Milwaukee Bucks: 5 musts for D.J. Wilson in crucial season

Dunk everything!

If D.J. Wilson wants to know how he should play this upcoming season, he should watch footage of Tyson Chandler’s 2012 campaign. Along with winning that season’s Defensive Player of the Year Award, Chandler also shot a career-best 67.9 percent from the field.

The primary reason Chandler shot so well from the field is that head coach Mike Woodson didn’t draw up a single play for him the entire year. Instead, Chandler’s opportunities came when Carmelo Anthony or Jeremy Lin threw a lob for him at the rim as a result of a double team or a poor defensive rotation by the other team. His other shot attempts came as a result of offensive rebounds.

The common denominator in Chandler’s attempts that year was his effort to tear the rim down every time he touched the ball. There were no finger rolls, no step-back jump shots, not even a nice up and under followed by a bank shot. Tyson Chandler tried to dunk the ball every time he touched it in 2012 and D.J. Wilson should do the same thing. Entering his fourth season, no one in NBA circles is raving about his vast offensive repertoire. His identity is already established; now it’s time for him to embrace it.

A big part of getting playing time is for the head coach to know what to expect once he puts a player in a game. If Budenholzer can expect D.J. Wilson to attack the rim like a grown man, his minutes will certainly increase.