Michael Redd
Michael Redd
Michael Wesley Reddis an American former professional basketball player. He was drafted 43rd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2000 NBA draft. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, where he attended West High School. He was also a member of the U.S. national basketball team...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 August 1979
CityColumbus, OH
game great hanging job last minute team until
Our team did a great job of hanging around until the last minute so when we had to make a 3, we'd be in the game still,
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They made some key plays that got them the lead again and they held onto the lead from that point on. In the fourth, Gilbert made some big plays and got to the free-throw line. He' a great player, but we still had opportunities to get the fifth seed. I am glad to be in the playoff, but anyone in this locker room who says he's just happy to be in the playoffs is lying.
pushing
They're pushing it on us, and that's our game. They got a lot of fast-break points, even on some of our makes.
needed stopped win
You don't want to get used to losing. We're still in the hunt. We needed a win real bad. We stopped the bleeding.
defense offense pose problems versatile
They pose a lot of problems for us. They have a versatile team. I think their offense is underrated. Their defense is going to be solid, but I think their offense has come up a lot this year.
began career days greatest humbled milwaukee stay
This is one of the greatest days of my life. To be able to stay where my career began is a blessing. I'm so humbled that Milwaukee would even think of me in this manner.
game knew lose needed win
Once we got in (overtime), we knew we were going to win this game. We could not lose this game. It was a game that we needed very bad.
approach biggest effort game high pick
I think you have to. You have to approach it with a sense of urgency, more than ever. This is the biggest game of our season, so we have to come really enthusiastic and pick up our intensity. Give it your all. That's all we want to see happen, that the effort is at a high level.
against atlanta bring encouraged focused good hard hats hunt lives lost played playoff reason sacramento wednesday wins
I was encouraged by the wins against Atlanta and Denver. And even when we lost against Phoenix, I thought that we played as well as we could. (Against New York), for some reason we weren't focused like we need to. We're in the playoff hunt for our lives right now. We have to bring out hard hats Wednesday against a good Sacramento team. We've got to play (well) or we could be out of this.
game quarter rushed score slow
I rushed it a little bit, the first quarter I did. I have to slow it down, let the game come to me. I know I have to score for this team; that's my job.
force playing trying
I was just playing in the flow. I didn't do anything extra. I was trying not to force anything.
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I was just feeling my way. I was just playing; not trying to force nothing. I know they were kind of holding me a bit, so I had to pick my spots. My team did a great job of finding me. Really, there were no plays being called. We were just playing.
creativity gets identity open push takes
Our whole identity is to push the basketball, and that's what he does best. Once he gets in the open court, his creativity takes over, and we're better off by doing that.
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He was our anchor and played the best game I've seen him play in three years here. If we can get that type of performance every night, we'll be in great shape.