Miles High: The Miles Bridges Thread

[wilson115]

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[Braggins]

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He might be the best scorer in the world right now.

[Bassman]

Wanted SGA so so….bad, and we had him, then screwed it up …. AGAIN.

The history of Hornets drafting is littered with ruin.

[KingCat]

Still can't get over the fact that the first words out of Mitch's mouth when talking about drafting Miles was "high character". I'm never gonna get over Shai.

[countryboi]

Wanted SGA so so….bad, and we had him, then screwed it up …. AGAIN.

The history of Hornets drafting is littered with ruin.

all of Miles issues are on him, im not saying he is better that SGA but when he has PLAYED he was a solid pick.

[countryboi]

Still can't get over the fact that the first words out of Mitch's mouth when talking about drafting Miles was "high character". I'm never gonna get over Shai.

he was a high character guy at Michigan St. all his issues didn't start till after he was drafted.

[fatlever]

Miles back at practice today. Nothing to see here, move along.

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[Snidely FC]

If people are done as fans rooting for Miles I totally understand and I am right there with them. I in no way condone his behavior.

However I am not as convinced as others that he is done here in Charlotte.

I am not an attorney but I am an NC Guardian ad Litem. GAL cases are custody cases in the aftermath of drug and physical abuse. Co-parenting in such custody agreements is fraught, a high emotion high wire act that leads to incidences like this one with Miles. Learning to co-operate on custody exchanges is a steep curve and frequent flashpoint for the often young injured and vindictive ex-partners who usually despise each other by this point.

Was it frightening for his kids in the car when he was throwing pool balls? Hell yeah. Was he provoked by the mother locking the kids in the car to antagonize him instead of facilitating a smooth custody exchange? Probably. Is throwing objects at her car acceptable? No way. Is it enough for a judge to declare a breach of probation under the plea agreement, denying him his livelihood and sending him to jail for 15 yrs? The judge will certainly weigh Miles abusive history.

In my experience these aftershock confrontations are usually smoothed over for the sake of the kids. For better or worse Judges in NC courts err on the side of keeping fathers out of jail and in the lives of their children whenever possible. The fact that Miles wants to be in his kids’ lives and shows up for custody exchanges acts as a positive counterweight.

Also, if previous incidences weren’t served then a first violation of protective agreement is a misdemeanor - as seen in the summons - an important distinction (subsequent violations may be treated as felonies) his defense attorney is certain to emphasize.

I am in no way condoning Miles or his reckless unforgivable behavior! I am only offering a different perspective to those who assume Miles is done. From what I have seen in NC courts of law, where unfortunately Miles type of behavior is a daily occurrence, unless it comes out that he laid hands on the mother again, I won’t be surprised if the ramifications for Miles latest actions are more forgiving than many anticipate.

[vorbis]

I appreciate the perspective being offered from various points of view here, but you guys are doing more to rationalize and smooth over Bridges' actions than Bridges himself is doing.

he's repeatedly breaking their protection order at least twice (and let's be honest, it's probably more than that, with just these two escalating in to conflicts warranting police involvement).
he's saying nothing, bringing his new girlfriend around his old girl (????) and letting her be just as aggressive as he is, and the pattern of him acting out in front of the kids is very alarming.
he's showing up to practice like nothing is going on. remember after he turned himself in last summer, he was posting very ill-advised social media posts of him practicing like nothing had happened.

it just all reeks of someone who is doing anything but learning from mistakes or atoning for actions.

until he starts to back up the words he himself used in his return press conference, I don't really think there's much to say about what he is warranted or eligible for.

[yosemiteben]

Snidely really appreciate you sharing your experience and thoughts

[SWedd523]

If people are done as fans rooting for Miles I totally understand and I am right there with them. I in no way condone his behavior.

However I am not as convinced as others that he is done here in Charlotte.

I am not an attorney but I am an NC Guardian ad Litem. GAL cases are custody cases in the aftermath of drug and physical abuse. Co-parenting in such custody agreements is fraught, a high emotion high wire act that leads to incidences like this one with Miles. Learning to co-operate on custody exchanges is a steep curve and frequent flashpoint for the often young injured and vindictive ex-partners who usually despise each other by this point.

Was it frightening for his kids in the car when he was throwing pool balls? Hell yeah. Was he provoked by the mother locking the kids in the car to antagonize him instead of facilitating a smooth custody exchange? Probably. Is throwing objects at her car acceptable? No way. Is it enough for a judge to declare a breach of probation under the plea agreement, denying him his livelihood and sending him to jail for 15 yrs? The judge will certainly weigh Miles abusive history.

In my experience these aftershock confrontations are usually smoothed over for the sake of the kids. For better or worse Judges in NC courts err on the side of keeping fathers out of jail and in the lives of their children whenever possible. The fact that Miles wants to be in his kids’ lives and shows up for custody exchanges acts as a positive counterweight.

Also, if previous incidences weren’t served then a first violation of protective agreement is a misdemeanor - as seen in the summons - an important distinction (subsequent violations may be treated as felonies) his defense attorney is certain to emphasize.

I am in no way condoning Miles or his reckless unforgivable behavior! I am only offering a different perspective to those who assume Miles is done. From what I have seen in NC courts of law, where unfortunately Miles type of behavior is a daily occurrence, unless it comes out that he laid hands on the mother again, I won’t be surprised if the ramifications for Miles latest actions are more forgiving than many anticipate.

Great perspective post

[fatlever]

Great stuff.

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[Walt Cronkite]

Still a buzzkill.

[countryboi]

If people are done as fans rooting for Miles I totally understand and I am right there with them. I in no way condone his behavior.

However I am not as convinced as others that he is done here in Charlotte.

I am not an attorney but I am an NC Guardian ad Litem. GAL cases are custody cases in the aftermath of drug and physical abuse. Co-parenting in such custody agreements is fraught, a high emotion high wire act that leads to incidences like this one with Miles. Learning to co-operate on custody exchanges is a steep curve and frequent flashpoint for the often young injured and vindictive ex-partners who usually despise each other by this point.

Was it frightening for his kids in the car when he was throwing pool balls? Hell yeah. Was he provoked by the mother locking the kids in the car to antagonize him instead of facilitating a smooth custody exchange? Probably. Is throwing objects at her car acceptable? No way. Is it enough for a judge to declare a breach of probation under the plea agreement, denying him his livelihood and sending him to jail for 15 yrs? The judge will certainly weigh Miles abusive history.

In my experience these aftershock confrontations are usually smoothed over for the sake of the kids. For better or worse Judges in NC courts err on the side of keeping fathers out of jail and in the lives of their children whenever possible. The fact that Miles wants to be in his kids’ lives and shows up for custody exchanges acts as a positive counterweight.

Also, if previous incidences weren’t served then a first violation of protective agreement is a misdemeanor - as seen in the summons - an important distinction (subsequent violations may be treated as felonies) his defense attorney is certain to emphasize.

I am in no way condoning Miles or his reckless unforgivable behavior! I am only offering a different perspective to those who assume Miles is done. From what I have seen in NC courts of law, where unfortunately Miles type of behavior is a daily occurrence, unless it comes out that he laid hands on the mother again, I won’t be surprised if the ramifications for Miles latest actions are more forgiving than many anticipate.

I think its important to note that he is looking at it from a legal perspective, the NBA and the Hornets are a business and under know obligation understand or follow this. they could just be sick of that bad PR and cut ties.

[JMAC3]

If people are done as fans rooting for Miles I totally understand and I am right there with them. I in no way condone his behavior.

However I am not as convinced as others that he is done here in Charlotte.

I am not an attorney but I am an NC Guardian ad Litem. GAL cases are custody cases in the aftermath of drug and physical abuse. Co-parenting in such custody agreements is fraught, a high emotion high wire act that leads to incidences like this one with Miles. Learning to co-operate on custody exchanges is a steep curve and frequent flashpoint for the often young injured and vindictive ex-partners who usually despise each other by this point.

Was it frightening for his kids in the car when he was throwing pool balls? Hell yeah. Was he provoked by the mother locking the kids in the car to antagonize him instead of facilitating a smooth custody exchange? Probably. Is throwing objects at her car acceptable? No way. Is it enough for a judge to declare a breach of probation under the plea agreement, denying him his livelihood and sending him to jail for 15 yrs? The judge will certainly weigh Miles abusive history.

In my experience these aftershock confrontations are usually smoothed over for the sake of the kids. For better or worse Judges in NC courts err on the side of keeping fathers out of jail and in the lives of their children whenever possible. The fact that Miles wants to be in his kids’ lives and shows up for custody exchanges acts as a positive counterweight.

Also, if previous incidences weren’t served then a first violation of protective agreement is a misdemeanor - as seen in the summons - an important distinction (subsequent violations may be treated as felonies) his defense attorney is certain to emphasize.

I am in no way condoning Miles or his reckless unforgivable behavior! I am only offering a different perspective to those who assume Miles is done. From what I have seen in NC courts of law, where unfortunately Miles type of behavior is a daily occurrence, unless it comes out that he laid hands on the mother again, I won’t be surprised if the ramifications for Miles latest actions are more forgiving than many anticipate.

