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WithMalice posted by WithMalice vote down flag
No miles of smiles for Darius
with-malice.com - 1/9/2009
No miles of smiles for Darius
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I am aghast at the threat that the Portland Trail Blazers are trying to hold over the rest of the NBA at the moment. Don't play Darius Miles or we'll sue you? You have got to be kidding me.
Blazers issue warning about Miles
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 1/9/2009
Blazers issue warning about Miles
— 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. (more) Blazers issue warning about Miles

11 Comments vote down Sactown Royalty found this 1/9/2009found this
Darius Miles : the unwarranted distraction
asternwarning.com - 1/9/2009
Darius Miles : the unwarranted distraction
— 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 ... (more) Darius Miles : the unwarranted distraction

Comments vote down mookie mookie posted 1/9/2009posted this
blazersedge.com - 1/9/2009
Darius Miles Situation Explodes
— 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 ... (more) Darius Miles Situation Explodes

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Darius Miles : the unwarranted distraction
A Stern Warning - NBA, NBL and FIBA News & Views — ... More than that, it just doesn't seem to be a smart move. All this will do is make enemies of GMs leaguewide and possibly encourage them to sign Miles just to spite the Blazers. As noted by Don at with malice, it would be very hard to assert that a team signed Miles purely due to the adverse effect it would have on the denizens of Portland. ...

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