Darius Miller makes Team USA

Awesome

Congrats to Darius.

There couldnt be a beter kid representing the USA.

DEEETROIT BASKETBALLL!!!

by davw83 on Jun 18, 2009 2:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe this will give Miller the playing time he will need for the starting SG this season…

by 59Bennett on Jun 18, 2009 2:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What a go Darius

This is just great for him. He gets to see New Zealand too. I am very excited for him.

by kykat51 on Jun 18, 2009 2:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Link

http://www.usabasketball.com/ Nice article on Darius here.

by FortyYearCatFan on Jun 18, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Awesome.

Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."

by chirop1 on Jun 18, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good News For Darius, Better News For UK

Hope he gets the opportunity to enjoy the Kiwis. Diverse country, diverse culture, joyful people, at least it was 40+ years ago.

"The prosperity of commerce is now perceived and acknowledged by all enlightened statesmen to be the most useful as well as the most productive source of national wealth, and has accordingly become a primary object of its political cares."

--Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 12, 27 November 1787

by Wild Weasel on Jun 18, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Amen

This should relieve a little stress in the “Nation”.

"SPORTS"--Not interested----"CATS"--Pull up a chair,I've got all night.

by kydamcat on Jun 18, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sweet

Congrats to Darius.

The King is dead! Long live the King!

by NYCCats on Jun 18, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This is excellent for Darius Miller,

and will be extremely beneficial to UK. Miller will essentially gain 10 days of in-game experience that he would not have gotten otherwise. As we are all aware, if there is one player from last year’s team that is going to have to pick up the outside shooting slack now that Meeks is gone, it’s Miller. He’s also likely going to play more minutes than he would have.

Also, spending time learning from Jamie Dixon, Matt Painter, etc. can’t hurt.

by mrmondaynite on Jun 18, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Or Bo Ryan, or whoever's coaching them.

by mrmondaynite on Jun 18, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great for him.

You couldn’t ask for more experience. It will pay off for him and the team.

'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'

by HozeKing on Jun 18, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Tay Prince Played For USA Basketball In 2000

He became A-A in 2001 and 2002.

The same could happen for Miller.

by FortyYearCatFan on Jun 18, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

JJ Redick Played for USA Basketball In 2003

He became an annoying dingleberry.

by mrmondaynite on Jun 18, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That is hilarious!!!

'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'

by HozeKing on Jun 18, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even BSA Has Exceptions ...

… didn’t improve his 3-point shooting much either (0.8)

"The prosperity of commerce is now perceived and acknowledged by all enlightened statesmen to be the most useful as well as the most productive source of national wealth, and has accordingly become a primary object of its political cares."

--Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 12, 27 November 1787

by Wild Weasel on Jun 18, 2009 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And The All-Time Leading Scorer At Duke

He was edged out as #1 ACC career scorer by Tyler Hansborough this season.

by FortyYearCatFan on Jun 18, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's still annoying.

by mrmondaynite on Jun 19, 2009 7:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He wasn't an annoying dingleberry already?

And bonus points for making me laugh out loud with my new favorite insult.

by Acdixon on Jun 19, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thank you, sir.

I think you’re right – JJ was a dingleberry from birth.

by mrmondaynite on Jun 20, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Miller Edged Boynton

Darius versatility was deciding factor plus 7/17 shooting. Terrico White (Ole Miss) and Howard Thompkins (Dawgs) also from SEC.

"The prosperity of commerce is now perceived and acknowledged by all enlightened statesmen to be the most useful as well as the most productive source of national wealth, and has accordingly become a primary object of its political cares."

--Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 12, 27 November 1787

by Wild Weasel on Jun 18, 2009 6:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Awesome for Darius

He may be the next Meeks in terms of representing UK on and off the court. He’s one of those that you can see has the desire and work ethic to improve. If he continues to work hard, the sky will be the limit for this young man.

by ukcris on Jun 18, 2009 7:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

for DM

Congrats to you!!!…work hard and have fun!!!

"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as much as you please."...Mark Twain.

by KYCatwoman on Jun 18, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Cold Water

I’m not meaning to throw cold water on Miller making Team USA, but over the years I’ve heard coaches blame organized summer ball such as this for an unexpectedly poor performance from a player come college bb season. I hope that isn’t the case here.

Regardless, congratulations to Darius! He’ll be a great representative of UK and the US.

by Ken Howlett on Jun 18, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh, way to steal people's thunder, Ken!

Just kidding, of course. I actually do get your point and it does make some sense.

I’m so happy for Darius (my fellow Arian, btw) in that this is obviously something he wanted to accomplish and it’s quite an achievement for him to make the team and I hope he gets a great experience out of it and is able to improve his game, and have a little fun, too.

Oh, and Ken, as far as your theory about what you have "heard over the years", I suppose we will find out if it holds any water or not as Miller will be spending some summer months in lovely New Zealand with Team USA while Patterson and Orton will be spending some of their summer time on the west coast in Hell with Frank Matrisciano (link courtesy of Wild Weasel). It should be interesting to see what those three may or may not have gained from their respective and dramatically different summer basketball programs, and I for one, can’t wait to see the results of each.

by BigSkyCat on Jun 18, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It will be ineresting to see if there are drastic improvements within that group,

or if the opposite occurs.

by Ken Howlett on Jun 18, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It is actually winter in New Zealand right now...

That whole crazy Southern Hemisphere thing…(former mapmakers of the world, unite!);)

by cpacat on Jun 20, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

To be technically accurate....

It will be winter there in about a day and a half when the Winter Solstice (i.e. the first day of winter)happens in the Southern Hemisphere and the Summer Solstice occurs (i.e. the first day of summer) in the Northern Hemisphere. Now back to your regularly scheduled basketball program….

by cpacat on Jun 20, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Temperate, As I Recall

With the alleged global warming and melting ice caps one can never be sure but the two times I visited New Zealand (October 64 and March 65) there was little difference in temperatures. The marvelous thing about the country is the mix of mountains and beaches, snow and surf. Hope Darius gets a chance to see most of it.

"The prosperity of commerce is now perceived and acknowledged by all enlightened statesmen to be the most useful as well as the most productive source of national wealth, and has accordingly become a primary object of its political cares."

--Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 12, 27 November 1787

by Wild Weasel on Jun 20, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs