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September 30, 2009 at 6:27 pm · Filed under NBA Basketball
Yo Delonte; it is time to “Man-Up” and do what you have to do, and the sooner you do it the better off you are going to be. The “Associated Press” has reported that Cleveland Cavaliers troubled guard Delonte West did not show up again on Wednesday for the team’s workout session. This is the second day in a row that West has missed the mandatory workouts and both absences were unexcused.
General Manager Danny Ferry has been in contact with last year’s starting guard and the club says he is dealing with “personal issues.” West suffers from bi-polar disorder and was arrested earlier this month in Maryland while he was off his medication. The Cavaliers guard who will be heading into his sixth NBA season was found to be in possession of two concealed, unlicensed handguns as well as a shot gun inside a guitar case that was strapped to his back.
Ferry would not talk to the media but the team has let it be known that West will be fined for missing the sessions. Last year West missed 10 days of the Cavaliers training camp while dealing with his emotional issues. Cavaliers All-Star forward and NBA MVP LeBron James told reporters that he and his teammates support their missing comrade. James said “We’ve been around this block before with Delonte, so we know how to handle it. I’m sure he’ll be OK. Basketball has nothing to do with what’s going on. He needs to take as much time as he needs, and when he comes back, we’ll welcome him as we’ve always done.”
Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown is trying to be understanding however he sttill has a team to run and a season to prepare for. Brown told reporters “We’re all concerned about Delonte’s well-being. We love him and we’re all in the same family. “But in the same breath, we’re all paid to do a job and that’s what we’re doing. I’ve got 18 guys here I have to coach every day and that’s what I’m doing.”
Delonte when New York Vinnie was kid I used to watch a lot of those old Westerns on TV. One line has always stuck with New York Vinnie that one of those characters said in some flick. He said “Sometimes a ma’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do!” This is one of those things My Man “You Gotta Do!”
Delonte we all deal with our inner Frickin demons every day; some folks handle it better than others and those are the people who reach the Frickin top. You are a tough player on the hardwood My Man and New York Vinnie believes you are also tough enough to overcome this challenge.
September 30, 2009 at 2:51 pm · Filed under NBA Basketball
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Many hoop fans are also big time football fans. Rodney Stuckey has a bit of advice for new quarterback Matt Stafford. Rodney wants Matt to know there will be days and there will be days. In other words the ups and downs will be normal for the first year.
Toss the rookie into the cauldron. He’ll get burned often. He’ll look spectacular occasionally. But more often, he’ll look overmatched by the game’s speed, contributing to moments of internal doubt and the inevitable public lament that the novice may never live up to the hopeful expectations.
Stafford will have those days.
Stuckey had that year.
“I was overwhelmed and confused,” he said Monday during the Pistons’ media day.
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Rodney is ready for year two when things begin to appear to slow down and you do not have to just rely on natural instincts.
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With new coach John Kuester devoted to the running game and new teammates Charlie Villenueva and Ben Gordon giving the team more firepower and running ability, it could be a banner year for Rodney. At the very least he will get to show off more of his natural abilities like his ability to run, find the open man, and penetrate with the ball.
There will be plenty of talent and experience surrounding Stuckey, but it will remain to be his ability to harness and direct that talent and experience that will determine if the Pistons are to go anywhere this season.
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September 30, 2009 at 2:22 pm · Filed under NBA Basketball
Will the Big Shaquisition put the Cavs over the top or just turn the Q into the big top?
September 30, 2009 at 2:22 pm · Filed under NBA Basketball
Gilbert Arenas came into the Washington Wizards Media day on Monday in the best shape he has been in for years. Arenas had been plagued with left knee problems and had to through a series of three operations before he was able to get back to playing shape. Arenas who was hurt back in April 2007 had some very frustrating moments during the time he was sidelined with the injury. The Wizards also suffered big time by the veteran guard’s absence as last year they never even made the Playoffs.
According to the “Washington Post“ it appears that Arenas may be on a mission this season as he has decided to do away with all the extra-curricular things he has been doing the last few seasons. The Wizards guard told reporters “I mean, I’m 27 now. I’m not the entertainer anymore. I just want to play. I don’t have a blog. I don’t have a Twitter. When I was blogging and playing, all you guys focused on was my words. I’d just rather be focused, cut the gimmick out and play basketball.”
Finally an NBA Player that gets it! It is not having a website, a blog or a Twitter that is important it is what you do on the floor that counts. The fact that Gilbert Arenas can be a comical guy and write pretty well are not going to help him get an NBA Title.
So there will be no longer him referring to himself as Agent Zero; he will stop being the ringleader of all the practical jokes on the team and just focus on what is going on on the floor. If Arenas can stay healthy and focused this season there is no reason to believe the Wizards will be out of the Playoffs again this season.
September 30, 2009 at 2:05 pm · Filed under NBA Basketball
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