Welcome back yo: The big news so far out of this weekend is the victorious return of Michael Redd. There were whispers on Friday & Saturday of Redd's impending return, he was out of action since the November 27th contest against Oklahoma City. But we quelled some of our excitement, because you never really know until you actually see the player in the game. Yet, Michael Redd did indeed return for the December 12th home meeting versus the Oden-less Trailblazers. Redd came off the bench to spell Carlos Delphino in the first quarter, he immediately knocked down a jumper to give Milwaukee a 10-9 lead. The Bucks would not trail again in regulation. The Olympic Gold Medalist contributed 29 minutes, scored 11 points, grabbed 3 rebounds, and dished out a couple assists in a thrilling double overtime victory over Portland.
Winners Column: Another #22 got back on track Saturday as Ron Lewis & CEZ Nymburk (18-0) continued their winning ways in the Czech League with an 83-45 drubbing of Basketball Brno. Lewis matched his season high point total of 24 points & brought down four rebounds. Next up for Nymburk is a trip to Germany for a huge Eurocup game against Brose Baskets (Dec. 15th) Meanwhile in France, Brent Darby & Limoges moved to a league leading 10-2 after disposing of St Vallier by a score of 84-57. Darby chipped in 4 points & 4 assists in just 21 mins of play.
George Reese & Ken Johnson each picked up big wins with their respective clubs over the weekend as well. Reese's 16/11 double/double helped AZS Koszalin in an 84-74 victory over ISS Sportino. Kalev/Cramo defeated Rakvere in the Estonian League 91-87. Both of these wins moves Kozalin & Kalev/Cramo to the middle of their league standings, putting them on track for the playoffs.
Almost: Olympia Larissa fell to 2-5 in the Greek League following a narrow 74-70 loss to VAP Kolossos. The backcourt of Jamar Butler & Devin Green is still hooping out though, Butler had 12 points, 4 steals, and three assists in the loss, Green scored 25. Scoonie Penn & Virtus Bologna lost to NGC Cantu by a score of 72-63. Bologna now sits at 6th in the Italian League Standings. (final 8 makes the playoffs)
Erie still working out the kinks: The 'Microwave' Ivan Harris, is starting to heat up for his Erie Bayhawks. He has scored in double figures in two of his last three games, including a 14 point effort in the last game against Maine (116-90 L). But the problem so far is that Erie has not been able to collectively match the quality that they displayed last season. The result has been early season inconsistency, a win here, a loss there. Some of this was to be expected as this is mostly a new cast of guys. The most notable absence is undoubtedly Erik Daniels, one of the best players in all of the D-League last year, who is currently playing in Europe. Yet, things like excessive turnovers and bad rebounding should not be problems for a pro team that wants to make some noise. Lets hope Ivan & the guys can get it together.
Sunday Games:
EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Foster) vs Walter Tigers (German Bundesliga)
Memphis Grizzlies vs Miami Heat (NBA 6:00 pm)
Tulsa (Byron Mullens) vs Maine (NBA D-League 7:00 pm) - Watch on Futurecast
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