Nov 23, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd talks with guard Khris Middleton (22) during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

Another day, another dollar. Another week, another BTBP installment of Bucks Player of the Week! It was a stressful Thanksgiving week for the Bucks. They went 1-2 and lost pretty badly to two weaker opponents. Oh, and Jason Kidd got suspended for one of the games this week because he stole the ball from the ref.

The Bucks started the week off on a high note with a 109- 88 victory over the Pistons. The Milwaukee starting lineup absolutely dominated Detroit’s. Every Bucks starter had a +/- of at least +10. Greg Monroe got the better of his former team in their first meeting of the season.

The rest of the week was not so fun.

The Bucks lost their second game to the Kings, 129-118. It was a high scoring affair but Milwaukee’s players couldn’t show up when we needed them to. What hurts the most is that Sacramento was missing DeMarcus Cousins, obviously their best player.

The Bucks finished the week with a 90-114 loss to the Magic. Both teams were tied after the first quarter and then Orlando managed to win every subsequent quarter.

This was a tricky week to do Player Rankings for. I had a solid group of four players deserving of the top three spots. Cutting someone out was tough. My decision was between Monroe and Jerryd Bayless.

I discovered in the games played this week Monroe had the best +/- on the team and he had a really low amount of turnovers on his high amount of usage. He stuffed the stat sheet like he normally does, but did so to a lesser extent than we are used to seeing. Specifically, his point and assist numbers were down.

Bayless, on the other hand, had a much lower usage rate but scored more points than Monroe while shooting over 60% from three for the week. He also averaged an insane amount of steals per game.

An issue I had with Bayless is that he is a point guard, but he has been playing like a shooting guard this season. His shooting percentages are through the roof but his propensity to turn the ball over a little too often hurts him. My decision on who to include in the Rankings hinged on whether it mattered to me that Bayless was not playing like a point guard.

Let’s get to it!