So where was Darius Miles last night?

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I watched at least 95% of the telecast, and they didn't have a camera shot of him at all. No mention from Rice or Barrett. And he didn't play either apparently. Is he hurt again? If not, I don't see why he wasn't playing.
 
Deebag said:
I watched at least 95% of the telecast, and they didn't have a camera shot of him at all. No mention from Rice or Barrett. And he didn't play either apparently. Is he hurt again? If not, I don't see why he wasn't playing.
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He wasn't playing because he doesn't belong in the NBA. The most minutes he's played in a game is 19 and he's sat the past two games completely out for a garbage team. He's played 29 minutes the past 7 combined. We'll see if he's even suited up on March 28th and April 7th. I hope he didn't destroy his knee already, but if he did, I hope he sues the Grizzlies and their doctors for making him play.
 
I sense the youth movement & Darko is finally healthy, they picked up Darius Miles while Darko was down and out ;)
 
According to the box score he played 1 minute.

I don't see what the big deal is.
 
Simple. He sucks so bad he can't even get off the bench for one of the worst teams in the league in a game where they lost TWO other forwards due to injuries.

I wonder when Memphis is going to petition the league for a medical retirement waiver so they can save the $300K they owe Miles for the rest of the season.

BNM
 
The point is he has no real value to the Memphis Grizzlies other than damaging the Trailblazers chances to sign a big time free agent with Miles money.
 
His damage is done, and he played in his 10 games. Look for Darius to not be on Memphis next season, or any team for that matter.
 
ucatchtrout said:
The point is he has no real value to the Memphis Grizzlies other than damaging the Trailblazers chances to sign a big time free agent with Miles money.
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Yes, it freaking sucks, but Miles passed the 10 game mark. That's all that matters.
 
J_Ray said:
I sense the youth movement & Darko is finally healthy, they picked up Darius Miles while Darko was down and out ;)
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Nice theory, but Darko went out with an injury in the 1st quarter after playing a total of 1:20. Yet, there sat Miles with his ass glued to the bench.

Then, in the 2nd quarter, Arthur went out with an injury. Total PT = 7:45. And, still, Miles doesn't get off the bench. The two guys in front of him in the rotation played a total of 9 minutes - and he gets a DNP-CD.

Memphis has been on a youth movement since the Gasol trade last season. They were never a team that was one veteran away from making a play-off run. Which is why the Miles signing never made a lick of sense - from a basketball standpoint. They could have picked up a younger player from the D-league who could have helped them more this year, and had a chance to be part of their long term plans. But no, they took Miles, played him enough to screw the Blazers and now let him rot on their bench.

Oh well. They suck with, or without him. They are, and always will be, irrelevant. They are the new Clippers. A farm team for the rest of the league. Gay and Mayo are gone as soon as their rookie deals are up.

BNM
 
RoyToy said:
Yes, it freaking sucks, but Miles passed the 10 game mark. That's all that matters.
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He only played his 10th game AFTER Memphis waived him and the NBA denied the Blazers their right to claim him off of waivers. Then Memphis picked him up for a few 10-day contracts and finally signed him when they literally had to in order to have 13 active players. The fact that he now doesn't even play for a garbage team at the same time he supposedly should be even more in game shape adds to the Blazers' legal argument.
 
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Boob-No-More said:
Gay and Mayo are gone as soon as their rookie deals are up.

BNM
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I really liked what I saw out of Gay at the SF position last night. Mayo refusing to launch a half-court shot while unguarded with 1.7 left in the first half told me all I need to know about him. No thanks.

Memphis doesn't last 3 more years as an NBA franchise.
 
PapaG said:
He only played his 10th game AFTER Memphis waived him and the NBA denied the Blazers their right to claim him off of waivers. Then Memphis picked him up for a few 10-day contracts and finally signed him when they literally had to in order to have 13 active players. The fact that he now doesn't even play for a garbage team at the same time he supposedly should be even more in game shape adds to the Blazers' legal argument.
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No one said it isn't a messed up situation, but the 10 game mark is bar and he passed it. He even played semi-decently in a few games.

The Grizzlies only had to play him in 3 games correct? He's played in 26 for them. And out of those 26 games, he's played 10min or more in 13 of them.

Does the situation suck? Absolutely. But the Grizzles were only required to play him in 3 games in order for the money to go back on the Blazers' books, and Miles far exceeded that amount of games.

Match Winner - Memphis
 
RoyToy said:
No one said it isn't a messed up situation, but the 10 game mark is bar and he passed it. He even played semi-decently in a few games.

The Grizzlies only had to play him in 3 games correct? He's played in 26 for them. And out of those 26 games, he's played 10min or more in 13 of them.

Does the situation suck? Absolutely. But the Grizzles were only required to play him in 3 games in order for the money to go back on the Blazers' books, and Miles far exceeded that amount of games.

Match Winner - Memphis
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He passed it only after he was waived by Memphis and no other team outside of Portland claimed him. Part of me wonders if the NBA was complicit in this arrangement.

Match Winner - Memphis still sucks, is going bankrupt, and the Blazers can challenge their denied claim.
 
