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JJ Redick attends Nelson pre-camp Bash

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JJ Redick attended Nelson’s annual team get to together this past week working out and other events.

JJ then flew to London

“Right now I’m in London- my best friend from high school and I randomly decided to take the trip across the pond to go to the Arsenal vs Fulham game today. Fulham won in a huge upset. My boy Clint Dempsey got some run for Fulham at the end of the game so that was cool to see. Going to an English Premier League game has long been a dream of mine- and now I can cross that off my life’s “to-do list.”

It’s nice to see JJ relaxing after some really hard pre-camp workouts this last several months. Camp for the Orlando Magic opens Sept 30th.

Add comment | August 24, 2008 - 9:01 am

Coach K brings home the Gold

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Coach K lead Team USA back to the Gold.

“Culminating a three-year mission to end years of embarrassment, the U.S. team survived a huge challenge from Spain, winning 118-107 in the gold-medal game Sunday.

Order was restored in international basketball.”

“Their prize: the first U.S. gold medal since the 2000 Sydney Olympics.”

The Beijing Olympics were owned by Team USA lead by Duke’s very own Coach K.

Congrads to Coach K in leading Team USA back to glory.

1 Comment | August 24, 2008 - 8:55 am

Redick Staying with Magic

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JJ Redick says that Otis Smith and SVG have told him that as far as their are concerned he is staying with the Magic.

This could be one of the reasons that JJ started his workouts in the first week of June. It was the kind of workout that would make any coach happy and the player a much better one. JJ is now back in Orlando working with the assistant coach’s making sure that his game fits what SVG wants so that he will get playing time this year.

So expect Redick to get real playing time, no more sitting on the bench. That job will belong to a different player this coming season. Redick is making sure of that with his hard work in this off season.

Keep up the good work.

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It has come to the attention of this site that certain members of the O-Zone have been posting material that would only be considered slanderous when it comes to Redick. Some of the information being quoted as coming from sources is actually from 2006 and was proved to be incorrect just some more Redick hating. The other information posted by ball junkie at the O-Zone has been completely debunked. It surprises me that a forum run by the Magic could let this kind of slanderous material to be posted against one of it’s own players. All of my sources in Orlando said that this kind of posting will be checked into and some people may end up looking in from the outside for posting that kind of trash.

Add comment | July 26, 2008 - 7:24 pm

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JJ REDICK

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Well here it is almost midnight and the one place I forgot to wish J a Happy Birthday is a site with his name on it.

HAPPY 24 ON THE 24TH J. AND MAY YOUR WISH FOR REAL PLAYING TIME THIS COMING SEASON COME TRUE.

Add comment | June 24, 2008 - 10:19 pm

JJ Redick staying in Orlando

Posted in JJ Redick Watch, Uncategorized

JJ redick is confident that he will be in Orlando when the next season starts and will be getting playing time this season. He has realized that he just has to be patient and he will get playing time. Right now J is at Coach K’s fantasy camp where he will be coaching one of the teams. This is Redick’s second time working as a coach at Coach K’s fantasy camp.

http://www.thetimesnews.com/sports/redick_14232___article.html/duke_orlando.html

http://www.gastongazette.com/sports/williams_21279___article.html/duke_redick.html

Add comment | June 5, 2008 - 10:53 am

Redick Rebukes Brian Schmitz

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I guess a lot was made of an article written by Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel. The headline read: “Redick: Play me or Trade me.” However, I never said those words. And if you read the article there’s no quotes from me saying those words. But that’s how the media operates to make a story. I met with Stan and Otis two days after the season ended and talked about my future with the Magic. I definitely expect to be back when training camp starts.

This is a quote from JJ Redick’s website these are JJ’s words about what really was or was not said to Brian Schmitz.

As I have said before Brian Schmitz loves to lie and get his name in print and once again he is shown for the kind of writer he is.

Once again I say that the newspaper he works for should fire his sorry ass, because no one can respect that paper as long as that man works there lying about other people and calling it news.

