Miller4ever wrote:He's an athletic, smooth player who has a smooth shot. He needs to work on some ball handling to get his own shot. He has great leaping and good timing for rebounds and blocks and dunks. His perimeter defense is good and he just needs to make better decisions on the court.
All true.
In terms of his offensive game, let's keep in mind that he's fairly young - only spent one year in college, and everyone knew he was a "raw" prospect. It's why I laugh pretty hard when opposing fans try to point out his poor FG and 3P%. He will undoubtedly get better at shooting the ball - his stroke is very good, there is simply no question that he's going to be at least a quality shooter in this league. He's tall and can get his shot off above a lot of players, reminds me of McGrady in that respect.
The biggest thing that will help him eventually is ball handling. He has very little in the way of iso game - this lets defenses plan a bit easier, since there's not a huge threat of him taking guys off the dribble. He will get better at this, but I don't know if he'll develop any post moves any time soon.
Defensively he's already quite good - this is this strongest point already. He can defend the 1-2-3, is quick, and has a very very good natural timing to get steals, blocks, and deflections. I'm pretty excited to see a George Hill/Paul George defensive combo, as it will be very very good.
All in all, Pacers fans think that Paul George will end up being one of the top 5 guys from his draft class, along with Wall, Cousins, Monroe, maybe Davis. Certainly expect him to be the best wing player.
I could see him becoming a very efficient offensive weapon, given how silky his jump shot is. He could easily end up averaging 20 a game at some point.
