Blazers waive Miles, clean house

SportsFilter found this 4/15/2008 on www.oregonlive.com [flag]

The last connection to the Trail Blazers' controversial past was severed Monday when the team waived ailing forward Darius Miles, providing what general manager Kevin Pritchard said was "closure" on Miles' turbulent 41/2 seasons in Portland. Once an acrobatic and exciting player who scored 47 points in a game for the Blazers, Miles became more well-known for being an underachieving malcontent ... [link]

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Where have you gone Darius Miles?
Published 4/15/2008 by lilnemo at SportsFilter
Where have you gone Darius Miles? : Former basketball phenom Darius Miles waived by the Trailblazers after the team, and an independent doctor appointed by the NBA, deem his injuries "career-ending". ...

PM Roundup: Jailblazers Moniker Lifted
Published 4/15/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
Romo and Brady will forever be linked by what they’ve accomplished off the field. Romo: Carrie Underwood and Jessica Simpson. Tom Brady: Gisele and Bridget Moynahan. QBs get all the girls, and yes, this will stand the test of time. We can no longer call them the Jailblazers - Darius Miles is gone. (Oregonian) If Oklahoma gets the Sonics, it certainly will have the foundation for a strong team. (News Tribune) Former Steelers first-round pick Tim Worley was tasered over the weekend by the boys in blue. (AJC) Sounds to us like this bloggers wants to cheat on Tom Brady with David Wright. (Tom Brady is my Baby ...

Breaking Down Darius Miles
Published 8/24/2008 by ManchvegasBob at Celtics 17
Darius Miles joining the Boston Celtics has been covered in The Globe, The Herald, Celticsblog.com and Connpost.com. As I don’t want to miss the party on the Miles signing, here is a more detailed analysis from both the Trail Blazers’ and the Celtics’ perspective. The Life and Times of Darius Miles THE MOSTLY GOOD He’s 6 ft 9 in , 235 lb and plays small forward, some power forward, and has played the guard positions as well (sound like Posey?). He was selected 3rd in the 2000 NBA Draft by the LA Clippers, the highest high school kid ever selected in the NBA draft up to that point ...

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Blue Note? Blazers Request Waivers on Darius Miles

Maury posted 4/15/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com

Pursuant to NBA procedures with regard to career-ending injuries, the Portland Trail Blazers have requested waivers on forward Darius Miles, General Manager Kevin Pritchard announced today. An independent medical examiner jointly appointed by the NBA and the NBA Players Association examined Miles and determined that the damage to Miles’ right knee is severe enough to qualify as a ...

Miles knee injury deemed career ending

SLAM Online found this 4/15/2008 on blog.oregonlive.com

Photo by Stephanie Yao / The Oregonian Looks like Darius Miles' Blazers days have come to an end. Hot off the presses from the Blazers: TRAIL BLAZERS REQUEST WAIVERS ON FORWARD DARIUS MILES Player's right knee injury deemed career-ending PORTLAND,...

Darius Miles Waived

Posted 4/15/2008 on Deceptively Quick

What many thought was going to happen has taken a formal first step, the Blazers have requested waivers on Darius Miles . It really has been a masterfully executed effort by Blazers management to successfully keep Big Pun a safe distance away from the team's promising young talent all season. I wish Darius the best of luck as he takes his entertaining spending act on the road.

Daries Miles is Dunzo, Probably for Life

Posted 4/15/2008 on FanHouse

Darius Miles ' career is likely over. It is most certainly over in any capacity as a Portland Trail Blazer. The Blazers announced today that they asking for waivers on D-Miles, which fits under some standard protocol about a player getting hurt badly enough to end his career. In other words, "Adios. Amigo." An independent medical examiner jointly appointed by the NBA and the NBA Players ...

Darius Miles is Dunzo, Probably for Life

Posted 4/15/2008 on FanHouse

While supplies last ...

Posted 4/15/2008 on Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com

Darius wants to thank you.Darius Miles may not be a part of Blazers.com for much longer so if you still want your Miles e-cards and desktop wallpaper, get there early. If you act now, you can also order your very...

Reading is Great! Tuesday’s NBA Links

Posted 4/15/2008 on Empty the Bench

- Waiting for Next Year - A must-read essay on LeBron and the twisted loyalties in sports. - The Biz of Basketball - To my fellow NBA diehards, fanatics, and geeks: this rules. - Blazers Blog - It’s finally made official what we’ve known about Darius Miles for awhile. - HOOPSWORLD - The Dallas Mavericks made the playoffs, but that’s simply not enough. - ...

Darius Miles’s Days as a Blazer are Over

Posted 4/15/2008 on SLAM Online

by Marcel Mutoni In reality, Darius Miles’s entire basketball playing career - one that was filled with so much promise when he burst on the scene as a preps-to-pro athletic freak with a wildly entertaining Clippers team - is likely over. Not having played a single minute since the 2006 season, a medical examier has ruled that Darius’s knee injury is a career-ending one . ...

Guess It’s Too Late to Be Snapped Up by the Knicks?

Posted 4/15/2008 on Can't Stop The Bleeding

The good news for Portland strippers : Darius Miles still has $18 million coming to him. The good news for most Portland hoops fans: he won’t be making it while playing for the Blazers . In fact, the team is hoping that he never sees the NBA again (though I’m fairly certain they will take the cap hit with a smile if he does). From Jason Quick of the Oregonian : The ...

Breaking News

Posted 4/15/2008 on Blazer's Edge

In case you haven't heard yet, the unconfirmed is now confirmed . Darius Miles is done as a Portland Trail Blazer. With a head bop to A.E. Housman ... -------- To An Athlete Dying Young: A Defense of Darius THE time you won your town the race We chaired you through the market-place; Man and boy stood cheering by, And home we brought you shoulder-high. ...