Put super-genius-deity Kevin Pritchard behind bars!
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jul 25, 2008 3:03 PM CDT
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In a story posted April 14 on the Portland Tribune’s Web site, Pritchard said, “The doctors had actually said, ‘If you were my son, I’d never have you pick up a basketball again.’ I’m the kind of GM (that) I wouldn’t want that on my head that he ever had to have knee replacement.”
The problem for Pritchard and the Blazers is that those statements could be a violation of the privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Since the HIPAA privacy rule went into effect on April 14, 2003, pro and college teams in all sports have been very reluctant to reveal specific details of player injuries without the permission of the player.
At the very least, this should discourage Pritchard's future public comments regarding Greg Oden's and Brandon Roy's debilitating injuries.
Pritch-slapped!
(via TrueHoop)
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Pritch-slapped
might be the most obnoxious catch phrase ever coined by a fanbase. Seriously.
by fundamentallysound on Jul 25, 2008 3:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No worries, the expression's 15 minutes of fame is over...
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"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
by timbo on Jul 27, 2008 2:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ugh
just caught that myself :)
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jul 25, 2008 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't know the exact laws
as in what the punishments are etc.
but i worked in healthcare for several years and i agree that his comments are totally inappropriate. there’s a reason that HIPAA exists. no one other than the patient is supposed to have the right to release any info and he shouldn’t be saying stuff like that.
by Jaina on Jul 25, 2008 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If he worked in insurance
he’d probably lose his job.
by KT on Jul 25, 2008 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he should get fined by the league at the very least.
and if I was Miles, I’d be suing him.
by fundamentallysound on Jul 25, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd saw there's a 50-50 chance Miles does sue him...
... particularly if he’s not able to land a contract with another team.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Jul 25, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I was thinking that...
Miles could get a big payoff for this.
Which if fortunate for him – don’t think he was getting money from a new team any time soon.
by swede2287 on Jul 25, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
some team in the West will do it, if only to screw over the Blazers.
two 10 day contracts is a small price to pay in order to kneecap your opponents cap room for a few years.
by fundamentallysound on Jul 25, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
10 games
Is at least a month, which means its more than two 10 day deals which means his deal will be GUARANTEED, and Miles is a multi-year veteran so his minimum starts at a million bucks.
So, if someone signs him, it’ll be because he’s healthy, not to screw over the Blazers.
The Blazers had cap space before the Miles retirement. The enemy team will have to have a roster spot, be willing to pay Darius Miles 1 million bucks and actually play him 10 games (not 10 days), and have to really hate the Blazers.
And for all of that trouble, the Blazers have just UNDER the max amount to offer a free agent, instead of 25 million or so. The Miles retirement savings was just gravy, the real cap space room comes from the Raef Lafrentz and Steve Francis’ expiring contracts.
I seriously doubt anyone signs Miles unless he is healthy, and if he is he will be the 1st person in NBA history to come back after independent doctors deem an injury to be career ending. It isn’t likely.
I hope for Miles sake he can come back. Career ending injuries are no fun.
KP has a good relationship with Miles’ agent, and while he might have overstepped his bounds with what he can say I doubt he’ll get in much trouble. The reasons for his retirement aren’t completely closed off from the public, and was verified and agreed upon by the NBA, the Players Union, and independent doctors.
KP should just not talk, of course. Does no good either way.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Jul 25, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
I have no link, but my understanding also sez that even if Miles comes back and plays healthily in 10 games, the money does not automatically go back on the cap.
The Blazers can appeal the money being put back on, and since the Miles injury is real and the due process was done correctly in determining the injury was career ending, it isn’t likely to be agreed that the Blazers let a healthy player go and pretended he was injured.
And by the time all that happens, the cap space window is over with, and the Blazers used the cap room. No takesies backsies. Worst case scenario, Paul Allen pays a bit more instead of insurance footing the bill.
Either way, the Blazers still use the cap space.
The Miles situation doesn’t matter as far as the Blazers franchise goes, and I sincerely hope he comes back healthy. He’s far too young and far too talented to have such a wasted career. I believe the docs though… he’s probably finished.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Jul 25, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dallas is the most likely to spend the bix for a kneecapping...
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
by timbo on Jul 27, 2008 2:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree the comments
were inappropriate, and I’m one of the few Blazer fans who hates the term “pritch-slap” but rooting for Oden and Roy to have debilitating injuries? Seriously?
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Jul 25, 2008 3:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
way to misinterpret the comments
why are there so many blazers fans here?
by DangerMouse on Jul 25, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're everywhere
And I, too, hate “pritch-slap.” Whoever coined it is…well…deserves to be slapped
Darius Miles found me.
by prezofdeath on Jul 25, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone used the name of Our Holy Man in vain, and the legions have sprung forth to smite the heathen foe...
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
by timbo on Jul 27, 2008 2:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We've banned "Pritch Slapped"...
...at Hoopus. It makes me not want to like their team.
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by Stop-n-Pop on Jul 30, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not rooting for it
Just expecting it. If there are other ways for Pritchard and Blazer cheerleaders to get down on life, then I’m for that as well :-p
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jul 25, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
why,
you aren’t happy with the 6 championships you got with the greatest player in the game?
Andy Roddick has the most wimbledon titles in the world. He just hides them in Federer's trophy case
by premthegrem on Jul 25, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
what makes it sweeter is the fact that we drafted MJ right AFTER sam bowie and beat the blazers in the ‘92 Finals
by Rose1 on Jul 25, 2008 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol,
don’t rub it in (any more). Do you mind if we laid claim to MJ as an honorary Blazer? He may have never worn the Jersey, but it was our stupidity that vaulted Chicago to dynasty status. Besides, the saying “there’s more than enough to go around” was tailor-made for MJ.
Andy Roddick has the most wimbledon titles in the world. He just hides them in Federer's trophy case
by premthegrem on Jul 25, 2008 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very original dear
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by BlazerFan1 on Jul 28, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you just call a bulls fan dear?
Fore!
by prezofdeath on Jul 30, 2008 12:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Sarcasm Font
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by BlazerFan1 on Jul 30, 2008 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's hard to tell with you....
You call a bulls fan dear, then you call Nic “dear.” All I know is I haven’t got a dear yet, and i’m jealous!
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by prezofdeath on Jul 31, 2008 2:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably not jailable.
Most administrative or privacy laws just lead to fines or private causes of action for damages. But if the fine is big enough, and we could time warp back to the 1700s, we could throw him in debtor’s prison.
I think that there should be an implied exception to HIPAA for professional athletes. They are public figures whose main value to the cities and fans that support them (pay their salary and the rent on their gym) is the condition and ability of their body. If the injury is classically sports-related, I don’t think the divulging of details should be a violation of privacy. Now, if it’s cancer or something not caused by the guy playing basketball (or whatever sport), the law should apply in their capacity as a non-public figure.
by arjoseph on Jul 25, 2008 5:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's move on to more pressing Bulls/Blazers issues
Our friends at BE are having a ball with this one: Rose straight up for Bayless?
by paxson43 on Jul 25, 2008 6:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ouch
I was hoping you guys wouldn’t notice that. A few of us are doing our best to keep some “non-homerism” on BE… and hey, only 43% of BE would rather have Bayless. That’s not bad…. right?
sigh.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Jul 25, 2008 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Current exchange rate is Bayless + a Really Cool Prize for Rose...
.................................... We’ll talk again later. Bayless looks like the real deal.
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
by timbo on Jul 27, 2008 2:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I posted that hypo
And I wasn’t saying the Bulls would (obviously) or should do that move. Bayless would be sort of duplicative of Gordon, he’s definitely not a “pure point guard,” and he’s not a good fit at all with the Bulls. However, I think he is a better fit than Rose with the Blazers’ core – they have plenty of guys to create their own shot, and really need more of a scorer/shooter playing next to Roy. (And yes, although I realize it’s against conventional wisdom, I do think Bayless will be the better pro.)
Rose has a better chance of being the kind of “pure point guard” who creates opportunities for athletes like Noah and Thomas, and he’s got a chance to be great (based on athleticism and attitude – but not, at this point, skill level), so the Bulls have no choice but to go all-in with him and hope it happens.
Bayless isn't the second coming of Jordan.
Jordan was the first coming of Bayless.
by KP Corleone on Jul 27, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Other Miles news
He tested positive for a banned substance. True Hoop did a speculative post on the test when it was announced fingering marijuana.
The substance was an appetite suppressant.
It may be less expensive for the Blazers to eat his contract, hope Miles gets two 10 day deals, and gets back to the NBA because the alternative is going to cost about the same, but just for the lawyers.
by NBA Observer on Jul 26, 2008 11:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cost schmost
That cost exists outside the salary cap.
The Miles salary going back on the cap exists ON the salary cap. That’s the only cost that matters.
10 Million in legal fees is nuthin’, 10 million on the salary cap can be everything.
Ok: Darius is suspended for 10 games. He needs to play 10 games to go back on the Blazers books (and even then, it’s a MAYBE—it’s not automatic, the league reviews the circumstances). That means he needs to play on a team for TWENTY games, which is a quarter of a season.
That means he will need much more than two 10 day contracts—even if he wasn’t suspended, no one plays 10 games in 20 days, so two 10 day deals isn’t enough.
NBA teams can’t sign someone for more than two 10 day deals, so his deal becomes guaranteed.
As a veteran, his minimum is at a million bucks. That’s a lot of cost, both financially and to the locker room (plus keeping a roster spot open and all), just to MAYBE kick the Blazers in the nuts, provided the leaue agrees that the Blazers cut Miles when healthy (which they likely don’t since the league agreed to it).
PLUS, on top of that, the kick to the nuts would miss even if Miles goes back on the cap because the Blazers still have ~15 million in cap space (probably just under what a max deal would be).
So, if a team does this, it will be because they like Miles, which is why a team should put him on their roster. It doesn’t hurt the Blazers enough at all, since they were set up for cap room back when we were waiting for Miles to come back healthy. His cap room is just gravy.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Jul 26, 2008 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I expect Miles to sue, personally...
...................................... the organization treated him shabbily, post-surgery, pretty much exiling him to Steve Francis Island, as nearly as I can tell.
I was a fan of Dr. Darius and I hope he makes it all the way back with someone…
But let’s not dwell on unhappy things, let’s watch Benny on Springer again…
t
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
by timbo on Jul 27, 2008 2:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is one thing I can't follow ya on
They treated him shabbily by hiring him a trainer, having him work with coaches daily and work out daily, get him a personal chef paid by the team to get him in shape, and did all this for two YEARS waiting for him to get healthy?
It’s not like he wasn’t in the practice facility every day. That was always reported.
Darius tried to come back and the Blazers reportedly tried to help in all the ways a franchise can do.
Steve Francis never even arrived in Portland. Darius was working with coaches and trainers daily. Not exactly the same, and I don’t get why you think there is a Darius Miles conspiracy that is being hidden. They gave regular reports that he was working hard, trying to get healthy, the normal crap. What do you imagine was hidden?
I hope he gets healthy and becomes the 1st ever to come back from career ending injury. He’s so young, so anything could happen.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Jul 27, 2008 3:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They had no intention of ever bringing him back...
............................ it was company policy to get him to take medical retirement, getting the bloated salary off the books, the team off the luxury taxpayers’ role, and to keep the clean-cut youngsters away from a perceived “jailblazer” influence.
The team ran a de facto news blackout on his progress (compare and contrast to the way they handled the Oden knee injury).
The team has a great deal to gain if Miles stays out of the league, and their actions are HIGHLY suspect, at a minimum…
t
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
by timbo on Jul 27, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"They had no intention of ever bringing him back... "
To that I would say…..so what? As long as they followed the rules …..their intentions or hopes are irelevent. They followed the rules as set forth in the CBA and then waived him. So what if they kept him away from the rest of the team.
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by 92wastheyear on Jul 27, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tim, do you have a source for that allegation
I mean your are alleging some pretty heavy stuff, at least substantiate those claims. I really would be interested if you do come up with something.
Sophia
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by BlazerFan1 on Jul 28, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think YOU, timbo, are highly suspect
and I thought you were a Blazer fan….sheesh.
Fore!
by prezofdeath on Jul 30, 2008 12:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The business
If it’s a basketball related injury the contract he signed already give consent to talk about that injury. By the posters logic, everytime we hear that Derek Rose has tendinitis or Greg Oden had surgery or the test results from x draftees physical indicate a heart condition EVERY GM WOULD BE IN CONTEMPT. I understand that Miles’ may try to sue Pritchard or rather Vulcan sports (deep pockets) for something, and he could get some money, but it’s doubtful as he is still being paid and not actually playing for us. Also, again, Pritchard’s actions may have been in bad form but they aren’t illegal.
Sophia
PS- the term Pritch-Slapped is indeed distasteful and it probably wont be around for much longer. It’s just an easy way of saying KP is G .
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by BlazerFan1 on Jul 28, 2008 3:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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