Paul George is already the 3rd best SF...

[Heavincent]

Any objections?

[RRR3]

This board really hates Melo, doesn't it?

[Batz]

This board really hates Melo, doesn't it?
:roll: :roll:

[LongLiveTheKing]

Poor Melo lol.

[Heavincent]

I don't hate Melo at all. I've praised him before. But he's not the truly elite superstar that George is on his way to being.

[ClutchOver9000]

I don't hate Melo at all. I've praised him before. But he's not the truly elite superstar that George is on his way to being.

even you dont believe what you just posted :lol

[jimmy77x]

:lol people gloryfying this 17ppg averaging 41% shooting @ss niqqa as a superstar :roll: :roll:
People here really unconditionally hate melo :lol

[Trollsmasher]

I am inclining to agree, especially if he continues to show up in these ECF.

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

Any objections?

lebron then who?

[Heavincent]

even you dont believe what you just posted :lol

Why wouldn't I? Dude is in just his 3rd season, hitting huge shots in the ECF, playing great D on the best player in the league, and making plays for his teammates.

You guys will see when he's putting up 25+/5+/5+ in a few years while playing lockdown D.

[Heavincent]

http://i.minus.com/igOKCOCS4UDiV.gif

Reminds me so much of young Kobe :bowdown:

[Batz]

http://i.minus.com/igOKCOCS4UDiV.gif

Reminds me so much of young Kobe :bowdown:
I had to leave the room when this happened.

[The_Yearning]

http://i.minus.com/igOKCOCS4UDiV.gif

Reminds me so much of young Kobe :bowdown:

Damn I missed this dunk. Can somebody tell me what Chris Anderson was yelling about and to?

[Batz]

Damn I missed this dunk. Can somebody tell me what Chris Anderson was yelling about and to?
Either he wanted a taunting technical call or he's shouting at a teammate for a missed rotation. Truth is, he's a bitch and got put in place.

About time. I've been waiting for someone to dunk on him the entire playoffs. Fitting that it's Paul George, in Miami, with AUTHORITY.


Straight up nasty. :bowdown:

[DMV2]

Melo's immaturity and lack of intangibles will always hold him back from being a superstar. He doesn't have the discipline to be a leader.

George is already more rounded, better defender, more versatile, and has more impact in his 3rd season than Melo has in his career. Only question left is, does George have the ability to score at Melo's level?

[jimmy77x]

Why wouldn't I? Dude is in just his 3rd season, hitting huge shots in the ECF, playing great D on the best player in the league, and making plays for his teammates.

You guys will see when he's putting up 25+/5+/5+ in a few years while playing lockdown D.

niqqa melo was already averaging 26/5/3 in his third year and at a younger age. he will be an all star for years to come but superstar? no

[Heavincent]

Only question left is, does George have the ability to score at Melo's level?

Not yet, but soon. He already finishes at the rim much better, now he just needs the jumper to be consistent. He already has a pretty nice arsenal of moves, but the jump shot isn't there yet. It will be soon though.

[KOBE143]

http://i.minus.com/igOKCOCS4UDiV.gif

Reminds me so much of young Kobe :bowdown:
That D by LeBron.. :bowdown:

[L.Kizzle]

Damn I missed this dunk. Can somebody tell me what Chris Anderson was yelling about and to?
Help, to any teammate.

[ClutchOver9000]

Why wouldn't I? Dude is in just his 3rd season, hitting huge shots in the ECF, playing great D on the best player in the league, and making plays for his teammates.

You guys will see when he's putting up 25+/5+/5+ in a few years while playing lockdown D.

PG hasn't shown me takeover ability as in the ability to dominate a game. He's played great in spurts.

He is not a great scorer (yet at least). Fact is, the guy is a 41% shooter and only scores 17 ppg.

I see a very good two-way player, easily a multiple all-star. I don't see someone near the level of a Lebron or Durant. I don't see a transcendent talent, I don't see a dominant player. I don't see a #1 option either (I think Hibbert is).

