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SG Michael Redd (NBA All Star, Olympic gold medalist)

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Redd?s Olympian feat
Guard lands one of 12 spots for U.S. men?s basketball
By CHARLES F. GARDNER
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Posted: June 19, 2008

Milwaukee Bucks guard Michael Redd will be part of the U.S. Olympic basketball team, to be named Monday at a news conference in Chicago.


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Michael Redd averaged 14 points and shot 53% from the field during the FIBA Americas tournament in 2007.

Olympic and National Basketball Association sources have confirmed that Redd will be named to the 12-man roster for the Beijing Olympics. The 28-year-old Redd has played with the Bucks for his entire career after being chosen with the 43rd overall pick in the 2000 draft.

Redd earned his Olympic spot with a stellar performance last summer in the FIBA Americas tournament in Las Vegas, as the U.S. team qualified for the 2008 Games. Redd came off the bench to average 14.0 points, the fourth-highest mark on the team, and he shot 53%, including 45.3% from three-point range.

Jerry Colangelo, managing director of the U.S. senior national team, likes to relate the story of his first meeting with Redd in 2005. The native of Columbus, Ohio, showed up in his sweats at Colangelo's hotel room and asked where he could change clothes.

Redd then emerged in a suit and tie for his interview with Colangelo.

"That was pretty darn impressive," Colangelo said earlier this year.
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U.S. focus makes Redd a hot commodity
Shooting is key to earning spot
By CHARLES F. GARDNER
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Posted: June 23, 2008

Chicago - Michael Redd is Exhibit A for the new approach to putting together a U.S. Olympic basketball team.

The Milwaukee Bucks' 28-year-old guard provides something the U.S. team has lacked sorely in recent years: a shooter who can reel off a string of three-point shots, creating plenty of doubt for an opponent using a tight zone defense.
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Redd did not play for the U.S. squad in 2006 but was a key member of the team last summer, ranking fourth in scoring despite coming off the bench.

The former Ohio State player made the elite group of 12 selected for the Beijing Olympics, and Krzyzewski said it was no accident.

"One, he's a pro," the Duke University coach said. "And to just say he shoots is wrong. He has all the intangibles; he's a good team player.

"It's not often when a guy shoots that everybody on the team applauds. On our team last summer, whenever he took a shot, the whole bench (would stand). They're excited for him.

"It's much more than, 'Can he hit a shot against a zone?' I think we can make too much of an emphasis on shooting."
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Redd ready for Olympics, possible trade
By Colin Fly, AP Sports Writer

FRANKLIN, Wis. ? Michael Redd fills a specialist role for the U.S. Olympic team. His role with the Milwaukee Bucks is less certain.
Redd was selected to the U.S. Olympic basketball team on Monday, and while he'll be a 3-point sharpshooting guard for Team USA, his future in Milwaukee hinges on whether general manager John Hammond decides to keep the pricey player or rebuild without him.

"To say that we can't be open to discuss anything would be unfair," Hammond said. "Out of respect for Michael and who he's been and what he's been for this organization, he's not a guy that we just flippantly throw his name out into discussions. We don't do that."

Redd, who has three years and a little more than $51 million left on his contract, was appropriately diplomatic about everything red, white and blue.

The gray areas? He wasn't touching those.

"I understand the business. I understand that trades happen. I understand that things can happen. I can't worry about that. I can't control it," said Redd, who spoke after the first day of his youth basketball camp. "Enjoy your time when you're with the organization now and then if anything happens, just go from there."
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Redd ready for Olympics, possible trade - USATODAY.com
 
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'Now or Never'
Program offers help, hope to city's youths, Redd says
Thursday, July 17, 2008
By Bill Rabinowitz
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Michael Redd didn't have it easy growing up on the West Side.

He believes it's even harder growing up now.

"There's no question," said Redd, a former Ohio State star who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks and will represent the United States in the Summer Olympics next month.

Teen pregnancy and drugs are rampant, he said. The explosion in technology can serve to isolate and poison as well as enlighten.

So Redd is determined to do what he can to fill in the breach. On Friday and Saturday, the Michael Redd Foundation will present "Now or Never," a free program that combines basketball, music, fashion and life lessons with a spiritual bent at Lifestyle Communities Pavilion near Nationwide Arena.

