Green Light on Redd?
WaitingForNextYear —
... his entire career. For those that are all about the PER, Redd boasts a rating of 18.90 - comparatively better than every player on the Cavaliers, save LeBron James (29.23) and Zydrunas Ilgauskas (18.76). In fact, he’s almost as “efficient” as Wally Szczerbiak (13.99) and Sasha Pavlovic (7.28) combined. In fact, adding Redd to the Cavaliers would provide us with our fourth player with a PER above league average. Dan Labbe of the Plain Dealer has already started his campaign of “ Paint the Town Redd ,” and has many fans behind him. However, with the amount of money that Redd ...
Friday Bucks Notes
Brew Hoop —
... John Hammond over at WSSP, this time focusing on the draft. Hammond didn't sound crazy about Danilo Gallinari when pressed, but then again he also compared him to Tayshaun Prince, which is high praise from Hammond. He also said that the Bucks wouldn't necessarily pass on a player just because they played the same position as Bogut or Yi, which might be significant should a guy like, say, Kevin Love be available.
Dan Labbe at Cleveland.com is campaigning hard to bring Michael Redd to Cleveland. In response, WaitingForNextYear debates whether the Cavs should go ...
Shopping on the Trade Market: Who Wants to Play Next to LeBron?
Cleveland Cavaliers —
... Ex-GM Larry Harris was fired late in the season, and new GM John Hammond has learned the ropes in Detroit, another Central Division rival. Harris was the one who threw maximum franchise player money at Redd in the first place, but will Hammond deal Redd, who is still in the prime of his career and in the midst of five consecutive seasons of averaging over 20 points per game, to the Cavs, the team that knocked Hammond’s Pistons out of the playoffs last spring? That’s up for debate. Cleveland.com’s Dan Labbe has opened up a full-fledged Michael Redd campaign over at his blog, ...