This George hype is already worse than when James Harden was the newest toy in the playpen...

BTW Melo in his 3rd year already posted a very similar statline to your prediction for PG's next several years...

[The_Yearning]

PG hasn't shown me takeover ability as in the ability to dominate a game. He's played great in spurts.

He is not a great scorer (yet at least). Fact is, the guy is a 41% shooter and only scores 17 ppg.

I see a very good two-way player, easily a multiple all-star. I don't see someone near the level of a Lebron or Durant. I don't see a transcendent talent, I don't see a dominant player. I don't see a #1 option either (I think Hibbert is).

This George hype is already worse than when James Harden was the newest toy in the playpen...

The fact that you think Hibbert is a #1 option makes me question your basketball knowledge.

[ClutchOver9000]

The fact that you think Hibbert is a #1 option makes me question your basketball knowledge.

I think Hibbert is the go-to-guy on this Pacers squad. Been playing like the best C in the league this postseason...

W/o Hibbert, Knicks beat Indy, that's how good he's been. He's been dominant against Miami as well (especially this last game).

[tpols]

I think Hibbert is the go-to-guy on this Pacers squad. Been playing like the best C in the league this postseason...

W/o Hibbert, Knicks beat Indy, that's how good he's been. He's been dominant against Miami as well (especially this last game).
Hibbert is given the ball for 1-2 seconds at a time and has been great at finishing with dunks and hooks.. But George controls the offense way more than he does.

[Shepseskaf]

Melo's immaturity and lack of intangibles will always hold him back from being a superstar. He doesn't have the discipline to be a leader.
Stop with this bs. Melo is a superstar, and has been for a while.

The league's leading scorer and top-5 paid players isn't a superstar? :oldlol:

If you want to knock his leadership skills and all-around play, have at it. But don't try to diminish his significance in ways that don't make sense.

[DirkNowitzki41]

already went just as far as melo did in his career :oldlol:

[imdaman99]

im sorry but he has been great thus far on offense against the heat. i didnt see too much of this against the knicks. shumpert lockin his ass up, while lebron isnt. lebron is supposed to be wearing him out when george is on defense. looks like melo wore him out more :confusedshrug:

[TheMarkMadsen]

I think Hibbert is the go-to-guy on this Pacers squad. Been playing like the best C in the league this postseason...

W/o Hibbert, Knicks beat Indy, that's how good he's been. He's been dominant against Miami as well (especially this last game).

You shit on PG for his 17ppg on 41% and then say the #1 option should be the big man who averaged 12ppg on 45% shooting.

:facepalm

[ClutchOver9000]

You shit on PG for his 17ppg on 41% and then say the #1 option should be the big man who averaged 12ppg on 45% shooting.

:facepalm

I was referring to PG's scoring #s in terms of whether or not I currently see a superstar. I don't.

I do think Hibbert should be the focus offensively, when he's on his game, I believe he is more impactful to his team.

[ClutchOver9000]

already went just as far as melo did in his career :oldlol:

already went further than CP3 ever did in his career :confusedshrug:

[KG215]

No, he's not. He's on his way to being that, but I'd still take Carmelo over George.

Call Carmelo an inefficient chucker all you want, but the gap between he and George as scorers is enormous right now. George doesn't have the ability to take over a game and dominate like Carmelo can right now.

With that said, if I was drafting a team and had to pick a SF first, and both LeBron and Durant were gone, I'd take George. When/if George gets his scoring up to around 20 PPG on better efficiency, then we can talk. Of course if Melo starts to decline (which is very possible since he's nearing 30) then it won't matter, because George will still over take him for 3rd best SF in the game.

[Cali Syndicate]

I saw glimpses of young Kobe in those books

[Droid101]

People here really unconditionally hate melo :lol
If Melo played any kind of defense, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

[longtime lurker]

Classic prisoner of the moment thread.

[CHi1PriDe]

If I were to trade deng for a sd, give Paul George anyday over melo. Can play team ball or create his own shot while playing defense.

