The Milwaukee Bucks are in desperate need of more production from Rodney Hood.
Back in 2020, a documentary was released about the most dominant basketball team of the 1990s – “The Last Dance.” In one of the early episodes, Michael Jordan is fuming while talking to reporters after the Chicago Bulls lost yet another road game early in the 1998 season. “We got killed on the glass tonight,” Jordan can be heard saying.
Everyone knew this was a subliminal message to Dennis Rodman. During the team’s last two championship runs, the power forward with dyed hair had led the league in rebounding and been a force on defense.
After Jordan called him out, Rodman returned to form and lived up to his nickname “The Worm.” He once again led the league in rebounding and the Bulls ultimately won another championship that season.
Rodney Hood is getting little to no playing time for the Milwaukee Bucks. He is too talented of a player to be satisfied with that reality.
Rodney Hood’s situation in Milwaukee isn’t nearly as dramatic, yet the comparison is a fair one. No matter how talented the superstar player is, basketball is a team sport and everyone must contribute for the team to be successful.
LeBron James is currently playing the best basketball we’ve ever seen from a 37-year-old. However, the news out of Los Angeles is about the Lakers racking up losses at an alarming rate. LeBron’s individual greatness is overshadowed by the team’s inconsistency.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is having another stellar season. However, it will take more than the “Greek Freak” living up to his nickname for the Bucks to make it out o the East once the playoffs start.
While he has fallen out of Coach Budenholzer’s rotation, Rodney Hood is a player who could earn back the trust of his team and become a valuable part of a winning culture. Let’s take a closer look at why the Bucks need more out than they’re currently getting out of Hood if they’re going to reach their full potential.