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john_nyc Just messed up. They sign an awful player to an awful contract and want other teams to bail them out? If I am Miles I sue the league for trynig to prevent him from earning a living. if he feels he can still play at 27 years old after that injury who are the Blazers to say no? -
kellex I'm a huge Blazers fan and I also think this statement is absurd. Not really a smart move in my opinion, it's like tempting the entire league to sign him just to say "f-off Portland".
And like NYC just said, they are basically telling Darius Miles that they don't feel he should be able to make a living. Although that's sort of sickening to say seeing as he's still making $18 mill.
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ticketstumbler Blazers are acting like bitches.
Protip: don't sign crap players to awful contracts then try to blame everyone else.
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kellex What you aren't understanding is that this front office didn't sign Miles to this contract, the previous sucker-faced front office did.
These would be the intelligent replacements that realized from day 1 that he was a cancer.
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EthanJaynes I should have sent the Blazers one of these before they signed him. -
torridjoe very smart move by Miller. When GMs start anonymously dropping doo doo in the nat'l media by suggesting that a team violate the terms of a joint venture and act to screw another team's cap and competitiveness while enhancing their own, it's time to lay out a warning.
Note that the email does not say other teams should not sign Darius--it says they shall not do so for the purpose of hurting Portland and gaining for themselves.
This is a warning that a team thinking of doing that would expose themselves to an expensive--and likely winning--lawsuit.
But the best thing for the NBA to do would be to lift the cap penalty on Portland, which acted in good faith on the union-paid doctor's assessment of Miles, that he had a career ending injury. The rule is there to prevent teams from re-signing a retiree at a smaller cap number. If they cut him with the faith that he was done, and he suddenly signs and plays regularly with another team, then why should the Blazers have to allow him to be paid twice?
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BustaBucket Torrid, well said, I agree with you so I will say no more.-
kellex Even though the statement says don't sign him simply to hurt Portland, it still implies that they would love it if Darius never plays in this league again.
If it said something along the lines of "dont sign him to hurt us, but if you want to sign him because you'll use him as an asset, then good for both of you!"
Of course, if they said that, this sh!t wouldn't be so much fun!
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kellex Because the NBA sucks. -
daddycane what's the difference? Or in other words 'how would you prove intent to hurt portland'?
Any team that signed and kept him could be accused of 'intent' to hurt portland....it's irrational either way.
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kellex It's a shotty move by Portland. But it was also meant to be behind close doors...err email accounts. But they would also be stupid not think it would get leaked.
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Still think it would mean nothing to the Blazers?
Sactown Royalty —
Still think it would mean nothing to the Blazers?
Now the Kings should DEFINITELY sign D-Miles...
Darius Miles Situation Explodes
Blazer's Edge —
... As has been reported (and commented on near 1000 times, no exaggeration) in the sidebar an unnamed NBA team official has leaked a letter e-mailed to all NBA teams from the Portland Trail Blazers' Team President Larry Miller. Sports Illustrated had the story and now ...
There was a day when this would have been special
Doug Smith's Toronto Raptors blog —
... The curious case of Darius Miles got a whole lot more curious Thursday, as my friend Ian Thomsen details in this excellent report. ...
The Blazers are Willing to Sue Other Teams Over Darius Miles
SLAM Online —
by Marcel Mutoni
The Blazers vs. DMiles saga has suddenly turned from merely annoying and boring, to downright insane. Portland has issued a stern warning to the rest of the League, should they sign the lanky forward whose contract could wreak havoc on their salary cap.
Here’s the letter in its entirety, via Sports Illustrated:
“Team Presidents and General Managers,”
“The Portland Trail Blazers are aware that certain teams may be contemplating signing Darius Miles to a ...
Blazers Threaten to Sue Team That Signs Darius Miles
FanHouse —
... Ian Thomsen of Sports Illustrated has news of a peculiar (read: %@#$ing crazy) threat Portland president Larry Miller sent around to NBA executives this week. Here's the short letter, according to Thomsen: ...
Sorry, Darius
ShamSports.com: The world's ugliest NBA website —
Sports Illustrated: Blazers threaten to sue anyone who signs Darius Miles. "Team Presidents and General Managers, "The Portland Trail Blazers are aware that certain teams may be contemplating signing Darius Miles to a contract for the purpose of adversely impacting the Portland Trail Blazers Salary Cap and tax positions. Such conduct from a team would violate its fiduciary duty as an NBA joint venturer. In addition, persons or entities involved in such conduct may be individually liable to the Portland Trail Blazers for tortuously ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Ian Thomsen of CNNSI.com: “A team executive said it was ‘unprecedented’ for an NBA team to threaten a lawsuit against a rival for signing a player who is a free agent. The executive speculated that Miles may seek legal action of his own against the Blazers, by claiming that Portland is limiting his right to work.” ...
Darius Miles Situation Just Went Critical
Bust a Bucket - A Portland Trail Blazers Blog —
... Veryearly this morning, Sports Illustrated dropped a bomb regarding news of the Darius Miles situation. Apparently the Blazers released a letter to other NBA teams saying you better not sign Darius. My first thought was, good job Portland, way to be tough. Then I thought about the possible backlash and the hate we all might soon be hearing. I'm still at a loss and not able to write more, so I'll let Dave at Blazer's Edge give you the ...
The Biggest Darius Miles Controversy Since The Initial Reviews For “The Perfect Score”
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
Despite an IMDB entry starring alongside Scarlett Johansson and uh, Matthew Lillard in one of the decade’s top SAT-theft comedies, Darius Miles’ hoops career is in a state of flux today, as the Oregonian’s Joe Freeman explains.
The Blazers waived Miles, who had microfracture surgery on his right knee in November 2006, after an independent doctor ruled in April of last year that his injury was career-ending — a medical ruling that benefited the Blazers’ salary cap.
The Blazers are responsible for the ...
The Blazers Will Sue You
Both Teams Played Hard —
... Aldridge and Greg Oden.
All in all, league executives have been rooting hard for Miles to play those 10 games after he missed two years with a knee injury that Portland and league doctors declared was career-ending.
“Someone is going to scoop him up and play him those two games now,” one Eastern Conference executive said when told the news on Wednesday night. “Portland is screwed.”
Of course, the Blazers know this.
And now, it seems the team president has gone batshit crazy, issuing the following statement ...
Lancelot Links: Afternoon Edition
Josh Q. Public —
... Beware Of Darius Miles (Sports Illustrated) ...
Links: Don’t Tread On The NBA
SLAM Online —
... Yesterday, the Blazers’ front office sent out an email to every other front office in the NBA. By now the email is all over the internets: ...
The Darius Situation
Loaded Orygun - Front Page —
... OK, that's basically where we were last night. Today, SportsIllustrated and ESPN both ran stories about a letter written by Miller to all 29 other teams and the league office. It said: ...
The Morning After: January 10, 2009
Sparty and Friends —
... Darius Miles, despite threats from Portland. Miles plays two game this year and he is an instant $18M hit on Portland’s salary cap. Everyone has a take on this story. ...