[FiveRings]

I think most NBA GMs would take Paul George over Melo right now. The guy is only going to get better as a scorer, and Melo sucks at defense and getting assists so you're not winning anything with him. He doesn't have to become as good of a scorer as Melo to be a better player than him. There's a lot more to the game than scoring. George is stepping up big under the bright lights right now and his team is putting a scare into a team with three starting all stars on it. One of the most stacked teams of all time.

[okayabc123]

Paul George needs to have the mindset of being able score whenever he wants and in which ever way he wants. I still don't see that in him. This is why the comparison to him of Melo or a young T-Mac still doesn't hold true yet.

The drive on Lebron and finish over Birdman, that was something special in the making, but he needs to do that on a consistent basis. George also needs to have a go to pull up jumper move. Sooner or later, team can defend your stand still 3 point shot or trap you on your drive, what makes Kobe and Melo (when he is on) so good is the pull up jumpers. When George has that, his offensive game will be in the same conversation of Durant and Melo.

[alexthegr8]

Damn I missed this dunk. Can somebody tell me what Chris Anderson was yelling about and to?

He was yelling at the ref because if you look at the play, David West gives him a nudge in the back right before he gets humiliated that knocks him off balance right before he jumps to contest. I still think he probably gets yammed on anyway, but that shit made it worse for sure. If you look at him right before he gets banged on, he's leaning forward and jumping up and outward because of the slight push, that's why it looked so awkward on his end.

Anyway, whether or not he's the third best SF or not in the league right now, if I was starting a team, the only SFs I'd take over him are Lebron and Durant.

[The Choken One]

fhcking cut it out... Melo is the better player RIGHT NOW.

Maybe after next season I'll give it to George.

[bdreason]

That was some lousy defense from LeBron. Nobody should beat you that badly with their off-hand dribble. Nobody.

[bdreason]

And no, he isn't better than Melo.

[JoHnNyBoXeR]

Nah lebron still dropped 38.. 10 of 13 on George.. If George can be a premier player for 10 years than talk about melo.. This is his first big year and he didn't put up superstar numbers..

Melo won a title at Syracuse then at 19 took a bottom dweller nuggets and made them respectable every year he was there while dropping 21 ppg as a rookie

[Pursuer]

already went further than CP3 ever did in his career :confusedshrug:

That's the first I've heard. Made me pretty happy :)

[Jyap9675]

That was some lousy defense from LeBron. Nobody should beat you that badly with their off-hand dribble. Nobody.

Why not? George is a good dribbler on both hands and he beat Lebron from using a hesitation cross dribble - hard to stop because you can not time and predict where the offensive player is going to go especially if they have a quick first step.

[JoHnNyBoXeR]

Melo improved his defense since Woodson took over.. People act like all he can do is score.. He led the Knicks in rebounds this postseason and is basically a beast on the boards because of his strength.. He's a pretty good defender as well.. He was head and shoulders the best player on any team he's been on.. Can u say the same forngeorge?

Wow the hate on melo is nuts.. The typical NYC inferiority complexes.. He will go down as one of the best offensive players in nba history and is a good defender

[Sharmer]

People are over reacting to one play.

[iDunk]

He's like LeBron/Pippen lite.

Lets see how much better he'll be before we call him anything. It's not like he carried this Pacers team to the ECF. Some games he's not even the best player on his team. He's gotta be more aggressive & consistent with his shot.

[SwayDizzle]

People are over reacting to one play.
It's not just one play bro. We are witnessing the birth of an amazing player, everyone feels it. George has the killer in him. You know who his idol is? Da Black Mamba....nuff said

[K Xerxes]

Butler will be a top 5 SF soon. He's already the GOAT LeBron defender, just needs to improve his offense a bit. End of next season:

LeBron, Durant, George, Deng, Butler.

:bowdown:

[SpurrDurr]

He's already accomplished more career-wise than Melo and he's 6 years older.
He's supposed to be a gym rat and he is a lot confident borderline cocky: the sky is the limit for this kid.

[Nashty]

Give me the guy who can defend and play team ball over a guy who just chucks shot after shot.

