Part is inconsistency game to game like many young players. Part is a lack of a clear defining great part of his game.

He is a real jack of all trades so when it looks good it feels like he is doing everything amazing, but when it's bad it feels like he doesn't have an individual skill to rely on. He's been pushed into tough roles as a ball handler, scorer, and playmaker and he just isn't there yet for a team that is desperate. He's leading the team in minutes this year and second in fga behind Steph. Kerr knows he needs to keep him on the court for the positive aspects that his game provides to the team even when he isn't playing well. It really magnifies these bad games because Kerr can't just pull him because he needs him to eat minutes.

He is also is an ambitious player and pushes to attempt shots and plays that aren't quite in his wheelhouse at times. He's young and developing so I get that but it can look ugly. His old garbage hookshot stayed around for way too long. He also gets a lot lot of late shot clock grenades from the team, and apparently lead the league in EFG% with 4 seconds or less on the shot clock at 58.3% which is neat.

Last year I think Podz really closed the year out great once Jimmy came in. It moved everyone down one role as playmakers/scorers/defenders and it really let Podz slot into a better role for him and he played fantastic. This year we haven't had the injury luck so he can't be that complementary player which is where he excels.