Best Milwaukee Bucks Draft Picks: Number 7, Bob Dandridge

Hello Bucks’ followers! Welcome to the all-time high Bucks’ draft picks, energy ranked by the fan’s yourselves. We’re counting down all the best way from #12 to #1, and at the moment we’re shifting on to the “Greyhound” himself, Bob Dandridge. Don’t overlook to vote beneath for who’s quantity 6.

THE SELECTION

Bob Dandridge was the forty fifth choice (4th spherical again then) within the 1969 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, out of Norfolk State College. In keeping with basketball reference, he was the second finest participant in his draft based mostly on win-shares, behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Bob Dandridge was an NBA Champion in 1971 with the Bucks and in 1978 with the Washington Bullets. He additionally was a four-time All-Star (73, 75, 76, 79), made the All-NBA 2nd Workforce in 1979 together with the All-Defensive First Workforce that very same season. His quantity 10 is retired by the Milwaukee Bucks, and in 2021 he was inducted into the Corridor of Fame. His similarity scores are to gamers like Rashard Lewis, Antawn Jamison and James Worthy.

CAREER SUCCESS, WHAT-IF’S, AND THE NICKNAME

Dandridge, from what I’ve researched, appears to be that “different man” on the Bucks after they received the 1971 NBA Championship. Dandridge was third in scoring behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson, and that gave him a whole lot of alternatives but in addition overshadowed him considerably. I believe much more so as a result of Jon McGlocklin, one other nice participant from that 1971 workforce, was the broadcaster for the Bucks for many years and may need taken a little bit of the highlight away from Dandridge. That’s a disgrace, as a result of Dandridge was the scoring chief within the Finals when he was with the Bucks and an ideal participant general.

Regardless, Dandridge had a Corridor of Fame profession, and apart from his final season he seemingly averaged between 17 and 22 factors per season, and over six rebounds. He at all times put up good numbers, and was even the principle catalyst within the mid-70‘s after Kareem and Oscar left. In 1978 although, and it’s exhausting to seek out out precisely why Dandridge left on Google, he went to the Washington Bullets (who sarcastically have been the workforce we beat within the 71 Finals). There, he joined a extremely good squad led by himself, Elvin Hayes and Wes Unseld to win the 1978 Finals. He performed with the Bullets/Wizards for an additional three seasons after, earlier than coming to the Bucks for one final hurrah.

The what-if’s for “The Greyhound” are fairly slim, primarily as a result of his profession after the 1980 season was fairly poor in comparison with his earlier seasons, and that’s form of once we wanted him probably the most. He was already there within the early and mid-70’s, so it’s exhausting to say his presence would have actually made a distinction then. His nickname got here from his capability to get out and lead a fastbreak, and one way or the other resembled a bus in that sense?

BUCKS’ LEGACY

I believe Dandridge positively deserves extra recognition and reminiscence for his success within the NBA, however I believe with the entire nice gamers that surrounded him, it’s exhausting to offer him as a lot credit score as he deserves. When left alone to be the perfect participant, Dandridge didn’t get the job executed, such because the Bucks by no means made the postseason when Dandridge led in scoring. I believe his legacy due to this fact is as a complementary star, just like James Worthy and the Lakers.

There you will have it, Bod Dandridge. Who’s subsequent? Not who’s finest, however who’s quantity 6 on this checklist counting as much as no 1 (based mostly on their general basketball profession, not simply Bucks’ profession)?