blog.oregonlive.com - 1/8/2009
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As we know, Darius Miles was waived by Memphis after appearing in two games for the Grizzlies. Miles is required to appear in at least 10 games to get thrown back on the Blazers' books. Well, as Adrian Wojnarowski of...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 1/9/2009
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com —
The Portland Trail Blazers have issued an unusual
warning to rival NBA teams who are thinking about...
hiring their former player Darius Miles: Put Miles on the court, say the Blazers, and we may sue you.
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Blazers issue warning about Miles
asternwarning.com - 1/9/2009
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asternwarning.com —
There was a time where being a Trail
Blazers fan was a dirty secret. Everyone knows about...
the Jail Blazers era and all attached to it. However that time is over. For the last few years I've been proud to proclaim myself as a Blazers fan once again. Don't get me wrong, I've always been proud ...
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Darius Miles : the unwarranted distraction
blazersedge.com - 1/9/2009
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blazersedge.com —
Ohhhh...here we go. 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 ...
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Darius Miles Situation Explodes
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Oregon Live Miles has two games left to affect the Blazers cap
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... So, it turns out that Darius Miles' pre-season games with Boston count towards the ten he has to play to get back on Portland's cap. Which means he reportedly only has to play two more games before that happens. (People in Portland are all bent out shape about this, but my feeling is: If you don't want that contract on your books, don't offer it to the player. Just about every team is paying for bad contracts of the past. It would have been nice to be free of it, but if that doesn't happen, so be it.) It also turns out that Portland can re-apply to ...
Shootaround: Jan. 8, 2009
RaptorBlog.com —
... just to mess with the players. I mean, I get that it's not allowed I'm just surprised I don't hear about more people doing it. Is some team going to sign Darius Miles just to fuck over the Blazers? Among the riled-up commenters, one actually has a sensible idea: "I'm wondering why Paul Allen doesn't just give Miles a couple million under the table, a big sack of weed and a gift card to Cold Stone Creamery to just go away." ...
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blazersedge.com 1/6/2009 —
There's been a lot of hand-wringing going on since Darius Miles played his first game for the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday night. The angst surrounding the Darius Watch is almost palpable.
Quick question: Why?
Even if ...
Blazers issue warning to all regarding Miles - NBA - SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 1/9/2009 — The Portland Trail Blazers have issued an unusual warning to rival NBA teams who are thinking about hiring their former player, Darius Miles : Put Miles on the court, say the Blazers, and we may sue you."The Portland Trail Blazers will take all ...
Trail Blazers Have Warning for Teams Considering Signing Darius Miles
sportsbusinessradio.com 1/9/2009 — The Portland Trail Blazers have issued a warning of sorts to other NBA teams about signing free agent and former Trail Blazers player Darius Miles . In a nutshell, if some other team signs Miles to a contract and has Miles appear in two games, it ...
Reports: Portland Trial Blazers ask of NBA not to sign Darius Miles
sports.espn.go.com 1/9/2009 — The Portland Trail Blazers have a message for the NBA's 29 other teams -- don't sign Darius Miles . If a team were to sign the free-agent forward "for the purpose of adversely impacting the Portland Trail Blazers' salary cap and tax positions," the ...
Save your Miles ire, please
sports.yahoo.com 1/14/2009 — The Darius Miles saga could be over soon, in a way.
If the Grizzlies forward plays against the Jazz on Friday,
we will see the NBA credit his former team's payroll with the agreed-upon
contract terms that are now being shelled out to Darius by ...
Blazers threaten litigation if Miles signed - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 1/9/2009 — The Portland Trail Blazers 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 ...
Blazers Lose the Darius Miles Salary Cap Game
sportingnews.com 1/14/2009 — Okay, yet another wrinkle in the Darius Miles telenovela. According to the latest from Adrian W. at Yahoo! , the Blazers tried to grab Miles for themselves before resorting to the now-infamous letter of intimidation. I know from fantasy basketball ...
League blocked Blazers' bid to claim Miles - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 1/13/2009 — Before the Portland Trail Blazers resorted to a threatening email to frighten rival NBA teams from signing Darius Miles , team officials late last week made a brazen bid to claim the forward off waivers only to be stopped by the league, multiple ...