quotes

"Miles can dominate a game in so many ways. He can block shots easily with his incrediable wingspan, he throws a tremendous outlet pass, and he handles the ball very well, especially for a big man. When he puts all of his skills together, he's going to be a tremendous player- the total package."
-Bennie Lewis
East St. Louis High School Coach

"In my opinion Darius Miles is the most
talented player in this 2000 NBA Draft."
-Michael Jordan

"It's too soon to start dubbing Miles the
"next" anyone, but his flashes of brilliance are shooting excitement through the entire NBA."
-NBA.com

"Watch a Clipper Game and you will agree that Darius Miles is an emerging superstar. A key componet of the Clippers turnaround this year, he is leading the sqad in field goal percentage and has over 100 blocked shots under his belt."
-L.A. Clippers

"I wish I could have been Rookie of the Year, but I didn't. Being chosen for the Rookie Team, especially coming out of high school, was great."

Here are some quotes from Darius and some about him. At the bottom there are links to transcripts of online chats Darius did.

"I hate when he(Shane Battier) talks in the paper how high school players get picked just off talent. And how he stayed four years in school, and did this, and did that. It's not Tyson and Eddy's fault they're good. God blessed them. God blessed me. When Battier says that, he's disrespecting all us high school players. He's disrespecting me, Kobe and Garnett. I hate that."

"Miles has developed into one of the brightest stars of the 2000-01 rookie class,and dazzled Clipper fans during his rookie campaign"
-NBA.com

"I think Darius Miles will be an incredible player, and I can't believe he's so young!"
-Natalie Williams
WNBA All-Star