Paul George - ELITE OFFBALL STAR

[AlternativeAcc.]

MJ was a better defender

He was a Kawhi/George, but averaged an extra 5-10 points .. goat.

Was Jordan ever top 2 in def ws and steals in a season?

[3ball]

Was Jordan ever top 2 in def ws and steals in a season?

Has George ever recorded 100 blocks and 200 steals in a season?..

Not remotely close... His highs are 39 and 161.. ..

MJ was the first guy to get 100 blocks and 200 steals, and the only one to do it twice

And was George #1 in defense at 24 (dpoy), and still #4 in dpoy voting at 35?? Again, only MJ reached that goat level of sustained, GOAT 2-way play

[RRR3]

MJ was honestly the most overrated defender in history. Fooled low IQ individuals like 3Ball with flashy steals and blocks but had horrendous fundamentals and awareness and by the time Pippen came around he just gambled in the passing lanes while Pippen did all the real work.

[tpols]

One thing i feel like is very oft overlooked is MJ's defense...because his offense was so iconic and GOAT it overshadowed it.


Can you imagine how mad jordan would be if somebody was dropping 35 ppg on 70TS right on his head? he'd probably kill somebody.

[imdaman99]

KD would shit on MJ too, he's more talented than anyone MJ had to guard in the 90s

Of course Jordan had great defense, he was guarding a few stars a year. PG doesn't get the rest MJ did guarding a bunch of Mike Gminskis a game after he was guarding Reggie Miller or Mitch Richmond. Nowadays, there is a really good perimeter on every team. No vacations

Anyways, this is an offense thread. PG can create and come off screens, Russ is more than happy finding him. He's even giving up the ball to him at end of games, yesterday not included PG is nearing KD-level in his offensive repertoire. Teaming PG up with Russ was good for both them, PG doesn't have to worry about getting everyone else touches, he can do what he does best. And he is an MVP level player

[ralph_i_el]

PG's pull up game is nice though. A big part of his game is pull up 3's.