Milwaukee Bucks Player of the Week (Nov 27. – Dec 3.)
Milwaukee Bucks Player of the Week Rankings
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- John Henson
- Greg Monroe
Hook played in all four games this week and averaged 25.2 minutes, 14.8 points (on 55.0 percent shooting), 7.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 3 blocks. He was tied for first on the team in blocks, was second in rebounds, and third in points.
The Milwaukee Bucks have a lot of money invested in their centers. This week it paid the team dividends and John Henson was a major reason why.
This was easily the best week of the young season for Henson. The 25 year old started all four games while providing a net rating of +13.8 and a plus/minus of +7.5, both top five on the team for week six.
When you talk about Henson it always starts with the defense. Only five NBA players, including Henson, averaged at least 3.0 blocks per game in their past four games. Henson is an elite rim protector and when he is in the game opposing offenses often have a difficult time manufacturing good looks at the rim.
Like Greg Monroe before him, shooting efficiency was also a major positive for Hook. Henson averaged 55 percent shooting on exactly 10 attempts per contest. But, again like Moose, free throws were the real highlight. Henson attempted 4.5 attempts per game, the third most on the Bucks, and made over 83 percent of his attempts.
Scoring-wise, this is arguably the best four game stretch of John’s NBA career. His career per game averages of 7.8 points on 53 percent shooting and 2.1 free throw attempts at 56 percent shooting were all bested this week.
Finally, the last notable contribution Daddy Long Legs provided was his rebounding. He tied for the team lead with 2.5 offensive rebounds per game and was second on the team with total boards. This was the first time all season he has been in the top two on the Bucks in rebounds per game for a week.
For five straight weeks John Henson was a dormant mountain of a man giving the Bucks little in-game production. Week six changed the course of his season and energized the Bucks as a team on the rise. If he can continue playing this well then good things are in store for Milwaukee and the all important win column.