Kassel was still trusted by TomJanovic, in the last moments of the third game, he still stayed on the court, and the ball was in his hands, according to tactics, he should have given the ball to Olajuwon, but he did not, he believed that he could shoot this goal outside the three-point line, so he shot decisively, the ball really scored, this ball directly let the Rockets overtake the score, and then Kassel hit 4 free throws in a row and won the victory. In the seventh game, Kassel played efficiently, shooting 4 of 6 and scoring 13 points, helping the Rockets win the game and win the championship with a big score of 4-3, and Kassel, who was still a first-year student, wore a championship ring.
Kassel's rookie season was different, he did not start his rookie season with excellent performance, in the course of the season, he continued to train himself, and finally when the team needed himself, he stepped forward, did not lose the team, did not fail himself, handed over excellent performances, and won honors for himself. In the 94-95 season, Kassel was in his second year, but he was already the main force of the team, although he played as a substitute, but the importance was not inferior to any starter, he was the blade hidden behind the Rockets, and in the decisive moment of the game, he was also on the court most of the time, representing the importance of his tactical position.
In the second game of the 1995 Finals, Cassel scored 4 of 6 three-pointers, cut 31 points, 3 assists and 3 steals, and lost the opponent's magic heart, and then Kassel played steadily, the Rockets won two more games, defeated the magic by a big score of 4-0, defended the title successfully, Cassel got a championship ring, just two years after his debut, he won the championship twice, which is something that many players have not been able to achieve in their lives. In the 95-96 season, Cassel played well, but the Rockets did not have the ability to defend the championship, the defending title failed, and then the Rockets began to operate, and the end result was that Kassel was sent away.
After being sent away, Kassel played for the Suns, Mavericks, Nets, he did well on these teams, but did not find his role, did not take root, in the 98-99 season, Kassel was sent to the Bucks, in the Bucks, Cassell found his role. In the '99-00 season, the Bucks centered on Cassell, Ray Allen and Robinson, who were known as the "Three Musketeers" combination, in which Kassel scored, but the main task was to organize the team so that the team could function. In the first season of the group, Cassel did his job well, contributing 18.6 points, 9 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals to help the Bucks reach the playoffs.
In the 00-01 season, Kassel averaged 18.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game, helping the Bucks to reach the playoffs again, and in the playoffs, Kassel did a good job of organizing the team, and the Bucks also reached the Eastern Conference Finals, but unfortunately, they fell in the Eastern Conference Finals and failed to move forward. In the 01-02, 02-03 season, Kassel performed well, but the Bucks' competitiveness declined, and the "three Musketeers" combination also disintegrated, and the three of them went their separate ways.
Cassell came to the Timberwolves, this year Kassel is 34 years old, no longer the young guy he was, he came to the Timberwolves to assist Garnett, so that the Timberwolves with Garnett as the core, plus Cassel and Splendid, formed a combination, people called it "Three-Headed Monster". In this combination, Cassel is still the role of a double guard, both scoring and organizing, and Kassel once again completed his task well, 81 games, averaging 19.8 points, 7.3 assists, 1.3 steals, shooting 48.8%, excellent play, so that Cassel was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career, the first time in the best team second team, Kassel really became a star in the league.
Kassel's outstanding performance not only won praise for himself, but also brought good results to the Timberwolves, who entered the playoffs with a record of 58 wins and 24 losses. In the playoffs, Cassel is still in excellent form, the first game of the first round of the playoffs, he cut 40 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, helping the team to win a big victory, the second game of the playoffs, Kassel contributed 12 points, 9 assists and 2 steals, the team went to the next city, the fifth game of the first round, Cassel contributed 26 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, helping the Timberwolves to hammer and win the series.
In the first game of the second round, facing the Kings, Kassel cut 40 points and 5 assists, but the helpless teammates really did not give enough, the Timberwolves lost by 6 points, and then 5 games, Kassel helped the Timberwolves win 3 games, dragging the series into the seventh game, in the seventh game, Cassel contributed 23 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds, helping the Timberwolves to win by 3 points and reach the Western Conference Finals. The Timberwolves faced the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, and if Kassel were there, the Timberwolves might be able to cause the Lakers a lot of trouble, but Cassell was injured in this series, losing Kassel and the Timberwolves were eliminated 4:2.
In the 04-05 season, Kassel was still plagued by injuries, attendance dropped sharply, and performance also declined, the Timberwolves saw this situation, chose to send Kassel away, and in the end, they sent Kassel to the Clippers. After coming to the Clippers, Cassel came out of injury, and the Clippers are still in the mire, the healthy Cassel is ready to save the Clippers from the quagmire, after the beginning of the season, Cassel performed wonderfully, his jump shot is still so accurate, the ball transmission is still excellent, the Clippers have become more competitive because of Cassel, and at the end of the season, Cassel has averaged 17.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game, helping the Clippers reach the playoffs, and the Clippers played the playoffs once or eight years ago.
After the start of the playoffs, Cassel was still in good shape, not playing abnormally due to the increase in intensity, And Cassel helped the Clippers eliminate the Nuggets and reach the second round. In the second round, the Clippers encountered nash's Suns, who were in good shape, and although they won the Clippers, it was very difficult to win, and it was only after the seven that they won. Whether in the Bucks, Timberwolves or Clippers, Cassel has shown his ability to use his organizational skills and scoring ability to glue the team's stars together and burst out with greater ability.
Cassell came to the Clippers and gave the Clippers fans a surprise, but he is a 37-year-old veteran after all, Cassel was affected by injuries in the 06-07 season, and in the 07-08 season, Kassel was more seriously injured, at the beginning of the season he was suspended for 12 games due to a left calf injury, and then he was absent due to a wrist injury, and he was injured continuously, so He knew that he was afraid that he would not be able to play for long, so he applied for a trade or buyout, went to a team that could win the championship, hoping that he could leave with a championship ring.
The Clippers agreed to Kassel's request and bought out Kassel. With freedom behind him, Kassel signed with the Celtics and became a member of the Celtics, and at the Celtics, Kassel played the last highlight of his career, helping the team narrow the point gap with the team trailing by 22 points, and hit a key blow to win. In this year's playoffs, the Celtics successfully won the championship, Cassell won the third crown of his NBA career as he wished, wearing the third championship ring, after getting this championship ring, Kassel announced his retirement and ended his NBA career.
Kassel in the NBA for 15 years, there are three championship rings, once selected as an All-Star, once selected for the best team second team, just look at these can not see the value of Kassel on the court, only look at Kassel's performance on the field, know how important Kassel is to a team, and everyone who watches Kassel videos will not be disappointed, his own style of play, will also make people feel comfortable.
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After Kassel retired, he joined the Coaching Staff of the Clippers, and in the position of assistant coach, Kassel did a very good job, he was good at communication, he was able to tell the truth without hurting people, and Cassel is currently working as an assistant coach at the 76ers. Kassel is an excellent assistant coach, but he also has the heart to be a head coach, but the current few interviews, Kassel has not passed, I hope that one day, Kassel can become the NBA coach.