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Milwaukee Bucks : 5 Keys To Success In 2016-17

By Gary Gorski

Jan 29, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd calls a play with forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) in the fourth quarter during the game against the Miami Heat at BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Heat beat the Bucks 107-103. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 29, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd calls a play with forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) in the fourth quarter during the game against the Miami Heat at BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Heat beat the Bucks 107-103. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 3, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker (12) during the game against the Chicago Bulls at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Chicago won 102-98. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 3, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker (12) during the game against the Chicago Bulls at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Chicago won 102-98. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

The Youth Must Rise

The Milwaukee Bucks have to be encouraged by what they saw out of Jabari Parker this year. Parker started the year slow and Milwaukee was extremely careful with his minutes, but in the final few months of the season Parker finished by averaging 17.5 points per game with almost six rebounds per contest.

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One of Parker’s biggest strengths is his midrange game and if he can work to extend his range to the three-point line that would only help to create more space for himself, Middleton and of course Giannis to work on offense. The former No. 2 overall pick will need to take another leap forward this offseason as he did over the course of last year, but the combo of Parker and Antetokounmpo could be a dynamic duo for years to come in Milwaukee.

A second player the Bucks need to see development out of is 2015 selection Rashad Vaughn. Vaughn, a 19-year-old 6’6″ shooting guard out of UNLV, has the chops to be a scoring option. In just one season at UNLV Vaughn averaged 17.8 points per game with respectable shooting numbers.

However, one season in college is no comparison to the grind of daily life in the NBA and Vaughn did not fare well against the vaunted “rookie wall” but that’s certainly to be expected of a teenager in the NBA. Milwaukee ranked 22nd this season in three-point shooting solely on the sharpshooting of Jerryd Bayless and Khris Middleton — the only two Bucks to shoot better than the team average from downtown.

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