Redick arrested on DUI charges (Another Duke athlete!)

News 14 Carolina ^ | June 13, 2006 | News 14 Carolina Web Staff

[TommyDale]

DURHAM -- Duke All-American basketball player J.J. Redick was arrested Monday night on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Officers had a license checkpoint station set up in Durham Monday night at South LaSalle Street and Kangaroo Drive, near Duke Manor.

Shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday, officers said a 2005 Toyota SUV approached the checkpoint and then the driver made an illegal U-turn away from the checkpoint.

A police officer followed the Toyota, which then turned into the parking lot of the Belmont Apartments on McQueen Drive.

The driver that got out of the vehicle was J.J. Redick. Redick blew a .11 BAC after he parked his vehicle, and officers then charged him with a DUI and unsafe movement of a vehicle for the illegal U-turn.

There were several passengers in Redick's car, but their names are not known at this time.

Redick has been released on a $1,000 cash bond.

[Locomotive Breath]

I am, in fact, a Doctor of Philosophy. We still haven't found the cure.

[FearlessFreep]

You won't find a cure. You either like the Heels or you don't.

[Locomotive Breath]

Actually, I'm finding that it was snotty Dean Smith that I disliked. Roy Williams is OK.

[FearlessFreep]

That's understanable. He is the only coach k has a losing record against.

[Locomotive Breath]

Thats OK - soon K will wipe Smith completely out of the record books. Roy's got a long way to go before he equals K's record in any way shape or form.

[FearlessFreep]

Thats OK - soon K will wipe Smith completely out of the record books. Roy's got a long way to go before he equals K's record in any way shape or form

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Only because Smith retired. You being a Philosopher should know that will never happen. Unles you are a Doctor of the Philosophy "When monkies fly out of my ass."

[Locomotive Breath]

K could retire at the same age as Smith and by then he will have wiped Smith out of the record books. Anything after is just icing on the cake. Crybaby Smith retired because he couldn't stand being the only big dog in the neighborhood.

And talk about low rent. Smith retired in October so that UNC had no choice but to hire Gutt. He's older than Smith and clearly a short timer so he does no recruiting and then himself retires leaving the cupboard bare. Matt D. comes in and has nothing to work with. All due to Deano.

[Locomotive Breath]

he couldn't stand not being

[GoDuke]

K3, Dean2, Roy1.

[Perdogg]

Roy Williams is 493-124, He's averaging a 27-7 record each year. It will take Roy only 15 more seasons to get to 900 wins. The class he's getting next year, he should get at least 2 more national championships.

School	Year	Record	Postseason
Kansas	1988-89	19-12	(Probation)
Kansas	1989-90	30-5	2nd round
Kansas	1990-91	27-8	National Runner-Up
Kansas	1991-92	27-5	2nd round
Kansas	1992-93	29-7	Final Four
Kansas	1993-94	27-8	Sweet 16
Kansas	1994-95	25-6	Sweet 16
Kansas	1995-96	29-5	Elite 8
Kansas	1996-97	34-2	Sweet 16
Kansas	1997-98	35-4	2nd round
Kansas	1998-99	23-10	2nd round
Kansas	1999-2000	24-10	2nd round
Kansas	2000-01	26-7	Sweet 16
Kansas	2001-02	33-4	Final Four
Kansas	2002-03	30-8	National Runner-Up
UNC	2003-04	19-11	2nd round
UNC	2004-05	33-4	National Champs
UNC	2005-06	23-8	2nd round

[Locomotive Breath]

Depends if seven of the top players bail out on him as soon as they get the chance.

c.f.

2004-2005 33-4 National Champs
2005-2006 23-8 2nd Round

[Perdogg]

What happened was there was a party of five and 30 shots. JJ took all of the shots.

[Perdogg]

I am from Durham and I didn't realize Durham was a party town on Monday nights!

[L.N. Smithee]

There is lots of difference between a good college player, and an NBA player. I don't see where this guy is NBA material, certainly not good enough to come out early...I'd say that he might play Italian pro ball next year?

Nonsense. No Naismith Award winner has ever failed to make the NBA out of the draft, not even NBA underperformers like Butch Lee (1974) or Jay Williams, whose career was cut short by a motorcycle accident. Either on the floor or on the bench, J.J. Redick will be in an NBA uniform at tipoff opening day next season (barring injury).

BTW -- Before you point out that Williams is a Dukie, take a look at the NBA quality players out of Durham lately: Elton Brand, Luol Deng, Corey Maggette, Carlos Boozer. Dunleavy Jr. of my Warriors ain't in that class, but he has his moments.

[VaFarmer]

I'm with you. Redick is plenty good enough to plan on playing at the next level. Besides, he is a Duke grad with good job prospects without basketball.

Besides again, his family does plenty well enough to afford an SUV for a graduation present if they want to buy one for him.

That's not to say he doesn't have bunch of lessons to learn, growing up to do, etc....

We'll see how he makes it in the drug and sex pits of the NBA cities.

[Locomotive Breath]

Besides, he is a Duke grad with good job prospects without basketball.

What a concept! He went to college and got - wait for it - drum roll please - yes, that's right - he got an EDUCATION!

[Neverforget01]

Coach K came out and made a statement supporting the fine character of Redick. Guess he didn't have any noise violations or didn't use anyone else's meal card. The double standard here is mind boggling.

Any parent should think twice before sending an athlete to Duke. Duke chooses to abandon some athletes but not others? Imagine if your kid got in a fist fight with a local? The PC Durham police and the Duke admin would suspend first then have race sensitivity courses for months. Yuck

[Locomotive Breath]

Revenue from the basketball team supports almost every other sport. It's the cash cow and it's constantly in the public eye. It, in fact, must operate under different rules.

Note that when the lax players had violations no public statement was necessary because no one cared and trumpeted it all over the media. Even absent the lax issue, JJR's violation would have been front page news requiring a response from the coach.

[RecallMoran]

Gosh, LB you can read my mind and post what I would have posted. Downright amazing. You're especially right about Dean Smith, even hearing the name annoys me. I can't get the animosity toward Carolina worked up like I used to when Smith was there.

Mr. Recall Moran said CGM is manic depressive/bi-polar (which I surmised on some thread long ago). Have you seen that in the news? He's left for Pittsburgh and I can't find it. He told me in my "stayed up all night with coughing toddler" stupor.

[Locomotive Breath]

Well, facts is facts. No excess mental powers required.

I know I, at least, made some remark very early on (March?) about the pills listed on the search warrant as being found in the bathroom as being "bipolar pills" or something to that effect. The search function here stinks and I don't have the patience to hunt back for it.

I'm sure I wasn't the first to suggest something like that.