Re: [Celtics' Stuff ] "I’m ready.”-Herald

[Phil Maymin]

Someone should tell Cassell the good news from the good book that the first
two commandments are materially different from the remaining eight in that
the first two are phrased as if spoken directly by God ("I am the Lord your
God" etc.) while the remainder are phrased with God in the third person. One
theory has it that this is because God revealed himself directly to all the
Hebrews on Mount Sinai but they became terrified of his voice after the
first two commandments and Moses read them the rest. Anyway... it's nice
symmetry with the I-vs.WE, ubuntu, and so on feelings of the year. So... in
short... 28 is a good choice Sam, and your great-grandma would be proud! :)

Phil

On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 6:57 AM, JB <JB_Celticsstuff at comcast.net> wrote:

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> Cassell is on hold
> By Steve Bulpett / Celtics Notebook  |   Sunday, March 9, 2008
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> MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Sam Cassell was not yet ready for playing time last
> night, but according to Doc Rivers, the veteran could possibly play tomorrow
> night in Philadelphia.
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> "We're just going to get a practice in and see how he feels and looks,"
> Rivers said before the Celts met the Grizzlies last night. "There's no
> rush."
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> The Celtics [team stats]' next full workout will be Tuesday at the
> earliest, but Rivers said a session for Cassell "doesn't have to be a team
> practice. It may just be five guys working on offense at the gym."
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> For his part, Cassell would only say, "It's up to the coach when I play.
> I'm ready."
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> When Cassell does get into a uniform, it will bear the No. 28.
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> Why you ask?
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> "The number I wanted was gone," he said. "I wanted 10, but it's retired
> (for JoJo White). And I wore 19 once, but that's retired, too (for Don
> Nelson). It just had to be something that equaled 10. I had to get No. 10
> some kind of way.
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> "My great-grandmother picked my first jersey out for me. She was very
> religious and she told me the story about the Ten Commandments, so that's
> always been my number."
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> Wallace glad for C's
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> Chris Wallace, now the general manager in Memphis, is happy for the
> Celtics' success after spending 10 years with the club.
>
> "There were some lean years there, but ownership was patient," he said.
> "They liked the development of the young players, and Danny (Ainge) stuck to
> his guns. You make good picks and then you have options. If you don't draft
> those guys and (also) have contracts like Wally Szczerbiak and Theo Ratliff
> [stats], you can't get Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. Those contracts were
> essential.
>
> "They're a glamour team right now, and it didn't just happen overnight,"
> Wallace said. "It started in 1998 when Paul (Pierce) was drafted and we kept
> adding pieces. In addition to the big trades, you're seeing some of the
> young players come through. What people don't talk about with Perk (Kendrick
> Perkins [stats]) is that in the old days when people went to school for
> three or four years, this would have been his rookie season. Things are
> starting to come together for him, but he's still going to improve."
>
> The trades for Garnett and Allen were obviously key, but it's not as if
> the Celts didn't try to hit it big in years past.
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> "Nothing as monumental as these deals, but we were close to Jermaine
> O'Neal when Portland was trading him (in 2000)," Wallace said. "We got the
> silver medal on that one."
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> Tiger in the crowd
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> Earlier in the day at the Fed-Ex Forum the University of Memphis put a
> spanking on UAB with help from junior wingman Antonio Anderson of Lynn, who
> planned to take in last night's game.
>
> "I watch them whenever I can," said the Lynn Tech product. "I brag on the
> Celtics all the time, but these guys aren't believers. They're Laker fans
> and Rockets fans and Detroit Pistons fans - just a bunch of guys who hate
> the Celtics. But I don't."
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