Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Win Over Miami Heat
By Ti Windisch
The Bench Big Situation
In a very unexpected development, Mirza Teletovic seems to have momentarily lost his spot in the rotation to Thon Maker. Teletovic was doing essentially what was expected when he signed in Milwaukee, but he caught a DNP – Coach’s Decision against Miami.
That’s especially noteworthy because it’s not like this was a close game that Jason Kidd decided to use his hottest lineup for. In the third quarter when Thon came in, it looked like a blowout win. Teletovic still didn’t see the floor.
It might not be anything more than a temporary thing, but with Michael Beasley playing like a Sixth Man of the Year candidate lately and Greg Monroe playing like one all season, it was always going to be tough to get minutes in Milwaukee’s frontcourt.
It’s been mostly in garbage time thus far, but Thon is shooting over 50 percent from deep and 60 percent from the field. Teletovic’s quick trigger can be devastating for the opposition when he’s on, but it can hurt the Bucks when he’s missing shots. Maybe Kidd intends on giving Thon a chance to show what he’s made of for real on the NBA level.