Delonte West returned to the Cavaliers Monday night, said coach Mike Brown.
Last year’s starting shooting guard, didn’t play with his team against Olympiacos, but did practice with coaches at Cleveland Clinic Courts.
So is this good news or bad news? Ultimately it depends on the type of person you are.
Looking at this situation last year, West missed approximately 10 days of training camp and went on to have the best season of his still-young career. It’s quite evident that he will be able to come back whenever he wants.
A source with knowledge of West’s situation told me that the team is in no hurry to get him back on the court. Anxious fans sniffing the possibility of a championship might consider this disruptive to those aspirations, but personally, I think the team is handling this properly.
West and his father Dmitri both told me that Delonte is at his best when he’s on the court. He can forget his problems. As therapeutic as it may be for him, it’s better for both parties to take their time getting him back to form.
Coach Mike Brown says he’s in no hurry to get West back, preferring to get it right as opposed to rushing things. West will be in shape and he will be ready to play. The best thing he can do is to get mentally healthy.
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West is bad news. Stephen Jackson and his contract is bad news, too, but he’s substantially more talented than West. Jackson and the Warriors have irreconcilable differences, the Cavaliers, if they weren’t so apprehensive about taking on big future salary in the event James bolts, would be put able to rob the Warriors as badly as the Jets fleeced the Browns.
I”m very happy to have Delonte back.I’f i remember correctly, his first game back after his wrist ingury he had like twenty five points.He’s a good shooter and good defensive player.All around good player.Remember game five, he gets to that rebound with a couple seconds left we win and go back home tied .Very happy to have Delonte west back.