Here is the link to Redick’s website where he posted his personal thoughts about this matter and other things.

http://www.redicklive.com/redick/blogDetail/482

Add comment | May 22, 2008 - 5:02 pm

Redick says he will stay and play in Orlando

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Orlando Magic guard J.J. Redick expects to return next season

Brian Schmitz

Sentinel Staff Writer

3:19 PM EDT, May 14, 2008

Orlando Magic shooting guard J.J. Redick expects to return next season, but he didn’t back off his request to be traded if he can’t find playing time.

Redick, the club’s 2006 first-round pick out of Duke who has played sparingly, requested in early January that the Magic deal him.

“I want to play. . .There were a lot of things that were said last summer and in the preseason, you know, and I thought I was going to play. It didn’t happen,” Redick said Wednesday after the team met for a final time this season.

“I’m certainly not going to sit there and hear the same stuff and think I’m going to get the same results. I’m going to put some of this on myself to get better, but there’s got to be an opportunity for me to get on the court.”

He has been playing behind starting shooting guard Mo Evans and his back-up, Keith Bogans. Redick’s trade request came shortly after the club acquired Evans from the Los Angeles Lakers in November.

“The thing I want to discuss is my future here and kind of what their plan is. As I said all along, I want to play here . . . . but I want to play,” Redick said.

“I can’t predict the future. I honestly think when training camp starts, I’ll be here —- that’s my gut feeling — but I don’t know.”

Magic General Manager Otis Smith still wants Redick to be patient. With Evans an unrestricted free agent and Bogans a restricted free agent (who is likely to return), Smith said Redick, “could easily go from the third guy to the first guy.

“We do think he’s a pretty good player, but he’s a backup 2 (shooting guard).”

Smith conceded he hears all the time from supporters of Redick, who remains a popular figure after his decorated career at Duke. “I don’t think that you reward playing time because I get an e-mail a day,” Smith said.

Redick has two more years on his contract and then the team can make him a qualifying offer.

Update: Brian Schmitz is at it again trying to change the words that Redick said and twisting them into something else to fit his spin. The best example is that this same article is now being put forward with a different title that twists all of the words that Redick said. This guy seems to want his 15 minutes of fame on the back’s of the Magic players without any consideration to the damage that he causes. It is of no wonder that the Magic players do not trust him.
The new title has Redick demanding to be played or traded. Yet if you read what J actually said he is not demanding anything. In fact he is pleading for some playing time and he knows he has to work to get it that he would rather get it in Orlando. And if when everything is said that he is not going to get any playing time then he would like to go somewhere a team will give him minutes to play. No demanding just asking.
So time for everyone to realize that Brian is only out for Brian and if it means screwing JJ then so be it.

Copyright © 2008, Orlando Sentinel

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Add comment | May 14, 2008 - 4:43 pm

Magic Treat Redick Badly

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Adding insult to Redick SVG deactivated him for game three of the playoff series between the Magic and Pistons. There sat JJ in his street clothes behind the bench instead of sitting at the bench suited up for action. There is little hope that JJ will see any action considering the way the Magic coach has been treating Redick.

Unless there is a major change with the teams makeup for next season this will be the only kind of action that Redick will see under this coach. The Magic either need to get rid of SVG (never going to happen) or they need to trade JJ so that he can finally get to show his stuff to the rest of the world. John Denton of Florida Today who took in a practice of the Magic said that Redick was fantastic and he could not figure out why SVG was not using this great player. So please Magic management use him or trade him don’t let this great talent waste on your bench because of some strange reason that only your coach SVG knows.

It turns out that Redick has tendonitis in one of his feet and was not able to play.

Still he has gotten a raw deal over the season by SVG when it comes to playing time. Lets hope this is corrected.

Add comment | May 8, 2008 - 2:12 am

Dawkins to leave Duke for Stanford

Posted in Duke Basketball 08

Duke associate head coach Johnny Dawkins has accepted the head coaching job at Stanford, multiple sources told ESPN.com.

