Miles' Act Has Run Its Course

[Shapecity]

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Now, the dirty little secret of the Blazers franchise is that owner Paul Allen remains among the last in the organization to give up on Miles. For whatever reason, the fifth-richest man in the world has a blind spot when it comes to the most apathetic, unprofessional player on his roster.

T he whisper is that it was Allen who killed a trade-deadline deal of Miles and Theo Ratliff to the Knicks for the expiring contract of Anfernee Hardaway. And right about now, with Miles getting a head start toward the team bus as his younger, less experienced, but more professional, teammates showered from a hard night's work, Allen probably still doesn't see it.

Which is why Miles needs to personally make a telephone call to Allen and ask out. He should speak clearly. He should use few words. A simple, "I don't want to be in Portland anymore, boss," will suffice. Because even as we've all been getting Miles' messages loud and clear for months, Allen has somehow missed them.

McMillan shouldn't have to baby-sit for a single minute more. The young Blazers players shouldn't have to deal, either.

The solution is to cut Miles today, and let some other sucker owner pick up the tab. Don't wait, thinking you can trade him. Do it now, maximizing the odds he'll be picked up. If Miles were released, be sure some foolish team would claim him this summer, relieving the Blazers of his salary. And nevermind Allen's worst fear -- that he's getting nothing for Mr. Potential -- the way the Blazers scrapped without him (career high in points for Jarrett Jack, season high in rebounds for Travis Outlaw) is an asset enough. </div>

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Why? It would have put the Blazers in a much better situation unloading those two contracts.

 

[Char]

Hesitation, perhaps? Fear of Miles or Ratliff doing well once traded like Chris Wilcox? Baffling, eh Shape? I think Miles actually needs to go to the NBDL and learn a little humilty and hard work.

 

[Shapecity]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Char:</div><div class="quote_post">Hesitation, perhaps? Fear of Miles or Ratliff doing well once traded like Chris Wilcox? Baffling, eh Shape? I think Miles actually needs to go to the NBDL and learn a little humilty and hard work.</div>

Well the way the DLeague is setup, Miles wouldn't be eligible for it, but humility is a lesson he definitely needs to learn.

I really hate the guaranteed contracts the players have, it's ruining the overall quality of the NBA, because a lot of these players just don't seem to give a damn.

Could be hesitation, afterall this is the franchise who gave up too, early on Jermaine O'Neal. However, I think you cut your losses with a player like Darius Miles. Unlike JO, the SF position is the easiest to fill and the Blazers already have some young, talented guys to step in.

 

[durvasa]

I heard somewhere that Darius Miles doesn't really even like playing basketball. He just thinks of it as a job.

 

[Buckets]

I like Darius as a player, I dont care what he does off the court but he should remain professional and be more mature. I mean at this point the Blazers should ship him and one of there many, too many may I say, PG's in this offseason for someone/something they could use.