Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Take THAT, Paul Allen


LeGame - Ho hum. The Cavs get another double-digit win and LeBron registers his 22nd career triple-double. Not to mention the Cavs were without Ben Wallace or Big Z.

LeHighlight - Sorry, Cavs fans, but Darius Miles stole the show tonight. Forget that he scored his first points of the NBA season. Forget that those were his first points since April of 2006. Forget that he scored 11 straight points for the Grizzlies, single-handedly (if temporarily) keeping Memphis in the game. Forget that if he plays one more game, the Paul Allen and the Blazers have to take on his remaining salary, putting them over the luxury tax line. No, what really matters here is that after draining a fall away jumper over LeBron in the third quarter, the double fist head bump returned!

LeDarius Miles Part II - In all seriousness, I am happy for Darius. Sure the guy was a Marbury-esque cancer back in the day (I think we were all thrilled when the Cavs traded him away for Jeff McGinnis), but the micro-fracture surgery seems to have given him some perspective. As much as I love the team that they are putting together in Portland, their management team has really dropped the ball on dealing with Miles. It's pretty obvious that they forced him into an injury retirement, as evidenced from his hard work and long struggle to return to the NBA. Then, after playing six pre-season games for the Celtics and two regular season games for the Grizzlies this year, the Blazers tried in vain to keep his salary off their books. For what? To save a little bit of cash... ok millions in cash, but we are talking about Paul Allen here. The kid is 27 and has shown some real character in his recovery. I, for one, am happy that he is getting a second chance.


The Sasha Pavlovic Stat Line
2 M/ 2 PTS/ 1-1 FG/ 1-1 3P/ 0 REB/ 0 AST/ 0 BLK/ 0 STL
Highlight (begrudgingly): 4th Q 1:28 Pavlovic makes 27-foot 3 Point Jumper
Postgame Quote: "I close my eyes, I think of Slobodan Milosevic, I shoot, I score."

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