Paul George

[moe94]

23/6.4/3.5/2stls on 44% shooting, 57 TS%

Is he better than Melo?

[navy]

Melo on the Pacers would make that team better. George on the Knicks would make them the same, or worse.

[LeGOAT]

Is he good? can the Heat get him?

[Mass Debator]

Yes and no. I don't think he can carry as much load as Melo as far as Melo, but playing into a team concept, he's definitely better. I don't think PG will ever get to Melo's level of scoring but he's already surpassed him in defense.

I think it's a draw depending who you prefer. If I absolutely have to pick 1 as my franchise player, I'll go with Melo.

[ArbitraryWater]

No.

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[riseagainst]

Is he good? can the Heat get him?

:lol

[D-FENS]

He's more impactful because he's a two way player, but I'd take Anthony on the Pacers over him because of the team defense

Anthony would put them over the top offensively. Right now the Pacers have problems in the playoffs because they don't have an alpha dog scorer

[AnaheimLakers24]

i dont know but his stats indicate he might be good. so my question is.... can the heat get him?

[leMVP]

Well, he's putting up good all around numbers for his position, certainly a top 5 SFs in the league, but May i ask, can the Heat get him?

[Genaro]

Melo is better. I been saying this since PG was playing great and everyone was saying he ws better than Melo.

[Crimsonrain777]

PG benefits from the team that he plays on.i don't think he's even close to melo at this point.plus, opposing defenses key in on both of these players and Melo ends up with the better stats still. it's a shame his team sucks. otherwise Melo might be #3 or 4 on the MVP ladder right now

[oarabbus]

Carmelo is better than PG. Swap the players and the Knicks stay out of the playoffs while the Pacers get stronger.

[UK2K]

PG in Feb...

21,6,3 on 40% shooting.

Better at taking bad shots? Maybe.

[Lebron23]

PG in Feb...

21,6,3 on 40% shooting.

Better at taking bad shots? Maybe.


He's struggling since he tried to pay the Miami Stripper $1M to Abort his baby.

[KirbyPls]

:lol
:lol

[Inferno]

Melo is better.

[Xiao Yao You]

George no doubt

[SamuraiSWISH]

Pacers defense is great because of Roy Hibbert, let's be real. Paul George is a pretty good defender, but I actually think he's kind of overrated in that capacity. If you swaped Melo for PG, the Pacers might actually be better.

[SilkkTheShocker]

I feel like most of the points PG scores against Miami are on wide open 3 pointers

[SamuraiSWISH]

I feel like most of the points PG scores against Miami are on wide open 3 pointers
You didn't see Bron lock PG down in game 7 last year?

[Smook A.]

He's struggling since he tried to pay the Miami Stripper $1M to Abort his baby.
He struggled before that too

[Smook A.]

Carmelo Anthony > Paul George

[SilkkTheShocker]

You didn't see Bron lock PG down in game 7 last year?

I saw the game. Just for whatever reason it feels like the points he scores against Miami are on missed rotations.

[DaSeba5]

Melo is starting to become very underrated. I'd take Melo over George. I think the Pacers would be better with Melo than George.

[Rose'sACL]

melo is a full tier above PG. Whoever thinks otherwise doesn't watch many indiana games. PG is definitely the better defender but the gap is way smaller than most people think. carmelo is a way better offensive threat compared to PG.
I would take melo over PG 10 out of 10 times if the money is not a big problem.

[Spaulding]

Is he good? can the Heat get him?

Overused.

[Lebron23]

Melo is starting to become very underrated. I'd take Melo over George. I think the Pacers would be better with Melo than George.

George fell back to earth. 21 ppg on 40 FG%.

[SamuraiSWISH]

I would take melo over PG 10 out of 10 times if the money is not a big problem.
To build a franchise, absolutely. I even agree that the difference between PG's defense to Melo's defense isn't as great as the difference between their offensive capabilities. Paul George however would've been a near perfect Pippen-esque wingman to prime Kobe 2003 - 2009.