[Bandito]

That was some lousy defense from LeBron. Nobody should beat you that badly with their off-hand dribble. Nobody.
And people were mad that Lebron didn't get his DPOY when he can't even defend that play.

[veilside23]

it made me LOL to some people that said melo is a good defender... its really funny ..
people george is one of the best defenders in this L. offensively he can show he can carry the load when needed..

melo on the other hand sometimes he tries too much ..

i think melo is better but sometimes he chucks alot ..

so i will take PG... DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS... lets not act like that knicks team doesnt have a better roster than pacers.

we've witness alot of great scorers but they didnt win anything ...

[Heavincent]

it made me LOL to some people that said melo is a good defender... its really funny ..

Who in the right mind would say Melo is a good defender?

[imdaman99]

supposedly he has great defense, but he gives up a wide open lebron layup at the end of game 1? lets not act like the pacers dont have great defensive players around him. meanwhile melo has... chandler? yeah we saw how weak he was in the playoffs.

please, swallow more paul george seed. buy into the hype.

[justin12140]

people on this board just read sterotypes and never watch games. im convinced.

At his worst Melo was playing average defense the whole year (including the playoffs). and as an undersized PF he managed to average the same amount of rebounds as David West. Not to mention he is miles better offensively than George.

Yall just love to hate on melo.

[Shepseskaf]

He's already accomplished more career-wise than Melo and he's 6 years older.
He's supposed to be a gym rat and he is a lot confident borderline cocky: the sky is the limit for this kid.
:facepalm :facepalm

The collective intelligence on this board keeps dropping daily. Some of the new signups are absolutely worthless.

[imdaman99]

people on this board just read sterotypes and never watch games. im convinced.

At his worst Melo was playing average defense the whole year (including the playoffs). and as an undersized PF he managed to average the same amount of rebounds as David West. Not to mention he is miles better offensively than George.

Yall just love to hate on melo.
justin, please change your avatar. it hurts seeing it :(

[WWRWestbrookDo?]

Any objections?

Gordon Hayward 2014

[JoHnNyBoXeR]

people on this board just read sterotypes and never watch games. im convinced.

At his worst Melo was playing average defense the whole year (including the playoffs). and as an undersized PF he managed to average the same amount of rebounds as David West. Not to mention he is miles better offensively than George.

Yall just love to hate on melo.

I'm with u bro.. This board has a bunch of 15 year old kids or people eith the mentality as such..


Melo was a beast this season all around

Paul George is a good player but he's more on the same level of an iman Shumpert than a Carmelo Anthony.. Plus melo played the whole postseason with a torn labrum and was the best player on the floor in most games this postseason.. Knicks , celtics or pacers

[InspiredLebowski]

Melo's a (much) better scorer.

That's it. That doesn't make him a better player, it makes him a better scorer. One on one or something? Melo every time. An actual basketball game? It's PG. And people shouldn't be incredulous about this, Paul George is actually that good, it isn't hype any more.

[Magic 32]

http://i.minus.com/igOKCOCS4UDiV.gif

Reminds me so much of young Kobe :bowdown:

This make me wonder what a 03 Kobe vs 13 Lebron battle would look like.

[Nezty]

niqqa melo was already averaging 26/5/3 in his third year and at a younger age. he will be an all star for years to come but superstar? no


That doesn't matter, some players may take a bit longer to develope. Go look at Dirk and Kobe's first three seasons.

[JoHnNyBoXeR]

:roll:
That doesn't matter, some players may take a bit longer to develope. Go look at Dirk and Kobe's first three seasons.


Melo will go down as one of the best offensive players in nba history with extremely underrated defense and rebounding skills.. Paul George won't be an ALl time great in any aspect

[mentallooser]

George has the ability, he's shown that I think in these playoffs. What he needs now is consistency. Being fast enough to regularly make it around Lebron like that is not easy feat. His shot is coming along, his propensity to attack the hoop is becoming more steady as well. Very impressed and I hope he stays in Indiana for many years to come.

