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Breaking News!

 Welcome back to Boston Sam! I'm sure there are plenty of Celtics fans who remember Sam Cassell as a Celtic in that special run. He was also an incredible asset to the Rockets as well in their title runs. To me he's a perfect asset to have on the bench. Someone who has balls and won't be afraid to tell Joe or the players what to do. He also could be a possible Joe replacement. I'm super pumped about this move. 

How important were Posey, Brown, House and Cassell in 2008?

Celtics fans often discuss the importance of Danny Ainge picking up four subs from the scrap heap for the Championship 2007-08 season. There is always much discussion on the importance of James Posey, P. J. Brown, Eddie House and Sam Cassell in that Title season. Well, Danny is starting to repeat that strategy, starting with the recent acquisition of Evan Fournier and Jabari Parker. "Not of the same caliber" current Boston fans may say, but lets take a look. Posey was the main gain for the Celtics, playing the most minutes in the post-season (22.0 MPG) - scoring the most points (6.7 PPG) - and taking down the most rebounds (3.6 RPG) . As important as James was that season, his numbers are not that exciting, at least on the surface. Brown, Cassell and House combined for only 9.9 PPG, 4.1 RPG and 2.6 APG in the playoffs. Mind you, we are only talking statistics here.  It can be stated that impressive stats were not required with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen hi...