First off, the man does the testicle dance. That’s brilliance in itself.

Secondly, this addresses our biggest problem — leadership. We need someone to sit Melo down and say “Son, being drunk, fat and lazy is no way to go through life”. Cassell is a proven leader and someone Melo will respect. I love it.

He sucks on D, he’s a ballhog, but the man can hit the outside shot and he can be a team leader. I’m not expecting him to start — hell, anything over 15 mpg would be a bad idea — but he’s EXACTLY what this team needs.

…testicle dance?

I am not interested in Sam Cassell joining the Nuggets. I agree that the Nuggets have a gaping hole in the on court leadership department, but I believe if Sam rolls into town and starts barking at everyone they will just tune him out. I would. Cassell is not a factor on the floor and I have to wonder about what kind of pull he would have on a new team, who does not necessarily like him, from a leadership stand point. Yes he won a ring last year, but he was far more of a hindrance on the floor than an asset. Sam has had a nice career, but I do not think he carries the cache to roll into a place like Denver and instantly become a team leader.

I mentioned that I am not sure how much other players like Cassell. Kenyon Matrin and Cassell got into it a few years ago when Sam played for the Wolves and Cassell threw the ball at him. If I remember it I am sure Kenyon does too.

If the Nuggets are going to sign a former Clipper point guard I saw they should go after Shaun Livingston. A two year, $3 million contract should be enough to get him into town and it would be a low risk high reward deal much like the Nuggets have been seeking out this offseason. I would love to see a healthy Livingston alongside J.R., Melo, a healthy Kenyon and a healthy Nene. Of course, that is a lot to ask for Livingston, Kenyon and Nene to all be healthy at any point in time, let alone an entire season.

thats exactly right. sam cassell will not have any sway on the behaviour of studs like melo, AI and k-mart. When I say studs I don’t necessarily mean all-stars, I mean they are the sorts of guys that will have no interest in the guidance of a aged point guard with rapidly deteriorating abilities. i can KINDA see the fact that he fills a hole in the point guard position but there is no way he would be an elder-statesman type figure in Denver. He’s a bit of a joke really. and yeah the fact that he got into an altercation with k mart wont help.