Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Michigan got the biggest recruit of the John Beilein era on Friday when Los Angeles Windward point guard Darius Miles gave an oral commitment to play for the Wolverines.
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
As pointed out by Farty MacFartson (come on, man, really ?), Dwight Jaynes has resigned his long time position as editor of the Portland Tribune. A man who was at the center of the Oregon sports world for decades, and at the center of a mini-controversy regarding Darius Miles this past week, Mr. Jaynes appears to have made the decision to resign rather abruptly. Indeed, as recently as Tuesday everything...
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
As you might have already seen, Dwight Jaynes did, as I hinted that he would last night, clap back at John Canzano first thing this morning. (Praise where praise is due: that link in his article to Blazeredge was supposed to point to knickfan's fanpost . Much respect to knickfan .) Quick rewind: In his article today, Jaynes was responding to claims made by Canzano on his radio show earlier this week...
Loy's Place (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Marc Spears reports in the Globe that the Celtics are still interested in Darius Miles. Miles hasn't played for 2 years after suffering what was diagnosed as a career ending injury. Unlike when the Celtics requested cap relief when Reggie Lewis died, the league granted the Blazers relief from Miles' salary. The fun part of this is that if Miles signs with a team and plays 10 games, the Blazers are...
The FanHouse - Boston Celtics (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
Filed under: Celtics , Trail Blazers , Suns , Eastern , Western , NBA Injuries , NBA Rumors , Boston , Phoenix Darius Miles hasn't appeared in an NBA game since 2006, and in April it was determined by a doctor appointed by both the NBA and the Players Association that his injured knees were so messed up that he'd likely never play again. Though the Blazers (or more likely, their insurance company)...
Loy's Place (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
Herald Posey sees right signs Hunk digs Hub FL's Take: You know it's a slow news day when they start reporting on actors who rooted for the Celtics to win the championship. Globe America's got talent FL's Take: Interesting tidbit about the Celtics still being interested in Darius Miles. He wouldn't be a bad signing as long as the knee is 100%. He has to have a good work ethic to get himself back to...
New England Sports Blog (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Dwight Jaynes wrote an excellent piece about the Darius Miles Health Affair this week. knickfan beat me to the punch with his fanpost about it. A must read. A few random thoughts... Don't take anything from the "no response" from Miles' agent, Mr. Wechsler. My understanding from a number of writers that have tried to contact him is that he basically refuses to talk about any issue. Indeed, I naively...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Filed under: Trail Blazers , NBA Injuries The Blazers would prefer Darius Miles enter his name in the Euroleague sweepstakes than keep popping up in beat writer dispatches on free agent workouts. As has been well-documented , if Miles plays 10 games in either of the next two seasons, Portland is back on the hook for his 2008-09 and 2009-10 salary, preventing the squad from further bolstering its budding...
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Remember Darius Miles? He was one of the many casualties of the disaster that was the 2000 NBA draft. (Can you believe the best player from the entire draft went 43rd? If you want to call it the worst draft in NBA history, you will get no argument from us.) Miles played 40 games for Portland [...]
Bullets Forever (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Truth About It: The Wizards and Darius Miles: Why Not? With guys like Matt Barnes, Tony Allen and Bostjan Nachbar off the board, perhaps Miles deserves a look for the vets minimum. Truthaboutit breaks down the pluses and minuses of a potential Miles signing.
Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Marc Stein from ESPN breaks the news. Read the story here . Here's the quote. Sources say that all 30 teams were notified this week by league memorandum that the drug which earned Portland Trail Blazers castoff Darius Miles a 10-game suspension to start next season -- if Miles can find a job -- is the appetite suppressant phentermine . A weight-loss drug, basically. Steep as a 10-game ban is, then,...
BASKETBALL NOTES BY ALEX (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
The Mavericks let injury ridden Darius Miles workout for them . If he signs anywhere and plays in 10 or more games, the Blazers owe him a nine million dollar salary. That begs the question, what does Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard do about it? We can speculate how much interest the Mavs have, but I think he's inching forward in getting a job. 1. Get friendly with Mark Cuban. Just make sure they don't sign...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Former phenom Darius Miles, who hasn't played a game in two years, is trying to make an unprecedented NBA comeback, writes SI.com's Ian Thomsen.
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Filed under: Trail Blazers Henry Abbott of TrueHoop broached a subject that hasn't been reference too much in the latest hubbub over Darius Miles , his future, and his potential impact on the league: an outstanding drug suspension. Jason Quick of The Oregonian wrote last week that Miles faces a 10-game suspension should he ever sign another NBA contract. This matters quite a bit, as Miles is attempting...
