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Milwaukee Bucks Player of the Week (Nov 13. – Nov. 19)

By John Heffernon

Nov 19, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives to the basket against Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) in the first quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives to the basket against Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) in the first quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /
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Milwaukee Bucks Player of the Week Rankings

  1. ???
  2. Jabari Parker
  3. Matthew Dellavedova

Major Cat played in all three games this week and averaged 34.8 minutes, 20.7 points (on 44.8 percent shooting), 7.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.7 steals. He led the team in steals, was second in points and rebounds, and was third in assists.

This was Jabari Parker’s most well rounded week of the season. He has been the second best player on the Bucks so far in 2016-17 and he has done that by scoring the rock. But this week he made additional contributions that made his performances look even more impressive.

The biggest ancillary aspect of Parker’s game this week was rebounding. He has averaged 6.4 rebounds per game this season so being able to average 7.0 per game over the past three games was a real improvement.

Coming out of college everyone expected Parker to average over 20 points per game for his career. But many analysts also expected him to be an effective rebounder at the NBA level. He has been inconsistent in that department so far in his short career but if weeks like this become the norm then he will become more than just a shot maker.

The next biggest supplementary aspect of Parker’s game was defense. He was much more active on the defensive end than in weeks prior. It showed in the stats too. Parker led the Bucks in steals for the week, the first time he has done so all season. If he can play with consistent energy on D then his athleticism can be weaponized to cause a touch of havoc for opposing offenses.

That brings us to the meat of why Parker was the second best Buck this week and the second best Buck all season – he gets buckets.

Jabari can score from anywhere in a litany of ways. Once again, his most effective scoring location was the mid-range area. For the second week in a row Parker was ruthlessly efficient shooting midrange jumpers. He attempted 3.7 per game this week and connected on over 63 percent of them. Only 18 NBA players, including Jabari, made over 60 percent of their midrange shots while shooting a minimum of two per game in their past three games.

The scoring and rebounding Parker provided this week was pretty good. His ability to continue to do that throughout the season while maintaining some defensive effectiveness is going to be a key driver of the Milwaukee Bucks’ success this year.

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