Milwaukee Bucks Player of the Week (Jan 1. – Jan 7.)
Milwaukee Bucks Player of the Week Rankings
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- Jabari Parker
Major Cat played in all three games this week and averaged 38.8 minutes, 19.7 points (on 46.7 percent shooting from the field), 4.7 rebounds, and 3.3 assists. He was second on the Bucks in points and tied for third in both rebounds and assists.
Jabari Parker’s biggest contribution in week 11, like always, was scoring. In his past three games he scored in a myriad of ways but none better than from the perimeter. Parker attempted 4.3 threes per game and made over 53 percent of them. In fact, Jabari was one of 19 NBA players to attempt at least four threes per game and make over 50 percent.
Once you move beyond the threes, the positives fall away pretty quickly. While shooting over 50 percent from three, Parker was only able to shoot 46.7 percent from the field. That isn’t embarrassing, but when your threes are falling at a high rate it shouldn’t be too difficult to hit 50 percent of your shots. Especially when you are a fantastic scorer in the paint like Jabari.
His rebounding was still pretty soft for a player playing almost 40 minutes a night at the forward position. Jabari really needs to work on helping his team on the boards. Sure, Giannis, Greg Monroe, and John Henson typically do most of the Bucks’ work in the rebounding department, but Parker needs to find a way to give his team more in that regard too.
The volume of assists Jabari provided wasn’t fantastic but relative to his career averages it was a nice passing week. Jabari produced solid passing numbers last week so for him to maintain that was nice to see. If he can keep it up it adds a dimension to his offensive game that makes him even more difficult to guard.
Week 11 wasn’t Jabari Parker’s best week. But he contributed in a number of ways and helped spread the floor for his teammates. He didn’t make many silly mistakes and helped the Bucks stay close in every game. For that, he deserves the third spot.