Do the Lakers still win the championship if you replace AD with Paul George?

[Ca$H]

AD is much better than Pippen so it isn't an even comparison. IMO PG is more comparable to Pippen. Pippen like PG has had several poor playoff performances.

[3ball]

AD is much better than Pippen so it isn't an even comparison. IMO PG is more comparable to Pippen. Pippen like PG has had several poor playoff performances.




Pippen:

* 16/6/5 career averages with weak efficiency

*17 on 41% for the entire 96-98' playoffs...

*12 on 42% vs the 88-90' Pistons

*19 on 42% in 6 Finals

*16 on 40% in many series including... 90' ECF.. 92' ECSF.. 93' 1st Rd.. 96' ECSF.. 96' Finals.. 97 1st Rd.. 97' ECF.. 98' ECF.. 98' Finals

* Rockets were trash in 99' despite being stacked (pippen at third option)


^^^ lebron never won a Finals or beat any top 5 SRS team with poor scoring and efficiency from a sidekick

Imagine if AD got those stats - the Lakers would lose in the 1st Rd

The reality is that Jordan nearly beat the 89' Pistons with Pippen getting 10 on 40%, so he would've won that year with anyone OTHER than pippen.. jordan never had a bad series, so anytime a series was close or lost, it was pippen's fault (see the many series listed above)

(and Phil wasn't there in 89' when MJ nearly made the Finals with a low seed - Phil inherited a team on the cusp of the Finals and never won without Jordan or his clone.. aka the triangle required a goat bailout artist to be a great offense - it had no real success without one as NY found out)

[Carbine]

No, but this is a weak argument to discredit someone.

If you take Kobe away from Shaq and gave him a poor playoff performing star guard instead he probably doesn't win.

If you take away Kareem from Magic and gave him The Chief in his place, he doesn't have 5 titles.

[Jay-B]

No way, they would probably lose 2nd round

[lxlHoTsAuSelxl]

I dont see why not...

LeElevate had 4th seed in the west before beong injured.

Helped Davis, Howard, Rondo win a chip.

[SoCalMike]

No. AD plays defense, George does not. /endthread

:pimp:

[Basketball r Us]

AD is much better than Pippen so it isn't an even comparison. IMO PG is more comparable to Pippen. Pippen like PG has had several poor playoff performances.

Are you talking about backboard George ?

[AlternativeAcc.]

Easily

George would be a perfect wing fit next to LeBron

Elite off ball player who would thrive next to a Magic-like facilitator and Shaq level scorer

George was asked to do to much on the Clippers because kawhit sucks at playmaking, and George was forced to do everything

[lxlHoTsAuSelxl]

We all still doubting LeElevate?

He makes undrafted into finals starter.

Has beens into champs.

Stars/superstars into champs.

[AlternativeAcc.]

We all still doubting LeElevate?

He makes undrafted into finals starter.

Has beens into champs.

Stars/superstars into champs.

People are retarded

Hed easily win with George

Perfect fit

Kawhit ruined George, lebron would make him thrive

[lxlHoTsAuSelxl]

Lebron is the ultimate player/teammate can score/rebound/pass/defend(if needed), LeUltimate(lol all these names to troll the melting haters).

[Roundball_Rock]

:lol at the PG=Pippen agenda. PG must be top 20-30 all-time, right?

What we know is LeBron won 3 rings and made 9 finals without AD. So no need to isolate him from LeBron...


eople are retarded

Hed easily win with George

Perfect fit

Kawhit ruined George, lebron would make him thrive

Good point. A year ago, PG was considered better than AD*. PG got (much) worse, AD got better. AD is being compared to Kareem and Hakeem by people like the OP. No one said that about AD his first 7 years in the NBA. Talk about LeElevate. He went from a guy who last year was tail end of the top 10* to be compared to a GOAT candidate. :lol

*Example: the Ringer had Davis 9th in mid-Februrary of the 19' season. George was 3rd. https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/2/18/18228916/top-25-nba-players-first-60ish-games