OT: Barkley Says Bogut Done

[BigDee]

[BigDee]

Forgot my posts.

[BigDee]

Crosby you can find your own way home.

[jeremyd236]

I think you're in the wrong thread. And the wrong board.

[BigDee]

I think you're in the wrong thread. And the wrong board.

Yup I was sorry.

[CanadaBucks]

Don't besmirch the name of our great country.

[SpursNBucks]

Bogut isn't a bust. He's just a disappointment relative to where picked.

Accurate. I actually thought that he should have been an All-Star in 2009/10. Because of his Croatian/Australian background his fan base was much bigger then it would have been otherwise - a lot of Bucks posters here started following the Bucks for that sole reason. Because of that I think he was actually a little over-rated (on here and caused a massive hate towards the Bucks organization when he was traded - thinking they should have netted much more. I didn't see it- not injured/with the injury history. People forget even when he was out there playing the last few years he was almost always grimacing with pain-that or he had to take a really bad crap- same look. I think the double duty some of those years of playing in the NBA and for Team Australia may have taken its toll? I also thing that whoever was involved in a Bogut trade was going to be denigrated beyond what they deserved- I think that has happened with Monta Ellis. That has pretty much been my belief since I started posting on here at the end of last season.

[Lippo]

Plus the fact that his level of play was 2x better in games for Australia than it was for the Bucks, led to to believe he didn't care as much for his NBA teammates, and they were not worth it to him.

[Stopshere2]

PP and SpursNBucks, you've been about as fair as I've seen the both of you towards Bogut. Yes, he has been a disappointment as a #1. Not a bust but nowhere near what we all expected after he cleaned up the college awards as a sophomore.

I was staggered watching his first few games, completely dismayed at his panace on offence and his lack of rudimentary moves. It didn't help that he was asked to play PF next to Big Cat, one of those rebound stealing, post-dominating black holes. The fact that Bogut showed he was nothing like a stretch four and was a bit light for the five also didn't help. His motor seemed a bit suspect, too.

Bogut lost his jumpshot somewhere between Utah and Milwaukee which was probably more to do with NBA opponents' closeout speeds and them being much, much taller than his college days in the mountains. I credit Skiles with telling him at some point, "you're 7' tall, go out and block some damned shots!" He also said, "ummm, pass the ball to someone who can shoot on offence, you clean up the garbage." That was working very nicely and Bogut even got the confidence to be a focal point on offence in 2009.

Unfortunately, once he'd been hit by the injury bus in 2008-09, it kept reversing over him. He was at a turning point in 2009-10 with an allstar 16/10 and 2.5 blocks when Amare's nudge tipped the balance of his career. He came back as the same defensive force but what he'd mustered in the way of offence was gone. In 2010-11 he still averaged 13//11 but there were players in the league shooting a better percentage from the arc, and I mean above his FT%. Once more, he was granted the injury excuse lifeline that this board continually threw to him, fair and reasonable as it was.

After he managed just 12 games in 2011-12 before yet another devastating injury, all things considered, the Monta trade was a good thing and I agree that Bucks won the trade. Putting aside loyalties, etc, Bogut was holding the franchise down after the 2010 injury which is why I've said before that the trade was good for both parties. He'd somewhat inveigled his way into an unmovable status via his #1 pick and Squad 6. He'd seen off coaches yet things didn't improve. Teams were supposedly built for him but the success was still elusive. Suffering terrible injuries 3 out of 4 seasons will do that.

Very few would disagree that the 2009-10 Bogut was what we'd hoped for. Wipe out the significant injuries and he'd still be the franchise player. He's now GSW's to resurrect and good luck to them. The curtain hasn't closed on his career but I reckon they've turned up the lights so he can see the exit. In the meantime, the Bucks are playing with a youthful, devil may care attitude and are entertaining the hell out of us. Monta is fun and will pull a decent contract elsewhere after his midwest stint. No matter who won the trade, the biggest difference is Gooden is not on the active list. Actually, if Gooden wasn't on the team, I bet Bogut doesn't even go down (/retroactive excuse).

