Comments on: Yes, I know I promised, but . . .

By: kilntym

kilntym — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:45:08 +0000

Hey, Harris (no, I won’t call you Mr. Harris), you are missing the point of my post. I was merely pointing out that these NBA players have been accused of a lot of different bad things, none of which damaged their credibility. Just putting rapist down was much quicker and to the point than to write “Kobe, the guy who cheated on his wife with a psycho chick who later accused him of rape where the charges were later dropped and who also bought his wife a multi million dollar diamond ring to make up for his infidelity”.

Do you seriously think you are pointing anything out to me that I didn’t already know? Get over yourself. While other people’s ignorance may get to you, your arrogance bothers me. ItsMrHarris2u… puh-lease.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:51:18 +0000

Hey Jack the Blazers aren’t going to seattle. Wake up!

By: Bob Whitsitt

Bob Whitsitt — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:48:52 +0000

That email was a stooooopid thing to do…. It is very close to blackballing Miles and that can open up the Anti-Trust can of worms. Even Whitsit, Patterson or Nash would not have been dumb enough to do that.

By: Jack Bog

Jack Bog — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:11:04 +0000

Don’t beat on the Grizzlies too hard. When Allen moves the Blazers to Seattle, they’ll be coming here.

By: Eric k

Eric k — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:52:45 +0000

I really think there wa sno downside to the Blazers here.

Worst case Miles plays and they lose the CAP room. Which is what would happen anyway. If Memphis does play games and uses him just enough and then waives him then the Blazers ahve potential options for a suit, they may not follow through, but they laid the goundwork.

And if Miles does play more than 2 games and then blows his knee out they can point to this email as them doing their due diligence to try and protect Miles.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:04:38 +0000

I think the thing I take away from this after hearing the comments from GM’s and team presidents around the league…is that it doesn’t take much brainpower to be an NBA GM or team president.

By: ItsMrHarris2u

ItsMrHarris2u — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:52:27 +0000

I’m sorry kilntym, but calling Kobe a ‘rapist’ hurts your credibility and makes you sound biased. He was never convicted and anyone who read anything about the case knows it wasn’t rape (never has a victum been raped, then went straight home for sex w/ a boyfriend). Call him a ‘cheater’, but not a rapist. Sorry to get off topic, but ignorance gets under my skin.

By: Mark Mason

Mark Mason — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:26:47 +0000

Being the pragmatist that I am, I can’t help but think that the Trailblazers organization had (or has) evidence that one of more teams were *scheming*. That is, there’s a smoking gun somewhere that a team would sign (and play) Miles for the express purpose of impairing the Trailblazers. If that were the case, I can’t blame them for the shot across the bow. That kind of machination doesn’t just hurt Portland (in the pocketbook) it does a disservice to Darius as he becomes a pawn and not a player to be taken seriously. As for Darius, I think most fans would not begrudge him the opportunity to play. Coming back from that kind of injury takes enormous work and dedication. Judging from his play on the court, I didn’t think he had it in him, so good for him. And while it affects the Portland salary cap by millions of dollars, some fans will take comfort knowing they are messing with an owner who has the deepest pockets in the league. In this new era of practicality, how it’s dealt with will be an interesting case study.
And has anybody discussed the fairness of the league ruling that six pre-season games qualify as part of a player’s 10-game rule? Seems to me they don’t count pre-season games when it comes to player suspensions. And because they are pre-season there is an increasing likelihood that the comeback player would get minutes, none of which are meaningful except for getting back into game shape. I am wondering if this comes up during the next collective bargaining session.

By: kilntym

kilntym — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:43:04 +0000

Anyone who thinks that this issue will hurt the Blazers’ fan base is mistaken. NBA fans, in large part, don’t care about issues off the court. This issue is no different.

Just look at players like Kobe, the rapist, LeBron, the spoiled brat, KG, the mouth, AI, “practice, we’re talking about practice”, and McGrady, don’t even get me started. All of these players continue to get voted in to the All-Star game, despite their off-court actions.

So if these players, who the fans feel a connection with, are not hurt by their own actions, do you really think that a front office email will have any impact on how the team is viewed by fans? And for those who think that other teams won’t deal with the Blazers because of this, guess again. A GM would trade his own mother if he felt he was getting something out of the deal.

This whole issue will be forgotten by the draft.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:01:37 +0000

I still contend that while the email makes the Blazers look like jerks, and the details of what doctors said getting out, even worse. Memphis still looks like the biggest asses in this if Miles only plays a couple minutes and is not signed.

This is a team in serious trouble. They have the lowest or second lowest attendance in the league, and to me it all seems too fishy. I can almost understand a team like the Lakers or somebody playing Miles just to hurt the Blazers, as they are knocking on the door so to speak but how does this benefit Memphis other than the $300k or so they will get due to the luxury tax implications?

I’m all for Miles playing if he wants, and is able to.

If Darius is played in two games, then waived, can he then go after the Grizzlies for essentially using him as a pawn in their little game, and them not really wanting to use his services as a player?