Luke is in a battle for the starting spot in his new home with the Milwaukee Bucks (nothing new for Luke in that regard), and tonight made his case strongly. Give a starter's PT (36 minutes), Ridnour racked up 16 points (on 11 shots) and 12 assists. Most impressive was his team-leading 10 trips to the line. Making such aggressive play a regular feature of his game would be huge, as he has averaged less than 2 FT/game over the last couple years.
After only playing 18 and 16 minutes in the last couple games, fighting knee problems, Luke must have had an extra fire in his belly, and it really showed.
Ridnour’s presence gave the offense a bit of cohesiveness, something that has been lacking as the Bucks’ new players learn more about each other and the system of coach Scott Skiles.
“It felt good to get my knee back to where I can play a lot,” said Ridnour, acquired in a three-team, off-season trade that sent Mo Williams from Milwaukee to Cleveland. “It held up real well. My goal is to get everybody involved.”
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