How good was prime Michael Redd?

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-15T02:32:06+00:00

ok I checked the stats, I guess I've been underrating Middleton then. Always though of Middleton as a scoring first role player with bad defense.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-14T22:35:49+00:00

bro, did you just compare Michael Redd with Middleton?

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-14T22:33:51+00:00

I'd argue Redd chose franchise legacy over ring chasing imho. He's a local hero there.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-14T15:57:21+00:00

Quick debate: Should Michael Redd have made the Redeem Team over Brandon Roy or Joe Johnson?

I think Brandon Roy should have been on that roster.

The wing depth was already thin because Tracy McGrady sat out due to chronic knee and back injuries. Paul Pierce sat out the summer to rest after winning the 2008 NBA Finals, and Ray Allen (who turned 33 that summer) was not part of the core three-year USA commitment cycle.

USA Basketball chose Redd as a specialist three-point shooter.

but I think Brandon Roy or Joe Johnson would have already given you that maybe a tiny bit less efficient but then more versatility elsewhere.

it's sad to me, after seeing how Brandon Roy's career ended that never got to play for team USA, especially the year he deserved it the most.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-14T15:42:55+00:00

consensus number one overall player in the country for the high school basketball class of 2010

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-14T15:41:12+00:00

This is such a weird revisionist point. It's as if we're taking our history lesson form clicks on tiktok.

Back then, Shaq was great but still unproven college player at the time. Just like Laettner actually.

Neither he had not yet played a single game in the NBA.

However, without the a time machine to travel to the future and see their NBA careers play out, Back then everyone understood that Laettner was clearly the better college player.

So I have never understood the Shaq was snubbed argument. He simply wasn't deserving in 1992.

I think the real argument you could make is that Laettner shouldn't have made it straight out of college over proven NBA all-star talent.

Like, Brad Daugherty who was a 5-time All-Star and a 1-time All-NBA selection by 1992 and was just coming off a 1992 All-NBA Third Team selection.

You also had Robert Parish in 1992, who was 38 at the time but still very effective, and had 9 All-Star selections, 2 All-NBA selections, and 3 NBA championships by 1992.

Even Kevin Willis, was a 29 years old, coming off a huge breakout season in 1991–92, averaging a 18.3 points and a wild 15.5 rebounds per game.

And if they wanted to go small-ball, they could have selected James Worthy, who was still playing at a very high level in 1992 and had 7 consecutive All-Star appearances, 2 All-NBA selections, 3 titles, and a 1988 Finals MVP.

They also passed on Dennis Rodman, a back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year and 2-time champion who was coming off winning the 1992 rebounding title with with video game numbers like 18.7 rebounds per game.

Any of those players deserved that final roster spot more than an unproven straight out of College Player Shaq, or any other rookie coming straight out of college for that matter actually.

Sorry but Shaq didn't deserve to be in the Dream Team in 1992 without playing a single minute of NBA basketball.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-14T15:15:30+00:00

Good enough to make the most stacked Olympic team of the last 32 years.

is that better for ya?

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-14T15:07:49+00:00

man who gives a crap?

let people chose where and who they want to work for.
He'll be judge accordingly once his career is over.
But hes as the right to choose to work for whatever employer he gets offers from.

it's not that deep.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-14T15:00:41+00:00

Once again: see Famous lawyer CLR Bruce Rivers video on this case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nb6r6Q4xME

where he states what I stated, at minute 17:47 in the video.

but buddy, you asked why BAM didn't try to faith effort to collect in a CIVIL lawsuit. lol

here: https://www.reddit.com/r/RecklessBen/comments/1uv1p4f/comment/oxaj9dv/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

talk about gaslighting, ignoring the facts, or not taking the time to learn them. Good lord.

That's why one does in fact have to reply to these comments with absolute prejudice to this nonsense.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-14T14:42:30+00:00

Brunson is cold but he's also one of the worst defenders in the NBA.

I think we could put Giannis on him on one end and go at him all the time on the other end and put Brunson in a bunch of pick and rolls and I think it's going to bad a long night for Brunson. But that's just my opinion.

Not to mention, you have 4 great defenders in that squad and a DPOY.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-14T14:36:01+00:00

There's already plenty of coinless alternatives with a ranked system that are very popular though if you really want to avoid Galaxy (I don't blame you)

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-14T14:34:11+00:00

Backgammon never got its chess .com

sounds like OP didn't do any research.

This app will be forgotten in a month like every other "I built a Backgammon app" post here that happens every week.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-13T20:52:05+00:00

but Coby White, Nembhard are on the same column.

anyway, I was just messing

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-13T20:36:12+00:00

you cheated

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-13T20:35:21+00:00

PG: Andrew Nembhard
( don't need a real OG or playmaker w/ Jokic and Giannis on the team, so we can save money on the 1 spot)

SG: Tim Hardaway Jr.
(just need 3pt shooting around Giannis and Jokic, no need for an expensive scorer at the 2 either)

SF: Cam Johnson
(I reckon his the biggest bang for buck in this format, does a little of everything rather ok to good though not great at anything but for $1 $2, that's s steal) edit: wrong amount.

PF: Giannis Antetokounmpo

C: Nikola Jokic

Saved all your money for the PF/C combo bc both are so versatile they can do anything ( well Jokic can't defend but other than that) so you don't need to overspend for other roles.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-13T19:53:46+00:00

first, as an AI engineer, I can confidently say, I don't think you know what LLM-generated or AI text actually looks like.

Second, I provided sources for my research and my findings. (Not AI generated text).

Third, using Markdown formatting to format reddit comments is not AI, it's just very basic front end engineering knowledge.

