Delonte West is not at practice. Absence is unexcused. All others present.

Delonte West is not at practice. Absence is unexcused. All others present.

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wow … again. time to move on. can we get his salary cap space back if we just release for not showing up?

by rockybrown on Sep 30, 2009 1:10 PM CDT reply actions

I hope that people are more generous to you if you’re ever down.

by jdudas on Sep 30, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Pay me 4 million a year and I’ll cry on my way to practice everyday

"I’m tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok." ~Shaq

by Max_in_Missouri on Sep 30, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions

find someone to pay your $4 million a year to play professional basketball; otherwise, your counterpoint is irrelevant.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Sep 30, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Right — money solves every problem. You can cure depression with $4 million. I’ll bet for $10 million you can even beat cancer.

by Buckeye Brad on Sep 30, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, depression and cancer are EXACTLY the same.

"I’m tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok." ~Shaq

by Max_in_Missouri on Oct 1, 2009 9:17 AM CDT up reply actions

Depression is a disease — I have family members who suffer from depression. No amount of money will cure depression.

by Buckeye Brad on Oct 1, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions

Jesus

Do you have a heart? The man is fighting some serious demons and you want the Cavs to kick him to the curve.

"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra

by 49er16 on Sep 30, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions

what demons?

does he have anxiety or something like that?

What did you say to me paper champion?
-Mr.T

by CaliforniaGreen on Sep 30, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions

The phrase is “kick him to the curb”, not curve

I don’t know of any other job where you can just not show up for work (completely unexcused) and have people feel sorry for you because of this.

"I’m tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok." ~Shaq

by Max_in_Missouri on Oct 1, 2009 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions

Geez, the man has a medical problem. Quit being an a-hole.

And it has nothing to do with what job he has. Obviously you think professional athletes shouldn’t have any problems just because they have a lot of money, but that’s not the case. Athletes have problems just like the rest of us.

by Buckeye Brad on Oct 1, 2009 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions

Name calling? Seriously?

Well Dr. Brad, we all appreciate your diagnosis. Hopefully our differing opinions don’t cause you to fall off your high horse.

"I’m tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok." ~Shaq

by Max_in_Missouri on Oct 1, 2009 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions

You didn’t offer an opinion — you criticized a person for having a mental illness, and assumed that he should magically be cured because he makes a lot of money. How do you not see what’s wrong with that.

by Buckeye Brad on Oct 1, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Wah wah

Oh he’s such a victim….his perception is off so we must all feel soooo sorry for him. Not taking your meds because you want to “experiment” is not excusable behavior. Don’t be a bitch, Brad. People need to be held accountable for their behavior.

"I’m tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok." ~Shaq

by Max_in_Missouri on Oct 9, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions

If someone didn’t show up to my office because of having an issue related to them being bi-polar, i’d feel sorry for them.

i had an incident with a bi-polar person about 8 years ago. it’s scary to see someone’s flip switch and how they act in society while under their own false sense of reality.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Oct 1, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions

“flip switch” = “switch flip”.

You are reading my signature.

by rolub on Oct 1, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions

Listen to you people. Are the Cavs suddenly a charity? You are worried about Delonte West…. what about the millions of people all over the country who get fired or are incarcerated due to repurcussions of their mental illness? Doesn’t matter if Delonte is screwed in the head, the Cavs exist to win basketball games and earn money. Delonte’s behavior is threatening this.

by rockybrown on Oct 1, 2009 3:26 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

thats true

but from what ive been reading, now that we have Parker and all these other guys West is dispensible? Maybe im lookin at what your saying the wrong way. I dont care who we picked up, West is a BIG part of this team and “his behavior” is the way it is because of an illness he has. Its not like we’re dealing with a Chad Ochocinco here. He just needed sime time away. Theres no excuse for him to have handled it the way he did but dont forget, he has an illness so hes not goin to think along the same lines as maybe you or I would.

by siejecy on Oct 2, 2009 7:13 AM CDT up reply actions

I understand the illness

but he stil shouldn’t have left people who have treated him like family (by all accounts, from all sides) high and dry. It was only 2 days and that’s good….but if he needs a break again, how about clearing it with the team or at least letting them know wtf is going on? That’s all we ask, Delonte. Just let a mofo know whats up.

Beyond that…welcome back! No grudges held by anyone and thank you for pulling it together sooner rather than later! All the best!

by Julie H on Oct 3, 2009 1:53 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs