Miles Playing Like Crap

Well that is one of my wife's name for it. The magic wand, big 1 eye jack, and many more.

 

Mine is The Inch High Private Eye

 

I watched him the other night and he looked slow and big. It's funny though, because you look at him on the bench and he acts like an all star. He is always sitting right next to Garnett. I'm not going to sweat it, but if he makes the team, it is only to screw the Blazers. Ainge will learn that Karma is a Bitch.

 

Even if he doesn't make the Celitics, if he gets 2 10 day contracts during the year (one for the suspension) . . . I think the Blazers are on the hook for his salary (v. the insurance company) and his salary goes back on the team payroll.

Is this right? Because if it is, it only takes an NBA team giving a 10 day contract to screw with the Blazers team payroll, and if the Blazers are a threat, I think some GMs are going to offer Miles that 10 day contract.

 

I thought he had to actually play in 10 games.

 

He's suspended for 10 games, which means he would have to be activated as one of the twelve available players that suit up for ten games and then and only then would he be able to enter a game -- and besides, teams don't play ten games in ten days; Miles, if retained, will get a guaranteed contract for at least the veteran's minimum.

 

I caught a few Celtic games and Darius looks awful.

He has zero lift. A shell of his former self. This is a bad thing considering D.Miles in his prime was just an average player, he's not an NBA calibur player anymore.

 

Good points nik. I guess my only thought there was teams could mess with the Blazers without committing to Miles for a year. But if the committment is the vet's minimum, that isn't exactly a hard one to do either.

Given Miles preseason, the question is how much teams want to mess with the Blazers v. wasting a roster spot.

 

Keep in mind that Miles has to serve his ten GAME (not ten day) suspension on the active roster, THEN play in ten games. Can't do that with ten day contracts, at least not with one team. Boston would have to waive someone to sign him, as would a lot of other teams in the NBA. Maybe the thing to do is look at which teams have (or are expected to have) open roster spots, then rank the teams on that list according to severity of the Pritchslapping they received?

 

Without making the list . . . Miami? They took a chance Livingston, maybe they take chance on get rich quick with Miles.

If Boston doesn't sign Miles, I agree with you and Nik, miles getting 20 games under his belt through 10 day contracts doesn't seem as plausible as a team signing him for the vet's minumum.

Maybe if a team makes a 3-1 trade they look to add Miles for the remainder of the season to see what he's got. Will Miles continue to work out and keep in game shape in case he gets the call . . . I'm banking on the idea that he doesn't.

 

I used to be stressed about losing our cap space, but after hearing from a few people within or close to the organization, I'm of the mind we'd win any appeal we put in front of the NBA.

 

He's still playing like crap, and just got recently waived by the Charlotte Bobcats!

This guy should just plain retire. Hes garbage.

source: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5711093

 

he'll probably play oversees.

 

Miles and AI should join forces in Turkey. They'd be like the Heat of Turkey. Hot Turkey.

 

Miles should stick with his acting career.

 

Exactly. I always like to remind myself that he basically saved us from Hedo Turkoglu. Good on him

 

A statue should be erected in his honor.