Reggie Miller NOT Returning.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Not Miller Time

Posted by Mark Murphy at 12:13 pm

Danny Ainge just confirmed that Reggie Miller, the 42-year-old retiree he had attempted to talk back into making a comeback with the Celtics, has decided to remain retired.

Ainge received a call from Miller at approximately midnight last night.

"I had just landed at the airport when I heard from him,'' said the Celtics director of basketball operations. "He gave it his best shot, and he has high expectations of himself. But he said he couldn't do it at a level he would have been proud of.

"I think he was worried about whether he could go through the mental grind again,'' said Ainge. "But I have no doubt he could have done it.''

Miller told the Indianapolis Star last night that he decided not to come out of retirement.

"That's it,'' he said to Star clumnist Bob Kravitz. "Physically, I know I could have done it. But mentally, when you do something like this, you've either got to be all in or all out. And I've decided I'm all out.

"Earlier today (Thursday), I was ready to come back,'' he said. "I was going to do it. But then I flew back here, I thought about it, I talked to a lot of people, and honestly, most people told me I should come back. Charles (Barkley), Mark (Jackson), Doug (Collins), they all said I should do it. And when I was back in Indy this week (for the Peyton Manning charity bowling event), people on the streets, they'd tell me to do it.

"But as the day went on, I just realized I wasn't ready mentally to put myself through the grind again.''

The Celtics must now resume their search for bench help, with one looming possibility said to be Ruben Patterson, a defensively-tough free agent swingman who played for the Bucks last season.

The Celtics are also reportedly considering Dahntay Jones, the Memphis swingman who the Celtics originally drafted with the 20th pick of the 2003 draft as part of their eventual deal for Marcus Banks, and Miami swingman James Posey.



Smart man.

[MontrealCity's Most]

I think we can all agree that this is a good thing??

[wcsoldier]

Reggie is a Pacer 4 life ...  a return with another team would have been pathetic

[Fuck Your Existence]

a return would have been pathetic

[The Big Bad Ass]

Thank god. The thought of Reggie sinking the Pacers with a last second shot made me ill

[Lunatic]

big fuckin surprise...

[WC Iz Active]

good decision.  Reg is my fav basketball player ever but I didnt want him to do this to his legacy, good to see Reggie not sell out like Malone did.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

big fuckin surprise...

is that sarcasm?

[Fonky Fresh]

finally, tha skinny dood realized he ain't no superman ; some good news in perspective for the bball world,thank god.

[WC Iz Active]

finally, tha skinny dood realized he ain't no superman ; some good news in perspective for the bball world,thank god.

Wow you are a complete moron.