The program will include a slam-dunk contest, a 2-Ball shooting contest, concerts by Christian acts Tye Tribbett and Avalon and a fashion show for women.

What's the highlight to Redd?

"I think the message is the highlight," he said. "The message is hope."

He wants kids to "realize that I can become great through Christ. I can be anything I want to be. I have an example in Michael Redd, who came from the West Side of Columbus and is now an Olympian. It doesn't have to be athletics. It can be anything he or she desires."

This is the third year of "Now or Never." Redd said he believes lives have been changed by the event.

"Young men and women are growing spiritually and naturally," he said.
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BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Program offers help, hope to city's youths, Redd says
 
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Bucks' Redd helps youths, prepares for Olympics
By Tom Heinen
Friday, Jul 18 2008

Michael Redd, an NBA guard with a higher purpose, is looking forward to playing at the Summer Olympics in China and focusing for the moment on a free "Now or Never" program that he is holding today and tomorrow to inspire youths and adults in his home-town of Columbus, Ohio.

That's not an unusual move for the Milwaukee Bucks guard and pastor's son, who formed the Michael Redd Foundation in 2007 with his wife, Achea, to formalize their charitable giving. Last year, his outreach efforts included handing out free boxes of Thanksgiving food to the needy at the House of Peace in Milwaukee.

The event in Columbus -- now in its third year -- combines basketball contests, live Christian music, spirituality, a fashion show for girls and some straight talk about life for the males. Funded by his foundation and partnering sponsors, it is expected to draw more than 2,500 males and females from about age 10 on up. (See a feature story that ran Thursday in The Columbus Dispatch)

It's taking place at a pavilion near Nationwide Arena, within a five or 10-minute drive of the west side neighborhood where Redd, 28, grew up.

"Basically, the theme of ?Now or Never' is we have to capture the generation now or we may never get them," Redd told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in a telephone interview from Columbus. "(It's) speaking life to the generation, speaking hope to the future and letting them know that, ?Hey here's a guy that grew upon on the west side of Columbus, that grew up through some tough times and is proof that, through Christ, he made it, and that you can do all things through Christ, man.' That's the theme, to give them hope again and just let them know that they can be somebody and help (them) reach their potential."
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Bucks' Redd helps youths, prepares for Olympics - Tom Heinen: Articles of Faith
 
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Olympics | basketball
Top of the world
Three-point marksman Michael Redd is living a dream as a member of the U.S. team seeking gold
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 3:22 AM
By Bill Rabinowitz


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Michael Redd's long-range shooting prowess makes him a key member of the U.S. team, which struggled on three-pointers in the 2004 Games.


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When the call came, Michael Redd couldn't help but think of his long journey to this point. The player criticized for leaving Ohio State early, the player bypassed in the first 42 picks of the 2000 NBA draft, the player who didn't start for the Milwaukee Bucks until his fourth season was going to the Olympics to play for his country.
All of that came rushing back to Redd when he got the call three weeks ago from USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo. Redd is one of 12 players who'll comprise the U.S. men's basketball team in Beijing next month.
"It was one of the greatest calls I've ever gotten in my life," Redd said. "That's the pinnacle of what we do, playing for our country at the Olympics.
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Redd Ready for Olympic Experience
His Perimeter Game Could be Key to Golden Dreams
Rick Rietbrock

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Recently, TODAY'S TMJ4 Sports Anchor Lance Allan sat down with Milwaukee Bucks and Team USA guard Michael Redd. Here's a portion of that conversation.


Lance Allan: Do you allow yourself to be on the medal stand?

Michael Redd: Absolutely it would be a special moment to be a part of the team that kind of restored the glory and that dominance that we've had over the years would be wonderful.


Lance Allan: Do you worry about a long season and wearing down?

Michael Redd: Good question....it wears on you a little. You have to be smart and you have to balance it, but i would never not want to represent my country.
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Redd Ready for Olympic Experience | Today's TMJ4 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Weather, Sports, WTMJ | Local Sports
 
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Michael could end up leading the team in scoring if he keeps up that hot shooting. 6-8 from 3 will extend his playing time for sure and help us in those high scoring games to come vs. the Euros.

