Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Taking it slow and steady with Jabari Parker

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as Jabari Parker continues to progress in his ongoing comeback from his second ACL injury, with a plan in place for him to increase his workload in what’s left of the season.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we check in on Jabari Parker’s progress following his best performance since returning nearly a month ago, the latest on the construction of the team’s new arena, the desire for Giannis Antetokounmpo to be an even bigger focal point in crunch time and more.

Despite the Bucks’ gut-wrenching defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday afternoon, Parker’s performance stood as a shining positive based on his play and his increasing confidence to do what he does best when the ball swings his way.

Of course, considering how that game shook out, it brought up the possibility of whether interim head coach Joe Prunty would entertain exceeding Parker beyond his minutes restriction for a case-by-case basis such as that one, which has increasingly been lifted the further Parker has progressed in his comeback.

For all your Bucks and Wisconsin Herd needs, keep on coming by here to Behind the Buck Pass to get the latest coverage, analysis and postgame reactions that relates to both teams and the organization as a whole.

Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 2/26/18

Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways from 123-121 loss to New Orleans Pelicans (read here): Adam McGee recapped the Bucks’ heartbreaking overtime loss to the New Orleans Pelicans from Sunday afternoon.

Milwaukee Bucks: Grades from 123-121 loss to New Orleans Pelicans (read here): I handed out grades in the Bucks’ defeat to the Pelicans, taking a look at individual performances, interim head coach Joe Prunty and what the Pelicans had to offer as well.

Wisconsin Herd unable to outduel Raptors 905, lose 129-119 (read here): I also recapped the Wisconsin Herd’s losing effort to the reigning G League champions, the Raptors 905, from Sunday evening.

Win in 6 Podcast #188: Overtime ups and downs (read here): Adam and I convened for the first Win in 6 of the week, taking a look at the Bucks’ return from the All-Star break, going over their play in crunch time in back-to-back overtime games as well as the season overall and much more.

Best of Bucks Across The Internet From 2/26/18

Bucks forward Jabari Parker hopes his progress will earn him crunch-time minutes (read here): The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Matt Velazquez wrote on the steady, gradual progress Jabari Parker has made since returning to action nearly a month ago and the plan interim head coach Joe Prunty and his staff have in place to ramp up the fourth-year forward’s minutes workload.

Milwaukee Bucks arena: Breakneck pace reaching final stages; major decisions to come (read here): Also of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, James B. Nelson gave another update on the progress being made on the team’s new arena. the latest on the pursuit to secure the naming rights for the facility and more.

Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo needs the crunch-time possessions (read here): Josh Cornelissen over at Hoops Habit examined the clutch time success of Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and concluded how he should be a bigger focal point in the team’s crunch time possessions, a relevant topic after their loss to the New Orleans Pelicans Sunday afternoon.

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That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.