Entering Monday, the Milwaukee Bucks hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, which is probably a bit of an overachievement for this team.
Well, you probably want to hop off that Milwaukee playoff bandwagon as well as your betting patterns on them at WagerWeb.com as the Bucks’ best player, shooting guard Michael Redd, is done for the season.
Redd, who was part of the U.S. Olympic team, tore his ACL and MCL on Saturday night against Sacramento. Redd, who missed 14 games earlier this season with an ankle injury, was averaging 21.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 36.4 minutes per game but had improved his scoring average in January to 25.0 points on 51.3 percent shooting before Saturday.
“We’re about to find out what we’re made of,” coach Scott Skiles said.
And the team begins to learn what it is made of Monday night against the surging Timberwolves. Milwaukee is a 4-point favorite on WagerWeb.com.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Ramon Sessions and Luke Ridnour often played well together during Redd’s earlier absence and that combination will be seen again. Rookie forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute will defend some of the high-scoring shooting guards in the league. Redd’s injury might mean more playing time for Tyronn Lue and maybe even Damon Jones. All those guys combined aren’t Michael Redd.
Bucks General Manager John Hammond says he has no plans to bring in another player at the moment, but it’s an option. A trade is possible, too, but the Bucks have nothing in the works. There had been some rumors that Redd himself was on the block, possibly to Cleveland.
The Bucks went 5-9 without Redd in November. Charlie Bell filled in at the time, but he’s been out since Jan. 19 with a bad ankle. Meanwhile, the Bucks hope center Andrew Bogut can return tonight when they host Minnesota. Bogut has missed six games with back spasms.
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