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IF West is considered your second best player, your in pretty bad shape.
Cavs’ Delonte West misses team’s first practice
By Tom Withers
Troubled Cavaliers guard Delonte West did not show up for Cleveland’s first practice and his absence was unexcused.
Cavs coach Mike Brown said West did not participate in the team’s first workout of training camp at Cleveland Clinic Courts on Tuesday and did not know if West would be at the evening session.
West was recently arrested for gun possession in Maryland after police pulled over his three-wheel motorcycle for a traffic violation and found he was carrying three loaded weapons—two handguns and a shotgun in a guitar case he had on his back.
West was charged with two counts of possessing a concealed handgun, which is a misdemeanor in Maryland. He has a court date on Nov. 20.
West, who has battled mood disorders for years, was in good spirits on Monday at the team’s media day. He said he had resumed taking his medications and was focused on this season and playing basketball. West downplayed his recent arrest, saying once the details were known “you’ll see that it’s not as big as some are making it.”
Brown said general manager Danny Ferry was handling the missed practice matter. Ferry did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
“On a personal note, you always hope he’s doing well,” Brown said of West. “But I have to continue looking forward and coaching this team. Whether it is Delonte or somebody else, if they miss practice and it is unexcused it will be handled internally.”
West left the team during training camp last season to get treatment for bipolar disorder, an illness he said he has been dealing with for years. West returned to the team renewed and talked openly about his battles with depression and mood swings.
He wound up having his best all-around season as a pro, averaging 11.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists. He also shot a career-best 40 percent from 3-point range and averaged a career-high in steals while helping the Cavs win 66 games, a franchise record.
West made 64 starts, another 14 in the playoffs, and was arguably the Cavs’ second-most productive player in the postseason after LeBron James.
West could face a suspension from the NBA pending the outcome of his legal matter.
IF West is considered your second best player, your in pretty bad shape.
Shaq, Delonte, Mo Williams.
May the force be with you, Lebron
Delonte is pissed they are going to bring him off the bench. He is getting his inner Trevor Ariza on
Mo played horrible in postseason,So delonte they say was 2nd best.and btw we had no shaq this postseason.
how is he considered 2nd best. espacially right now. they just said that he was playin the best in the playoffs after LeBron..
i don't care what he does, or suspensions or whatever, just as long as he is ready to play in May
why is it that some people are picking the cavs to go to the finals ? they are setting up to have a letdown year IMHO.
he's seen Desperado a bit too much.
I'm still amused by the fact that he was goin' around decked like Scarface in his little moped.
When was Ariza ever pissed the Lakers were bringing him off the bench? When did he ever skip practice. What are you talking about?
That's exactly what I was thinking.
You are correct sir. In fact, when Radman was sent packing, Ariza asked PJ to start Walton because he felt more comfortable coming off the bench.
Thunder knows not what he speaks of.
West skips second practice for Cavs
By Adrian Wojnarowski
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Delonte West skipped a second consecutive training camp practice Tuesday night and the front office is unsure when the troubled shooting guard will return to the team, sources told Yahoo! Sports.
West, who has a mood disorder, had been expected to be an important part of LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal’s supporting cast this season. The Cavaliers could punish West with a fine or suspension, but that doesn’t solve the bigger issue for a franchise under immense pressure to deliver a le. Truth be told, the Cavs can no longer count on him.
The Cavaliers had considered the possibility of trading West, sources said, but his recent instability makes that an improbable scenario.
After an arrest on a weapons charge two weeks ago in Maryland, West was already facing possible legal action and a certain league suspension. West had three loaded and concealed guns on a motorcycle jaunt across a suburban Washington, D.C., highway. Last season, West left the team for several weeks to get treatment for his lifelong battle with mood disorders.
Beyond the fact that he’s in his Cleveland apartment, one associate said, the reason for West’s absence is still a source of speculation for Cavs general manager Danny Ferry and coach Mike Brown. West attended the Cavs’ media day availability Monday but was an unexcused no-show for both of Tuesday’s practices at the team’s facility in suburban Cleveland.
Ferry didn’t immediately respond to a text message.
“On a personal note, you always hope he’s doing well,” Brown told reporters Tuesday morning. “But I have to continue looking forward and coaching this team.”
Ferry has gone to great lengths to help West battle his demons, but this is a vital season for the Cavaliers. With the investment in Shaq, and James’ pending free agency next summer, Cleveland can ill-afford to let the drama surrounding West get in the team’s way.
why wouldnt they go to the finals???
only reason i could think of is if LeBron gets injured.
Maybe he's stuck in traffic.
stopped by a five 0
he didnt show cause he couldnt get past the metal detectors
Sons when you're straight thuggin and biggin like DelonWizzle you don't need practice
"He said he had resumed taking his medications and was focused on this season and playing basketball."
lol, at first, I thought you wrote that he couldn't get past mental detectors.
Cavs will look very thin in the backcourt if they can't get West back on track.
but they are one of the few teams that can pull a crazy trade immediately to try to solve this.
(like Z for Monta Ellis or Sjax)
you laughing at a medical condition?"He said he had resumed taking his medications and was focused on this season and playing basketball."
maybe he was riding his moped to a town hall meeting like every true american
did he show up today?
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