It only takes two words Darius.

I was suprised to see Darius Miles actually play last night. I fully expected him to be benched for at least a few more games. When Darius stepped onto the floor there were boos here and there, and some applause. One thing for sure is that the buzz of confused conversation could be heard as people pondered Cheek's decision to play him. Or was it Cheek's decision?

Having heard that Darius had had a press conference prior to the game, we decided that Darius must have publically apologized to the fans and to the coach. We decided that if that was good enough for Mo, it was good enough for us. We proceeded to enjoy the game and applaud Darius's play.

Later on our way home we heard the clip of Darius's press conference. It was pathetic! It was painfully clear to us that he has no understanding of how wrong what he did is, how terribly wrong it is for him not to apologize properly, he was without any real sense of regret at all. It is also clear that he has no idea what his statement that was printed in the paper earlier even says. He says he wants to "take the high road". Give me a break! If anyone has taken the high road it is coach Cheeks. I am very disappointed in Darius and I am not happy that the Blazer organization finds this acceptable and in line with the 25 point pledge. Part of the mission is to improve player behavior. How can behavior be improved when there is no effort to make it clear what good behavior is? A significant part of simply being a decent person is knowing when to apologize for something you have said or done. It is "manners 101". Darius has learned nothing except that as long as you have a few flashy moves to the hoop and a contract, there's no need to grow up and "be a man".

All it would take to make everything right again is two sincere words, I'm sorry.
I'm really disappointed. I thought Miles was better than this.

Meehan's view: Wrong Path For Miles (Source:Oregonlive.com)