[Run-MKE 311]

So glad this is not our problem anymore...

Bogut had a heart of gold and did a lot for our loyal fans here in MKE, but if I had to deal with another season of "will he" or "won't he" my head would have exploded. His game never developed at the rate I would have liked to see offensively, especially as a #1 overall pick. He played solid D and was an ace at taking charges (although that is part of the reason his back is toast) but that was not enough to keep him around.

With him and Redd finally gone, I have a whole new lease on my energy with the Bucks.

[SpursNBucks]

PP and SpursNBucks, you've been about as fair as I've seen the both of you towards Bogut.

Thanks,
I liked the guy, but you have to be objective. I think a lot of the fans forget some of the things Bogut failed to bring (even when 100%) that caused him to be a "disappointment" for where he was selected. I lived in the same building as Bogut- and was probably the first person to shake his hand and welcome him to Milwaukee when he first moved in- he was a bit shy, but friendly. Later on I would see him with his hoodie pulled over his face in the elevator - and he drove a brand new GTO kind of erratic- so you had to watch out in the parking structure if he was circling up. I remember having a talk with him in the parking area about muscle cars (passion we both shared)- he stopped and commented on my '68 Fastback Mustang. I had a lot more fun with Braun, Fielder, and YoGo when they were residents- especially Prince and Yogo - who would bring their families to the building events/parties.

I wish Bogut the best- that was a standup thing he did with the Squad 6. He may just need to take the full year off - regroup, rehab, and recharge.

[EastSideBucksFan]

ummm, what?

Bogut had microfracture surgery?

Andrew Bogut continues to work his way back from offseason ankle surgery.

"Well, over the last five days, I've had some Regenokine, which is an injection basically of my own blood," said Bogut. "They take out my blood, they spin it, and they put it back into my ankle. So hopefully that can solve the swelling issues that I'm having and subside some of the pain. Hopefully by the weekend I can start some light jogging again and work it back up, and see how we go."

Bogut hasn't played since Nov. 7.

"It was a microfracture surgery, which is something that most players take 12 months to get over. I'm not saying it's gonna take me 12 months, but ... just because someone says you're out six months, it doesn't mean that in six months and one day you're ready to go full speed in the NBA. That's just not realistic. Hopefully another week or two and I can be back out there and not have any more hiccups for the rest of the season, but at the same time, if I'm not ready in a week or two, we're going to have to re-evaluate again."

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/22 ... _1_2_Weeks

[Buck You]

Plus the fact that his level of play was 2x better in games for Australia than it was for the Bucks, led to to believe he didn't care as much for his NBA teammates, and they were not worth it to him.

Or just the competition level is completely different.

[AussieBuck]

Plus the fact that his level of play was 2x better in games for Australia than it was for the Bucks, led to to believe he didn't care as much for his NBA teammates, and they were not worth it to him.

Or just the competition level is completely different.

Bogut was pretty much the same guy except he had 3 point range for Australia.

[paulpressey25]

ummm, what?

Bogut had microfracture surgery?

This is a pretty big bombshell. Of course no one ever asked him what type of surgery he specifically had on the ankle.

Just so you guys understand what this is, basically if there is an area in a joint that has no cartilage anymore and you are rubbing bone on bone (like Brandon Roy's or Greg Oden's knees), the surgeon drills tiny holes in the bone (the microfractures). These tiny holes then scar up creating scar tissue which hopefully will then act as a cartilage replacement.

I only put this explanation in here because a lot of media and laypeople hear the term and think somehow the person's bone is fractured and won't ever be solid again.

I had not heard of them using microfracture on an ankle joint. Most of the prior use of this procedure had been knee related although it makes sense for other joints. Yeah, this is going to take him a good year to sort out and hopefully get back to normal. Part of the big problem with microfracture is that you can't go weight bearing for a long period of time while the scar tissue is allowed to form. And then afterwards you have to go easy on it with rehab. What happens for a lot of guys is that inability to weight bear for so long makes one side atrophy while the other leg ends up taking a lot of pressure on it. Takes a long time for the body and muscles to re-equalize.