I think the team was being prudent and doing what it had to do to preserve any option to avoid losing such a significant talent from our roster for nothing in return. My gut says he will end up back with the team at some point which is not a popular decision. If not that’s fine but I hope we at least get something for him.
Obviously, it’s a very curious situation. The potential for a redemption story is pretty incredible, but not interested if he’s not legitimately committed to being a better person, and I’m not sure that his girl’s take on the process warms me to the idea.
I’ve been saying from the beginning that he will play for Charlotte this season.
To be fair, I thought that he would be back and in the starting lineup the first game.
I am not in favor of this guy being allowed to return to his normal life and to the team without some serious repercussions. The good old state of California comes through again, ha ha ha
Ridiculous
Not sure how that ranks regarding cases that are similar.
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It ranks very high with regards to severity in the wonderful state of California
I think he’ll be back with the team. Think people will be upset at first but will slowly forgive him for it.
Unfortunately, I think it’s an 80% chance he’ll be back on the team. I usually try to stay neutral but I’m gonna be honest, I’ll be pretty disgusted seeing him suit up in a Hornets jersey again but I think it’ll happen.
Miles is also a pretty well-connected player within the league, I wonder if the NBA will even hammer him that hard.
Me I am hoping we sign him on the cheap or do a sign and trade and get a asset back, I still think he needed to serve some time
Bottom line though, we can’t just let him go for nothing. We are in a tough spot. Maybe we can even do a sign and trade… if that’s even possible? We can be the good guys, and let someone else sign him…. Leaving us with nothing. I don’t condone what he did… but I’d like to think he’s learned and grown from it, and I’d welcome him back if he does show he has changed.
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We might be the most proficient gatherers of all time. That or the most ineffective.
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Hopefully they don’t drag this out at this point. They need to make a decision and be done with it.
On a human level, I want nothing to do with this piece of ****. I do recognise the need to give a second chance to people, but he really needs to take clear and public action to try to ‘correct his behaviour’. Anything short of becoming an advocate for battered & abused women and a spokesman for how abusers can, and must, change their ways misses the ‘acceptance on a team I support’ mark for me.
On a business level, I do recognise he is an asset and the front office needs to recover as much value for him as they can.
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Obviously what happened was reprehensible and I think the league should suspend Miles for a full calendar year. But as horrible as this was, I think we all recognize that Miles will likely play in the NBA again at some point. And assuming he’s kept his nose clean I don’t necessarily think he shouldn’t be allowed back once he’s served his suspension.
So with that being the case, from a basketball perspective, I agree that we either need Miles or we need assets in return. I don’t want to see us release him outright in the name of taking the high road, only to have the Lakers or the Heat swoop in and sign a borderline all-star for $3 mil. That would truly be the most Hornets-esque outcome imaginable where everybody wins but us. I do NOT want to see that happen here.
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And we all know it would be the Lakers who picks him up.
Miles is still a restricted free agent, right? I think I read that even though the QO expired, he’s still considered restricted.
I don’t think anytime wants to be associated with a wife beater, but there are certain franchises that can hide damaged talent and not take a hit. Especially if the Lakers and Heat are needing a boost of talent, maybe we can engage in a sign and trade and get something back. The Nets have all the headaches they can handle, but maybe they might say how much worse can it get, and try to squeeze out a championship run with Durant while they still have him.
Clippers probably in the mix, Boston seems more like they would avoid that after the Udoka mess.
Yes, that’s my understanding as well. And my hope is that one of those S&T scenarios is the route we would take if we decide we don’t want him here. My fear though is that we may feel it’s more prudent from a PR standpoint to sever ties with him altogether by renouncing our rights to him, thereby making him unrestricted. I can’t imagine we’d do that as that would be incredibly stupid from an asset management perspective, but then again, we’ve been known to make stupid decisions before.
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Should that come to pass, I’m sure we’ll gather information first.
Have we signed him yet? What’s the delay? 4 years/$100M done.
I don’t know if he’s good enough to get that kinda money right now. If he was an established all star, then of course, teams would look past his transgressions easier. But being below star level, there is an amount of baggage that is not worth all the potential distractions if its not top tier talent. (And even with top tier - look at Nets, Lakers)
I’m guessing he might need a prove it year before he gets a big contract. Prove he’s still a good player, but also that he’s over his substance abuse and anger issues, since if you can’t be trusted to make good decisions in your personal life, a team isn’t gonna trust a good portion of its cap on you.
But he is good enough the big market contenders may take a bite on a sign and trade. Either way, he needs therapy and time off to prove he’s changed, and I don’t give him much benefit of the doubt right now until his actions show it.
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Fuck you miles. I don’t want him in a hornets jersey.