Cavs re-sign Delonte West, Steve Nash will outlast Shaq, and where to get cheap Sonics gear
Delonte West (photo. Jacob Gerber)You think Delonte West and his camp wished they could go back and get a contract done before Cleveland pulled the trigger on the Mo Williams trade? Before that deal was made, Delonte’s biggest free agency bargaining chip was that he was the starting point guard on a team that came one game away from the Eastern Conference Finals. After the trade, he went from vital starter to just another backup PG or an undersized two-guard. Delonte finally went off the market yesterday, re-upping with the Cavs for a reported three years and $12.5 million; not quite the $5 million per he was said to be shooting for, but still more money than a lot of backup PG’s … Speaking of, Shaun Livingston took his employment tour to Portland yesterday, where he worked out for the Blazers the day after having worked out for the T’wolves. In Minnesota, a healthy Livingston could push Sebastian Telfair for the #2 PG spot behind Randy Foye, whereas in Portland he’d give the Blazers another guy who’s loaded with potential but would find it harder to get on the court and prove himself. But can you imagine the lineup possibilities Nate McMillan could have with a healthy Livingston (6-7), Brandon Roy, Rudy Fernandez, Jerryd Bayless, Steve Blake, Martell Webster and Travis Outlaw at his disposal? … Our team-by-team NBA previews continued yesterday with the Milwaukee Bucks. With Mo out of the picture, it’s on Michael Redd, Richard Jefferson and Andrew Bogut to lead a revamped group that most likely won’t be sniffing postseason and has a decent chance at being the worst team in the League … Raef LaFrentz will undergo shoulder surgery on a torn labrum later this month. At this point the man is being held together with duct tape and chicken wire … As if it wasn’t apparent enough that Phoenix’s championship window is closing sooner rather than later, Shaq says he’s retiring in 2010, which of course got people wondering how long Steve Nash has left. Nash said in an interview, “I know I’ll probably play at least two years but it could be four or five more.” Nash will be 36 years old when Shaq walks away, and at the end of that five-year window he gave he’ll be 39. And who knows — maybe the team will have a legit backup for him by then … Our “Best Backcourt of the Last 20 Years” tournament is underway. Round 1 was posted yesterday — cast your votes HERE to see who will advance in a field that includes Isiah Thomas/Joe Dumars, Tony Parker/Manu Ginobili, Nash/Joe Johnson, and B.J. Armstrong/Michael Jordan, to name a few … Remember when 2Pac played Coach Birdie in Above the Rim? Try to imagine Jay-Z working the sidelines when the Nets move to Brooklyn. Jay recently talked about his “coach” role in LeBron‘s life and explained why he got involved in the LeBron/DeShawn Stevenson beef … If you’re looking for vintage/old-school/cheap Seattle Supersonics gear, the team shop outside KeyArena is marking all Sonics merchandise 90 percent off starting this weekend. That’s like 15-16 bucks for an authentic Kevin Durant jersey, or just a couple of dollars for a perfectly good t-shirt … “SportsCenter” was showing footage of Michael Phelps rehearsing for his “Saturday Night Live” appearance tonight, after which anchor Stan Verrett joked that Phelps having to perform on land was like “Dane Cook getting in the pool.” Really? So the standard-bearer of comedy these days is Dane Cook? That’s the first guy that popped into your head? Can someone get that man a Chris Rock DVD with a Katt Williams routine on the side? … Some scientist in Norway figured out that if Usain Bolt had run the Olympic 100-meter final straight through with no clowning at the end, he would have hit something like 9.55 at the finish line. Is there any way he could calculate how much better Tim Thomas‘ career would have been if Tim had played like he gave a damn? … We’re out like Nash in 2013 …
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September 13th, 2008 at 9:27 am
KBY says:
Phelps kinda looks like Dane Cook
September 13th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Heaven Is A Playground says:
1st
September 13th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Heaven Is A Playground says:
oh shit, 2nd lol
September 13th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Dagomar says:
Dane Cook, man I just threw up a bit in my mouth. What happened to other mainstream names like Chapelle, Seinfeld, damn everyone knows those guys . . . Dan fucking Cook? Come on.
Anyway the Blazers gotta worry about having TOO much depth. Good players don’t play limited minutes for long without grumbling. It happened in Toronto with TJ and Calderon, and it could happen in Portland. But I have a feeling McMillan will keep the egos in check.
September 13th, 2008 at 9:54 am
BALLZ says:
KBY…you must think they all look alike. LOL.
September 13th, 2008 at 9:56 am
schoops says:
Heaven… do us all a favor and punch yourself in the face.
Dane Cook blows.
September 13th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Coop says:
Heaven, you’re an idiot. Be thankful you’re allowed to live.
The Suns window closed after the 07 season imo; They had their chance when the had that ridiculously stacked team 04-06. Now they’ve realised they need inside help but you cant just add one player and think everything else will fall into line.
I’m off to find Sonics gear before it’s too late.
September 13th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Coop says:
Dag, good point but I think this year Nate will iron out what he wants in terms of starters. Also. they’re collecting money for a top-level pg or sf, so they’ll pretty much have 4 of 5 spots sewn up by next year I would think.
September 13th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Richard from Cleveland says:
the suns mite still have a chance if shaw can play halfway decent for the whole season. Amare is gonna be a fuckin beast he mite be up in the MVP race Steve Nash is gonna be better if that foreign dude step it up and actually be worth what they are playing him and maybe they still trade Diaw or barbosa for someone legit and they still mite have a chance. And the cave still need to make some legit moves maybe after December when they will be able 2 trade varejao and they still got the expiring contracts of wally and eric snow. Lorenezen wright mite not even see the floor because he sucks I wonder how fat the blunt was that danny and mike brown was smokin when they made that decision. I bet lebron wasn’t in that convo…. I’m out like eric snow ever making 5 jumpers in a row
September 13th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Ansonious says:
I still think it’s funny how Shaq says he’s going to retire at the end of his outlandish contract and I’m sure the fact that he’s making 20 mill a year has nothing to do with it. Oh well Thanks Steve Kerr for getting Shaq the rest of his undeserved contract paid for. Go suns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 13th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Kevin says:
hahahahah, tim thomas, effin gold!
September 13th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Quest??? says:
well u know, scott is white and he probably doesnt know much about katt williams. but dane cook is pretty decent though
September 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Ian says:
he said cook because he and phelps are both douches
September 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Quest??? says:
david brandon i hope u log in today cuz i just wanted to say fuck u! if u want the explantion go look at the comments in the jay z post
September 13th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Coop says:
Ian,
Why is Phelps a ‘douche’?
Comes across as a nice guy to me. Not a cocky moron like so many.
September 13th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
GarethChantler says:
funny tim thomas line
September 13th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Homeless J says:
The reason Phelps is a douche has been discussed hilariously in prior Dime comments. someone said something to the effect of “he swims like a motherfucker but he’s probably a 30th level wizard in World of Warcraft.” basically he seems like a guy who’s really dedicated to what he does, so much so that he never had a chance to develop a sociable personality. He comes across as awkward, not funny, and like he’s a strange choice for hosting an hour and a half long live comedy show. Dane Cook, on the other hand, is a douche for entirely different reasons that I’m sure will be brought to light by others.
I remember I was drinking with some friends. one of them said “I waited in line for eight hours once to see the greatest stand up comedian alive,” I was thinking, Stephen Wright? George Carlin? Lenny Bruce? maybe Denis Leary or Chris Rock. Then he said two words that will forever lower my respect for him, “Dane Cook.” I can’t stand him but he appeals to a lot of younger people because he’s like the guy who gets drunk at a party and just goes off with all these retarded, outlandish stories. While the guy you know usually comes off like he’s always bullshitting or exaggerating details, most of the time, Dane gets behind it enough to make them sound authentic to his college student audience. That is the only nice thing I have to say about Dane Cook. Oh, also, he’s a better comedian than he is an actor, but that’s not really a nice thing when taken in the proper context.
I don’t take much stock in the Blazers working out Livingston. Pritchard tends to keep one roster spot open through training camp just in case one player in particular stands out (i.e. Ime Udoka). Also at this point I think a lot of teams are working him out purely out of curiosity with no strong intention to sign him. But who knows?
September 13th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
rodnets says:
sad for the sonics, Clay Bennet you thief
September 13th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Coop says:
Homeless,
I didn’t think being socially awkward yet fundamentally a nice guy qualified you to be a ‘douche’. My mistake, obviously.
September 13th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
alf (from melmak) says:
thanks coop and schoops for making heaven tow the line. people with nothing better to say than “first” have no place here.
anyway, stockton played until he was 40 so nash can probably do the same. but nash won’t pass stockton as the all time assist leader — that i can bet my whole week’s meal allowance.
also, point guards seem to enjoy much longer careers than players who play the 3,4, and 5 positions.
September 13th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
heartbreaker85 says:
does the 90% sale include som allen, payton and kemp jerseys too?
September 13th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
sans says:
@ homeless j…
that was me that said that. And he seems to be Shane Battier in swimtrunks. Go Ducks.
The last Chris Rock DVD was not funny. I agreed with his statements, but they didn’t make me laugh (and trust me, I am high when I watch comedy at my house). Cook’s alright. No Carlin but alright. Did anyone else know that Katt Williams has eight kids, 7 of them adopted. One his best lines is: “Turns out you don’t need to go to Africa, there’s needy kids right down the street.”
Another good one: “I was real excited to meet Shaquille O’Neal, until I realized that he’s just too big to be friends with. I go and try and say, Hey nice game man, and he slaps my hand and hits me in the head with his dick. Unintentionally.” Since we’re talking Shaq and all.
September 14th, 2008 at 1:19 am
ya boy says:
@ sans
I didn’t know katt williams has 8 flucking kids.you serious?!Speaking of kids,i’d kill for a kemp jersey.
September 14th, 2008 at 4:37 am
QuEsT???? says:
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September 14th, 2008 at 5:45 am
S-SiN says:
Props to Dime, I ain’t had a good laugh like that in a long time! Any Kemp or Glove jersey is solid gold man! Timmy Thomas got a Vin Baker attitude only worse. And speaking of Dane Cook, maybe Stan Verrett referred to him looking stupid in the pool cause he’s fat? One of his stand-ups is titled Harmful If Swallowed. Seriously.