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Utah Jazz: C.J. Miles making his case for playing time
By Tony Jones
The Salt Lake Tribune
Published Jan 24, 2012 12:53PM MDT
Athletic and confident, C.J. Miles has set a dangerous precedent over the last two weeks, one that in the past he’s struggled to live up to.
By scoring at least 17 points in four of his last five games, Miles has given everybody — Jazz coaches, officials, teammates and fans — a glimpse of the player he can be.
In becoming a legitimate weapon off the bench in Tyrone Corbin’s offense, Miles has helped take the Utah Jazz to another level, and reset expectation at the same time.
The conventional wi...
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