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Starting Five - 1/9

by Jeff Clark on Jan 9, 2009 7:45 AM EST in Articles Comment 13 comments

There's too much going on that I don't have the time to write full articles about, so I'll try to condense the points here.

Scott Souza makes the same points many of you have made already. Recalling the kids is an odd move since there's no time for them to practice. There's almost no chance of them seeing court time. The official reason being given is that they need to recover from injuries and work with development coaches. And I'm sure that's true. But another reason for calling them up is to decide if one or both of them is worth keeping around in case we make a trade or cut someone.
This is rich. The Blazers are now threatening to sue anyone that signs Miles with the intention of killing their salary cap. First they leak the news that Miles had a suspension to serve and now this? Now I totally want the Celtics to sign him. We could make the argument that he was with the team in training camp so he knows the system and we could use some help on the wing with Tony Allen out. Someone needs to call their bluff. You guys signed him to that contract originally. Live with it.
Red's Army beat me to this. Vote Yi for All Star! He's only a few votes behind KG and our big man could use the extra rest. Sure, he'd be added to the team anyway, but maybe he can use any one of his nagging bumps and bruises as an excuse to skip the game anyway. And the Yi situation might just end up changing the way they figure out future All Star teams. (How about the option of Stern getting veto power?) In other All Star news, I had an article half written about Rondo's bid for the All Star game, but I can't bring myself to finish it until he gets back on track.
Where were Dan Shaughnessy and Ron Borges during the 19 game win streak? Go away.
Jeremy Gottlieb writes about the 3 different personalities of Celtics fans: Realists, fatalists, and those in between. Put me in that last category. "They aren’t nearly as good as they were in games 1-29, nor are they as putrid as they’ve been from games 30-37." Exactly.

More thoughts on the Cavs game coming later.

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Why should Stern change the AS rules?

The ASG is not supposed to be a meritocracy. It’s merely a popularity contest – it’s about who the fans want to see, not who are the best players. The best players are represented in the All-NBA teams.

Players make the ASG all the time without being the best on the job all the time. A sophomore Kobe who was scoring 7 points per game coming off the bench. An injured Shaq. The only difference I see with Yi is that it’s not Americans who’re voting for him. But people complaining about that screams xenophobia.

On another note, the behaviour of the Blazers franchise re: Miles is an absolute disgrace. With the rumours going around in Europe about some disturbing behaviours of their int. scouts, I’m starting to see Pritchard as the most unclassy executive in the history of basketball.

by cordobes on Jan 9, 2009 8:01 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Portland trying to

punk teams into not signing Miles?! LOL We should sign him. It’s not like we can’t use him. We desperately need a backup SF. Not sure if he can play well enough though.

by Bankshot on Jan 9, 2009 8:11 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Good Stuff

Thanks for the good reading to go with my bad coffee.

The Portland management group really crossed some lines here.
Threatening colleagues, limit Miles’ ability to pursue a career, and didn’t they do the same thing to the Knicks with the Zack Randolph trade?

I would be shocked if Stern did not penalize them a draft pick for this, and I would not be suprised if Miles does not take them to court..

by Michael Anthony on Jan 9, 2009 8:13 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

we do have practice time in the next 2 weeks…a quick stop in Jersey and a overnite in FLA..perfect time to bring them up……..and give the physicals here so they pass’m if they get traded????
as far as negative press,BRING IT ON..these guys need a fire lit under them and more us vs the world mentality…spice things up a bit…ha
heading to Cleveland…have a good one

by Motown on Jan 9, 2009 8:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Thank you Jeff

for calling out those Debbie Downer, negative nincompoops Shaughnessy and Borges who couldn’t say something good on a subject even if it meant their life. I’m convinced they would both rather pass on into the next life rather than pen something positive about anything or anyone. I can’t wait for newspapers to go the way of the horse and buggy, rotary telephones, and weekend afternoon World Series games so that these two will be out of jobs and trying to elict their sour, rotted opinions via blogs that no one will read.

by nickagneta on Jan 9, 2009 8:40 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Can't wait to see...

a Western Conference team take up the gauntlet thrown by the Blazers and sign and play Darius Miles. Proving intent to do nothing more than screw the Blazers should be a fun legal read. And humorous too. The Blazers know they can’t prove that and their weak ass attempt of a threat is laughable. This should at the very least provide the networks with some fun halftime fodder if a team does sign him.

by nickagneta on Jan 9, 2009 8:45 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

If I had the dough (and a team) I'd hire Miles

No offense to my dad, but he never game me that much money . . . or a professional team either.

by Thruthelookingglass on Jan 9, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

there are some interesting quotes in the Shaughnessy, like Doc seeing in the players eyes that they were gonna lose that home game? I mean thats alarming, that pretty much proves we are folding in games right now

by TheAncientRivalry on Jan 9, 2009 9:58 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Trade coming

Walker & Giddens coming up makes sense now. C’s need to see what they have in them & possibly showcase one or both for a trade.

Miles should sue the Blazers now. That’s just ridiculous.

I’m ready for the C’s to bounce back. They’ve had their 1 allotted slump.

by LuckyNumber07 on Jan 9, 2009 10:05 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

with the blazers, it’s all about the money, but they were the fools to sign miles in the first place. we get stuck with vinnie’s contract and the nba didn’t help us with the reggie situation. we don’t want our rooks’ injuries to get untreated especially walker’s knees. let’s hope danny has something in the works. the knicks could keep marbury on til after march 1, which would keep him out of the playoffs.

by nazzbo on Jan 9, 2009 10:29 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Who DOES like Shaughnessy?

I’ve been in Boston a long, long time. I have never bumped in to anyone….ANYONE….who likes him. It’s pretty clear too that the athletes can’t stand him.
Aside from his long disdain for Manny – which he was right about – I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read his article and said “Who is his boss?” Because that’s the guy who isn’t doing his job

As for Borges….let’s get rid of Shaughnessy first.

by Wildblu1 on Jan 9, 2009 12:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

thank you!

for noticing that Shaughnessy only shows up when the going gets negative

by Cousin It on Jan 9, 2009 1:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Karma is a cruel mistress

The Blazers are just asking for trouble. They’ve been blackballing Miles for about a year now, and this latest stunt is just ridiculous. Like Nick said, I’d love to see them prove intent in this matter. The guy can still play! And that’s all you need to know. They signed him to the contract fair and square, he got injured, he came back, he’s healthy, give it a rest! Let the guy follow his heart and play basketball. This saga will come back to haunt the Blazers, not only in terms of salary cap #s, but in terms of karma. Mark my words, their dynasty-in-waiting will crumble…

by SalmonAndMashedPotatoes on Jan 9, 2009 2:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs