Wait for the poll.
John Canzano makes an interesting point about Darius Miles in a blog post today, stating that if Miles misses 41 games in a row this season, Portland only has to pay 20% of his salary this year (the rest is paid by insurance) and he doesn't count against the cap "until he returns".
http://johncanzano.blogs.oregonlive....sp?item=265181
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Originally Posted by John Canzano
The magic number this season is 41. If Miles misses his 41st consecutive game due to injury, a league insurance policy kicks in, paying 80 percent of his salary on a per-game basis. Also, his salary would not count against the cap.
These provisions stay in place until he returns to action, and if he never does, it means that the team has apparently found an attractive loophole that could give it some relief from the remaining four years and $34 million remaining on his contract.
One of the big hangups with Miles has been the team's willingness to admit it make a mistake when it ignored his knee issues, attitude, etc. and gave him a six-year, $48 million free-agent contract two years ago. The Knicks made a powerful statement about the message they want to send to the locker room by waiving Jalen Rose this week.
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This begs the question:
What should Portland do about Darius Miles???