Category Archives: Delonte West

Cavs lose the opener to Boston

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Not a great opening night for the Cavs, who looked like a team still trying to find itself. LeBron James called it a "transition period." Coach Mike Brown said: "We will get better." The cynic in me started to ask … Continue reading →

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The Delonte West situation

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Pat McManamon

I think I offered that the Delonte West situation might linger with the Cavs. Well it’s lingered. There’s really nothing to make fun of here. West has some serious issues, and he’s got to deal with them. Unfortunately there’s no … Continue reading →

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Delonte West misses the first two days of Cavs training camp

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Catching up … part III … Delonte West has missed two days of practice This situation simply does not seem good. And it seems like it will linger.

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West's contract bans driving motorcycles

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Interesting point on Delonte West: Waitingfornextyear.com dug up the NBA’s standard player contract, and found it has a ban on driving motorcycles. Which means West was in violation of his contract the night he was arrested outside Washington, D.C. I … Continue reading →

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The Delonte West arrest, part II

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Pat McManamon

On the Delonte West arrest … This comes from the Washington Post about why West was carrying two loaded handguns and a loaded shotgun while driving a three-wheeled motorcycle on a highway in Maryland, outside Washington, D.C.: “West's father, Dmitri … Continue reading →

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Delonte West arrested outside Washington, D.C.

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Cavs guard Delonte West was arrested in Maryland last night because he had two pistols and a shotgun on his possession. All were loaded. West was originally pulled over for making an unsafe lane change on Interstate 95 while driving … Continue reading →

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The nerve of the Phoenix Suns

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Imagine this novelty in the NBA: The Suns want actual (gasp) players if they trade Shaquille O'Neal. No retired guys. No ball boys. No assistant trainers. No contracts worth mega-millions that will run out at the end of the season … Continue reading →

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He said it

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Pat McManamon

"We're going to see what we're made of now. But it's not time to get our panties in a bunch yet." — Delonte West

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The Cavs key to winning rests in their touchstone

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Pat McManamon

It was frustrating to watch the Cavs offense bog down in Game 1 into the old style offense. See LeBron. See LeBron dribble. See LeBron dribble some more. See LeBron shoot. Yes, James, as he said, "had it going." He … Continue reading →

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The Cavs lose Game 1 to Orlando

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Mike Brown called his team's offense in the second half of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals "stagnant." That's putting it politely. The Cavs lost Game 1 to Orlando because they quit doing the things they had done all … Continue reading →

Posted in Cavs, Delonte West, Dwight Howard, McManamon, Mike Brown, Mo Williams, Playoffs vs. Orlando (2009), Stan Van Gundy | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

Cavs first win in Round 2 was not that difficult

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Game 1 of the Cavs-Hawks didn't provide a lot to grab hold of, so let's grab hold of this: The Cavs have won all five of their playoff games by double digits. They become the fifth team in NBA history … Continue reading →

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The Cavs win Game 3 — no reason to believe it won't be a sweep

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Pat McManamon

I think I'll let Mo Williams sum up the Cavs win in Game 3: "I was 1-for-11 and Delonte (West) was 0-for-7 and we had eight turnovers between us And we win the game by 11 on the road. What … Continue reading →

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Cavs enjoy themselves again, and it's too bad if Boston didn't like it

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Someone asked Mike Brown after the game if he worries that the Cavs' in-game, on-the-bench celebrations are becoming too much, whether other teams might resent them. The same person asked LeBron James if he worried that dancing and celebrating on … Continue reading →

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Delonte West hurts his wrist; a discussion of the "step up"

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Pat McManamon

At some point in this Cavs season we knew this would happen. Things would not go as they had early. There would be problems. Struggles. And injuries. The Cavs have their fill now that Delonte West has broken a bone … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on the Cavs trade

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Pat McManamon

Some random thoughts on the Cavs’ deal to acquire Mo Williams: —Hate losing Joe Smith. Guys like him don’t come along often. Consummate pro. But … as they say … whoever they are … you got to give something to … Continue reading →

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Moscow, Milwaukee, contracts and Alaska …

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Pat McManamon

Chris Duhon averaged 22.6 minutes, shot 38.7 percent and averaged 5.8 points per game last season in Chicago. This means he was to the Bulls what Devin Brown (22.6 minutes, 40.9 percent shooting, 7.5 points). Didn’t matter to New York, … Continue reading →

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Delonte West and Casey Blake …

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Pat McManamon

So now word breaks that Cavs guard Delonte West is mulling a two-year offer to play in Moscow. West is a restricted free agent, and according to Yahoo.com he is pondering a $10 million deal. Gee, I wonder who (the … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on Game 7 …

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Pat McManamon

OK … there were computer problems. But I got a kick out of this comment on the previous post stating there were computer problems. “Computer problems??? That's the same silly excuse Windy uses whenever he's running late to meet his … Continue reading →

Posted in Cavs, Delonte West, LeBron, McManamon, Mike Brown, Paul Pierce, Playoffs vs. Boston (2008), Wally Szczerbiak | 1 Comment

Cavs win Game 4 … and LeBron continues to amaze

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Pat McManamon

Be nice to write something new and fresh and amazingly insightful about LeBron James, but it’s difficult. The guy just keeps doing amazing thing after amazing thing. You want scoring, he scores. You want rebounding, he rebounds (and James is … Continue reading →

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