The Buck Stops Here Roundtable #8: Is Giannis an All-Star Lock?
By Tim Wray
In the latest edition of our staff roundtable series, we discuss whether Giannis is an All-Star lock, if Jabari’s defensive analytics are concerning, the current state of the center rotation and much more Milwaukee Bucks debate.
We’re already eight weeks into the NBA season and the Milwaukee Bucks sit 10th in the Eastern Conference with an 11-12 record, just half a game outside of a potential playoff berth. Tonight, the Bucks will look to get back to .500 as they host the Chicago Bulls in the BMO Harris Bradley Center at 7PM Central on TNT.
But before Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker light up national television for the first time this season, there’s no better way to review the first two months than getting the team at Behind The Buck Pass together to discuss all things Milwaukee Bucks basketball.
So that’s exactly what we did. This week I was lucky enough to be joined by site experts Adam McGee and Ti Windisch, and also by regular staff writers Lukas Harkins, Tom Pheister and Jordan Treske for the eighth instalment of ‘The Buck Stops Here’ roundtable.
Specifically, we assessed Giannis Antetokounmpo’s chances of earning his first All-Star nomination (Which would make him the first Bucks All-Star game representative since Michael Redd in 2004) and whether he deserves to be voted as an Eastern Conference starter.
The focus then shifted to Jabari Parker’s performance this season, where we reflected on the heavily debated concerns about his poor defensive analytics and if this should affect his future with the Bucks.
Subsequently, we attempted to breakdown Milwaukee’s $42 million problem at the center position, identifying the good, the bad and the ugly of the situation moving forward. Looking at the rest of the Bucks roster, we then named our most impressive/disappointing players through the first eight weeks of the season.
Following up from the previous roundtable, we finished with the opportunity to re-evaluate any of our pre-season expectations for the Bucks, given their 11-12 start.
Read on to hear all of our answers!