 

Dawkins just completed his 11th season on the bench with his college coach, Mike Krzyzewski. Dawkins was in the mix for the Georgetown opening a few years ago when the Hoyas hired John Thompson III and is in charge of player development for the U.S. Olympic team coached by Krzyzewski.

 

Dawkins will succeed Trent Johnson, who abruptly left for LSU after leading the Cardinal to the Sweet 16. He inherts a team that will lose the Lopez twins, Brook and Robin, to the NBA draft, but will return its primary perimeter players in Mitch Johnson, Lawrence Hill and Anthony Goods, who will all be seniors next season.

Add comment | April 26, 2008 - 12:33 pm

JJ Unleashed!!!!!!

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J.J. Redick Unleashed
By: Jarrod Rudolph   Last Updated: 4/17/08 9:32 AM ET |

You won’t find many players in the Orlando Magic’s locker room that are more popular than J.J. Redick. His female fans love his good looks, and many times they can be found arguing over them: is he more Tom Cruise or Luke Perry? His male fans love watching him shoot that dead-eye jumper that made him a legend at Duke. They stand to their feet in anticipation every time he gets the ball; it’s almost like watching Dwight Howard dunk in the open court. Unfortunately this year has been frustrating for both Redick and his fans, as he only appeared in 33 games, but over the Magic’s last two games he gave everyone a glimpse at what’s to come. He’s not there yet but when he gets there you better watch out, this guy can play.

Many people will dismiss Redick’s career-high 18-point performance as a non-factor because it came in a meaningless win. They would argue that he got hot towards the end of the game and made some shots against the Wizards’ bench warmers. That’s a shame because they’re missing a potential stud stroke a sweet jumper, something he does better than 90% of the league.

He doesn’t make shots because he’s hot; he makes them because he’s open.

He makes it rain, not in a “Pacman Jones” fashion, so you won’t see dollar bills falling from the sky. Redick’s rain storms come in the form of elbow jumpers and three-point shots - the type of rain that causes coaches to call timeout, slam down their clipboards, and stay away from the zone.

Something that many of his detractors neglect to mention when they talking about the young guard is how well he plays when he’s given the chance.

This season he’s averaging 12.7 points per game, (52% from the field, and 50% from three-point land) in games where he plays over 15 minutes. But he’s only seen those types of minutes four times this season; the opportunities to shine just haven’t been there. That’s the biggest hurdle for him to clear and everyone that knows him knows that’s going to start on the defensive end of the floor. He will get more time once he can defend on the same level as Keith Bogans, Maurice Evans, and Keyon Dooling.

Redick is a great shooter, but at this point of his career his shooting hasn’t translated into a great ability to score the ball. So if he can’t get defensive stops his shooting won’t help the Magic much – you can’t score 20-points and give up 23-points on the other end.

For that reason it would be surprising to see him get any play time during the playoffs; he hasn’t been in the rotation the entire season. But make no mistake about it; he could help the Magic’s playoff push.
Like Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu, he’ll create space on the floor and the team will need that. The Raptors are going to run all types of double-teams and traps at Howard. Redick’s shooting would serve as an incredible weapon for the team if the Raptors are having success with their defensive schemes. You have to respect his ability from the outside, so guys won’t be able to hover around Howard.

Seeing him in the immediate plans remains to be seen, so we’ll have to continue to wonder how good he could be if he played consistent minutes.

But Redick’s time is coming and it looks like he’ll be ready. He has been written off by many people before having the chance to prove himself. Judging what he’s done when he’s had the chance it’s safe to say the Magic made a good choice in grabbing the sharp-shooter.

About the Author: JARROD RUDOLPH
Jarrod Rudolph has covered the NBA for HOOPSWORLD for two years, powering HOOPSWORLD.COM and HOOPSWORLD Magazine.
1 Comment | April 17, 2008 - 12:47 pm