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ABM said:
Hmmmm....................OK.
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It means that he thought he was buying some street drugs, but they actually sold him diet pills.

barfo
 
He just said that so he can establish a pattern when he gets caught using steroids. Or smack or goofballs or whatever he is on.
 
barfo said:
It means that he thought he was buying some street drugs, but they actually sold him diet pills.

barfo
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I'm trying to remember the movie (I think it was Go)...a bunch of kids in the back of a van pretending that they're getting high, until someone says "yeah, actually that's Dexatrim".

Wouldn' surprise me if Miles gave someone $1000 for a vial of "good stuff", popped positive for Dexatrim, but now he can't say "I didn't take no diet pills, man....it was (Drug X)."
 
ABM said:
http://www.telegram.com/article/20081011/NEWS/810110390/1009/SPORTS




Hmmmm....................OK.
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I read a few months back that there were several supplement producers who hawk "all natural" wieght loss pills/herbs/potions/whatever that labs showed had drugs in them.

People don't want to take "drugs", so they buy "natural" pills to help with their problem. They don't work. Pill pushers want customers to buy again, so they stuff their pills with drugs that do actually work.

Miles could have been talking what he thought were vitamin/herb/ etc supplements, or using a meal replacement powder that was spiked.
 
Miles had 4 minutes of "action" in the Celtics' last pre-season game.

Maybe they are saving him for the season? :ghoti:
 
http://www.enterprisenews.com/sports/x83015576/Darius-Miles-bids-to-return-to-NBA-with-the-Celtics

Miles, whose contract with Portland calls for him to receive $9 million in each of the next two years, will have to sit out the first 10 games for violating the NBA’s drug policy by using phentermine, a diet pill, though Miles denies using them.

“I wasn’t taking them,” he said. “I don’t know how they got in my system. It was crazy. I don’t feel like I’m overweight to take a diet pill. Danny (Ainge) told me don’t worry about it, move on and get a new start.”
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PapaG said:
Nothing is ever Darius' fault. He hasn't changed a bit. If Boston keeps him, how long before he checks out on them?
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probably same as when he "checked out" on Portland... after he blows out a knee

I just don't understand the hate many have here. Is it resentment from him potentially messing up Portland's capspace, anger because somehow the knee injuries were his fault, or just an excuse to get the hate on??? Dude is guaranteed his Portland contract whether he plays or not. He is probably looking at getting a NBA minimum deal from the Celts on top of that, so in essence he is busting his butt in training camp for relative peanuts. As such, the DM is lazy/only motivated by money argument doesn't hold much water.

Personally I want the best for most everyone and think it would be great if DM were able to reclaim a semblance of his game.

STOMP
 
STOMP said:
probably same as when he "checked out" on Portland... after he blows out a knee

I just don't understand the hate many have here. Is it resentment from him potentially messing up Portland's capspace, anger because somehow the knee injuries were his fault, or just an excuse to get the hate on??? Dude is guaranteed his Portland contract whether he plays or not. He is probably looking at getting a NBA minimum deal from the Celts on top of that, so in essence he is busting his butt in training camp for relative peanuts. As such, the DM is lazy/only motivated by money argument doesn't hold much water.

Personally I want the best for most everyone and think it would be great if DM were able to reclaim a semblance of his game.

STOMP
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Admit it, you're just a hater HATER.

Hater.
 
STOMP said:
probably same as when he "checked out" on Portland... after he blows out a knee

I just don't understand the hate many have here. Is it resentment from him potentially messing up Portland's capspace, anger because somehow the knee injuries were his fault, or just an excuse to get the hate on??? Dude is guaranteed his Portland contract whether he plays or not. He is probably looking at getting a NBA minimum deal from the Celts on top of that, so in essence he is busting his butt in training camp for relative peanuts. As such, the DM is lazy/only motivated by money argument doesn't hold much water.

Personally I want the best for most everyone and think it would be great if DM were able to reclaim a semblance of his game.

STOMP
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Hate? I think Darius just does not care much about the game of basketball. He happened to have some natural gifts, he did just enough to get a large contract from the Blazers, and then he proceeded to put on weight and point the finger at everyone else.

I understand your point of view and I don't subscribe to it. It's doubtful that Darius is even going to make the Celtic roster at this point.
 
PapaG said:
Hate? I think Darius just does not care much about the game of basketball. He happened to have some natural gifts, he did just enough to get a large contract from the Blazers, and then he proceeded to put on weight and point the finger at everyone else.

I understand your point of view and I don't subscribe to it. It's doubtful that Darius is even going to make the Celtic roster at this point.
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Your recollection of history is off. He got a new contract (which btw I was against) and was in shape and playing well before suffering an injury. Then he came back too early because he was asked to by the team (according to him). It was only after this point when he was really injured that he put on some weight.

Regardless, if he doesn't care (as you're guessing) why does he put himself through rehab and another training camp? Whatever he might make from the Celts this year will pale in comparison to what he's banking from the Blazers regardless of whether he plays... so it's not the money.

