Wizenheimer wrote:zzaj wrote:
I guess, my question is—what did teams THINK he was going to do? Waltz in and say “okay, I know you’ve heard a lot of stuff, but here are the facts of how it all really went down…”? He’s part of an ongoing investigation, of course his attorneys are going to limit what he’s going to say about the incident. Teams aren’t that dumb (I think). With smokescreens probably abounding, it makes me think this is ‘spoonful of truth shovelfull of ___’…
Where did you hear about the “document”, Wiz? I hadn’t heard that…
I read about and heard Givony discussing it here:
NBA teams are not stupid about legal issues. They know what Miller's situation is. So I really don't believe they were looking for full disclosure. But if he completely stonewalled any questions at all, which is what it sounds like, and at the same time said a legal document from his lawyers was all the teams needed to know....well then for sure teams aren't just going blindly accept that kind of conduct and would be unsatisfied....especially considering Miller skipped the combine and is reportedly out of shape
again, keep in mind the context: Miller's 'team' has said, over and over, he did nothing wrong and has been cleared. The District Attorney for Tuscaloosa has said that Miller did not commit a chargeable crime. Yet Miller and his agents are saying they can't talk about it...at all
remember now, the draft is just 3 weeks away. teams are deciding who that will guarantee millions of dollars too. Teams are justified in probing Miller about this situation....the crime was a violent murder after all, and there's the ancillary factor of Ja Morant's problem with guns.
Thanks for that link, I'll take a look at it later today...
I get all that you're saying here, and I agree 100% that teams have great reason (and a right) to get as much information as they can before handing over millions of dollars to a basically unknown prospect. I know I would, if I were a GM--I'd do everything in my power to get as much information as possible.
What I WOULDN'T do--and this is the part that makes me think this is more 'tank Miller's value' than GMs being up in arms over lack of disclosure--is leak my disappointment to the press.
But who knows really. As someone much smarter than me once said, "he who controls the information, controls the world"...given the sorry state of journalism and information "connectivity" worldwide, what used to be dark water because of a paucity of good information has turned into muddy water from too much bad information.
Okay, this old man is done yelling at clouds now. Sorry gals and guys...
