Brad Miller Q&A

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Miller's Mea Culpa
Published 7/18/2008 by KK at Sactown Royalty: Front Page Posts
Via SAmick's blog: There's honest and then there's honest. Just wow. At least for me, but hey, I might be biased. I just want to try and take advantage of all of the resources. As soon as I get back to Sac, I have to go and talk to a doctor and stuff, just try and take advantage of that. Obviously, I know I'm an idiot for putting myself in this situation. Sometimes things have to get really bad before I fix things in my life, and that's (how) it's been my whole life. Telling mom and grandma wasn't a great conversation to have, obviously. It was pretty ...

The Fundamentals
Published 7/18/2008 by Brandon Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
... :  “Still, there’s no doubt the Jazz would have preferred to ink Williams for a couple more years.  But if your star point guard is questioning the team’s future – and he’s not without reason to do so, considering Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur, Kyle Korver and Jerry Sloan could all be gone after next season – then this could give management all the more reason to be proactive in keeping him surrounded by plenty of talent.” Sam Amick of The Sacramento Bee :  “After failing a drug test for a third time due to marijuana use, Miller will miss the first five games of this coming ...

Brad Miller Breaks His Weed Smokin' Silence
Published 7/18/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... So far, Miller's said nothing of substance to the public, other than a by-the-numbers apology that's not even worth linking to. But today in the Bee's Kings Blog, the big man breaks the silence to let us all inside his trial, tribulations, and challenges ahead. Some choice quotes: ...

Brad Miller on Weed, Booze, and Coping
Published 7/18/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
Filed under: Kings, NBA Police BlotterSam Amick of the Sacramento Bee has a Q&A with Brad Miller that's well worth a read. Miller got caught on his third marijuana violation towards the end of the regular season, and had been mum on the subject since the league's announcement of his five-game suspension. With Amick, Miller opens up on his old demons and why he smoked. All the stress gets to you, and this is one way to take my mind off of everything. I'll look for something different. [...] It's tough to sleep, you ...

How Many Coaches?
Published 9/11/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... (I think about that weird and rambling, but thoroughly honest interview Brad Miller gave this summer, in which he explains the burden of celebrity and he seems to question the notion that one can even handle such a thing day in and day out without some kind of super-vitamin, or drugs.) ...