[MavsSuperFan]

Melo is currently better, but I would rather have paul george

I dont think melo as your best player is enough to win a championship.
Paul george is improving, melo has peaked

[JohnFreeman]

Melo >

[MellowYellow]

Melo is currently better, but I would rather have paul george

I dont think melo as your best player is enough to win a championship.
Paul george is improving, melo has peaked

You better take him over lebron too, he has peaked as well.

[fpliii]

I think Melo is underrated on here nowadays, but I'd take PG without question. You need to credit someone for that defense (3rd best in NBA history in terms of % difference from league average). If we don't give PG enough credit to put him ahead of Melo, then we're basically saying Hibbert is a top 5 player.

[VIntageNOvel]

Overused.

nah with the right player, its still funny :lol

[Frozen1]

He had 10 good games in the begining of the season and people started to overreact and call him a superstar and top 5 player.

He is just a good player with great athleticism that thrives under a very balanced team.

[MavsSuperFan]

You better take him over lebron too, he has peaked as well.
bad comparison. Peak lebron was more than good enough to be a champion.

[Yankstar]

TBH I would take injured Kobe over this pretend version. Top 5 player my ass, give me Westbrook over this pretender.

http://blacksportsonline.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Mike-DAntoni-trusts-Kobe-on-Westbrook..jpg

[M47]

Of course dis ******* puts a pic with Kobe in it.

Feeling insecure cause Lebron got mentioned in this thread before Kobe

[Yankstar]

Of course dis ******* puts a pic with Kobe in it.

Feeling insecure cause Lebron got mentioned in this thread before Kobe

Your projecting bro. Not everything about Kobe and Lebran :biggums:

[Smoke117]

23/6.4/3.5/2stls on 44% shooting, 57 TS%

Is he better than Melo?

Yes. He's the best two way SF since Scottie Pippen. Carmelo Anthony has never impressed me.

[Milbuck]

Paul George:

22.6 ppg
6.4 rpg
3.5 apg
1.8 spg
0.3 bpg
.440 FG%
.377 3PT%
.865 FT%
56 TS%
21.1 PER

Carmelo Anthony:

28.3 ppg
8.5 rpg
3.0 apg
1.1 spg
0.7 bpg
.456 FG%
.425 3PT%
.838 FT%
56 TS%
25.3 PER

I would take Carmelo every day of the week, he's becoming criminally underrated here. Does anyone seriously believe that the Pacers wouldn't be better with Melo instead of PG?

[Yankstar]

Paul George:

22.6 ppg
6.4 rpg
3.5 apg
1.8 spg
0.3 bpg
.440 FG%
.377 3PT%
.865 FT%
56 TS%
21.1 PER

Carmelo Anthony:

28.3 ppg
8.5 rpg
3.0 apg
1.1 spg
0.7 bpg
.456 FG%
.425 3PT%
.838 FT%
56 TS%
25.3 PER

I would take Carmelo every day of the week, he's becoming criminally underrated here. Does anyone seriously believe that the Pacers wouldn't be better with Melo instead of PG?

But defense :roll:
I love how people just under rate offense for the defense argument

[MellowYellow]

But defense :roll:
I love how people just under rate offense for the defense argument

Melo is a fine defender and he would look even better with Hibbert down low.

[JebronLames]

If Paul George chucks more, he'll be putting up kobe bryant numbers with better defense.

[Yankstar]

If Paul George chucks more, he'll be putting up kobe bryant numbers with better defense.

Who has more all nba defensive teams then Kobe Bryant? Child please:no:

[Jetballer24]

You are just so much more capable of building your team how you want to if you have George instead of Carmelo. There are so many players that Carmelo would struggle playing with like he does with Amare. George could easily play along any player. Carmelo would struggle playing along other star players because he needs to have a certain cast of players around him so he can do his thing. You put George on a team with Kobe, Harden, Love, or Curry the team would be better than with Carmelo because of how George plays.