Yeah, I don't want to jump to conclusions. but from outside looking in there are 5 or so things that standout that the situation might be getting overblown.
1. Bridges is still at practice, team didn't send him home.
2. Bridges turned himself in for breaking “unlawfully and willfully did knowingly violate valid protective order” not child abuse
3. The report says car had $200 dollars in damages. Doesn't seem like the car was totaled, but maybe one pool ball was thrown and cracked a window or dented car. Idk I don't work at a bodyshop.
4. Like Snidley wrote, we don't know backstory and what incidents led to this. She may have been purposefully provoking him trying to make him late to practice due to exchange etc. Can't imagine how toxic this whole co-parenting must be between them.
5. Bridges posted a pic of Johnny Depp for about 10 mins, maybe there is 2 sides to the story or maybe he is a giant POS/idiot.

Either way I am disappointed, but not ready to say I am done until there are more details.

[Diop]

$200!! You can't get a mechanic (or panel beater) to look at a car in Australia for $200.

[luciano-davidwesley]

$200!! You can't get a mechanic (or panel beater) to look at a car in Australia for $200.

Can confirm this. Someone drove into my father's vans sliding door and they dented it slightly. Luckily I caught it on CCTV.

Their insurance wanted quotes and they were $3k and $5k respectively. Small dent only in one spot

[Rich4114]

The overall view on Miles before this was fragile asf. In fact, I know a lot of fans did not agree with bringing him back -- but that's just not how this works. Especially for a franchise desperate to turn the corner.

Looking at everything that's come out so far and having to read the tea leaves, it definitely opens up some doubt that the conclusions we've all drawn based on allegations and police reports might not be accurate (or they might be and he's just a complete POS and deserves what's coming). The fact is, we don't know. But given he has not been sent home from the team while this gets sorted out is suggesting they know something we don't that makes this not what we were all originally thinking. We have no choice but to be patient and see how it plays out.

[SWedd523]

The overall view on Miles before this was fragile asf. In fact, I know a lot of fans did not agree with bringing him back -- but that's just not how this works. Especially for a franchise desperate to turn the corner.

Looking at everything that's come out so far and having to read the tea leaves, it definitely opens up some doubt that the conclusions we've all drawn based on allegations and police reports might not be accurate (or they might be and he's just a complete POS and deserves what's coming). The fact is, we don't know. But given he has not been sent home from the team while this gets sorted out is suggesting they know something we don't that makes this not what we were all originally thinking. We have no choice but to be patient and see how it plays out.

I'm generally of the opinion that the FO has no obligation to disclose the D2D aspect of running the team, and have stated so multiple times when fans complain about lack of news/rumors regarding trades, signings, etc.

But this situation is something I think the FO is seriously dropping the ball on, particularly from a PR perspective.

I understand things get iffy with legal matters with regards to what is and isn't allowed to be said publicly. However, for a league that has been so quick and public about "social justice", I find it particularly tone deaf to pretend like this sort of stuff isn't happening.

New team ownership has an opportunity (and obligation, if they want to show they're serious about turning things around) to do something. Instead they've put their collective heads in the sand for the past year and it seems like their strategy is to just hold out and hope people forget about it.

[JMAC3]

The overall view on Miles before this was fragile asf. In fact, I know a lot of fans did not agree with bringing him back -- but that's just not how this works. Especially for a franchise desperate to turn the corner.

Looking at everything that's come out so far and having to read the tea leaves, it definitely opens up some doubt that the conclusions we've all drawn based on allegations and police reports might not be accurate (or they might be and he's just a complete POS and deserves what's coming). The fact is, we don't know. But given he has not been sent home from the team while this gets sorted out is suggesting they know something we don't that makes this not what we were all originally thinking. We have no choice but to be patient and see how it plays out.

I'm generally of the opinion that the FO has no obligation to disclose the D2D aspect of running the team, and have stated so multiple times when fans complain about lack of news/rumors regarding trades, signings, etc.

But this situation is something I think the FO is seriously dropping the ball on, particularly from a PR perspective.

I understand things get iffy with legal matters with regards to what is and isn't allowed to be said publicly. However, for a league that has been so quick and public about "social justice", I find it particularly tone deaf to pretend like this sort of stuff isn't happening.

New team ownership has an opportunity (and obligation, if they want to show they're serious about turning things around) to do something. Instead they've put their collective heads in the sand for the past year and it seems like their strategy is to just hold out and hope people forget about it.

Yeah, I disagree.

The news came out, I don't think the Hornets need to provide daily updates and make it the talking point of the team. We know the basics of the ongoings, we don't need to know every single detail as it comes out, when it comes out.

The NBA hasn't issued a statement either. Literally Kevin Porter was just now traded/probably cut today and that news of his incident was over a month ago.