MCW: The Answer?

Michael Carter-Williams has done nothing but improve since landing in Milwaukee. The second year guard out of Syracuse has never been coveted as a great shooter percentage wise, but this may just be the product of a poor surrounding cast. This year before the Milwaukee/Suns/76ers 3 team trade MCW started 38 games and shot 38% from the field. Since landing in Milwaukee, he has improved that to 43%, a considerable bump followed by the change of scenery and improved roster. MCW is only 23 and not too shabby at 14.6 points per game, 6.7 boards per game, and 5.3 dimes a game in his Sophomore NBA year. Not only that, but with this up and coming Milwaukee team Carter-Williams isn't asked to do it all while learning under one of the best true point guards the league has ever seen. Jason Kidd was a triple-double machine who has got ahold of some pretty promising talent who has proven he can do it all night in and night out.


This may be just what the young buck needs to propel himself into an upper class of fellow point guards. With the pressure of carrying a bottom level team off his back and the shadow of former Buck and All Star snub Brandon Knight getting smaller and smaller, Carter-Williams has found his groove in the current defense first Milwaukee scheme. With his length and athleticism he plugs right in alongside lengthy young players Antetokounmpo, Parker, and Henson. Now that Milwaukee has set its scope on long term success with more focus on the development of this new core group, you can see MCW's confidence build with each late-game minute. Whether it's playing tight, fundamental defense, finding an open teammate, or driving late game on former MVP Derrick Rose, Bucks fans everywhere should feel excited about what he brings and will continue to bring to the table for years to come. Watching any of the highlights in the previous playoff games against the Bulls is nothing but encouraging, in each game he plays Carter-Williams and the Bucks seem to grow in confidence and that kind of edge a title contending team needs. Not saying the Bucks will make a run for a title in this years playoffs, but they have made it quite clear with their new slogan (Own the Future) and their play as of late that they will be a force with maturity, experience, and time. The Eastern Conference seems to have gained a new threat down the road with an up and coming Bucks defense and the development of a future gem at point guard.