AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to millions of articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Byline: Brian Hendrickson
Oct. 3--PORTLAND -- One thing seemed certain when the Portland Trail Blazers' season ended last spring: Darius Miles had played his last game in Portland. Miles made clear that he wanted to be traded. Then general manager John Nash said the team would try to accommodate him. And there was a strong indication that many teammates wouldn't complain if it happened. So much has changed. Miles was back in the Rose Garden for the team's preseason media day Monday, still wearing a Blazers jersey and saying he is happy in Portland. And Joel Przybilla, who has been pushed into a leadership role after growing frustrated with apathy in the …