Good luck Michael! Bring home the gold and then come home to Cleveland!
 
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Redd scores 16 as U.S. tops Lithuania
By Charles F. Gardner
Friday, Aug 1 2008

Bucks guard Michael Redd scored 16 points in Team USA's 120-84 victory over Lithuania in an Olympic tune-up game today in Macao.

Redd hit 6 of 10 shots from the field, including 4 of 8 three-point attempts, and added two rebounds and two assists. He knocked in a pair of threes in the first half as Lithuania stayed with a 2-3 zone defense.
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Redd scores 16 as U.S. tops Lithuania - Bucks Blog
 
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U.S. basketball team, Redd on world stage
By GARY D'AMATO | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ? Published August 08, 2008

BEIJING - While Michael Redd tried to answer questions from the knot of reporters gathered around him in an auditorium in the Main Press Center, Chinese fans leaned over his shoulder to have their photos taken or handed him notebooks or scraps of paper to autograph.

For a while, Redd politely accommodated them, but as one fan after another put their hands on his shoulders or shoved a pen in his face, he struggled to maintain his composure.

"Will you please wait a minute, sir?" he implored to people who didn't seem to understand the concept of a news conference. Or care.
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U.S. basketball team, Redd on world stage - Nation & World - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington
 
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NBA Nice Guys

By: Jon Mladic Last Updated: 8/29/08

Adjust font size:Most fans see the highly-publicized, immature actions of a few NBA players and assume the rest of the league is filled with similar individuals. But truthfully, the NBA has more than its fair share of nice guys. Here are some of the favorites of the HOOPSWORLD staff:

Michael Redd. Always honest, professional, and open, Redd never turns down a question and stays to face the media after every game. He works hard and treats everyone around him well. Perhaps most telling is the source of his own satisfaction: he is always the happiest when a teammate excels. The son of a minister, he has held on to his family values. He recently bought a new church for his father, and his personal touch with the Michael Redd Foundation is obvious. Equally as apparent is how much Redd cares for others around him.
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PAINT IT REDD: Former Ohio State star Michael Redd was honored at halftime for being a part of the gold medal-winning U.S. men's basketball team.

Redd said the timing couldn't have been better.

"The beautiful thing about it is we won the gold medal on my birthday," he said.

The Milwaukee Bucks standout, who was joined on the "Redeem Team" by the Cavaliers' LeBron James, said the Americans won because of their unselfish play.

"It was a team -- not a bunch of stars together," he said. "We performed and operated as a team."

A graduate of West High School in Columbus, Redd spent three years at Ohio State before turning pro. He has developed into one of the league's top outside shooters.

He said winning that distinctive bit of ribbon with the medallion at the end was the highlight of his playing career.

"It's something I'll never forget and always cherish," he said.
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GOLDEN MOMENT Ohio State saluted former Buckeye basketball player and United States Olympic gold medalist Michael Redd at halftime. The Milwaukee Bucks guard held his medal high in the air as he was introduced. "It's higher than any achievement I can ever achieve in my career," Redd said. "Higher than the NBA championship. Slightly higher than the Big Ten championship. It's just an awesome feeling." The U.S. win over Spain in the gold medal game came on Redd's 29th birthday.
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Redd enjoys golden moment; says Cavs fans will like Williams
Monday, September 8, 2008
BY MIKE POPOVICH
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COLUMBUS Michael Redd still savors the moment he became a gold medal winner.

The feeling, the pride the former Ohio State guard has ? it's as clear as the passion the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team played with last month in Beijing.

"It was something I'll never forget and always cherish," Redd said.

Team USA beat Spain in the gold-medal game, ending a streak of disappointments and underachievements. The U.S. had not won an international tournament since the 2000 Summer Olympics. Bronze medals were won at the 2004 Games and the 2006 world championships.

Redd and his teammates built a strong camaraderie early, and it helped carry Team USA back to the top.

"It was a team," Redd said. "It wasn't just a bunch of stars together. We actually performed and operated as a team. Those relationships will always be around.

"... We just wanted to win. Obviously winning the gold medal puts us at the top, where we wanted to be. I think we represented ourselves well and our country well."
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