Bucks @ Thunder 7pm

If you look at the stat sheet it appears OKC beat them in most categories including rebounds, points in the paint, assists, and 3pt shooting.  

Also agree that you cannot play Forbes and Augustin if they aren’t hitting their shots.

I still believe the Bucks need to make a trade to get another guard or swing man that can make shots and defend but it would likely mean getting rid of Lopez.

PER is a good advanced stat that captures overall contributions. We've talked about it before in the chat, but here's the rough categories for scores each year. It's not perfect (I think it is too friendly to players who put up big counting stats on bad teams), but it's as good a metric as any.

The Bucks have 4 guys above 20.0 this year and 4 of the top 40 players in the league. Giannis is #3 at 28.2. Middleton and Portis are #37 and #38 right at about 21.0 and Holiday is #44 at 20.0. League average is 15.0 and the Bucks next highest player is Lopez at 13.7. It accurately captures that the Bucks have 4 guys playing at All-Star levels and only two other guys that are at least solid rotation players (Lopez and DDV).  Lopez and DDV could be better, obviously, but what this shows is that it's the Augustin, Craig, and Forbes minutes that are killing them. DJ Wilson can't even get to 9.0 even when almost all his minutes are against fellow scrubs.

Right now, the Bucks have 4 guys in the top 40 in the league.

Top 50 players this year

http://insider.espn.com/nba/hollinger/statistics