Shooting Guard
Shooting guard is a really tough All-Time Team spot for the Milwaukee Bucks. Obviously Sidney Moncrief is an all-timer for the Bucks, and one of the best defensive guards the NBA has ever seen.
On the other hand, young Ray Allen was a truly incredible talent. It’s pretty hard to go wrong either way with this pick, even if Allen’s career with the Bucks was cut short by a tragically stupid trade made because George Karl can’t deal with star players.
Let’s compare their best Bucks seasons against each other and see if we can’t pick a winner for our All-Time Team starting five.
| Player | Season | Age | GS | MP | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen | 2000-01 | 25 | 82 | 38.2 | 16.0 | .480 | 5.7 | .433 | 4.8 | .888 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 22.0 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 1984-85 | 27 | 72 | 37.5 | 15.9 | .483 | 0.5 | .273 | 7.5 | .828 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 21.7 |
Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/12/2017.
This is tough. On the one hand, Squid is such a great defender. On the other, Allen’s spacing would give this Bucks team a huge boost, especially considering there are other players who aren’t so great at shooting the ball.
Moncrief moves the ball a little bit better too, but passing isn’t much of a concern with this team. I like Squid just a bit better as an all-around player, but we’re going to go with Ray here just because he would feast on open looks with this group.