Ruben Patterson is on his way from Denver to Milwaukee. Denver gets Joe Smith in return. Not the sort of move that’s going to make any huge splashes or win anyone a title, but this quote from Bucks GM Lenny Harris makes it worth noting:
“We know that Ruben’s path through the NBA has been a difficult one at times, but we’re confident that he has learned from those experiences and that he’s ready to contribute to helping our team win,” Harris said. “We’re excited to bring him to Milwaukee.”
Oh, okay. It’s good to know we got all of that cleared up. The NBA might as well go ahead and come up with their own Lady Byng trophy to give the guy. They can call it the Laettner Byng.
Also, I wanted to point you in the direction of this little Ruben Patteron story, relayed in an Oregonian article, which I ran across over at SLAM.
Former Blazers forward Ruben Patterson once saw a new set of team-issued luggage sitting by the locker of Omar Cook, who had been signed to a 10-day contract. Patterson liked it so much that he ripped the tags off and took it.
Well, he did average 2.2 steals per-48 minutes last year. The man has quick hands. Actually, I feel like both Ruben Patteron and Joe Smith are underrated players. Both guys are pretty effective role players, when when you can get a big for a small (or medium, as it may be in this case), you should probably do it, although Denver does have a bit of a glut of big men now.
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Welcome to Milwaukee…Mr. Kobe Stopper.
August 11, 2006 at 3:10 am
tony
In fairness to Patterson, he *was* in Portland, so he probably figured that the team luggage came with 10-15 pounds of weed.
Lets not throw stones here, people.
August 11, 2006 at 11:31 am
Fredwilo
Actually, I think he is one of those guys that we should throw stones at. While in Seattle he also got arrested for exposing himself to, and propositioning his nanny. Can’t remember what he pleaded to, but he left town shortly after that.
August 11, 2006 at 12:33 pm
Fan's Attic
he plead to sexual assault or something and had to register as a sex offender in washington i believe. not to mention he was arrested for hitting his wife but she didn’t press charges. he also had his eye socket broken by zach randolph. he refused to fight back because he was on probation. that’s all i can remember off the top of my head. i’m sure there is more.
August 11, 2006 at 12:38 pm
tony
August 11, 2006 at 12:56 pm
tony
Hmmm… apparently the tag is accepted here. Hope that doesn’t mess up the formatting of the site! *laugh*
August 11, 2006 at 12:57 pm
tony
SARCASM TAG! SARCASM TAG! JEEZ, WORDPRESS, IT’S NOT EVEN A REAL TAG!!!
(ok, I’m done now.)
August 11, 2006 at 12:58 pm
Skowron
“See! See! He does like hockey. He’s talking about the Lady Byng trophy! He likes it! Boy I can’t wait until October; I’m sure he’s going to make a complete turnaround on his hockey coverage. The more the better, right?”
August 11, 2006 at 1:53 pm
Derrick
I usually find it a little racist that the “thug” word gets thrown around with black athletes but in Rueben’s case there just isn’t a better word. I’ll never forget the quotes out of the first Lakers camp where they said that the coaches had to put Kobe and him on the same team because Reuben kept elbowing Kobe and trying to take him out on drives. And they were on the same team. There’s a place for people like Rueben and it’s called jail or the Portland Trailblazers.
August 12, 2006 at 1:38 pm
Andy
I’m a little upset that the Pacers didn’t land Patterson, as they have a plethora of guards that can’t shoot, which Denver collects, and Patterson is a marginally talented forward who happens to be a severe head case, which Indiana collects. Jasikevicius for Patterson was a match made in heaven.
August 13, 2006 at 10:53 pm