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

[Buckskin86]

Monday, September 8th, 2008
SLAMonline Top 50: Michael Redd, no. 43
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by Khalid Salaam

He?s won an Olympic Gold Medal now, which is akin to winning an Emmy. I?ll finish this analogy by saying winning an NBA Championship is like winning an Oscar (you got that, right?).

The point I?m making is Michael Redd is a good player and at times a great scorer, but may have been somewhat overrated in the last few years. He shouldn?t have been considered a top-tier guy to begin with, but I can see how the mistake created itself.

Redd was caught in the same no man?s land that a segment of the NBA always gets caught in. He?s too talented to be a rotation guy but not quite dominant or consistent enough to be a star. Yet these sorts of players always ask and expect to be paid like stars. They also tend to ? by the very nature of the League and its financial conditions ? drive fans nutty (I make no blanket judgments on a player?s market value. I?m just making an observation).

Players like Redd are better suited as being the man next to the man, but if your team is bereft of talent, then it often gets trapped in the middle. If you follow the planetary sciences, you know planets revolve around stars (Earth revolves around the star known as Sol. Think of the name we call it, the Sun, as something like a nickname) and under them are dwarf stars ? great in size and power but nothing compared to their superior counterpart. In NBA terms, Redd is a dwarf star (as are all of the names you?ll find at this point in the Top 50).

If you don?t pay these secondary stars big money, they may leave or sulk. You need them to play ? and play happy ? so your real stars can function at their top ability. Of course, it?s hard to come to a common ground about what to pay these kinds of players since paying them too much may alienate your real stars and/or leave you with too little money to sign rotation players.

This is Michael Redd in a nutshell.

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Redd enjoys golden moment; says Cavs fans will like Williams
Monday, September 8, 2008
News / CantonRep.com
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."

Redd enjoys golden moment; says Cavs fans will like Williams - Sportsnet.ca

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Redd Follows In Hosket's Olympic Footsteps........by Jeff Rapp.

 

[BuckeyeBooks]

Michael Redd has shown the entire world what "The Heart Of A Buckeye" is all about. When Michael left here, he was basicaly a shooting guard with no shot. It cost us a nice run in the NCAA tourney and cost him alot of $$ with where he was drafted. So what's the guy done in his career? Well, he's now considered to have one of the best strokes in the NBA, he's a true team player and he now wears an Olympic Gold Medal around his neck. I would love to see Michael somehow work his way back around the Hoops team when his playing days are over. What a great role model for young kids aspiring to be Buckeyes he would be.

 

[osugrad21]

Dispatch

Basketball: Redd among Ohio hall of fame inductees

Friday, September 19, 2008 5:34 AM




Former Ohio State standout Michael Redd, a member of the gold-medal winning United States team in the Beijing Olympic Games, is among 17 individuals who have been chosen for the 2009 class of the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame. The class will be inducted June 6 at the Columbus Convention Center. Others being inducted include former Ohio State All-American Dick Schnittker, prep standout Ed Ratleff of Columbus East, college coaches Dick Reynolds of Otterbein and Eldon Miller of Ohio State and high school coach Dave Butcher, who built a girls powerhouse at Pickerington.
The St. Vincent-St. Mary boys teams of the LeBron James era, which won three state titles, will share the spotlight with the Pickerington girls, who won titles in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998 and 1999.
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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Redd looking forward to big season

Talent infusion impresses guard

By CHARLES F. GARDNER
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Posted: Sept. 23, 2008

Michael Redd admitted it wasn?t easy staying informed about all the Milwaukee Bucks? off-season moves.
When the Bucks traded starting point guard Mo Williams to Cleveland as part of a three-team deal, Redd was with his U.S. basketball teammates in Beijing during the Olympic Games.
?LeBron (James) came down to breakfast and told me about it,? Redd said. ?He said, ?We?ve got your point guard.? ?
Redd was smiling on Tuesday night as he and his teammates were introduced to season ticket-holders at a Bradley Center event. He talked with point guard Luke Ridnour, acquired in the Williams trade, and chatted with veteran forward Richard Jefferson, obtained in an earlier deal with New Jersey.
?It?s a whole new team, but obviously a talented one,? Redd said. ?We have a mixture of veterans ? Jefferson, (Francisco) Elson, Tyronn Lue ? and we have some youth as well.?

