“In a good way, some of them are really impressive and inspiring in the way they approach the game every night. But others that I used to like, now it’s like I’m just not sure they deserve it. Like they don’t seem like they put as much work in as I thought.”
But he’s still a bum, not tying his shoes means he is not playing the best he can play. Refusing to take that little step is the opposite of drive and work ethic, i.e. he’s a bum