tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418641296724829593.post7152278797720024453..comments2023-07-06T07:43:47.602-07:00Comments on Bucksketball: The Legacy of Michael ReddJeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16692148082729369716noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418641296724829593.post-39880953166616572762010-12-10T12:46:17.875-08:002010-12-10T12:46:17.875-08:00Being born in Milwaukee, and raised there for 17 y...Being born in Milwaukee, and raised there for 17 years. I ask you to take back what you said about Milwaukee being an "okay" city. I live in Las Vegas now, and I cry sometimes to think I can't go back there. It IS the greatest city in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418641296724829593.post-40158059568762129252009-02-05T19:02:00.000-08:002009-02-05T19:02:00.000-08:00Good commentary on Redd, Jeremy, if not a little h...Good commentary on Redd, Jeremy, if not a little harsh. But yeah, you have to call it like it is.<BR/>I always thought Michael Redd was a good, if not selfish player, especially with his shooting. He'll probably get traded next season. But the real disappointment to me with the Bucks is the below-average drafting. I know they can't all be like Kareem, but you would have hoped that Robinson and Bogut could have lived up to their no.1 overall status. But, it wasn't really the case with Robinson, and it doesn't look like it will be the case with Bogut, either.<BR/>The thing that really puzzles me, is, how do the Bucks go from having one of the best winning percentages in NBA history from '68-'91, to one of the most subpar teams in the league for the last 17 years?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418641296724829593.post-9438372795134606572009-02-05T11:26:00.000-08:002009-02-05T11:26:00.000-08:00Redd is a very good scorer I never disputed that. ...Redd is a very good scorer I never disputed that. But he never did a whole lot else to help a team win games. I can't seem to remember more than 5 occasions when I felt after a Bucks game that Redd made anyone better. His contribution was being a volume scorer. On a crappy team. You seem to feel he is elite, that's a reach. I'll name 15 players better in each of the last 6 seasons if you so desire. In the grand scheme of things being a top 25 player is elite to an average person, but for an NBA player its just pretty good.<BR/><BR/>I don't blame him for signing a large contract, but signing a scoring 2 guard to a max deal when he is a below average defensive player and bad rebounder has proven not to be a successful formula. I'm curious as to why Joe Johnson hasn't garnered that type of money, given your theory, despite being a superior player. <BR/><BR/>He seems pretty accurately appriciated to me. I also purposely would not mock someone outside of what they do on the court, unless it deserves mocking, i.e. Michael Phelps smoked pot and that was funny. Even when I take aim at Richard Jefferson I say that he seems like a genuinely good guy, he just isn't a great player.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16692148082729369716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418641296724829593.post-77355318367790328182009-02-05T05:33:00.000-08:002009-02-05T05:33:00.000-08:00Scoring 20+ points with a FG% and TS% consistently...Scoring 20+ points with a FG% and TS% consistently over 45 and 55 respectively is not the easiest thing to accomplish, especially if you've been doubled and tripled team for the last 6 years or so. He's also never had any real talent around him. Up until this year, the best player he ever played with as a starter was Mo Frickin Williams. You can't win championships alone. Just ask Dwayne Wade and Michael Jordan. You need help in this league. Redd never had any. The Bucks have drafted poorly, and signed garbage free agents over the years. Even Ray Allen had Big Dog, and Sam Cassell. Speaking of Ray Ray, I'm sure most Bucks fans would trade Redd for him any day of the week. You know, despite the fact that he makes more money and isn't as good as Redd is, which leads me to my next point. His contract has never help the Bucks back from spending money. I'm wondering, what do you think of Bogut and now that he's received big bucks and can't stay healthy? By the way, any player with Redd's scoring average, FG% and TS% will always garner the type of money he received. Take the time to look up salaries. He's also improved every year since getting payed. Not something you can say for every star player. Mike is easily one of the most unappreciated player in the league. The last sentence alone proves how ridiculous this whole article was. I'm almost shocked that you didn't say anything about his religious beliefs, as even that part of Michael Redd gets ridiculed by malicious Bucks fans.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296436051751473366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418641296724829593.post-91333739868245103052009-02-05T05:30:00.000-08:002009-02-05T05:30:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296436051751473366noreply@blogger.com