PapaG said:
I really liked what I saw out of Gay at the SF position last night. Mayo refusing to launch a half-court shot while unguarded with 1.7 left in the first half told me all I need to know about him. No thanks.
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LOL I totally agree. He really went out of his way not to lower his shooting percentage. Which reminds me Sergio and Travis always force them up from 50 feet at the end of quarter. We all should remember that when we pull up those useless stats.
 
Miles is done and I'll doubt he will sign with another NBA team next year.
 
PapaG said:
The fact that he now doesn't even play for a garbage team at the same time he supposedly should be even more in game shape adds to the Blazers' legal argument.
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the blazers have absolutely no legal argument.
 
Boob-No-More said:
Nice theory, but Darko went out with an injury in the 1st quarter after playing a total of 1:20. Yet, there sat Miles with his ass glued to the bench.

Then, in the 2nd quarter, Arthur went out with an injury. Total PT = 7:45. And, still, Miles doesn't get off the bench. The two guys in front of him in the rotation played a total of 9 minutes - and he gets a DNP-CD.

Memphis has been on a youth movement since the Gasol trade last season. They were never a team that was one veteran away from making a play-off run. Which is why the Miles signing never made a lick of sense - from a basketball standpoint. They could have picked up a younger player from the D-league who could have helped them more this year, and had a chance to be part of their long term plans. But no, they took Miles, played him enough to screw the Blazers and now let him rot on their bench.

Oh well. They suck with, or without him. They are, and always will be, irrelevant. They are the new Clippers. A farm team for the rest of the league. Gay and Mayo are gone as soon as their rookie deals are up.

BNM
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Yeah, Grizzlies are a bunch of scrubs for handing the Lakers a dynasty & doing douchebag moves.

My other theory was that Darius Miles knee is acting up from the rigorous NBA schedule & he's resting it up for some off-season tryouts overseas...maybe in the Belarus YMCA or Himilayian Monk D-League?
 
Toko said:
Yo, you still mad bout that cap space thing? :)
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Fuck yeah.

It is not just a cap space thing. It is a luxury tax thing. That is the part that is most suspect and most likely to be subject to a challenge.

Memphis gamed the lux tax rules to screw the Blazers and benefit the lux tax reciepients; ie rich teams vs poor teams. Memphis poured salt on the open wound that is the lux tax system, that many owners already despise.
 
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PapaG said:
I really liked what I saw out of Gay at the SF position last night. Mayo refusing to launch a half-court shot while unguarded with 1.7 left in the first half told me all I need to know about him. No thanks.
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huh? I only saw that play once as it happened, but I know that there was a Blazer right on him as the ball was inbounded. It was odd that he didn't attempt the 3/4 court shot, but maybe he fumbled it or something? Hollins immediately put his arm around him in a way that made me think that he was far from upset with what happened... it seems doubtful to me that he would be understanding of OJ protecting his shooting % in a game they were trying to win.

Overall Mayo had a very nice all around game and seemed their best player... Gay looked like the incredible athlete he is and he did hustle, but 7-21 sucks

STOMP
 
PapaG said:
Mayo refusing to launch a half-court shot while unguarded with 1.7 left in the first half told me all I need to know about him. No thanks.
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If you watch NBA players much in that situation, much of the time they hold on to the ball until a split second after the shot clock, then launch it. Best of both worlds for them. The shot doesn't count against their average, and they don't get grief from fans/coaches for a minor piece of selfishness.

High-volume shooters don't really play that game because they know in the big picture they'll be throwing up so many shots that the half court miss won't really ding their average much. Guys like Przybilla will take that shot because they know they aren't paid for their shooting anyway.

But if I'm a kid on my rookie contract and I'm not a high-volume shooter or a defensive role player, I probably intentionally delay my shot a split second. Mayo's mistake was not pretending to shoot. But the net result is the same.
 
Anyway, I hope Pritchard takes the earliest opportunity possible to fuck over the Memphis Grizzlies in some way. It's absolutely a dick move what they did to us, and thanks to the way it was handled by Portland the Blazers came off as the bad guy for sending out that email.
 
Where was Miles? Same place he is every night - spending PA's money and laughing his ass off!
 
mook said:
But if I'm a kid on my rookie contract and I'm not a high-volume shooter or a defensive role player, I probably intentionally delay my shot a split second. Mayo's mistake was not pretending to shoot. But the net result is the same.
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I think they should change the rule on this. Anything past half court should be considered a pass. It's not really a shot from that distance anyway. It's a throw. Some guys take it 2 times a game and when you are only takeing 4-6 3 pt shots per game that is a huge hit to your percentage. Sergio and Travis seem to be forced to take the most for the Blazers. NO DOUBT that Mayo was protecting his stats for his ROY race. Quite frankly it looked embarrassing to me. I say Change the rule.
 
Yeah, it does seem to encourage uncompetitive behavior.

I'm always torn on rule changes, though. It's hard enough to compare players from different eras. With every rule change we make it harder.
 
Masbee said:
Fuck yeah.

It is not just a cap space thing. It is a luxury tax thing. That is the part that is most suspect and most likely to be subject to a challenge.

Memphis gamed the lux tax rules to screw the Blazers and benefit the lux tax reciepients; ie rich teams vs poor teams. Memphis poured salt on the open wound that is the lux tax system, that many owners already despise.
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Great point. Repped.
 
Where was Darius? I'm guessing he was doing bong hits behind Raiford's Hollywood.
 
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