Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Win Over Brooklyn Nets

Our Steady Dose Of Moose

We’re now a few games past our Greg Monroe-gate, where we all were wondering why his minutes suddenly shrunk or were nonexistent with little explanation.

Now back in the rotation playing as the backup big to Henson, Monroe has resumed to playing at the level he was playing at before we were inspecting his body language on the bench or counting how many head bobs he had casually dancing to the music in the arena (Okay, that might have been me.  Also, it was 17.)

In his 21 minutes, Monroe scored 13 points on 10 shots, giving the offense the boost they needed at various times.  He also added in seven rebounds as well, practically matching his season average at this point.

Continuing what he has done for the majority of the season, Monroe played with great energy on the defensive end, often disrupting routine passes with his active hands.  As a result, he finished with four steals, all coming in the first half, along with a blocked shot.

Sure, there have been better games from Monroe this season, or even since his benching/demotion/who knows? was lifted.  With that said, how he played Saturday was just a reminder of how much of a surprise his performance, primarily defensively, has been for much of the year so far.