I think what is wrong with Bogi is toxic negativity. The thing with him is that no matter how well things are going for him, he just searches all the more for something to gripe about.
Like if he expected X, and his wildest dream was 2X, and his actual reality is 3X ...... BOGI would find a way to whine and complain that he wasn't getting 4X because of some nitpick deficiency on the part of a teammate, GM, coach, or imaginary draft pick he didn't get.
And while 75% of his peers are enjoying their 3X season... BOGI is gonna fuss and snark and complain about whatever he can come up with. For example, if he hypothetically made a miracle rainbow 3 buzzer beater over an outstretched hand to beat the Lakers... he would still whine and cry about how he misses several of those on other less crucial occasions. And he will do it EVEN AS THE TEAM THRIVES like nobody imagined they would.
So the thing with Bogi is, he will never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever stop complaining.
And that's what's wrong with Bogi.
You may have Bogs confused with a former player on our roster. Bogs has one of the easiest and warmest smiles in interviews. He has a soft spoken and considerate manner. How does that fit with your "toxic negativity" narrative? Being a perfectionist, which is what you are implying, or more accurately a player who pursues perfection, knowing it cannot be attained only aspired to, is what allows a person to rise to the highests of levels in their chosen field. You don't think Curry, Harden and LeBron are "perfectionists" too and demanding of themselves and others. Your theory is baseless.
This is what I think is going on with Bogs. Am I the only one who noticed that Joerger has taken Bogs off the ball lately? Bogs is not running PG as predominantly over the last 2-3 games. I think this is an effort by Joerger to address the offensive struggles we had in January as a team and Bogs specifically. Last time I checked Bogs was 54% TS%. His skill level after 56% TS% as a rookie with normal growth who put him closer to 58% TS%. It would be great if Boggy could run PG and still score at a highly efficient level. That hasn't quite worked as well as planned.
So Bogs now is looking more for his shot. And he is pressing a little. But the shots others categorize as forced are shots he can make when he is in his groove. He is not there but the only way to get there is keep shooting. Think about this. If Bogs was 18 PPG on 60% TS% for 1-2 months with 2-3 assists versus 15 PPG on 54% TS% with 4-5 assists are we not suddenly a much more formidable team? Then even without a trade we can maybe get that 8th spot. Then we have that 1-2 punch with Buddy and Bogs and trailing close on their heels Bagley who is going to give us 15 PPG pretty much on an average game for him.
We need a trade to become legitimate contender for a playoff spot. We need Lin. I would like us to get Marc Gasol too because I think the transition would be seamless and our half-court offense, a weakness, would suddenly become a strength. In the meantime Bogs needs to establish himself as a 40-45% three point shooter to open up his game. He is on par with Buddy as a deep shooter but you certainly wouldn't know it by their respective performances. So the plan I think is to put the ball more in the hands of Yogi as backup PG, let Bogs focus on getting his scoring game untracked, hope that we can acquire Lin by Thursday to further define roles aligned with the skill level and challenge level to make the postseason.
Don't blow it Vlade, make me proud!
) could give us some picture of how Bogi has been performing that would be great. See if it holds up to the eye test
