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RT9 - Question 5 - Impressed/Disappointed
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: January 30, 2017, 5:49 pm
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Which player(s) has impressed/disappointed you the most so far?
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Re: RT9 - Question 5 - Impressed/Disappointed
DIR By: adamcoffman
Date: January 30, 2017, 8:14 pm
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For impressed, I'll go with the obvious and say Giannis
Antetokounmpo. There was a lot of pressure on the Freak prior to
the season what with his new contract and Middleton's injury,
and he's risen above even the most optimistic expectations. He's
currently leading the team in just about every major stat you
can think of, and has become somewhat of a household name in NBA
circles (assuming the rest of the league can pronounce it by
now).
As far as who's disappointed me, Miles Plumlee immediately comes
to mind. Plums was dealt a tough hand to begin the year - he's
just not a $50 million type of player, and judging him on that
standard gets depressing fast. Money aside, he's been a definite
negative when he's on the floor, shooting just 44 percent and
posting a minus-15 net rating. Here's hoping he can recapture
the chemistry and effectiveness that made him so valuable the
latter half of last season.
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Re: RT9 - Question 5 - Impressed/Disappointed
DIR By: guest10
Date: January 30, 2017, 9:25 pm
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Greg Monroe has really impressed me this season. Before this
year I danced with the idea of shipping him away for whatever we
could get, but now my only concern is whether or not he
exercises his player option and stays through next year as well.
I didn't think he could ever be a capable defender, he proved me
wrong. I never thought he would improve his athleticism, he's
noticeably trimmer and smoother on the floor. I didn't think he
would accept a bench role, he did.
Most disappointing is Mirza Teletovic. I thought it was a very
savvy signing for a team that has struggled to make three's for
years, and I think he still might turn it around, but his
streakiness has really put the Bucks in tough spots. When he's
on, he kills it. When he's off, he makes me want to pull my hair
out. He's shooting a career low in FG% and his Offensive Box
Plus/Minus is one of the worst on the team. I think he can turn
it around.
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Re: RT9 - Question 5 - Impressed/Disappointed
DIR By: Rohan Katti
Date: January 31, 2017, 12:26 pm
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Jason Terry has really impressed me this season. When he was
originally signed, I thought it was a bad signing because there
were rumors that Ray Allen could possibly come back to the
Bucks. For someone who was supposed to only bet a veteran
presence, JET has really shown me otherwise this season.
Whenever Terry takes the court, he brings a lot of energy to the
team that starts to rub off on the other players. Hitting the
occasional three and doing his trademark celebration also helps
his case.
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Re: RT9 - Question 5 - Impressed/Disappointed
DIR By: heffernon
Date: January 31, 2017, 4:46 pm
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Greg Monroe has impressed me so much this year. He went from the
biggest free agent signing in Bucks history to the player Bucks
fans despised the most in a single season. His response? Get
significantly better on defense in ways that not only make his
stats look good but help his team, accept a role off of the
bench, continue to score efficiently and effectively, and be one
of the key facilitators on a bench unit that has been performing
above expectations all season.
Miles Plumlee is certainly the easy answer for the player who
has most disappointed me. He has zero confidence and has been
unable to conjure the solid play he showed at the end of last
season. He got payed a significant amount of money to rebound,
defend, set picks, and provide energy. He just isn't able to do
any of it at a high level. It is frustrating watching him and it
seems like there is very little hope that he'll be able to turn
it around.
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Re: RT9 - Question 5 - Impressed/Disappointed
DIR By: adammcgee
Date: January 31, 2017, 7:48 pm
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Greg Monroe has turned into exactly what the clichéd soundbite
of what the Bucks needed was heading into the summer where they
signed him. He's not just a guy they can throw it down low to
late in games to work for easy scoring opportunities, he's the
only player to show an ability to score in those scenarios of
late. He's also meshing much better with teammates, and showing
incredibly improved levels of defensive effort.
What Giannis has done is truly impressive, but I didn't
previously see this kind of improvement from Monroe as in play.
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Re: RT9 - Question 5 - Impressed/Disappointed
DIR By: JordanTreske
Date: January 31, 2017, 11:55 pm
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Apologies to Michael Beasley, whose addition I continue to eat
crow about every day (in a good way, I should say), I'd like to
shed some light on how well Tony Snell has played this year. He
obviously had big shoes to fill upon his arrival, but Snell has
been incredibly solid starting in the place of Khris Middleton
this season.
He's currently having his best shooting season since coming to
the league, averaging career highs in points per game (8.2),
three-point percentage (38.3 percent), true shooting percentage
(59.7 percent). Sure, all of this may be coming in a bigger role
than he was accustomed to prior to this year, but Snell has
adjusted well in taking on a bigger workload as well as a new
team.
With the backup 2-spot wide open for the foreseeable future
(sorry Rashad Vaughn), Snell has rightfully earned any interest
the team may have in re-signing him this coming offseason, which
seems like the safest bet in terms of players who could possibly
return next year.
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Re: RT9 - Question 5 - Impressed/Disappointed
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: February 2, 2017, 6:48 am
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There's no doubt that Giannis and Jabari have both taken an
impressive leap forward this season, but given Greg Monroe's
near-incompatibility with the Bucks style of play last season,
Moose deserves a ton of credit for embracing his role off the
bench and adapting his game to a point where he has become
seriously productive with the second unit, not only due to his
offensive efficiency, but because of a completely unexpected
impact on the defensive end. The turn-around has been
incredible, especially considering the thought that the Bucks
needed to trade him in order to salvage some value, whereas now
it's clearly in the team's best interests that he opts-in to the
last year of his deal. On the other hand, although they have
been victims of inconsistent minutes to a certain extent, for
plainly obvious reasons, I'd have to say that Miles Plumlee and
Rashad Vaughn have been the most disappointing Bucks so far this
season.
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