Cassell and Latrell Should Leave

When the owner of your team calls your acquisition a "failed experiment" you know you haven't exactly impressed. And that's precisely what Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said about former All-Stars Sam Cassell and Latrell Sprewell...with emphasis on the "former."

I can't blame Taylor for venting his frustration, especially after last night's game. In the Wolves 116-100 win over Golden State Latrell Sprewell looked like the best player on the court (with the obvious exception of Kevin Garnett, of course). About two months ago, this would have been good news. But not now.

A while back, Sprewell made his famously ignorant comment about how he couldn't feed his family on his multi-million dollar salary. He had been offered $21 million over three years. But the Wolves didn't drop down on their knees and beg him to stay, so he pouted and played at a 50% effort level, maybe. Now the Wolves are about to be eliminated from the playoffs and Spree is going to have to find another team. One that wants him. Suddenly he's playing like the Sprewell of old. I'd rather see the slacker. At least then Sprewell wouldn't attract some attention from other teams. It's pathetic, but he just might win in this situation.

And Cassell can go too, for all I care. He started complaining about his contract just 1 year after he signed it. He's the kind of cancerous player that complains about every call, yells at his teammates when things aren't going well and pouts just as badly as Sprewell.

When the Wolves are officially eliminated, which will happen any day now, Taylor should follow through with what his comments imply. He should get rid of Cassell and Sprewell.