Darius down to 225

by jamon51 on Sep 12, 2007 7:30 PM PDT

From Mike Barrett's blog:

Speaking of Darius, he continues to workout at a frantic pace, and was going through drills with trainer Jay Jensen on the other court during the games Wednesday. He hasn't been cleared to play, but is running now with the team during conditioning drills. Miles, who topped out at 259 pounds following his micro-fracture knee surgery, is now down to a slim 225.(emphasis added) He has high hopes for a return, but still has a long road ahead of him. There are varying degrees of micro-fracture surgery, and Darius' was on the very serious end. Say what you want, you cannot fault his effort in attempting to get back into shape. I've seen it every day.

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This has me thinking. A 225 lb. Miles is much more effective than the "Buffet of Badness" he was before. If Oden is truly down for the count, maybe Miles could come in as a 3rd or 4th option on offense.

I'm not a Miles fan in the least, but just trying to make lemonade out of lemons....

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by Engineering Problem on Sep 12, 2007 8:03 PM PDT reply actions

like to disagree

Although, I disagree I like your style! Maybe some day you'll quote me: For every mistake there is a path of redemption... or what's the living for?

by mrwonderfull on Sep 12, 2007 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Turning it around

I'd love for Darius to turn it around, mostly for his own dignity and the sense of self respect he'd have in the 30+ years of his post-NBA life. Unfortunately for Darius, it will take a couple years of hardcore, proactive good behavior for him to clear the high bar that Pritch has set. The wounds are too recent and too deep. Not travelling with the team last year, management being mortally afraid he would somehow contribute to Zach getting arrested or worse, becoming 15% overweight during a knee rehab, not giving a sincere interview, etc.

And that's just the non-basketball stuff. As a three who can't really shoot, it's hard to pencil him into a lineup that already short a shooter.

Darius' path to redemption will likely involve a moving van, a 10th man slot on a bad team, and a lot of soul-searching. Let's hope the man is up to it.

by Engineering Problem on Sep 12, 2007 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions