Milwaukee Bucks: Player Grades From 109-97 Loss To Miami Heat
By Adam McGee
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JABARI PARKER. B-. Certainly didn’t hide once he came into the game, even if he was unable to go into full on prove a point mode. Jabari isn’t used to coming into a game cold int the second quarter, so to try and make that adjustment and then hardly sit for the remainder of the game (he played 32 minutes total) certainly would have thrown him out of rhythm. Regardless, Parker did what he could. A stat line of 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists is nothing to be ashamed of, and the fact that he continues to dish to teammates is certainly encouraging.. F. Milwaukee Bucks
C. Milwaukee Bucks. GREG MONROE. C. Struggled early and certainly didn’t rebound as well as he can, but Monroe at least found a way to improve his coring a little as the game went on. Going 3-7 from the field for nine points is far from Moose’s best, but it’s a step forward compared to his previous no-shows.
Brogdon desperately struggled on his return to the bench, making only 1-10 field goals and managing only two assists. He’s had very few off nights this season, so the Bucks will just have to assume that was the case on this occasion. It becomes a case of wait and see to see how he looks when the bench returns to a more conventional Jabari Parker-less look on Monday.. G. Milwaukee Bucks. MALCOLM BROGDON. D
F. Milwaukee Bucks. MICHAEL BEASLEY. C. Much like against Orlando, Beasley’s role was relatively limited as in spite of any respectable offensive contribution, his time on the floor coincided with the team starting to bleed points. That certainly isn’t all on Beas’ defense, but some of the responsibility lies at his door.
D. It’s disappointing that after an impressive outing in Orlando, Vaughn failed to make anything of the minutes he was given at Jason Terry’s expense. Vaughn only has a steal and a missed field goal to show in terms of concrete box score contributions for his 11 minutes, but he’s probably lucky the box score can’t show some of his defensive lapses. It will be interesting to see if the opportunities continue for him.. G. Milwaukee Bucks. RASHAD VAUGHN