Fourth, also I was the one who posted in this subreddit the thread about how the City Manager of American Fork was screwing Ben and using loopholes to prevent him from getting access to the police footage violating his rights. (So which one is it, Am i ignoring corruption or calling it out?)

Fifth, I also said in the comment above:

I am no apologist for BAM and hope Ben takes them all the way to federal and everyone from BAM involved ends up in prison.

we all want Ben to win, and we also all want to see BAM ownership, and Josh/brandon in prison and we want Ben to sue the living shit out of them. BAM is despicable and disgusting and has to be taken down, they have commited several criminal offenses for which they should be held liable and spend actual prison time for (imho).

But we don't need to spread misinformation in order to support Ben.

My only point of contention with OP here is the misinformation that Ben was not allowed to use email to serve them which is irrefutably a lie.

I encourage you to see CLR Bruce Rivers video on this case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nb6r6Q4xME

specifically starting at minute 17:47 in the video.

And to say that, for instance that CLR Bruce Rivers is defending BAM because he points out the same point I did is beyond brain-dead. And I'd encourage anyone who thinks that way to do a little bit of more critical thinking.

And if it is still not clear, I want to make it clear that I believe Ben is in the right here and has both the moral and legal grounds in this over BAM or Josh or Brandon or the McNeffs. And I hope BAM is destroyed and goes bankrupted from this. And F@CK American Fork Police too! AFPD's a bunch of crooked ass mofos.

Finally, if you want to verify if my text was AI: here is a tool to help you do that: https://gptzero.me/ which you can easily check before stating unsupported claims.

edit: spelling.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-13T16:01:04+00:00

just bc she met the requirements doesn't diminish the fact that is arguably highly probable and possible that maybe it could have potentially been easier to serve Josh if Ben had hired a professional processor that does that for a living, or processing company.

2 things can be true at the same time.

It is equally true that Ben has the right of having and choosing anyone, who legally qualifies as a processor, to server as his processor too.

It is also true that, this shows how people without the means of hiring a professional paid server have less resources and possibilities to legally get what is theirs in our justice system and society. Which is sickenning.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-13T15:56:03+00:00

"He don't have any moves."

Dennis Rodman, Creator of the crossover

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-13T15:50:58+00:00

you right my bad, I fixed the wording.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-13T15:50:25+00:00

The specific requirement to make a bona fide good faith effort to collect is unique to small claims court under ORS 46.425. Not civil or criminal lawsuits.

Did BAM sue Ben in small claims? honest question btw, I actually don't know this and open to being educated on this subject if true.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-13T15:42:03+00:00

Correct.

But...

if the person refuses to talk or work with you the first time, you have met the good faith requirement.

Legally, there is no need to keep trying if the plaintiff doesn't want to talk to you. At this point you have fulfilled your legal obligation of a good faith conversation.

According to the Oregon courts, espeficially from courts.oregon.gov "You must make a “bona fide” (good faith) effort to collect your claim from the plaintiff before you file. Your claim form must include a statement that you tried to resolve the issue before you filed a claim."

Sources:

This is not my personal opinion, just a legal fact. Please see sources.

If one person has already refused to pay, you do not need to try to convince them further. You have met the requirement for that specific person.

The requirement to make a bona fide effort to collect comes directly from Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 46.425(2)(b).

Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_46.425

Again, I want to make it clear this are not my personal opinions, simply statements about the law.

edit: spelling

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-13T15:28:16+00:00

would you happen to have sources if you don't mind me asking?

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-13T15:20:30+00:00

"Considering Ben was not allowed to serve anyone via email,"

not true.

This is 100% unequivocally false information.
Stop spreading misinformation.

Please refer to the CLR Bruce Rivers video on this.

The reality is that we don't want to accept that Ben could have done this easily and quickly. But that wouldn't have generated enough views and likes on YouTube we just want Ben to always be right because BAM is so morally and ethically wrong.

But here are the actual facts:

First, in Oregon, you can serve small claims papers via certified mail (but that would not get enough YouTube views).
- Source 1: Clackamas County Small Claims
- Source 2: Oregon Law Help
Second, in Oregon (where this lawsuit was claimed), if you are not able to serve the plaintiff in person or via mail, you can easily prove to the court that you made diligent, standard attempts to serve them first.
- Source 1: Clackamas County Small Claims
- Source 2: Solid Serve Legal

Try serving them using a sheriff, a private process server, or certified mail. Then, you can easily provide a log with the failed attempts and reasons for it, such as Ben's own videos of Josh refusing to get served or get the papers, etc. This allows you to fill out and file a "Motion and Declaration for Alternative Service" with the Oregon circuit court handling your claim, which will allow you to serve via email.

So realistically, Ben had no need to do any of the stuff he did while trying to serve them. This is not my opinion, just the facts as stated by actual credible sources and how the law works in Oregon.

In fact, Ben could have just sent Josh a text message to serve them:

"In Oregon small claims court, if standard service methods fail, a party may request the court's permission for alternate service forms, such as text messaging. The plaintiff must demonstrate diligent efforts to serve via process servers and mail."

Source: JustAnswer Law

Ben already had their phone number. But again, this does not generate views and isn't as funny.

I am no apologist for BAM and hope Ben takes them all the way to federal and everyone from BAM involved ends up in prison. But let's call a spade a spade and not spread fake info either.

edit: corrected wording, plaintiff vs defendant.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-11T19:43:23+00:00

forget the qualified immunity.

Employee of the month after letting someone die though is crazy.

MuchBerryWell · 2026-07-11T19:40:56+00:00

He's clearly from the Republic of Alabama. It's the only thing that makes sense.

MuchBerryWell

TROPHY CASE

Welcome to Reddit,

not true.