[rock la familia]

Damn I missed this dunk. Can somebody tell me what Chris Anderson was yelling about and to?

Dudes always complain about the dunkers off hand doing something to them.

[TheCorporation]

already went just as far as melo did in his career :oldlol:

:lol

And Melo has been out of the 1st round, what, twice in his entire career? LMFAO

[JoHnNyBoXeR]

Dudes always complain about the dunkers off hand doing something to them.


Anderson is such a bum.. He's one of those bums that plays with superstars and now thinks he's good.. I loved how Paul george made him his bitch

[tpols]

Melo's a (much) better scorer.

That's it. That doesn't make him a better player, it makes him a better scorer. One on one or something? Melo every time. An actual basketball game? It's PG. And people shouldn't be incredulous about this, Paul George is actually that good, it isn't hype any more.
Yup.. anyone picking melo doesnt know ball.

[tpols]

:roll:


Melo will go down as one of the best offensive players in nba history with extremely underrated defense and rebounding skills.. Paul George won't be an ALl time great in any aspect
LOL

Melo is one of the WORST regular season to playoffs performers of all time.

His production falls off a cliff when he faces quality defenses and any semblance of strategy, teamwork, leadership and persistence is needed.

[JoHnNyBoXeR]

:applause:
LOL

Melo is one of the WORST regular season to playoffs performers of all time.

His production falls off a cliff when he faces quality defenses and any semblance of strategy, teamwork, leadership and persistence is needed.


Yea but I believe melo has grown and matured as a player tremendously this season.. He played this whole postseason hurt and still scored 30a game almost 10 rebounds while shooting over 40% while facing double teams.. He had a torn labrum as well. If u haven't seen Melos game mature this season u didn't watch too much knicks

[Dro]

Melo's a (much) better scorer.

That's it. That doesn't make him a better player, it makes him a better scorer. One on one or something? Melo every time. An actual basketball game? It's PG. And people shouldn't be incredulous about this, Paul George is actually that good, it isn't hype any more.
:applause:

[Heavincent]

:roll:


Melo will go down as one of the best offensive players in nba history with extremely underrated defense and rebounding skills.. Paul George won't be an ALl time great in any aspect

Melo is one of the laziest defenders in the NBA.

[RRR3]

Paul George is a good player but LeBrons been playing pretty poor defend on him this series. Left him open too much.

[juju151111]

Bump

[Greg Oden 50]

Paul George is a good player but LeBrons been playing pretty poor defend on him this series. Left him open too much.

lebron's defence is so overrated and lacking skills

[FiveRings]

Called it.

Come on Knick fans. Time to admit that Paul George > Melo. You know it's true. There is no longer any argument for Melo.

[KyleKong]

Considering Melo is playing like poop, yes George is #3

[branslowski]

Paul George aka 03' Kobe has been the best SF so far this season IMO.

He wearing dat #24 proudly.:applause:

[havoc33]

PG is balling out of his mind right now. It's really satisfying to see that he's coming good on all that promise he showed in the Playoffs last year. Def one of the most exciting players to watch so far.

If this keeps up, he has the potential to be the best player in the L. Would be disastrous for Durant's career though. First he has to forever 2nd to Lebron, and when finally Lebron starts slowing down, George comes in to snatch it from him. LOL

[Lebron23]

4 games

I want to see his productions after the 1st half of the 2nd season. Back in 2004 Ronald "Flint" Murray was averaging 26 ppg in the first 7 games of the season.

[blacknapalm]

4 games

I want to see his productions after the 1st half of the 2nd season. Back in 2004 Ronald "Flint" Murray was averaging 26 ppg in the first 7 games of the season.

hell outta here dude. you know full well that PG has a better pedigree than murray.

anyway, PG has def carried his momentum from the playoffs into this season. i thought he was better than melo all of last season if you factored in D. now, this season, you see how melo is even more limited with barg's on the floor. barg's cramps melo's style too much.

there's still some things PG needs to get better at to become a full blown superstar. he needs to move better without the ball, specifically catch and shoot situations. he also just needs to become a better ball handler but he's almost above average in every other category.

