Sam Cassell is a freewheelin' spirit. From his sound bites to his swagger, there is no other player quite like Sam. In fact, if he wasn't going to become a coach after he retires, I would guess he'd start writing jingles, make a boatload of cash, and turn into the ultimate ladies man. Seriously. Don't let that face fool you, chicks dig the confidence. He's like an extraterrestrial Charlie Sheen.

Which is why this story about Cassell's old practice habits should come as no surprise. On the Dan Dakich Show this past Tuesday, Dakich and Pacers' radio voice Mark Boyle were discussing Kevin Garnett's 24/7 intensity when the talk took an abrupt turn. Indy Cornrows explains the rest:

At one point, Dakich delved into a story from a Timberwolves' practice he observed during the KG/Sam I Am era a few years ago with former University of Minnesota basketball coach, Dan Monson. GM Kevin McHale casually dropped a little parlor trick on the two coaches. [...]

Dakich: Cassell used to practice ... I was sitting there on the side with Danny Monson ... he was over watching the workouts and Kevin McHale came over and he was sitting with us and Cassell comes in and he (Cassell) always practiced in sweatpants. And McHale looks at Danny and I and he says, "Watch this." He says, "Sam, you wearing underwear?"

And Sam Cassell says, "Nope."

He didn't wear underwear to practice as an NBA basketball player.

You know, this explains so much.