Malcolm Brogdon Needs to Look in a Mirror
Do you know that person who blames others for their misfortunes? I’m sure you do. We all know that person. They’re usually the worst. I do not think any of us that are Bucks fans would put Malcolm Brogdon into that category. He is one of the best guys with the media, works with the players association and one day might be a politician. The comments made by him on Monday afternoon during his Indiana Pacers press conference might make you think a little differently. Brogdon implied a few things with his comments to the Pacers media who fell in love with him to the surprise of no one. Here were some of the highlights.
Here’s Malcolm Brogdon explaining why he thinks point guard is his best position. pic.twitter.com/6brToeIUjR
— iPacers.com (@iPacersblog) July 8, 2019
Brogdon on joining the #Pacers: They have a selfless leader in @VicOladipo who I want to play with and a great coach that I want to play for.
— Larra Overton (@LarraOverton) July 8, 2019
While I do not think Brogdon took a shot at Giannis Antetokounmpo, I think it’s clear that he did not want to continue with Milwaukee playing the shooting guard position. Milwaukee did have him play some point guard but it was rare. If you look at last year’s lineups, there are not many that feature Brogdon by himself at the guard position. He is usually accompanied by George Hill or Eric Bledsoe. He started his career as a point guard, and it did not work out. He wants to be a floor general but he does not have the weapons in his arsenal to lead his team into battle.
Brogdon is a slow basketball player. That’s fine when you’re out on the wing. Teams will not exploit that as much. When you’re a point guard, guys will give it to you all the time on defense. How Nate McMillian is going to hide Brogdon’s inability to move left to right against some of the best athletes in basketball is beyond me. That’s going to be a challenge within itself. Brogdon wants to be the top dog running the offense, but in reality, he is much more suited to be a wing. Pacers fans are creaming themselves with how he spoke about the team, community, and history yet forgetting that he will try to play a position he failed at already in the NBA.
IF Prez really thinks he’s a point guard, let him go to Indiana. He isn’t that player. Bucks know that. Jon Horst knows that and so does Mike Budenholzer. I trust those guys over most people in the league.
Charlie.