Darius Miles

ace both missed the game, making things a little easier for the Grizzlies to get the ball inside.

Darius Miles appeared in his ninth game of this season, one short of the 10 that would put his salary completely on the Portland Trailblazers.  Miles scored 13 points in 13 minutes, a promising offensive display.  I think he has proven that he still has the potential to be a consistent scorer, although he hasn't gotten extensive playing time yet.  He has definitely made the most of the time he has gotten.

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The Grizzlies signed Darius Miles to another 10-day contract on Friday after the league assured its teams that it would disregard any attempt by Portland owner Larry Miller to prevent them from doing so.  Miller warned fellow owners via email that he would sue any team who signed Miles, believing that a team would sign him for the sole purpose of burdening Portland with his salary.  Miller wanted to protect his team's ability to pursue free agents next offseason, when high profile players such as LeBron James will be available.  In reality, the Blazers still would have had plenty of cap room even after taking on Miles' contract, so Miller's demand was unreasonable.  Several league owners responded angrily to Miller's email, taking it as a personal threat.

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The Grizzlies waived Darius Miles on Tuesday to avoid paying the rest of his salary for this season.  He didn't get much of a chance to play in the brief time he was with the team, mostly based on the clause that said if he played more than 10 total games this season, the Portland Trailblazers would have to claim his $18 million salary and would end up paying a luxury tax.  Miles is expected to clear waivers today, which would make him available to all 30 teams.  The Grizzlies could then re-sign him if they wanted.  The Trailblazers, however, have threatened to sue any team who signed Miles to a contract.  They claim that any team that signs him would be doing it for the sole purpose of putting his salary on the Blazers' payroll.  It seems to me that the Blazers are being very immature and really won't have a case if a team does sign him and it ends up in court.

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t been a team that will shoot the lights out this season, which is why they reached out to get Darius Miles and Steve Francis.  Outside of that, the most critical stats for them are going to be second-chance points and points off turnovers.  If you aren't scoring with your offense, you have to clean up after yourself and score off your defense.

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008 by missing 15 of their final 18 shots, more evidence that they need to pick up a shooter.  Darius Miles is still sitting out his suspension and Steve Francis is still not in action, although he should play following the New Year break. 

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ould be a very good team. 

The Grizzlies released veteran forward Antoine Walker and signed Darius Miles recently.  Walker never played a minute for the team after coming over in a trade with Miami.  Miles showed promise as a flashy rookie with the L.A. Clippers and had a few good years in the league, but has missed a couple of years with substance abuse issues.  It sounds like he is committed to basketball now, so he should be a great addition once he gets back into his playing form.

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The Darius Miles thing is quite an interesting move. Though D-Miles had his great years when he was in Portland and with the Clippers, a career-changing knee-injury has definitely made him a different player. Before, he had big ups and he's one of the most exciting and athletic players in the league. But as the Celtics gave him a chance, D-Miles may need to improve his game more in order to earn a roster spot for any team. With dissapointingly low averages put up during the pre-season, D-Miles was overshadowed by other role players and rookies.

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