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3 Ex-Cavaliers make SI.com's All-Poison Team
SI.com’s All-Poison Team: Darius Miles
Darius Miles
SF -- Portland Trail Blazers
Starter
The No. 3 overall draft pick in 2000, preps-to-pros star Miles has yet to impress three NBA employers, despite an almost unmatched set of athletic tools. A poor shooting range and some plain bad shooting has prevented Miles from finding a long-term home, and he has done little to endear himself in the locker room, either. Last season Miles cursed out then-Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks at a practice film session, yelling that he didn't care if Portland lost 20 games in a row, because he was waiting for the team to fire Cheeks. Miles was given a fine and a two-game suspension; Cheeks was fired a few months later. The 6-foot-9 swing man later walked out on interim coach Kevin Pritchard during a loss to the Mavericks, throwing his headband into the crowd and retreating directly into the locker room rather than sitting on the bench after being pulled from the game.
SI.com’s All-Poison Team: Carlos Boozer
Carlos Boozer
PF -- Utah Jazz
Bench
The fact that he bamboozled a blind man is almost enough by itself to ruin Boozer's karma the rest of his career, but the former Duke Blue Devil has been slow to prove he's worth the $70 million Utah shelled out for him to skip out on a verbal agreement he had with former owner Gordon Gund to return to the Cavs. Boozer's numbers last season were respectable enough, but he did little to make up for the absence of the injured Andrei Kirilenko as the Jazz slid from promising playoff contender to disappointing lottery team. Owner Larry Miller even questioned Boozer's commitment before a foot injury ended the power forward's season early.
SI.com’s All-Poison Team: Jeff McInnis
Jeff McInnis
PG -- New Jersey Nets
Bench
McInnis, a model of shoot-first point-guard efficiency, has alienated teammates on the West coast (as a former Clipper) and in the Midwest (as a former Cavalier), and may complete his nationwide trek of irritation with the Nets. In late 2000, former NBA tough-man Charles Oakley (not a teammate) punched McInnis before a game in a dispute over a woman. Last season in Cleveland, McInnis went on the attack, repeatedly complaining about not getting enough shots and about the large number of shots LeBron James was taking. He punctuated his displeasure by wearing his practice jersey backwards and declaring himself an "independent contractor." By the end of the campaign, two teammates reportedly were ready to ask the team to leave McInnis off the roster had the Cavs reached the playoffs.
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