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Crazy ... or crazy efficient?Lamar Odom or Delonte West?
At first glance, West. On second thought, Odom.
Still, that doesn't make West's life any less crazy. The bipolar stuff we know. The getting caught with guns and shit in a guitar case we know. Messing around with Lebron James' mom we know. Being pretty effective and still bouncing around with four teams in seven years we know. Working at a furniture store in the off-season, amid labor woes we know.
West pulled the curtain back a little more this week admitting that upon joining the Mavericks he was temporary homeless and he's flat broke.
Granted, it makes sense. The Mavericks can't provide housing for players under the new collective bargaining agreement so West was left to his own devices. That included sleeping in the Mavericks' locker room or in his truck in the players' parking garage.
He's also apparently run through $14 million in earnings that doesn't include any sort of endorsements or whatever extra cash he's garnered.
You might say this sounds absolutely insane and question it. It's a double-edged sword: Yes, question the bipolar athlete per legitimacy or realize that crazy-ass people do crazy-ass things.
West says that after arriving in the early morning hours he would forgo a hotel or other lodging and just bunk down at the American Airlines Center because there was practice the next day. Crazy or absolutely efficient ... it's a thin line.
I don't know why teams don't have lodging at the arena. I guess it's an insurance thing or whatever. Still, if you can provide a sanctuary for these guys, why not?
For the money, West is perfectly blunt:
"I’ve watched contracts go out the window, endorsements disappear, court fees, lawyer fees, divorce fees. You watch the saving account just shoop … shoop … shoop … shoop — slowly disappear."
West has earned $14 million. But his highest annual contract was for $4 million with Cleveland. Typically, he's around $1 million per year. This year he's at the league veteran minimum. Women are expensive. Divorced women are more so. Throw in mansions, cars, the life and any other debt and you'll find yourself just like Allen Iverson, Terrell Owens and Antoine Walker.
If those guys can lose $150 million, why can't West lose $14 million?
Still, he might be a little more sane than Lamar Odom.
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