Milwaukee Bucks: Player Power Rankings (Nov. 17-Nov. 23)

Nov 21, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) passes the ball away from Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier (10) in the second quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 21, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) passes the ball away from Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier (10) in the second quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /
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PG. Previous: 6th. Matthew Dellavedova. 5. team. 89. Turnovers. Turnovers. Turnovers. They are detrimental to any team, but especially when so many of them are coming at the point guard position. Although six of them came in the first quarter against the Magic, Delly finished the week tied for a team-high of nine turnovers. He did dish out 18 assists, but he needs to start bringing his turnover numbers down and his shooting numbers up. <p>Yet again, he finished the week well under his career average for 3P%, as he was 2/7 from deep (28.6%). To put into perspective his poor shooting, let’s look at what he’s done for attempts and percentages to this point in his career:</p> <div class=

Clearly this is not where he wants to be. His attempts per game are down and his percentage has dropped dramatically. Sure, he is generating assists at a high rate, but with more Point Giannis to come in the future, he should get more open looks and he should knock them down. Delly continues to find himself in the middle of the pack in these rankings each week, which is largely in part to his major role on the team, where he plays around 30 minutes per game.

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Matthew Dellavedova PG

Last week: 3 GP: 30.7 mins/5.7 pts/2.7 rebs/6.0 asts
Last rank: 6


Turnovers. Turnovers. Turnovers. They are detrimental to any team, but especially when so many of them are coming at the point guard position. Although six of them came in the first quarter against the Magic, Delly finished the week tied for a team-high of nine turnovers. He did dish out 18 assists, but he needs to start bringing his turnover numbers down and his shooting numbers up.

Yet again, he finished the week well under his career average for 3P%, as he was 2/7 from deep (28.6%). To put into perspective his poor shooting, let’s look at what he’s done for attempts and percentages to this point in his career:

Per Game Table
Season Age Tm MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P%
2013-14 23 CLE 17.7 1.7 4.1 .412 0.8 2.2 .368
2014-15 24 CLE 20.6 1.7 4.6 .362 1.0 2.5 .407
2015-16 25 CLE 24.6 2.7 6.7 .405 1.3 3.1 .410
2016-17 26 MIL 28.9 3.0 7.4 .406 0.8 2.7 .314

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 11/23/2016.

Clearly this is not where he wants to be. His attempts per game are down and his percentage has dropped dramatically. Sure, he is generating assists at a high rate, but with more Point Giannis to come in the future, he should get more open looks and he should knock them down. Delly continues to find himself in the middle of the pack in these rankings each week, which is largely in part to his major role on the team, where he plays around 30 minutes per game.