Milwaukee Bucks: Player Grades From 109-97 Loss To Miami Heat

Coach. Milwaukee Bucks. JASON KIDD. D. With reports suggesting that Parker was benched as disciplinary action for sharing a relatively innocuous and personal detail of the previous night’s team meeting with the media, at what point are you risking general harmony in the locker room by reasserting who the alpha is? Part of what makes Parker a leader is his passion, his willingness to speak up and his desire to hold himself and others accountable. If he learns his lesson maybe he loses some of that edge in future, if he doesn’t could he end up holding on to a tinge of resentment? It’s a high stakes move on the coach’s part. <p>Kidd made the right call in going back to Dellavedova as the starter, although it would have eased his headaches considerably if Brogdon had performed even at an average level from the bench.</p> <p>As for dishing out DNPs to others, Plumlee certainly deserved to be rewarded for his best showing in months on the previous night against Orlando, while Mirza Teletovic can never really be expected to regain any kind of rhythm and confidence without some form of trust or consistent role.</p> <p>The Thon Maker experiment worked well, but it could have backfired horribly on a player the organization has been very vocal about taking things slow with.</p> <p>Overall, it was a night of weirdness that just created far more questions than answers. Kidd needs to compose himself and his team as the Bucks’ upcoming schedule could make for some uncomfortable realities.</p>