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RT7 - Question 3 - Surprise Contributors
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: October 23, 2016, 3:11 am
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Either as starters or off the bench, which player or players do
you expect to surprise this season by being more important than
anticipated?
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Re: RT7 - Question 3 - Surprise Contributors
DIR By: Rohan Katti
Date: October 23, 2016, 4:20 pm
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Michael Beasley is a guy who I think can outperform his
expectation. However, he is not expected to do very much so that
is an easy thing to say. Watching Beasley in the Bucks preseason
games, I saw Beasley take and make good shots, and I saw take a
miss horrible shots. There were many instances where he could
have passed the ball to a wide-open shooter, but he decided to
take on a double team and miss the shot. That being said, If
Beasley can provide a scoring punch off the bench and reduce his
ball-hogging antics, I think he could find himself getting more
minutes.
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Re: RT7 - Question 3 - Surprise Contributors
DIR By: JordanTreske
Date: October 23, 2016, 4:44 pm
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Admittedly, it's hard to just pick one because I think there are
more than a few to choose from. Players like Delly and
Teletovic were already important after they were signed in the
summer, but that's been turned up a notch in the wake of
Middleton's injury (yells MONTIEJUNAS to the heavens and shakes
fist in the air). Same goes for the recently acquired Tony
Snell, who will be slotted into the starting lineup once the
season gets underway, according to Jason Kidd.
If I had to go with one though, I'm going with Malcolm Brogdon.
I've been trying not to make the same mistake we all made last
year with Rashad "he's going to be in this league for a long
time" Vaughn with Brogdon coming into this year. However, the
trade of Michael Carter-Williams has changed that for me since
it's made Brogdon much more important playing as the team's
backup point guard.
It's an incredibly small sample size, but Brogdon's poise as a
playmaker has been a pleasant surprise in the early glimpses
we've seen of him in a Bucks uniform. With the Bucks needing
Delly around both Giannis and Jabari (seriously, all of his
minutes should be with either one or both of them), getting
quality backup point guard minutes is key for them and I think
Brogdon is quickly showing that he's qualified to handle that
challenge.
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Re: RT7 - Question 3 - Surprise Contributors
DIR By: LukasHarkins
Date: October 23, 2016, 7:38 pm
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Although it might seem surprising given my love for Malcolm
Brogdon, but I'm going to say Rashad Vaughn. With Middleton out,
he is going to see even more minutes than he played last season.
He might not be a great player, but he has incredibly low
expectations going into this season. He seems to be so disliked
across the Bucks' fanbase that it is hard to find anyone who is
excited to see Vaughn play.
He is still just 20-years-old, and maybe he will be more
accustomed to the NBA game this time around, especially
considered how hard he hit the rookie wall a year ago. Even
looking competent for 15-20 minutes per game would be progress,
and I think he can achieve this. Sitting behind Delly, Snell,
Brogdon, and Terry will give him plenty of competition and
should bring out the best in him.
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Re: RT7 - Question 3 - Surprise Contributors
DIR By: @BucksPhanTom
Date: October 23, 2016, 11:18 pm
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I am so very tempted to say it will be Thon Maker. So very, very
tempted. And I do think he will have a role to play. But I think
that the Buck whose contributions will outstrip expectations by
the most is going to be Mirza Teletovic. He came in with the
reputation of a gunner, and he did not disappoint on that front.
But he also showed the ability to drive the ball, and he really
competed both defensively and on the boards.
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Re: RT7 - Question 3 - Surprise Contributors
DIR By: adammcgee
Date: October 24, 2016, 4:07 pm
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I'm with Tom on this, but I'm going to give into temptation.
Thankfully both the team and the fanbase seem to have settled in
at a place where expectations are incredibly low for Thon this
season, and that's the only way to approach it. With that low
bar, I think he'll impress with how he can be a defensive focal
point in the second unit and maybe knock down some mid-range
jumpers too.
The other player I'd mention is Jason Terry. I have a lot of
confidence in Jet to continue making shots this season and to be
something of an unofficial spokesman for the team both on the
court and in the locker room. When J-Kidd chimes in with his
canned answers about basketball players and jerseys, I think
we'll be able to rely on Jet to tell us what's really happening,
just as the Bucks will be able to rely on his impact off the
bench.
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Re: RT7 - Question 3 - Surprise Contributors
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: October 25, 2016, 5:56 am
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This was tough. I want to say Dellavedova and Teletovic, but
just from small glimpses during the pre-season, you can already
see that they're going to make significant contributions to the
Bucks this season, especially from behind the three-point line.
Similarly, I'm tempted to name Brogdon because I think he's
going to improve as the season rolls on and become a valuable
piece of the rotation, particularly as a relief play-maker and
perimeter defender. However, truly embracing the 'surprise'
element of the question, I'm going to go with Snell.
I can't speak for all Bucks fans, but I think I'm fairly safe in
assuming that Snell has little to no expectations on his
shoulders heading into the season, despite being the likely
starter at shooting guard on opening night. Now, I'm not saying
that he's going to replace Khris Middleton's output, but I do
think (hope) he's a fair chance of providing decent on-ball
defense and solid three-point shooting in what should be
career-high minutes for him this season. Like Middleton, Snell's
biggest strengths are the Bucks most prevalent weaknesses, so if
he can take advantage of this change of scenery and fill the
low-usage, 3-and-D role that he's been brought in to play, I
believe Snell could really surprise us all.
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