Darius Miles Update: Blazers now taking legal counsel from Ha Seung Jin, to remain totally awesome
Deceptively Quick —
You know those people that say the Blazers would be totally cool with other teams signing Darius Miles because they have so much young talent and front office skills? I don't think the Blazers are among those people: “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,” Blazers president Larry Miller wrote in the email to representatives of every NBA team. “Such conduct by a team would violate its fiduciary duty as an NBA joint venturer. In addition, persons or entities involved in such ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
Howard Beck of The New York Times: “Contrary to some reports, Krstic was paid on time and in full, he said. But he found the experience lacking on every other level. The travel was harder, the crowds smaller and the quality of play underwhelming. ‘Our record was really bad and we didn’t play good,’ Krstic said. ‘We didn’t play like a team. The coach didn’t give me the role I expected to have.’ Krstic, a skilled shooter, said there were nights when he played just 10 to 15 minutes and got three shots — ‘and we were losing,’ he reiterated. Krstic had always intended to return to the N.B.A., just not this soon. He could have opted out of his Triumph contract ...
Morning Link Dump - Cheerleaders, BCS, Darius Miles, Monkeys On Bikes
TheScore.com Blog —
Obligatory Sports Babe Sharp folks that they are, somebody at the NFL decided it would be a good idea to put up a gallery of the best cheerleader photos of 2008. I'm probably going to be stealing images out of this for weeks, so try not to look through all of them. The BCS Sucks (As if you didn't already know) Baseball stats God Bill James doesn't mind putting his knowledge to use on other sports, it seems, because he's written an outstanding piece for Slate about precisely how f'd the BCS calculations are. Blazers Upset That Other Teams Are Mean The ...
Round 1: Dan Gilbert(Cavaliers) vs Larry Miller(Trail Blazers)
Cleveland Cavaliers News —
Round 1: Dan Gilbert(Cavaliers) vs Larry Miller(Trail Blazers) The Portland Trail Blazers president Larry Miller sent an email to rival team executives late Thursday threatening possible litigation to any franchise that signs free-agent forward Darius Miles for the “purpose of adversely impacting the Portland Trail Blazers’ salary cap and tax positions.” The email cites that if Miles plays in two more games this season, the remaining $18 million on his contract goes back on the Blazers’ payroll.“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 ...
Celtics And Grizzlies Believe in Darius Miles
Hoops Addict —
After a weekend which saw Darius Miles grab headlines, the latest twist in this story has the Memphis Grizzlies re-signing the talented forward Darius Miles to a 10-day contract.
Grizzlies General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace announced the move yesterday afternoon and Miles was expected to land in Memphis yesterday to be able to practice with the team today.
Miles, who was waived by the Grizzlies on January 7 when the team didn’t want to guarantee his contract for the remainder of the season, cleared waivers and subsequently became an unrestricted free agent. Miles was talked about heavily around water coolers on ...
