Celtics cut Miles

[Fez Hammersticks]

The Portland Trail Blazers can rest easy for a few days.

The Celtics today announced that Darius Miles has been put on waivers. The roster now stands at 15.

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[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

suck on it D-bag!

 

[Jurassic]

Notice how it said "for a few days".

Somebody will pick him up, probably someone in the Western conf, just to mess with Portland.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I wished the Celtics waited on that decision. It started to look pretty obvious he wasn't going to make the team. Now is there another team out there willing to take a chance on him . . . after his pre-season numbers I hope not, but you never know.

I think the longer Darius goes without a job, the more likely he will become out of shape.

 

[Tortimer]

I hope no one picks him up for a while. If they don't I have a feeling Miles will not keep trying to get in shape and might just give up. If he doesn't give up it would mean eventually he will play 10 games IMO. I really don't care that much but it couldn't hurt for us to have as much cap space as possible next year if we don't make a trade at the deadline.

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

dude, miles is terrible. this doesn't do anything to us. we'll win any appeals, he's slow and worthless. add that to his lazy attitude, and I can rest easy

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Who's going to want to pick him up?

He was in the perfect situation in Boston.

Veteran team. They could have brought him along slowly.

He averaged 1.8 ppg 1.4 rpg - he is NOT an NBA player right now.

I'll quote KP on this one: "His knee is the worst I've ever seen." in regards to seeing his MRI.

Maybe Miles could make it in Europe.

 

[<-=*PdX*=->]

Some pretty good news. Good way to start off my day. Now to get ready for my midterm at noon.

 

[Furball]

Miles had a good situation going for himself in Boston. They really had no small forwards to come in off the bench. The fact is that Darius was fat, slow and wasn't busting his ass to make it work. I watched a couple of his half assed efforts and couldn't believe that I saw him standing around. I understand the knee is not all the way back, but you can still hustle your ass off. I don't think anyone will sign him. It would be a blatent attempt to piss off Portland, and the last thing you want is to piss off another team with a shady move. Especially a guy like Pritch. If a team is trying to make a play for a guy, with the contracts we have, Pritch can just step up and offer a better package with 1st round picks just to cock block the other team. You don't want to mess with peoples cap space.

 

[RW#30]

Some pretty good news. Good way to start off my day. Now to get ready for my midterm at noon.

I do your mid term, you get the comcast deal done. Now that would make it a great day.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I hope no one picks him up for a while. If they don't I have a feeling Miles will not keep trying to get in shape and might just give up. If he doesn't give up it would mean eventually he will play 10 games IMO. I really don't care that much but it couldn't hurt for us to have as much cap space as possible next year if we don't make a trade at the deadline.

It could happen, but when you look at his ten game suspension he'd look awfully unattractive for a team to pickup off the waiver wire, unless their only goal is to stick it to KP, but you have to think opposing GMs have bigger fish to fry -- like making sure they are fielding a roster full of players who will be able to contribute on the court in a meaningful way -- I know he'd likely be filling the fifteenth or fourteenth spot on a roster and unlikely expected to be making a meaningful contribution, but if you had pick between Darius Miles, Shav Randolph or Luke Jackson off of waivers who would you choose?

Let's look at the conditions that would have to exist for Miles to torpedo our capspace.
1. No ten day contracts, only a veteran's minimum contract (likely a guaranteed deal).
2. Makes a team and must be activated for ten games without being able to play.
3. Is good enough to make the twelve man active roster beating out more able bodied teammates.
4. Actually has to play in ten games past his suspension.

I don't wish Darius any ill will, as I think he actually is fighting back from a devastating knee injury, and apparently he's motivated (whether by love of the game or revenge I don't know) but he just doesn't have have anything left in the tank and I think Boston waiving him is a serious nail in the coffin of Darius' career as an NBA player.

 

[THE HCP]

I could see Phil Jaxson picking him up just to mess with us!

 

[Jurassic]

I could see Phil Jaxson picking him up just to mess with us!

No, the Lakers seem to be pretty full with what they have. I seriously can see another team in the West picking him up though.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Man, if I was a shrewd GM, I'd call OKC and say that there might be something in their trade deadline stocking if Miles was signed to help "shore up" the SF spot and "mentor" Durant and Green for 20 games.

Then again, I might be Stern-slapped like McHale was for Joe Smith. But I wouldn't put it past somebody (ahem, Kupchak).

 

[Nikolokolus]

Man, if I was a shrewd GM, I'd call OKC and say that there might be something in their trade deadline stocking if Miles was signed to help "shore up" the SF spot and "mentor" Durant and Green for 20 games.

Then again, I might be Stern-slapped like McHale was for Joe Smith. But I wouldn't put it past somebody (ahem, Kupchak).

Kupchak and the Lakers are good enough without risking serious repercussions from the league for tampering and colluding with another team to cause financial loss for another team.

 

[BlazerFanForLife]

I personally think that the best thing for Darius would be to rest this year and get ready and in shape for next year, also his knee should be looking better by next year. Unfortunatly im not sure if hes smart enough to simply eat and work out for a year, he could remake himself into a PF down low banger he looks to be around 6'11 now. That way he wouldnt need to play the role of a slasher which is much more athletic and worse for his knees.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Kupchak and the Lakers are good enough without risking serious repercussions from the league for tampering and colluding with another team to cause financial loss for another team.