STOMP
 
Masbee said:
Admit it, you're just a hater HATER.
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admitted... I find the pig pile on player X because we can stuff to be very tiresome. It's like everyone wants to ignore what little we do know and just assume the worst. As if it's time for everyone to channel their inner Canzano

And PapaG... I'm talking about a lot more posters then just you. Sorry that I've seemed to have singled you out with the original quote.

STOMP
 
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STOMP said:
probably same as when he "checked out" on Portland... after he blows out a knee

I just don't understand the hate many have here. Is it resentment from him potentially messing up Portland's capspace, anger because somehow the knee injuries were his fault, or just an excuse to get the hate on??? Dude is guaranteed his Portland contract whether he plays or not. He is probably looking at getting a NBA minimum deal from the Celts on top of that, so in essence he is busting his butt in training camp for relative peanuts. As such, the DM is lazy/only motivated by money argument doesn't hold much water.

Personally I want the best for most everyone and think it would be great if DM were able to reclaim a semblance of his game.

STOMP
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if miles can show he can play again, he could be in for ALOT more money. yeah he has made tens of millions, but if he can get another team to sign him to another deal thats tens more. he's only 26.
 
Actually I heard Miles invested all of his money in mortgage backed securities, stock in Lehman Brothers, and GM ... the dude needs a contract now and bad!!
 
drexlersdad said:
if miles can show he can play again, he could be in for ALOT more money. yeah he has made tens of millions, but if he can get another team to sign him to another deal thats tens more. he's only 26.
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this year? No way. Obviously he's nowhere close to what he once was as several teams have had him work out for them and said no thanks. His game was based on his athleticism and length... his skills were never that great and at 6'7.5 with mediocre hops, dude is no PF. Several knee surgeries later it's pretty safe to assume he's lost even more bounce then what he was down to in Portland, and his long term prognosis is a matter of record.

Dude has lost most of his cartilage in one knee and his knees are near shot. Good guy or not, I feel pretty confident in predicting that no team will take a tens of millions of dollars flyer on a SF compromised like he is with the injury history he's had. Heres wishing the guy the best and all but I also believe that the medical experts know what they are talking about... dude would literally need a miracle to ever be worth a MLE or anything around that range and that wouldn't be extended this year.

STOMP
 
STOMP said:
Your recollection of history is off. He got a new contract (which btw I was against) and was in shape and playing well before suffering an injury. Then he came back too early because he was asked to by the team (according to him). It was only after this point when he was really injured that he put on some weight.

Regardless, if he doesn't care (as you're guessing) why does he put himself through rehab and another training camp? Whatever he might make from the Celts this year will pale in comparison to what he's banking from the Blazers regardless of whether he plays... so it's not the money.

STOMP
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Because I think he loves the NBA lifestyle and the money associated with it. The game is merely a way to live that life. Which is why he cheated to try and get into shape, and which is why he took his rehab to Cold Stone Creamery. Thankfully for the NBA, nobody bit on a guaranteed contract.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Actually I heard Miles invested all of his money in mortgage backed securities, stock in Lehman Brothers, and GM ... the dude needs a contract now and bad!!
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are you joking? dude has yet to receive his 9M from Paul Allen this year... I'm sure he could figure out how to scrape by on that.

STOMP
 
Most likely, his food was spiked, by someone who stands to gain if he fails. Hmmm...who could that be?

Drugging players without their knowledge via restaurant food is as commonplace as a blue light sale at KMart.

All year long players have no problem, then come playoff time several key stars always seem to pick up "food poisoning", or seem uncharacteristically tired.

I'd be very careful where I ate if people were betting money on my job performance.
 
STOMP said:
are you joking? dude has yet to receive his 9M from Paul Allen this year... I'm sure he could figure out how to scrape by on that.

STOMP
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Yes, in point of fact I was indeed joking ... yeesh people, let's turn on our sarcasm-o-meters :wink:
 
Another bad night for Miles:

D. Miles 13:23 1-5, 3 rebs, 0 asts.



I don't think he makes the team . . . not Darius bashing here, but it is defintely in the Blazers best interest if Darius does not play basketball in the next two seasons.
 
Watching the game right now. He isn't limping out there, but he sure ISN'T moving like he used to.
 
MARIS61 said:
Most likely, his food was spiked, by someone who stands to gain if he fails. Hmmm...who could that be?
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I'd normally be skeptical of the conspiracy theory but why was he being drug tested during retirement?
 
The drugs were THAT good. He blacked out.
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That is what I was going to say. lol...

I'd normally be skeptical of the conspiracy theory but why was he being drug tested during retirement?
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I think I heard he was tested a while ago, while on the Blazers roster, and this news just came out recently. A lot of us Blazer fans knew about this more than a month before it was released.

It was probably made public because he plans on playing.
 
I watched Miles in the pre season game last night for the Celtics.

Can you believe his jump shot hasn't improved? Give me a sigh of disbelief!

On defense his feet looked like they were cemented to the ground. No lateral movement.

:pimp:
 
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