It's a weird time to be Utah guard C.J. Miles. The Dallas product, who just finished his third season, is only 21. He's not as good as Monta Ellis or Louis Williams -- fellow high school guards who fell to the second round in the 2005 draft, but certainly has promise. Last summer, he signed an offer sheet with Utah and then promptly sat out the Rocky Mountain Revue, which was bad for both parties. At the time, he cited fear of an injury. But on the other hand, summer play could've raised his stock and conceivably gotten Miles a better contract elsewhere.
He ended up back with the Jazz, didn't progress much this season, and this year is doing the exact same thing. It seems, though, that Miles also has some extra-basketballular business to tend to. For one, he's following former Jazzmate Dee Brown into the rap game. His unembeddable
"Whip Game" is just begging for screwed and chopped treatment, which would probably just confused the heck out of his adopted state of Utah. Is this some sort of passive plea for a new NBA home? We always heard that Brown got bounced because he was a bad influence on Deron Williams, but his rap stylings could've played just as big a role, and they weren't nearly as exotic.
Miles also faces the daunting task of what we in the business call a "brand war," since there's apparently a "sexy Asian swimsuit model" with the same name who is quickly
blotting out his YouTube presence. It'll take one hell of a breakout season to take back that turf, but long-term, Miles just has to pray he doesn't end up that Texas rappin' Utah reserve with the name of a softcore lady. These matters are not to be taken lightly.
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Please don’t try to paint Dee Brown as some kind of hardcore thug rapper. Do a little research. Here is the heart of your contention: “Now Deron’s married and Dee’s not,” Miller said, “and so if Dee is going out, who’s he going to go with, and is that good for Deron?” So the owner of the Jazz didn’t want Dee Brown around because he was single. Pretty damning stuff there.
Since you didn’t research your write-up on Dee Brown, I found a review of his rap for you too: http://www.bulletsforever.com/2008/7/11/569808/things-i-learned-from-dee. A few points of interest from this review:
8. Dee Brown doesn’t cuss except for hell, damn, and ass.
9. Dee Brown is all for positive music…
14. Dee Brown really loves his momma, as we all should.
Dee Brown has widely been considered a positive influence on and off the court. He often traveled for the Jazz visiting schools in Utah. He graduated near the top of his class in high school and received a bachelors degree from the University of Illinois. You know, Dee Brown is perhaps the most popular player in the history of University of Illinois basketball. If you’re going to try to bad mouth him, get the story straight. Dee Brown got booted from Utah because he’s generously listed at 6’ tall. He got booted out of Utah because the owner of the Jazz thought he COULD BE a distraction to his biggest star, not that he was. So rap and the thug life? Yeah, nothing to do with Dee Brown’s situation with Utah.
Oh, and as far as CJ Miles. He’s hurt himself by not playing in the summer league the last two years and he’s not getting any minutes during the season. CJ Miles is a complete unknown. Teams around the league are still curious about him, but how much they’ll spend on him is a question. At his salary he’s too intriguing for Utah to give up on, just yet. Maybe look for him in a sign and trade deal.
by jrmarcus on Jul 14, 2008 4:12 PM EDT reply actions
Dee should change his name to “D Piddy,” and steal all of Puffy’s dyslexic fans.
by L'etat, c'est moi on Jul 14, 2008 4:46 PM EDT reply actions
Wow you are really stupid… CJ made that rap last summer. He doesnt want to leave basketball and he wants to stay in utah. I dont know why they hire such idiots to work for this site when they cant even find out when somehthing came out! If you knew anything you would not write a stupid article like this!..
by fanaticflashfan on Jul 16, 2008 2:23 AM EDT reply actions
that link doesnt work here is the new one…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7UtKVQIik
by fanaticflashfan on Jul 16, 2008 10:15 PM EDT reply actions
I like that people are actually taking this post seriously and literally. Mottram, please, get that sarcasm font ready ASAP. When the second half IS ALL ABOUT THE DANGER OF MILES BEING CONFUSED WITH AN ASIAN SWIMSUIT MODEL. Larry Miller doesn’t seem to like rapping ball players much, and C.J. does sound awfully Texan here. . . if that’s your standard for actual fight or flight situations, get a new thyroid gland.
by bethlehemshoals.tsn on Jul 18, 2008 6:35 PM EDT reply actions
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