9/1/2004 12:24:28 PM|||Shep|||Hmmm... Darius Miles is 22. That means he'd be graduating from college pretty right about now, right? Seems like a pretty prime time for a breakout season. Good choice by the Blazers to re-sign him.

Fantasy Impact

Miles scored 12.6 points and gathered in 4.6 rebounds last season after joining the Blazers. I'll give you good odds that he'll make those numbers again this year, and probably improve on them. A constraint on his points will be the addition of Nick Van Exel and the continued development of Zach Randolph. Miles does bring other fantasy value (soon to be calculated) to the table in the form of his FG shooting and ability to distribute the ball. The flip side of the NVE/Zebo coin is: with scorers like NVE and Zebo in the starting line-up with him, Miles' assists are likely to increase. So, if there's two sides to the coin of playing with scorers, how many sides are there to playing with a basketball?|||109404878833955397|||Blazers re-sign Darius Miles