Who was better at their prime, Nick Van Excel or Sam Cassell?

Question

I'm rolling with Nick! Who do you guys got?.....and please don't mention championships. Because Robert Horry has more titles then Larry Bird. So don't say Cassell is better because Cassell has championships. Come with something stronger then that!

p.s. My name is no longer jdwj76. From this day on you guys shall call me KING! ALL HAIL THE KING!

Answer 1

I'd say Cassell. Heck, just last year he was still better than Van Excel.

Answer 2

Sam Cassell was definitely a better player. How can you say that championships don't count for anything?? Of course they count for something. But even if you take that aspect out, Cassell made the players around him better (especially in Houston, and Minnesota), while Nicky V was a selfish player, who only got assists because he handled the ball so much (like Stephen Marbury, or Allen Iverson). He was really a two-guard trapped in a point guards body. Can't agree with you on this one.

ALL HAIL THE KING!! (formerly known as jdwj76).

Answer 3

Good question...both were beasts in crunch time and had the ability to light it up when their teams needed a run badly....but I gotta go with Sam because he's not only a great player but a true floor general who acts almost like a player/coach. Remember that season they got to the WC Finals against the Lakers before he got hurt (Yea, he was still old but his skills were in their "prime" if you ask me)? Did anyone notice how he was actually more of a coach for that team than Flip Saunders? He had that team believing in themselves. Look what happened after he got traded. Minnesota became a mediocre team overnight and the Clippers barely missed a trip to the WC Finals last year. With Cassell hurt most of this season, the Clips lost direction & underachieved. In Cassell, you get not only a gamer but a coach too.

Answer 4

Sam Cassell, who is very underrated and helps teams win championships - or, in the case of the Clippers, gets them to respectability. I've never been a Van Exel fan.

Answer 5

Sam Cassell.

He is just a good floor leader. He'll knock down shots if their team needs it. He may not have the footworks like Van Excel, but Cassell has always been consistent.

Answer 6

RootZoo...notice you said " I remember that 1 year". Van Excel was bad but his prime was so short it doesn't even come close to Cassell. Honestly I don't even think Cassell was in his prime when he was in Houston...I think it was afterwards. Players prime comes at different time. I'm rolling with the little killer Sam "SHMEEGLE" Cassell.

Answer 7

Sam cassell

Answer 8

Cassell, He was been clutch throughout his career, from his rookie year with the rockets to last years run with the Clippers. THe statistics would back up the point Cassel is better.

Answer 9

i definitely like nick however saying that.. if i were a gm and i had a choice between nick and sam, i would probably go with sam... (based on both being in their prime):
sam is a floor leader, he can set the pace of the game; he can raise the morale of his team..
sam is a little bigger, a better defender; more tenacious and active off the ball...
sam is less streaky, less show boat than nick.

bottom line, sam is more consistent and less of a defensive liability... nick at 6ft would have a hard time defending larger guards....

Answer 10

cassel has led his team more times to the playoffs especially when he was with the bucks and then the T-wolves. the only times i saw van exel in the playoffs was when he was with LA, dallas and the spurs, and i don't think he led them to get there.