Delonte West Reaches Plea Agreement, Will Avoid Jail
by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Jul 15, 2010 9:53 AM CDT
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PrintCavaliers guard Delonte West has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in Maryland that will keep West from serving any prison time.
A spokesman for Prince George's County State's Attorney Glenn Ivey says West will plead guilty to carrying concealed weapons and transporting loaded weapons. His deal says he'll do court-supervised electronic monitoring, complete community service and undergo psychological counseling.
While waiting before the hearing Thursday, West said he feels "blessed."
Authorities say the basketball player was carrying two loaded handguns, a loaded shotgun and a knife while speeding on a three-wheel motorcycle on a highway last September. Police say West, who lives in Brandywine, Md., was pulled over after cutting off an officer.
Most expect NBA Commish David Stern to hand West a suspension now that the legal proceedings are complete. Most expect the suspension to last anywhere from 3-5 games, though it is hard to tell how Stern will handle gun charges stemming from the Gilbert Arenas debacle.
Who West is playing with when he serves the suspension is also in doubt. With a contract that becomes guaranteed August 3rd, many suspect West will be released by the Cavaliers before then.
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....so did we ever find out the real story?
He’s armed to the teeth on a motorcycle in DC why…? I don’t seem to remember ever hearing the story.
"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 Jul 15, 2010 12:55 PM CDT reply actions
His dad told some of the details....
and we had to fill in the rest ourselves.
My interpretation:
He had dumped his girlfriend (no relation to the person he later married) after getting a good contract. A lot of her friends were upset, and apparently Delonte had received death threats if he were ever found in Prince George’s County again.
He was picking up his stuff from his mom’s house in Prince George’s County, which was fairly valuable. He was afraid of getting ambushed, and so came armed to the teeth. In fact, he got his stuff without incident and was on his way back to Cleveland when he got pulled over.
I don’t think there’s any way to know if he was paranoid or lucky.
Suspended 3-5 games for being loaded on a motorcycle?
No wonder he feels bless, he’s lucky.
I live in Cincinnati. I'm a fan of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Cincinnati sports teams. Besides UC, I'm a Xavier fan for basketball. I also like the Ohio State Buckeyes for all sports.
My name is Tyler. So I guess now you know about me.
It’s not about Grant. Clearly it makes sense to trade him and get something rather than nothing. The problem is there has to be a taker. Not sure if anyone wants to get involved with someone like Delonte. I’d make wet in my pants if he went to the Heat though.
My favorite post-LeTurncoat T-shirt so far:
“You may be headed South, but your mom is riding West”
Every pessimist thinks himself a realist. In the case of Cleveland sports fans, they are probably right.
by evereye3 on Jul 15, 2010 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Clearly it makes sense to trade him and get something rather than nothing.
$4 million dollars in cap space counts as “something,” no?
I live in Cincinnati. I'm a fan of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Cincinnati sports teams. Besides UC, I'm a Xavier fan for basketball. I also like the Ohio State Buckeyes for all sports.
My name is Tyler. So I guess now you know about me.
only if there’s something to spend it on.
I hate the steelers the way a mother loves a child.
by notthatnoise on Jul 16, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
True enough. 4 million of cap space would have mattered more 2 weeks ago, but for what it would buy now, given the picked over free agent market, it is worth a lot less. Delonte’s contract would be more valuable to some other team that needs to dump salary. Right now we need a superstar, or a handful of young up and comers. Something that will put butts in seats and make sure people still pay attention.
Every pessimist thinks himself a realist. In the case of Cleveland sports fans, they are probably right.
Sources say while on home detention Del-Rambo is working with MTV to host a special called “The Proposal” where he will be popping the question to mr lord of no rings mom.
by Luigi from little Italy on Jul 15, 2010 8:29 PM CDT reply actions
No reason to cut West
Let Boobie Gibson step up to a starter (again), rest him with West, and move Mo Williams (inconsistent minutes) to another team. Mo is the overpaid player (and non-defender) on the roster, not Delonte West. If Mo’s price tag weren’t so high, we could have picked up Jordan Farmar (just signed by the Nets for 3 years @ $12 million) and taken our chances on he will develop. I love Mo Williams when he’s on his game…operative word – “when” !
if you’re going to pretend for one second that delonte is anything remotely close to consistent I’m calling shenanigans.
I hate the steelers the way a mother loves a child.
by notthatnoise on Jul 16, 2010 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Reading between the lines?
The statement was that Mo Williams has inconsistent minutes. I’ll take my chances w/Delonte playing 15-20 minutes on the floor as a sub (and defender) vs. Mo playing 35 minutes each night. By the way, Shenanigans has changed hands – it’s now a Rockne’s Grill.
Again, I like Mo WHEN he’s on his game – and you can usually figure that out within his first 5 minutes on the floor. When he’s off, he’s WAY off, gets in a funk and doesn’t shake it off.
by ProfessorChaos on Jul 16, 2010 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I meant the post below as a reply to you, but skipped over the proper button.
By the way I agree that Delonte’s inconsistency is less of an issue because we aren’t relying on him to do as much.
Mo is so frustrating, because he seems to be a stand up guy who actually wants to play in Cleveland. We just don’t seem to have a place for him given that Boobie is waiting in the wings at an extreme discount, and the money that would be freed up could be spent on replacing LeBrag.
Every pessimist thinks himself a realist. In the case of Cleveland sports fans, they are probably right.
Correct me if I am wrong, but we have the money available for Farmar at that salary right now. Either our guys didn’t want him, or he wouldn’t come to Cleveland. Anything that may or may not happen with Mo or Delonte would have changed that.
Every pessimist thinks himself a realist. In the case of Cleveland sports fans, they are probably right.
Daniel Gibson and Mo should play different postitions
Mo is really a pg, but he is not bad as a pg. He can create shots for others, attack the paint, shoot 3s, and create offense off the dribble.
Gibson can………………….shoot threes. In other words, he is not a pg at all but a sg. The Cavs should get rid of West and maybe Parker.
Starting lineup.
Center-Anderson Varejao
PF- JJ Hickson
SF-Antawn Jamison (Last year’s playoffs against KG showed he can not defend against pfs and can not score against them)
PG- Mo Williams
SG- Boobie Gibson
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