[branslowski]

4 games

I want to see his productions after the 1st half of the 2nd season. Back in 2004 Ronald "Flint" Murray was averaging 26 ppg in the first 7 games of the season.

Lol Flip Murray...PG has been getting better year after year. From 7ppg to 12ppg to 17ppg and this year its gonna get higher. He's already got his team to the ECF, he's not some 1 hit wonder of the week like Murray, he's a superstar in the Making.

[Bandito]

Not to hate on MElo but yes I think PG has gotten better but not by a lot though..

[KyleKong]

Not to hate on MElo but yes I think PG has gotten better but not by a lot though..

Paul George is playing at the same level he was last year, so far at least.

Melo is playing like garbage.

Thats not hating on Melo, that's a fact.

[Mr Exlax]

Paul George is playing at the same level he was last year, so far at least.

Melo is playing like garbage.

Thats not hating on Melo, that's a fact.

Nah man. PG has stepped it up so far this season. His offense looks a lot better. A lot more fluid and he's uber confident in everything he's doing. Don't even get me started on that defense. I've always been a big PG fan and I can indeed finally say that yes, he's the 3rd best SF in the NBA.

[miles berg]

He looks fantastic so far this year.

[InspiredLebowski]

he is, and it's a lot of fun.

[Papaya Petee]

Mehh its been 4 games into the season.

Everybody with a brain knows Melo at his best right now is still better than Paul George.

[pnyozzzoo]

Mehh its been 4 games into the season.

Everybody with a brain knows Melo at his best right now is still better than Paul George.
No not really at all, PG defense alone wins this, not to mention he is producing better Offense now too, If his heart is right I can see him become what Tmac should become in slightly different ways. Melo's chucking and aging fat ass is going down hill, last year was his best there is no going back his IQ alone drop him down ten miles.

[Papaya Petee]

No not really at all, PG defense alone wins this, not to mention he is producing better Offense now too, If his heart is right I can see him become what Tmac should become in slightly different ways. Melo's chucking and aging fat ass is going down hill, last year was his best there is no going back his IQ alone drop him down ten miles.
Paul George averaged 17 PPG on 41% last season. It has been 4 games into the season. Melo has proven to be a 25+ PPG scorer in this league. If PG continues this play throughout the whole season, then sure, but until then he is being very overrated. Melo is overrated too, but PG isn't quite there yet.

[pauk]

Why not.... :)

[AussieG]

It's depressing that the Grizzlies had Gay on the team a few years back.. and the two players I liked were Paul George and James Harden. I thought that Harden would be a good alternative to Mayo.. and I thought that Paul George was Rudy Gay 2.0.

Turns out he is better than Rudy Gay.. and instead of Harden, Grizzlies got Hasheem Thabeet. :facepalm They didn't pass on George.. they didn't have a high enough pick, and got Xavier Henry instead.

But still.. back then, I got comments back then that he wasn't near as good as Gay. Turns out he is way better.

[Heavincent]

bump

[imdaman99]

Surprised Paul George didn't get fouls called for him tonight, NBA wants to push him being a superstar down our throats.

[Heavincent]

Surprised Paul George didn't get fouls called for him tonight, NBA wants to push him being a superstar down our throats.

He's undoubtedly a top 5 player. No need for the NBA to do anything :confusedshrug:

[Heavincent]

lol at the OP. What a shithead :oldlol:

[JohnFreeman]

Wilson Chandler > PG

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

LOL @ Curious George being better than Marshmelo

[Jameerthefear]

Fail by the OP. No surprise.

[Smook A.]

Been shooting less than 40% since the start of 2014

[Heavincent]

In all seriousness, I don't know what the hell happened to PG. He has looked like shit offensively since getting that hooker pregnant.

[JohnFreeman]

I think he accidentally left a butt plug up his ass, so now whenever he shoots it sticks into his lower colon

[MellowYellow]

PG isn't even on the same stratosphere as Melo at this point.