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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More than just a day job

Redd hopes to rediscover fun in the game

By TOM ENLUND
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Posted: Oct. 4, 2008

Much water has passed under the bridge during guard Michael Redd?s career with the Milwaukee Bucks.
?Five coaches and 300 players,? said Redd, entering his ninth season with the team.
Redd quickly pointed out that he was just joking about the number of teammates that have passed through the locker room, but he was correct that Scott Skiles is the fifth coach for whom he has played.
Also during Redd?s tenure, he has posted five 20-point-plus scoring seasons, made one all-star appearance and, after this summer, won one Olympic gold medal. Other than his rookie season, when Redd seldom played, the Bucks have had one winning season since he arrived, three playoff appearances and no playoff series victories.

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[exhawg]

I'm sure it will be fun again once he gets traded to the Cavs. :p

 

[OState29]

I'm sure it will be fun again once he gets traded to the Cavs. :p

And maybe they can throw in the Packers too after giving up their two best ball players.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Redd may rest in La Crosse

By Charles F. Gardner

Thursday, Oct 9 2008, 05:06 PM

St. Francis - Bucks coach Scott Skiles said today he will monitor the minutes played by guard Michael Redd and may sit him out of Friday's exhibition game against the Dallas Mavericks in La Crosse.
Redd played in each of the Bucks' first two exhibition games, including a 21-minute stint in an 85-71 loss at Detroit on Wednesday night. The Bucks play back-to-back games this weekend, in La Crosse on Friday and against Detroit in the MACC Fund Game on Saturday night at the Bradley Center.
On Sunday, the team will take a charter flight to Guangzhou, China, where it will begin a week-long tour featuring two games against the Golden State Warriors.
"Michael and I talked about it today," Skiles said. "It's possible I give him a game or two off here in the next three or four games, because he's really worked hard in practice and we're getting a lot accomplished in this building.

Training camp has been terrific," Redd said. "I've loved it. Scott has done a great job conducting practices. It's a great feel I have for our team this year."You've got to manage it. I've had a long three years of just commitment every summer, playing basketball (for Team USA), and there's a lot of wear and tear. I'm in terrific shape; I feel good. I've just got to rest the body a bit. Just be wise, that's all, don't burn out."

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Redd off to fast start....30 points first night...

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Michael Redd, Richard Jefferson and Charlie Villanueva each scored 20 points and the Milwaukee Bucks gave Oklahoma City?s sellout crowd little hope by spoiling the Thunder?s debut with a 98-87 win on Wednesday night.

?We had to come out hitting. That was the whole goal tonight was to come out fast,? Redd said. ?We knew we were in a hostile environment.?

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Redd injures ankle in Bucks' win over Knicks

Monday, November 3, 2008 3:03 AM


Michael Redd suffered a sprained right ankle in the third quarter of Milwaukee's 94-86 victory over host New York last night, and he did not return to the game.
The former Ohio State guard was hurt when he landed awkwardly chasing a loose ball late in the quarter, a play that ended with Andrew Bogut's dunk to give the Bucks a 72-56 lead with 2:18 remaining. Redd, who scored 16 points and made all three of his three-point attempts, checked out seconds later and went to the locker room.

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Ankle pain might force Redd to sit this one out

By Tom Enlund of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: Nov. 4, 2008

St. Francis - Even though it's highly unlikely that guard Michael Redd will play for the Milwaukee Bucks in their game against the Washington Wizards tonight at the Bradley Center because of an ankle sprain, he feels lucky.
That's because his injury could have been a whole lot worse.
Redd was injured late in the third quarter of the game against New York on Sunday at Madison Square Garden when Knicks guard Nate Robinson fell into his ankle. Redd said after practice Tuesday that had he not seen Robinson coming and braced his body for impact, his knee might have been blown out.
"He was hustling and my ankle happened to be there," Redd said. "At the time, I had a quick decision to make. It was either going to be my knee that was going to be messed up or my ankle. So I said ankle. The way my body was, my knee could have been (hurt) so I had to brace myself. I knew my ankle (was hurt) immediately. When I walked off the court I knew it wasn't right. I knew he was going to dive or do something and I tried to brace myself so I didn't hurt my knee."

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Redd has not played since November 2...........still struggling with an ankle injury.........I was hoping he would continue his progress towards being a top 10 player in the NBA......

 

[Jake]

Redd has not played since November 2...........still struggling with an ankle injury.........I was hoping he would continue his progress towards being a top 10 player in the NBA......

My fantasy NBA team is suffering along with him. :(

 

[naptownbuck]

I was wondering why the Cavs/Bucks game was so close in the 4th. It turns out Redd made his return tonight. :) 20pts 4 assists. Meanwhile the Cavs are looking great. It is probably already over for anyone not named Detroit in the Central. I'm sure Richard Jefferson is happy to have Redd back though.