More Thoughts on Darius Miles to Boston

by Jim Weeks on Aug 22, 2008 10:23 PM EDT in Green Bandwagon Comment 3 comments

1. Jamaal Magloire was initially the focus of this recent post by Kelly Dwyer. I encourage you to read it because it reminded me of Boston's most recent move. Ultimately Dwyer acknowledges that Magloire is a recognizable name. Hell he even made an All-Star team. Yet there are cheaper, younger, hungrier options out there that could improve over time. That's where it goes beyond just Magloire and applies to numerous players. Granted Miles is by no means old - he'll be 27 in October. He should be entering his prime. Yet his knee did not get the memo. And even if he does return to form, which seems unlikely, it is important to remember that Miles was not an Amare Stoudemire type talent. Few are. More importantly any way you look at it Miles has a lot of money coming his way from that ill-fated Trail Blazers deal. So money can't be his motive. Does he love the game? Does he have the necessary work ethic? I have to admit I like the idea of a guy at the end of the bench who is desperate and will fight for any and everything he gets. Basically a guy with a Leon Powe type mentality. And if I don't know his name right now so be it. Of course Danny Ainge and Doc Rivers know a lot more than me and have proven me wrong before. Additionally, for every Jamario Moon success story there are a lot more Brandon Wallace, Jackie Manuel, etc. stories.

* I chose Stoudemire because he successfully returned from microfracture surgery.

2. Over the course of the day a couple of visitors from Blazers Edge have raised the idea that this could be awful for the Celtics from a reputation point of view. The argument is that other players would view Boston negatively if Miles had another injury because the organization did not have the best interests of players in mind. That's a tough one. I don't know anything about the independent doctor and Miles' medical retirement. But if Miles can pass a physical with the Celtics and can hold his own against other players doesn't he deserve a shot? They're not forcing him to play. Interesting.

3. I want to preface this by saying that I don't believe the issue I am about to raise is going on in any way, shape, or form. It just popped in my head and I figured it would be worth mentioning. Given the Trailblazers' cap situation and numerous assets (seriously they're loaded with good, young talent) doesn't Miles' situation have the potential for some blackmail? I can't imagine that would happen. I'm not even sure how another team would go about getting the message across. Furthermore, Miles would obviously be outraged if he suspected such a thing. And if it did happen, it would be worse than what the Minnesota Timberwolves did with Joe Smith. And we all know how David Stern reacted to that. Now that would be one hell of a scandal and the NBA blogosphere would possibly explode. Once again I don't think this is going on.

4. It's good to be a Celtics themed blog again.

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I'm sure our own doctor (McKeon) looked at Miles.

Though I understand where Portland is coming from, I still like this move by Ainge. I know it’s not wholesome, but this is the kind of move that Red would’ve made.

by Georgia on Aug 23, 2008 1:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Darius's problem's have never been basketball.

They’ve alway’s been personal decisions, and his unwillingness to have ever worked at mcdonalds/ or the military.

k. maybe not, but still, what I mean is he’s never ever understood that despite his paychecks aura, he was not the man.
He still had to answer to the coach, assistant coaches, and his teammates. Maybe he’s learned that lesson, Maybe he hasn’t.
I’m not sure what exactly stripclubs have to do with bad attitudes, but for some reason they tend to go hand in hand. I’m also not sure if it’s morally right for a young man to have a “family” and still frequent such establishments. Either it’s Portlands fan base that’s wacked in the head, or Darius makes ill decisions in his life.

Both are up for debate, as I’ve wondered about the first.

I don’t think Boston will have any problem with how darius play’s when he play’s, but may have issues with some of his “lifestyle” choices.

but boston is surely not portland, so time will tell.

despite My piss poor opinion of the man. Good luck Darius, any man doing what another man told him he couldn’t do, is great for any stories note to end on.

I've no signature, but this is... well...you decide.

May 23, 2006
"Funny how everybody was talking about weak draft and trading this pick no matter what it was, but it was still disappointing when we didn't get #1. The most telling moment was when 11 of 14 NBA executives groaned in sympathy when Portland's name was announced at the 4-spot. We can still get a good player from this position though.

And come on now, really...had we gotten the #1 selection would we have been happy or just talking about how our cursed luck continues because this is the first year that high schoolers (and thus Greg Oden) aren't allowed in the draft? Save it for next year guys...save it for next year."

--Dave

a tribute to what it was, and the way it was. Mad respect Dave.

by faith on Aug 24, 2008 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Miles Signing

As far as the whole strip club thing goes I think it comes down to maybe nothing bad will happen at 3 A.M. outside of one of them, but there is definitely nothing good that is going to happen. Ask Gary Payton. Although there is some precedent here in terms of Boston sports. Mo Vaughn was a fixture at the Foxy Lady. And while this led to management wanting to get rid of him, I don’t remember too many fans being outraged. Of course he won the MVP one year. With Miles Celtics fans just want to see if he can play.

Green Bandwagon: Celtics '08 or bust. Are you on the bandwagon?

by Jim Weeks on Aug 24, 2008 2:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs