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That sounds like enhanced interrogation at Gitmo.

The author meant to say tortiously interfering, as in, doing something that is actionable in tort.

because after reading his post, I didn’t think it was a big deal for us…or maybe he meant they plan for this already, and the warning was part of it….

that everything kp does is well calculated and thought out. so far we’ve seen moves that he has made and unreported moves (that ben has shared with us) that don’t seem too obvious at first, but with time they have all panned out. kp has always been a couple steps ahead in the game of chess. i dont know what hes trying to pull here…but theres gotta be something if hes showing his hand this early.

One of the things my 8 year old son and I share is our love of the Blazers and reading Blazers Edge. After reading your comment he asked me what a douchebag was. I’d appreciate it if you could provide the answer for him here at the Edge.

It’s like you spotting a twenty, reaching for it, then having someone yell “Although I will not myself be taking that $20, I will club anyone who does.” The result would be a bunch of people circling around the $20 and just wishing they could have it, but not wanting to take on the guy with the club.

we’re not backing down…i hope the players read this.

even though it doesn’t come across quite right…hahahaha

that if 1 is true…he wouldnt really say anything and just sue when a team decided to play them…theres gotta be a reason he is showing his hand so early. 2 seems more likely…especially with kps track record. it seems like he is creating a distraction to hide his true intent.

why didn’t they sue Boston or Memphis for signing Miles in the first place? This is smoke, mirrors and intimidation from Paul. No lawsuit will ever be filed.

And I can’t wait!

Laziness? Perhaps.

she said it’s impossible to plagarize yourself, but I thought it was pretty tacky.

He’s still with the Clippers

Its not that we are trying to hinder Miles ability to play, we are just protecting ourselves against teams deliberately looking to hurt us for their benefit.

Miles is almost an after thought in all of this, he is just a dollar sign to these teams.

remember, a few GMs (other than Ainge) and scouts said Miles still had game when they saw him over the summer. so a 10 day contract is worth the risk to a lot of bad teams looking for some help.

i think some of us are saying that we would just go about it a different way…i personally would wait until it actually happens then take it up with the Leauge and CBA…because it was a LEAGUE doctor that declared it a career-ending injury.

I’m just saying I wonder if other teams will want to deal with us after this.

Okay, I’m going to stop correcting stuff now. (It’s not just a habit, it’s actually my job.)

I have to go and correct every single post by Maid Tu Rek now. Seeya.

the Blazers probably have little case.

If Miles makes two appearances in garbage time, then vanishes, the Blazers may well have a case.

This is like Portland acting like the Yankees or Celtics (throw in whatever douchbag team you hate)…. The Blazers are now douchbags instead of the Jail Blazers, nice.

i think this is some kinda distraction only to draw attention away from the real purpose.

Miller and KP are laying the groundwork for the NBA to want this to go away quickly and easily should Miles play 2 more games and the $9 million disappear. I don’t know if this is the best way to go about it, but it’s certainly the most direct.

Have you read “Moneyball”? There is an entire chapter in that book about how Billy Beane (the KP of baseball) works his trade magic and paints a picture of how Billy totally bamboozles other GMs. The trading chapter includes this paragraph:

[Steve] Phillips, like every other GM who has just received a call from Billy Beane assumes there must be some angle he isn’t seeing. He asks why Billy sent Venafro down to Triple-A. He’s worried about Venafro’s health. He wonders why Billy is now asking for money too.

If Billy Bean can have a book written where large portions are dedicated to showing how he is smarter than everyone else in baseball and him making other GMs foolish and can still years after the book was first published make the same type of trades (dealing with GMs who must have read Moneyball themselves) to keep his team competitive, I have no doubt that KP will be able to make the trades with clubs that have been threatened with legal action.

50-cent word quota that you strive to meet for each post? I mean no offense — I’m just being jocular. ;)

I also agree that this is interesting and dramatic and I love drama…

Sophia

cuz i know KP will simply Pritch-Litigate them to the depths of hell!

I’m not totally down with the method but I’m in firm belief that the Blazers have the right to protect theirs which is essentially what they are doing at this point.

Damn Larry Miller is such a G.

Sophia

Rather than air their dirty laundry via a press release, it’s best to keep potential legal matters such as this behind closed doors. Also, the threatening tone expressed within the message probably won’t sit too well with organizations throughout the league.

its hard to keep up

Unless there’s a front page post that goes up shortly.

This is such an unheard-of situation, and a crazy news story, that it’s going to get a huge buzz and lots of talk tonight. It’s going to divide the fanbase too, always a reason for lots of posts.

for stealing PA’s money.

And it’s possible that Miles accepted a medical retirement in bad faith—never intending to stay retired, and hoping to collect a Blazer paycheck without having to play or work out for the Blazers. The Blazers wouldn’t simply waive him, he wouldn’t take a buyout, so medical retirement makes sense.

Of course, Portland was probably quite happy for Miles to retire…

But that’s just me.

In fact I think that you are nuts half the time…

But I’m 100% with you on this.

I didn’t have the time to check out the sidebar discussions until now.

but the first option seems pretty important to the GM. otherwise, he wouldnt do this.