I was saying it specifically because K*be's a bigger risk to opt out if we have 20M in cap room than if we have 11. Maybe like 10% versus 0%, but still much bigger....not because Mitch is more shady or the L*kers have more to fear from our team on the court or anything.

 

[<-=*PdX*=->]

I do your mid term, you get the comcast deal done. Now that would make it a great day.

 

[PapaG]

Notice how it said "for a few days".

Somebody will pick him up, probably someone in the Western conf, just to mess with Portland.

Why? He showed nothing with Boston, his hops are pretty much gone, and he doesn't have the fundamentals to compensate for his lost athleticism.

Plus, Miles seemingly gave this comback effort everything he had, to the length of cheating with dietary supplements. Now that it is obvious that he is at best a practice-squad player, the real question is how will Darius react to this failure. I had to laugh when I saw him sitting next to KG on the bench, yucking it up like an All-Star, because his current game should have had him elbowing it out with Scalabrine for the stool at the end of the bench.

 

[BlayZa]

this is good news!

now hopefully the other GM's are aware of just how horrible he's been and wont go near him and we can FINALLY close the book on Mr Miles

 

[Nate Dogg]

Heh. He did look slow on that youtube clip against the 76'ers. It looks like he needs to do more conditioning to run faster. Hes better off playing in the Euro league at this point.

 

[Jurassic]

Why? He showed nothing with Boston, his hops are pretty much gone, and he doesn't have the fundamentals to compensate for his lost athleticism.

Plus, Miles seemingly gave this comback effort everything he had, to the length of cheating with dietary supplements. Now that it is obvious that he is at best a practice-squad player, the real question is how will Darius react to this failure. I had to laugh when I saw him sitting next to KG on the bench, yucking it up like an All-Star, because his current game should have had him elbowing it out with Scalabrine for the stool at the end of the bench.

I think its already been made clear why a team would pick up Miles, and how it would affect Portland. Besides, come midseason there are going to be plenty of teams that will pick him up as a fresh pair of legs.

 

[PapaG]

I think its already been made clear why a team would pick up Miles, and how it would affect Portland. Besides, come midseason there are going to be plenty of teams that will pick him up as a fresh pair of legs.

It is also pretty clear why a team wouldn't pick him up, pay him a guaranteed contract, and then activate and play him for at least 10 games.

Ainge had every reason to want to screw over Portland, and if he didn't see Miles being worth it, why would some other GM in the West?

 

[STOMP]

I personally think that the best thing for Darius would be to rest this year and get ready and in shape for next year, also his knee should be looking better by next year. Unfortunatly im not sure if hes smart enough to simply eat and work out for a year, he could remake himself into a PF down low banger he looks to be around 6'11 now. That way he wouldnt need to play the role of a slasher which is much more athletic and worse for his knees.

Darius measured 6'7.5 at his combine and there is no way he's grown 3.5 inches since then. His knee issue is structural and won't get better ever. He has never had a post up game so I really doubt he's going to develop one now.

Like Nikolokolus I wish him the best, but dude is likely done. Smarts had nothing to do with it... injuries just claimed another talent young player.

STOMP

 

[BrianFromWA]

I get the point, but why would us having cap space hurt Ainge? Not in our division, our window is different than his, we're not stealing any free agents from him...

I mean, I think the L*kers and MAYBE the Jazz have to worry about us. The Celtics? Maybe the revenge card, but that's about it.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I'm assuming a european contract would not affect his status in the NBA (no team payroll and insurance pays) . . . is that a right assumption?

 

[Jurassic]

It is also pretty clear why a team wouldn't pick him up, pay him a guaranteed contract, and then activate and play him for at least 10 games.

Ainge had every reason to want to screw over Portland, and if he didn't see Miles being worth it, why would some other GM in the West?

What was Ainge's motivation? To stop Portland from being a contender?

As much as I love my Blazers I don't see them making it to the finals for a couple years. But a Western conf GM not only plays against the Blazers more times each year, but also may see them in the playoffs.

 

[hasoos]

I think its already been made clear why a team would pick up Miles, and how it would affect Portland. Besides, come midseason there are going to be plenty of teams that will pick him up as a fresh pair of legs.

Fresh pair of legs? What is Darius getting a leg transplant or something? The best you are going to get with him now is a gimpy dude who can't move.

 

[Jurassic]

Fresh pair of legs? What is Darius getting a leg transplant or something? The best you are going to get with him now is a gimpy dude who can't move.

I meant compared to players who have already been playing the whole season. I know that he is injured, but energy-wise he would have a lot more in him (if he got picked up right before the trade deadline) than others who have been playing the whole year.

 

[hasoos]

I meant compared to players who have already been playing the whole season. I know that he is injured, but energy-wise he would have a lot more in him (if he got picked up right before the trade deadline) than others who have been playing the whole year.

I know. I was just giving you a bad time! I forgot to put a happy face with it though!