When posters say Bogi is low BBIQ because he shouldn’t take game-winning shots, well, there’s my evidence.
Totally agree with the totality of your post.
With regard to the quote above, I'll clarify my stance in saying that I believed it to be a low IQ play. Which is why I was disappointed in Bogi because he's a player I consider to have high BBIQ on the whole.
But he was determined to shoot that shot no matter what (that's how it appeared to me) and it didn't matter that two defenders came to him and that Buddy came open (who was in his direct sightline) and that time wasn't forcing him to take that shot just yet (over 4 seconds to go).
I've never been a star basketball player. Never played at the pro level. But I've played enough ball in my lifetime and hate to lose so very, very much that I fully recognize when a teammate is white hot and almost always went out of my way to get that player the ball whenever possible. Unless I was hot myself, I surely know I'm not shooting the ball in that situation unless there's no choice. It's about the team and winning the game, not individual glory.
But that's just my way of seeing it.
If Bogi had passed up the shot he took and got he ball to Buddy and it didn't go in, I'd still contend that he made the right play.
I remember defending LBJ when he was widely criticized in CLE for not taking the final shot at the end of the game and, instead, passing to a wide open teammate that missed the shot. All the media pundits were dogging LBJ for not wanting to take the shot and be the 'man' when, in fact, he made the right basketball play.
That's precisely why I always liked and defended LBJ (prior to his LA LeBron days) because I felt he played the game the right way. Almost always made the right plays given the circumstances. That, to me, is true BBIQ. Knowing situation, score, etc. and making the right decisions. Whether they work out or not.
I play a lot of poker. I hardly ever get upset when I make the right decision and it doesn't work. I have the same attitude regarding my sports fandom and how I judge teams. players and coaches.