Sam Cassell Re-Signs with Celtics and Brings Spaceship With Him

"The Sam Cassell Project" is officially coming back to Boston this season for another run at the title.  I really didn't think he would be playing for the Celtics again after last year's debacle.  He's also like 49 years old and should  be playing in the local YMCA men's league instead of the World Champion Boston Celtics.

He did well at times last season and hit the occasional big shot but he was an unnecessary signing and actually hurt the C's in some crucial moments.  The C's had already re-signed House a few months back which already gave us three potential PG's with Pruitt and Rondo.  It's getting awfully crowded at PG again with Cassell back in the mix.  House is more of a 2 guard but he gets the job done at PG when needed and definitely makes me feel more comfortable because he gets rid of the ball quickly to start the offense, unlike our boy, ET.  Having Cassell back also seems counterproductive to Pruitt's development since he could use some serious PT this season.  The Celtics need to know whether or not he is worth keeping for the future and this is not going to help. 

I guess I don't mind this move if he plays limited minutes and is used as an insurance policy for any injuries to Rondo/House but it still seems strange to me.  He brings the game to a grinding halt when he subs in and completely F's up the flow of the offense because of the lack of ball movement or the terrible bricks he throws up on a fade away with 2 guys in his grill.  If he can get rid of the ball and just shoot open jumpers maybe this can still work out. 

I've heard that he eventually wants to get into coaching so maybe he talked the C's into letting him stay on the squad as a pseudo player/coach.  I'm not sure I could see him being too happy on the bench most of the time but maybe he is starting to realize that he is very close to the end of his career and it's time to open up some new doors.  At least he will keep the season interesting and maybe we can get some more sweet alien Photoshop pics like these: