So you can't do Bogey for Hart or Bogey for Smart... tell me the Bogey trades we could do then...
In a world where you can turn players into units of value on both sides of the ball... I agree trade Bogey's 80 offensive units and 10 defensive units for player that gives you the inverse. Since we actually have to make moves in a realistic market i think any Bogey trade nets you more than what you trade JC and stuff or Ingles and stuff for... but the difference is likely not going to be that big. It also almost requires two trades if you move Bogey so that we can rebalance the roster. Once you put the fake trades together you will see that.
So if you can't get someone in Smart's tier then you are shopping in the Anderson Roco tier... I think you can get that player with JC and stuff or Ingles and stuff... and you are much better off.
Advanced metrics are great but they have worked against Smart as much as they have loved him in years past... they also tell us we'd be better off cashing in Bogey or Donovan for Kenrich Williams... so sometimes the traditional stats can have value as well. Bogey is top 20 in TS% in the league... for a wing scoring near 20 pts per game that's pretty rare air... its also a stat we lead the league in and is a huge reason for our offensive success... he's also extremely durable... he can also ramp up his usage... selling a guy off like that for Kyle Anderson is cute but it won't be a net win.
If there's no trade, there's no trade. I'm not saying to trade Bogey for the sake of trading him. But I would do those trades if they were available, and that's the point. This "TELL ME THE TRADE SPECIFICS" schtick has no bearing on my opinion of Bogey and who I would trade him for. If you don't think we should trade him for those two or how he stacks up versus JC/Ingles in a trade proposition, that is our disagreement. If you're saying no trade is available for Bogey, we have no disagreement. I have said many times that I do not believe a trade is out there. I also don't think a trade is out there for JC, but I understand why people want to trade him.
Like I said, my opinion isn't solely based on advanced stats. I'm just saying they overwhelming agree with my assessment. "Advanced stats" is a broad term anyways, but I'm talking about the catch all stats. They aren't perfect, but if you disagree with them I think there needs to be a compelling argument as to why. I don't see it. I would agree that he is a pretty terrible defender. The complete lack of rebounding, defensive playmaking, and off ball defensive ability is not negated by his sometimes ok man to man defense against some matchups. That's the biggest reason why the metrics don't love him and I have to agree with that assessment on him.
Offensively he is a positive and a big one, but this team is loaded and I do not believe the offensive would come crashing down like you seem to be implying. I do question his ability to ramp up his usage in the playoffs because that was not the case in the LAC series when Conley was out. His usage was down and his 2FG% was very low. He played great because he shot the 3 ball great, but I'm not convinced you can add more "self created" Bogey possessions and see good success. He's gotten better, but we all know he is loosey goosey with the ball and relying on him to create more offense on his own is shaky. That's where he is not even remotely close to Conley as a player.
Again, I'm not saying the he's not a great offensive player or even that we won't have a drop off. But given our roster composition I think defense would go a lot further than offense. Same goes with JC and Ingles. We are at a huge surplus on offense while in desperate need of more defensive talent.
