Pennebaker wrote:HBK_Kliq_33 wrote:Pennebaker wrote:
Best #2? You're delusional. There is not a single franchise in the NBA that views Paul George as a centerpiece. Nobody drools over Paul George. And if YOU had a choice you would not choose Paul George as your #1 either. That goes without saying.
But true Big 2s consist of two guys that any franchise would love to have as their primary draw. Paul George is seen as a supporter.
Yes, he just had the best season of his career - but he's never done that before and his career suggests that what you'll see from him in the future is what we've seen from him for the majority of his career i.e. 21 ppg with a 19.0 PER.
He's not a superstar player.
Georges prime since 2015 is a 23-25 PPG scorer with elite defense. That's damn close to a superstar, hes the new Scottie Pippen. He had 1 slow year with Carmello Anthony lol.
Than he went off for 28 PPG and was an mvp finalist with Westbrook as his co star. Imagine having Westbrook possibly the least efficient and worst shot selection for a superstar ever and replacing him with Kawhi Leonard possibly the most efficient and best shot selection for a superstar ever. PG13 offense is about to go through the roof with Kawhi!
"Than he went off for 28 PPG and was an mvp finalist..."
But his PER was only 23.3, which is his career high. HIS CAREER HIGH!
Ideally, if all of your dreams came true, your franchise superstar should be capable of a PER of at least 30.0. 30 is elite. 30+ is legend. 23.3 is a wannabe.
So, in other words, George "went off" for 28 PPG inefficiently.
We are about 10 years passed PER as a metric. Not that it's completely useless, but rather it's a narrow view and we have far better metrics now like RPM, WS/48 etc that Paul was significantly better in than Lebron last year.