Elite player question concerning the Kingslayer and Paul George

[RD2191]

PG 1st option kl 4th. PG is a better offensive player and kl defensive but neither would ring as the best player on team

That's not what I'm saying. I'm simply talking ppg here. And it's up for debate seeing as Kawhi has never been the go to go guy on a team like PG is. Time will tell.

[K...]

lol @ all the gots in this thread. Kawhi owns lebron.

Point them out. I'll grant you hater and tgy who else?

[rasuo214]

PPG is so overrated, yea if you take 17 shots a game you should be averaging 20+ ppg. No one on the Spurs is shooting more than 13 times a game so obviously they aren't going to average as much.


As far as PG goes he was a top 25 player, not sure what he'll be when he returns. Kawhi is easily top 15-20.

[Clipper Nation]

Point out the fsggpts plz.

^ got #1

[Hoops Czar]

Malik needs to get in here and regulate his crew. Every thread they touch turns to .

[K...]

^ got #1

Good call, at least by the time you showed up this thread had already the bed. Anyway kawhi > paul George >>>>>>>> LeBron

[still.focused]

George plays in a larger market, in a state that breathes bball and is better on offense than Kawhi
Its easier to sell the offense to the casual fans than it is the grunt & dirty work on defense that KL does
PG does get the benefit of some hype but its none of his doing.
That boy can hoop

[xellos88330]

Leonard to me gets the nod. I might have my Spurs glasses on, but I really am trying to be unbiased.

I give the nod to Leonard because I believe he is the superior defender. I think PG has more offensive skill than Leonard, but Leonard seems to be smarter with his shot selection.

[313]

I'd take pre-All Star break Paul George from last year over Kawhi this year tbh. He sort of fell off as the season went on though.

I think they're pretty close in terms of their impact. PG is a better scorer/ball-handler/offensive player in general, but Kawhi is a better rebounder and defender.

It was less of a fall off, and more of a regression to the mean. He was hot to start the season, but his longs twos weren't going to fall forever. Also teams adjusted to his game since he was only offensive threat on the pacers.

[$pursDynasty]

Just revisiting this thread for a minute. I originally wrote it before Kiwi's DPOY season. Heading into next season, how is Kiwi viewed league wide not just the ST universe? Where does Paul George rate in relation to him (assuming health)? I think both are top 15 but I feel the hierarchy has changed. LBJ, KD, AD, Steph, Westbrook, Harden, Blake, CP3, maybe LMA are the only ones I think might be consistently rated higher than the Kingslayer and PG13 but do they fall right there after those players or are players like John Wall, Gordon Hayward or DeRoazen considered better prospects? Max player isn't a good barometer of value since some max players aren't average and some are still underpaid Is Kiwi now considered top 15 and is PG now in that area since before the injury some would have you believe PG was top 5?