SL: Cavs miss West; Rondo, Celtics get extra negotiation time

Each weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your beer and cheddar soup.Brian Windhorst, Plain Dealer: "There are plenty of theories and potential targets of why the Cavaliers have struggled in the first two games of the season, but there is clarity on one issue. The Cavs miss Delonte West(notes). Having a player out of action is a regular occurrence with any basketball team and West, who has missed all 10 games the Cavs have played this season including the preseason, missed 18 games last season with injury. In fact, if you go to West's bio page on NBA.com, he's listed as being injured though technically he's on the Cavs inactive list for personal reasons. But the loss of West seems to be taking a toll on the Cavs that is greater than if he was sidelined with a sprained ankle. He's practicing with them, he's traveling with them, he's warming up with them. Then he disappears into the locker room and t...