Celtics sign Darius Miles
Blazers Blog —
... to a non-guaranteed contract. "He's coming to training camp and he's going to try to prove that he can make the team," Celtics general manager Danny Ainge told the Boston Globe. "He has come in for a couple of workouts. He'll try to make the team somehow." TrueHoop adds this: They say they have had him in twice for workouts, and now they're willing to commit some money to the project to keep another team from getting Miles ... [snip] ... If the idea was for Miles to merely prove he can make the team, the only reason I can think they would have needed to sign him to a contract ...
Celtics Roll the Dice on Darius Miles
FanHouse —
... That's hardly a ringing endorsement, but as Henry Abbott notes, the fact that they gave him a non-guaranteed contract rather than a simple training camp invitation suggests Miles can still play. We'll have to wait and see in the exhibition season if that's really the case. ...
More Thoughts on Darius Miles to Boston
CelticsBlog —
... have raised the idea that this could be awful for the Celtics from a reputation point of view. The argument is that other players would view Boston negatively if Miles had another injury because the organization did not have the best interests of players in mind. That's a tough one. I don't know anything about the independent doctor and Miles' medical retirement. But if Miles can pass a physical with the Celtics and can hold his own against other players doesn't he deserve a shot? They're not forcing him to play. Interesting. ...
Filling Six Spots: All Done, None to Go
Celtics 17 —
... The conventional wisdom sported by TrueHoop and others is that you can’t keep a good man down, and perhaps Miles is ready to come back as a different player, hopefully a role player on these veteran-lead Celtics. ...
Daily Links 8/23
CelticsBlog —
... 17 Filling six spots: All done, none to go Dwight Jones Danny Ainge's revenge Times Picayune Hornets sign ex-Cavalier Brown to deepen backcourt SI.com Celtics reach deal with Darius Miles The Truth About It Well, there goes the Darius Miles idea Londonderry NH Net Boston Celtics in Londonderry's House Hardwood Paroxysm Darius Miles agrees to resurrect his NBA career.... Yardbarker Back in Boston - Rondo's Blog TrueHoop Darius Miles back in the NBA, or close Teen Diaries A story of tragedy, perseverance ...
Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 8/23
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
... Brown to deepen backcourt SI.com Celtics reach deal with Darius Miles The Truth About It Well, there goes the Darius Miles idea Londonderry NH Net Boston Celtics in Londonderry's House Hardwood Paroxysm Darius Miles agrees to resurrect his NBA career.... Yardbarker Back in Boston - Rondo's Blog TrueHoop Darius Miles back in the NBA, or close Teen Diaries A ...
After 10 game suspension for?phentermine, Darius Miles will play for Celtics
Steroid Nation —
... Darius Miles, once a Portland Trailblazer will be fed a steady diet of Celtic Green, that is after a 10 game suspension reportedly for phentermine, a diet drug. To ESPN. ...
Breaking Down Darius Miles
Celtics 17 —
... can easily be reigned in by a strong team concept that the Celtics have.
You have to feel for Darius Miles, if in fact he is risking the long-term health of his knees by playing ball again. The Portland Tribune stated that the severity of the injury and the subsequent microfracture surgery was not trivial. Blazer GM Kevin Pritchard went so far as to say that two doctors told the GM that Miles knee condition was the worst they have ever seen.
I’m feeling what TrueHoop stated about Miles opportunity with the Celtics:
. . . Miles ...
