Redick

...and it's about time! JJ Redick has contributed double digit outings in three out of the past four games and there is certainly more to come. At Duke JJ was a big time star with big time swagger. You could hear people talk about how cocky the he was and why wouldn't he be? Hell, he won almost every collegiate award possible. But then once it came to the NBA he could barely make it off of the bench. I have even been to games where the crowd would chant his name during garbage time and the coaches would still be reluctant to put him in (DAMN YOU BRIAN HILL!!). Then the times when his number was actually called he looked like a frightened little kid who was too scared to miss a shot or make a turnover. It seemed as though he was thinking too much and had lost the confidence that made him the player we all were anticipating. But that was then and this is now. JJ has the full support of coach Stan Van Gundy and is finally playing with type of swagger he did at Duke. Where he once thought about whether or not taking a shot he is now launching it without hesitation. But that is one thing because anyone who knows a lick about basketball knew he could shoot. But this is the new JJ

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The Orlando Magic figure to eventually trade J.J. Redick, who has played in only three games this season. Although he was seen as an offensive juggernaut when he was drafted in the first round in 2006, he seems destined to ride the pine because of coach Stan Van Gundy's defensive philosophy. The Magic's signing of former Seattle SuperSonics superstar Rashard Lewis in the off-season, and hiring of Van Gundy, all but sealed

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