Milwaukee Bucks: Player Power Rankings (Jan. 5-Jan. 11)
Despite going 1-2 during this past week, the Milwaukee Bucks came out of San Antonio with a big win to move the record back up over .500.
Week in Review (1-2)
L: New York Knicks, 116 @ Milwaukee Bucks, 111
L: Washington Wizards, 107 @ Milwaukee Bucks, 101
W: Milwaukee Bucks, 109 @ San Antonio Spurs, 107
Milwaukee Bucks Tweet of the Week:
This calls for a high-five, @Bucks fans! pic.twitter.com/G75OueEC1D
— Bally Sports Wisconsin (@BallySportWI) January 11, 2017
Oh, what a wonderful feeling it is when the two of you combine for 45 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, three steals, and four blocks in a win.
Entering the season, it is hard to believe that Bucks’ fans would see Malcolm Brogdon and Michael Beasley carry the Bucks to a victory over the 30-7 (now 30-8) Spurs on the road. Well, there was quite a bit of help from Jabari Parker and Greg Monroe, but a win nonetheless.
It is also hard to believe that the Bucks are capable of beating one of the best teams in the league without Giannis for the majority of the game (he only played nine minutes).
Looking just at the record, this wasn’t a great week for the Bucks, and that’s mostly true. Yet, there were several positives. First off, Malcolm Brogdon is definitely ready to be the starter at point guard. He showed a lot of flashes off the bench and played huge minutes down the stretch of games, but as the sample size for his starts continues, his production just keeps going up.
And, along the same lines of Brogdon as the starter, Delly seems to be comfortable with his new role coming off the bench. Oh, and another positive out of this is that Delly is healthy again, adding more depth to the guard position.
Speaking of depth at the guard position, rumor has it that some guy named Khris Middleton could be joining the team sometime after the All-Star break. I’ve also heard he’s a pretty good player that will get plenty of minutes.
Still, the minor (albeit major for the sake of this week) negative from this week was the sickness of Giannis Antetokounmpo. Sure, we cannot expect the Greek Freak to play all 82 games, but it does hurt when he is not on the floor, even if the team went 1-1 while he only played nine minutes.
Without any further ado, let’s take a look at this week’s Milwaukee Bucks Player Power Rankings! (Please note that these rankings are based on the play of last week alone, and due to the injury to Giannis, this is his first week not coming in at #1).