OT: Hickson/Ilgauskas to Phoenix

[BGrantFan]

Because they never needed him in the first place. They only wanted to fuck us over, which was the whole point of the letter sent from the Trail Blazers organization.

Likely true, but Darius did put up a 16.1 PER, which tied his career high. He was actually a bargain. I'm surprised nobody else has given him a shot with those stats.

 

[Boob-No-More]

But how does Amare feel about being Robin?

And how does Shaq feel about being Alfred?

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

Likely true, but Darius did put up a 16.1 PER, which tied his career high. He was actually a bargain. I'm surprised nobody else has given him a shot with those stats.

Perhaps because it was a meaningless sample size of garbage time minutes on a crappy team.

He averaged 8.8 minutes of garbage time a game. Memphis went 7-27 in games he played in and only won a single game he played more than 8 minutes. He averaged 5 MPG in the 7 games Memphis won and almost twice that much in the 27 games they lost. Even a crap team like Memphis wasn't going to risk playing Darius significant minutes in any game they actually had a chance to win.

Chris Wallace's motive was clear and transparent - to screw the Blazers out of cap space. Miles was never a part of their future plans. If they were looking for a player to keep beyond the end of last season, they would have been better off giving the roster spot and minutes to a D-League call-up. But, that would not have achieved his goal of screwing another team, one of the few others that would have cap space last summer.

BNM

 

[Natebishop3]

Perhaps because it was a meaningless sample size of garbage time minutes on a crappy team.

He averaged 8.8 minutes of garbage time a game. Memphis went 7-27 in games he played in and only won a single game he played more than 8 minutes. He averaged 5 MPG in the 7 games Memphis won and almost twice that much in the 27 games they lost. Even a crap team like Memphis wasn't going to risk playing Darius significant minutes in any game they actually had a chance to win.

Chris Wallace's motive was clear and transparent - to screw the Blazers out of cap space. Miles was never a part of their future plans. If they were looking for a player to keep beyond the end of last season, they would have been better off giving the roster spot and minutes to a D-League call-up. But, that would not have achieved his goal of screwing another team, one of the few others that would have cap space last summer.

BNM

And what did that cap space get them? Allen Iverson..... bravo Chris Wallace!

 

[J_Ray]

We don't want them either!

Send them to Canada, eyes on the bacon!


I don't understand how all these upper echelon teams get these deals that rob the other, while the shitty teams don't get anything good ever.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Yeah, Chris Broussard is now reporting teams are upping their offers for STAT. I guess it was wise for them to leak it out. Apparently, they prefer Iguodala, and they don't want Beasley (wtf is up with Kerr, preferring Hickson to Beasley?)

Maybe we could get in on that...send Blake to Philly and Przybilla to Phoenix, taking Dalembert off of Philly's hands. Do the Suns want Iggy badly enough to take Przybilla too?

 

[BGrantFan]

Perhaps because it was a meaningless sample size of garbage time minutes on a crappy team.

He averaged 8.8 minutes of garbage time a game. Memphis went 7-27 in games he played in and only won a single game he played more than 8 minutes. He averaged 5 MPG in the 7 games Memphis won and almost twice that much in the 27 games they lost. Even a crap team like Memphis wasn't going to risk playing Darius significant minutes in any game they actually had a chance to win.

Chris Wallace's motive was clear and transparent - to screw the Blazers out of cap space. Miles was never a part of their future plans. If they were looking for a player to keep beyond the end of last season, they would have been better off giving the roster spot and minutes to a D-League call-up. But, that would not have achieved his goal of screwing another team, one of the few others that would have cap space last summer.

BNM

Long post, but I'll be succinct in my answer. Miles was an above average player when allowed to see the court, and he did it at a ridiculously low contract level. I'm surprised nobody else in the league has wanted to give Darius a chance. I realize that he was effective with limited minutes, but still, that's better on the end of the bench than some of the garbage in the league right now, isn't it?

 

[THE HCP]

I thought Memphis and Boston did give him a chance.

 

[Draco]

And what did that cap space get them? Allen Iverson..... bravo Chris Wallace!

No, it got them an All-Star.

 

[BGrantFan]

I thought Memphis and Boston did give him a chance.

They did give him a chance. Darius was actually productive playing for Memphis, at least statistically.