It was far from the best week the Milwaukee Bucks have had this season, but we’ll still take a look at our weekly player power rankings to see who the movers and shakers are this week.
Week in Review (0-3)
L: Milwaukee Bucks, 86 @ Toronto Raptors, 102
L: Boston Celtics, 112 @ Milwaukee Bucks, 108 OT
L: Milwaukee Bucks, 88 @ Utah Jazz, 104
Milwaukee Bucks Tweet of the Week
As shown in the record above, this was not a pretty week for the Bucks. The team struggled to get anything going on offense and without major scoring outbursts from Giannis Antetokounmpo, there isn’t much of a team identity. On top of that, the defense floundered.
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The tweet of the week is not one of a glorious dunk this time around, but a graph showing where the Milwaukee Bucks stand in terms of giving up three-point looks from the corner. As you can see, the team ranks dead-last in this category, and it has been even more of a factor in this recent skid (losses in nine of 10 games) by the Bucks.
Right now the Bucks find themselves right in the middle of the races between making the playoffs and sitting in the top portion of the lottery. As for which place you would rather be at the end of the season, that is solely personal preference. Hopefully the Bucks get back a healthy Khris Middleton soon to shoulder some offensive weight as well as help the defense get a little less lost on the perimeter.
Nonetheless, there is a lot of season left to go, so without further ado, let’s hop into this week’s edition of the player rankings.
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Rashad Vaughn SG
Last week: 1 GP: 30.0 mins/4.0 pts/6.0 rebs/1.0 asts
Last rank: 10
In one outing this week, Rashad Vaughn was rather pedestrian, struggling as a shooter, but then rising up to snag six rebounds. In addition, his two steals rounded out a solid performance. The most interesting thing about Mr. Showtime this week was that in his one game, he played 30 (!) minutes, a season-high. He might not be playing the greatest basketball, but he is just in his second season and is deserving at least the few opportunities he is getting now. This is not to say that Vaughn should be getting more minutes, but the occasional stretch of minutes might be nice, even if it is just to give Tony Snell a rest.
With Khris Middleton hopefully returning soon, Vaughn will likely get pushed to receiving zero minutes, but at least Vaughn is having a slightly better season than a year ago.
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5
Malcolm Brogdon G
Last week: 3 GP: 29.3 mins/8.3 pts/2.3 rebs/4.0 asts
Last rank: 4
Coming off the bench, Brogdon had a pretty average week. He shot the ball about as well as he has all season (40 percent both inside and outside) and was third on the team in assists. He turned the ball over six times, which wasn’t great, but still held a 2:1 assist-to-turnover ratio. He received the third-most minutes on the team as the trust Jason Kidd has in him continues to show through his time on the floor. The President has had a very good season, and weeks like this one are just things that are expected, although they are far better than most would have predicted at the beginning of the season.
As a rookie and a veteran (somehow) on the team, Brogdon can hopefully help to bridge the gap between both groups of players on the team to get the Bucks back to their winning ways.
Next: The Buck Stops Here Roundtable #9: Mid-Season Review
Check back next week for another edition of the Bucks’ player power rankings!