@@martindominguez1518 career high doesnt mean much, cory brewer has scored 51 in his career. in modern nba you need to be able to shoot unless you are a strong, athletic with handles like zion/giannis/simmons. miles was athletic but built like a stick and couldnt shoot 16% 3 point shooter and 59% ft shooter
Thomas Nygren Darius had a better career than Derrick actually. Shaq even said to Darius during one of there games once miles came back from injury “you aren’t the same” miles athleticism and shot would have evolved for sure. He had a decent mid range and good shot mechanics for the most part. And Darius numerous times went off for high points.
Darius Miles has been the first to admit that he wasn't ready for the NBA in terms of maturity. Despite this game Miles would have been better to go to college for a few years. Miles would have really benefited not just in maturity but in terms of mastering the fundamentals.
Yeah, look at him and tracy mcgrady, simillar build and height. Simillar start of career heck darius even got more minutes than tmac his first year. But tmac worked his ass off to become one of the most skilled scorers of all time, and lead his own team to the playoffs at 21 averaging 33 8 7 in the playoffs. Tmac was good because of the athletecism, like darius. But he developed his game and imo became a better player than even kobe at an early stage. kobe became the 2nd greatest shooting guard of all time, and tmac didnt tho. But it was all hard work and dedication, something im guessing darius wasnt as good at or bothered with. Seems like his game was pretty simillar his whole nba career and never really got better, just finally had a helf decent team and point guard with portland.
If he would have dedicated himself in the gym with a trainer and stayed out of the street life, he would have been the beast we thought he would be here in Illinois. This highlight show how gifted and athletic he was. Could have been the best ever to come out Illinois if he had a different programming as a youth. We can’t help what we’re exposed to and rarely we get past bad input as a child.
Yeah, he was just getting to a level averaging about 17ppg midway in the season in '05-'06, i believe, when knee damage started slowing him down, and then his season ended & he had microfracture surgery. After the surgery, an NBA appointed dr. ruled his injury as career ending, and that gave portland some cap relief on the last few years of his contract. He still made a comeback, and played spot minutes for the grizzlies in the latter half of '08-'09. He actually played pretty well. After that, I believe he was at Charlotte's camp the next spring, but no one ever signed him again. He could have been a star who made an imprint on the game's history with more help looking after his body and modern resources. He's only all of 23, I believe, in this game here. One of the earlier glimpses at what would be in basketball with the big, athletic, multi-talented somewhat positionless forwards of today like LeBron, Giannis, PG, Siakam, Batum, Simmons, Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle, Johnathan Isaac, KD, Tatum, Jerami Grant, AG, Jalen Johnson, Scottie Barnes, etc.
The miles was on point he just needed to work on his legs and the weight room a bit more and off the court he was a f****** newsome back home in the St Louis East side area
@@Jcrow21 it was wasted. He even says it himself he was young & was thrown an entirely new world at him. He never had a jumper and was a one trick pony. Brandon Ingram is what Miles should of been
I see Brandon Ingram comments but he was faster and more athletic than Ingram. Ingram has a much more consistent jumper. If Darius would have shot 500 or more jumpers a day he would have found his touch.
Actually no. He had an injury that was classified by an NBA appointed Dr. as career ending. He was there on the heels of the jail blazers, who were actually good.
Him, Tim Thomas, Rasheed Wallace and Josh Smith all had so much potential to be all-time greats. These guys were unstoppable on nba live in the 2000's
Josh Smith was my guy 🔥 Criminal he never made an all star team
@@KVZY713He was super athletic and could block ANYONE'S shot!
So talented this era would have molded him into a star
Lmao nah, dude would be just another athletic tweener like derrick williams
Thomas Nygren I disagree miles upside was higher. Williams never dropped 47 either. Miles suffered injuries that killed his career.
@@martindominguez1518 career high doesnt mean much, cory brewer has scored 51 in his career. in modern nba you need to be able to shoot unless you are a strong, athletic with handles like zion/giannis/simmons. miles was athletic but built like a stick and couldnt shoot 16% 3 point shooter and 59% ft shooter
Thomas Nygren I feel miles ceiling is higher than Derrick Williams. The only reason Darius had a bad career was because of injury.
Thomas Nygren Darius had a better career than Derrick actually. Shaq even said to Darius during one of there games once miles came back from injury “you aren’t the same” miles athleticism and shot would have evolved for sure. He had a decent mid range and good shot mechanics for the most part. And Darius numerous times went off for high points.
I'm just glad he had a couple of great games like this to showcase his potential of what he could've been if wasn't for injuries
I could see him in today’s NBA
D-Mile was a beast.
acedog25 y for a few games 😂
Clipper great lmao
He was on one this game
I was at this game, cheering on the Nuggets. I was only 12 and it was my first year following the NBA. I still remember his dominance this night
Darius Miles has been the first to admit that he wasn't ready for the NBA in terms of maturity. Despite this game Miles would have been better to go to college for a few years. Miles would have really benefited not just in maturity but in terms of mastering the fundamentals.
Yeah, look at him and tracy mcgrady, simillar build and height. Simillar start of career heck darius even got more minutes than tmac his first year. But tmac worked his ass off to become one of the most skilled scorers of all time, and lead his own team to the playoffs at 21 averaging 33 8 7 in the playoffs. Tmac was good because of the athletecism, like darius. But he developed his game and imo became a better player than even kobe at an early stage. kobe became the 2nd greatest shooting guard of all time, and tmac didnt tho. But it was all hard work and dedication, something im guessing darius wasnt as good at or bothered with. Seems like his game was pretty simillar his whole nba career and never really got better, just finally had a helf decent team and point guard with portland.
He was the first Kawhi Leonard
This shit was amazing to watch live!
I remember him
Clippers legend
Darius Miles played a decent career considering all the hype.
Cursed LA Clippers that's why
And was starting to come into a zone in 2004-05. Then came the injury that following season
If that dude had some legit vets when he first entered the league it woulda turned out different
He was a beast
Clippers
D MILES A PURE BUCKET!!!
i wish this was longer he had some blocks, and steals and got to the line on some nice drives
I didn't know he was this good.omg how many times he dunked??
This game turned 15 today.
Damn I didn’t know d miles was nice like that
I get goosebumps hearing the jail blazers commentary team lol my childhood
who here after that knuckleheads video
Which...?
@@lakeshoresubtletieswhich one?
@@TheBushRanger. I was asking the same thing. Lol
Was super talented
You Carmelo at da end with da look..I barely remember Miles but he looks tight with it!
Dunk @ 1:00 made me do the ugly face😤
Great job coming off the bench. Hit 47 points
It’s Crayz that Portland still lost this game
bruh the blazers’ bench are out of it 😂😂
man soon as the game started to slow down for D.Miles he got hurt
Darius Miles would be perfect in todays game
Imagine if he consistently knocked down 3s
Damn D Miles had a motor...he was a terror out there
nice to see Telfair on this vid
#Dmiles!✊🏿✊🏿
32 in the first half off the bench. dayum
00:46 Fuego🔥🔥
If he would have dedicated himself in the gym with a trainer and stayed out of the street life, he would have been the beast we thought he would be here in Illinois. This highlight show how gifted and athletic he was. Could have been the best ever to come out Illinois if he had a different programming as a youth. We can’t help what we’re exposed to and rarely we get past bad input as a child.
D. Miles was Kevin Durant lite!
Except a higher concentration of vicious dunks, and not much outside that high school 3 point line.
Tomahawking everything
Brandon Ingram is what D Miles could have been.
That’s a good comparison
Dmiles more explosive
Lol i dont know about that one
Darius was like Giannis type. he get a head of steam no one stopping him
Jermi grant plays a lot like him
That’s who he reminds me of
Yeah, he was just getting to a level averaging about 17ppg midway in the season in '05-'06, i believe, when knee damage started slowing him down, and then his season ended & he had microfracture surgery. After the surgery, an NBA appointed dr. ruled his injury as career ending, and that gave portland some cap relief on the last few years of his contract.
He still made a comeback, and played spot minutes for the grizzlies in the latter half of '08-'09. He actually played pretty well. After that, I believe he was at Charlotte's camp the next spring, but no one ever signed him again.
He could have been a star who made an imprint on the game's history with more help looking after his body and modern resources. He's only all of 23, I believe, in this game here.
One of the earlier glimpses at what would be in basketball with the big, athletic, multi-talented somewhat positionless forwards of today like LeBron, Giannis, PG, Siakam, Batum, Simmons, Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle, Johnathan Isaac, KD, Tatum, Jerami Grant, AG, Jalen Johnson, Scottie Barnes, etc.
The miles was on point he just needed to work on his legs and the weight room a bit more and off the court he was a f****** newsome back home in the St Louis East side area
This is an example of how much talent is in the league at any given time because this was completely random
Crazy when you think he was only 23 when he did this. If he didn’t have those knee problems he might coulda really been a problem.
He was the first KD
Nah, The first KD was Jonathan Bender.
DMiles and Durant play pretty different. I can see it.
Paskal siakam became what miles could have been
The Classic Manila-style so accurate
Different era...
@@bonesmoney honestly. Regardless of era. I never saw a player like darius
Same physical profile, pretty much, but Darius was faster & more athletic. He was a freak, pre Greek Freak.
@@YardratZ Staudemire and KG?
Played like Tracy Mcgrady this game
The best alley-oop is his too!
People sleep on D miles
I really don't see athleticism combined with length like that. And Viscous dunking wow
If Miles had played a couple of years in a good college program, he would have been a multiple all star in my opinion.
Looks like he was an awesome player for Portland for a few years.
More like a few games lol
Nawww he was super inconsistent. He was super athletic though!!
@@samuelmalua574 coaching staff didnt give him a chance
I thought he hurt a knee pretty bad
@@MrBodyman5001 he did
#DMILES SALUTE #BALLISLIFE
Is there a full game on TH-cam for this or just these highlights?
He can do it all offensively..... wow.
Okkkkk D Miles was given them that work
my dad actually played with him before nba.
Brandon Ingram older darker brother
This dude has so much wasted potential
he didnt waste he got hurt
@@Jcrow21 it was wasted. He even says it himself he was young & was thrown an entirely new world at him. He never had a jumper and was a one trick pony. Brandon Ingram is what Miles should of been
Stan Nkereuwem nope
@@stann.3408 More like Paul George.
Renaldy Calixte pascal with some pats?
D Miles could've been a modern day Giannis back in his time in the league. If he fulfilled his potential he could have easily been an all time great.
Damn... #Beast
the jailblazers were fun to watch
Injuries man
DM 4 reeeeel!
Ehem... I believe he also had 5 blocks. 47, 12, & 5. Nobody had a better stat line that year, I bet.
Damn 47 pts and his team still loss
He would be Brandon Ingram in today’s game
Man he could of been something great every dunk was hard af. he could of been a kd / kg type…mannnn
Jail Blazers
Qyntel Woods, Sebastiian Telfair, Zach Randolph, Damon Stoudamire, Rasheed Wallace, Bonzi Wells, Darius Miles, Travis Outlaw
@@realniggashit3 don't forget shareef
@@realniggashit3 best 420 team eva
lol dude looking like Giannis in this game
トレイシー・マグレディみたい
I see Brandon Ingram comments but he was faster and more athletic than Ingram. Ingram has a much more consistent jumper. If Darius would have shot 500 or more jumpers a day he would have found his touch.
jerami grant
Pascal siakim dad
It's sad to know how good he could have been but Miles chose to turn his career a dumpster shit pile during the jail Blazers era.
Actually no. He had an injury that was classified by an NBA appointed Dr. as career ending. He was there on the heels of the jail blazers, who were actually good.
Siakam has a similar game with better D
Good comparison. I can definitely see it in his game.
Pascal Siakam
reminds me a lot of ingram
@RyzenKurt Ritchie D Miles is my favorite player. Ever. That said, Brandon Ingram is a better player already than D-Miles ever became.
Gosh what a waste!! Smh!
lookin like ghetto spicy P
Facts not ghetto but they got a similar game
Darius could have been the wing version of Kevin Garnett if he never got hurt. His talent was all there before he started dealing with injuries.
The cursed LA Clippers ruined Darius miles
Hndi uubra c lebron dto sa panahonan nila sa totoo lng eto idol ko nasira lng sa injury
First
I just remember seeing the '🪽' next to his name in the video games lol