Milwaukee Bucks 2014-15 Season Review: Michael Carter-Williams

Apr 13, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Michael Carter-Williams (5) protects the ball as he drives past Philadelphia 76ers forward Robert Covington (33) during the first quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Weaknesses

As a point guard, there are some skills that are essential, especially in today’s pace and space era.

It’s somewhat admirable that Carter-Williams became more of a productive offensive player since coming to Milwaukee and while he has shown signs of improvement, he’s still a liability everywhere on the floor besides around the basket.

It’s been well documented that his shot has been a problem in his young career and it’s definitely something fans braced for when he arrived to the team.

While he did pare down his three point shooting since coming from Philadelphia (he was 4 for 28 from beyond the arc, 14 percent in Milwaukee), to rely on Carter-Williams shooting efficiently besides around the hoop was virtually improbable.

Probably the most frustrating thing when it came to Carter-Williams play as a Buck was the notion he’d be a better distributor than his predecessor.

Now certain factors came into play like the bench losing its effectiveness in the second half of the season and adjusting to a new team mid-season, but for the most part, Carter-Williams tended to rely on his score first mentality from his Philly days with mixed success.

And that mentality affected his turnover ratio as well.

While he did limit his turnovers in his change of scenery (going from 4.2 turnovers per game in Philly to 3.2 per game in Milwaukee), it was commonplace to see Carter-Williams back down in the post repeatedly and have the ball getting stripped by the defender or dribble off his foot to go out of bounds.

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