[IncarceratedBob]

Not fair to compare a role player to a star

[Simple Jack]

I think Melo is underrated on here nowadays, but I'd take PG without question. You need to credit someone for that defense (3rd best in NBA history in terms of % difference from league average). If we don't give PG enough credit to put him ahead of Melo, then we're basically saying Hibbert is a top 5 player.

Where do you find opponents % numbers?

[All Net]

George outplayed melo when it mattered though. Pg also plays D which factors in.

[ImKobe]

PG is easily the most overrated player in the NBA. Puts up medicore all-star numbers on a stacked defensive team. He is good at playing within the system and his defense is definitely better than Melo's, but he can't match his offensive output when it comes to making shots from anywhere on the floor. PG doesn't have the mid-range shot nor does he have the post game that Melo does.

Overall, as players, I'd put Melo slightly over George due to him being far more skilled as a scorer, but George's passing is slightly better and his defense is much better. Right now Melo is the better player, but George has not hit his peak yet.

Melo's averaging more points, rebounds, shoots a higher percentage from the field & from behind the arc, PER is also much higher. So you can't currently put George over Melo based on this season and the seasons prior. But George has been improving every year and I don't see how he couldn't be better in the future.

[Number24]

Melo on the Pacers would make that team better. George on the Knicks would make them the same, or worse.

Melo on the Pacers will destroy their offensive set plays and more significantly their defensive rotation. On the other hand, George on Knicks? Huhmmmm..., I dunno :wtf: . It's not happening at all so why bother.

PG maybe overrated but Melo being underrated? When did he became a legit contender anyway? He is no better than Lebron of Cleveland!

[MichaelCorleone]

Not better than Melo.

[Lordsteven]

melo > pg. the difference between their offensive skills is alot more than their defense

[JohnFreeman]

PG is a absent father and lives in sin, Melo eats LaLas ass

Melo > PG

[PsychoBe]

i've said it before and i'll say it again. pg is 03' kobe if kobe was purely focused on the defensive end. i've seen pg make game-changing steals in the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter and go down for a slam dunk. he also plays within the team concept as we saw in his first meeting with the heat where when he wasnt in rhythm, he trusted his team and then started making easy shots, and after his first field goal made, he became hot and finished with 20+ points. his defensive versatility(can effectively guard 1-4) is what helps keeps the pacer's perimeter defensive so stifling, and we all saw what happened when he faced melo in the post-season.

[Simple Jack]

i've said it before and i'll say it again. pg is 03' kobe if kobe was purely focused on the defensive end. i've seen pg make game-changing steals in the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter and go down for a slam dunk. he also plays within the team concept as we saw in his first meeting with the heat where when he wasnt in rhythm, he trusted his team and then started making easy shots, and after his first field goal made, he became hot and finished with 20+ points. his defensive versatility(can effectively guard 1-4) is what helps keeps the pacer's perimeter defensive so stifling, and we all saw what happened when he faced melo in the post-season.

Kobe would certainly have a higher FG if he was focusing mainly on the defensive end. He'd be picking and choosing his spots on offense most likely leading to a reduced ppg but higher efficiency.

[Milbuck]

i've said it before and i'll say it again. pg is 03' kobe if kobe was purely focused on the defensive end. i've seen pg make game-changing steals in the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter and go down for a slam dunk. he also plays within the team concept as we saw in his first meeting with the heat where when he wasnt in rhythm, he trusted his team and then started making easy shots, and after his first field goal made, he became hot and finished with 20+ points. his defensive versatility(can effectively guard 1-4) is what helps keeps the pacer's perimeter defensive so stifling, and we all saw what happened when he faced melo in the post-season.
No he's not, he's not even close.

You understand that Kobe was already an elite defender WHILE averaging 30/7/6 on 45/38/84 shooting right? That wasn't the old broken down Kobe of recent seasons, it was Kobe in his athletic prime when he was a lockdown man defender and an offensive beast.

The gap in defense between current PG and '03 Kobe is really not that large. PG's better and more versatile, but man-to-man Kobe was not far off. But the gap in offense is MASSIVE.

[Dro]

PG is horrible...worst player in the NBA....Pacers, most overrated team in the history of sports...