Welcome Paul George!

[Ferry Avenue]

A Paul George thread turns into a discussion about Joel

I just want Paul George to work, when I plug him into my controller, I want him to be Paul George and not the worst verision of himself career wise right after giving him the biggest contract of his career.

But that's the thing, there is no incentive for him to do that.
-He is 34 years old, very close to retirement age
-He already got his big bag that won't get anymore when he is 38.

He literally has no incentive to play better. That's why you don't hand out these contracts to 34 years old players.

A player would normally have an incentive to play better, or at least as well as Embiid has at his max in the past, if he was driven to win a championship. We saw this with Dr. J back in the early 80s -- nearing the end of his career and no championship yet. He was driven and he finally got it.

[phillynative]

A Paul George thread turns into a discussion about Joel

I just want Paul George to work, when I plug him into my controller, I want him to be Paul George and not the worst verision of himself career wise right after giving him the biggest contract of his career.

But that's the thing, there is no incentive for him to do that.
-He is 34 years old, very close to retirement age
-He already got his big bag that won't get anymore when he is 38.

He literally has no incentive to play better. That's why you don't hand out these contracts to 34 years old players.

A player would normally have an incentive to play better, or at least as well as Embiid has at his max in the past, if he was driven to win a championship. We saw this with Dr. J back in the early 80s -- nearing the end of his career and no championship yet. He was driven and he finally got it.

PG doesn't seem to be wired like that

[MVP1992]

PG is in the lab.

Read on Twitter

[Iverson Armband]

PG is in the lab.

Read on Twitter

Must be nice!

[mjkvol]

I don't blame him for any of this. It didn't take a genius to see this had little to zero chance of succeeding to the point of making this team a serious contender, and a huge chance of blowing up and ruining the next 2-3 seasons.

No one could have predicted the utter disaster it has become so fast, but to me the best case scenario would have been a couple of 2nd round exits where the fan base convinced itself "it would be different this time" followed by a decline into mediocrity.

What we're seeing is perhaps the best case scenario, just ending this farce before it ever got started, and forcing a reset or rebuild. That's if Harris and Morey are smart enough to grab the opportunity.

[SixthStreet]

Truthfully I'm not that mad about George. There's probably only been a 2 year period during his peak Pacers days where he could be the best player on a pseudo-contender and he's never been that after he's left the Pacers. That was 7 years ago.

He signed up to be Embiid's batman like he was Kawhi's batman. I'm not surprised at all that he's catered in impact across the board and also would not be surprised if he gets back to his optimal batman self next year when and if Embiid is ever back healthy. I don't think his body or athleticism has failed him. I think his motivation has faded without Embiid on the court.

[76ciology]

Truthfully I'm not that mad about George. There's probably only been a 2 year period during his peak Pacers days where he could be the best player on a pseudo-contender and he's never been that after he's left the Pacers. That was 7 years ago.

He signed up to be Embiid's batman like he was Kawhi's batman. I'm not surprised at all that he's catered in impact across the board and also would not be surprised if he gets back to his optimal batman self next year when and if Embiid is ever back healthy. I don't think his body or athleticism has failed him. I think his motivation has faded without Embiid on the court.

He signed up to be Alfred, and that’s where most people misunderstood him. Batman was Embiid, Maxey was Robin. Batman was out most of the year. Robin was in a slump for like a quarter of the season. When Batman, Robin and Alfred were on the court, they were out of sync.

[76ciology]

PG is in the lab.

Read on Twitter

He’s doing theraphy for his finger.

[MVP1992]

PG is in the lab.

Read on Twitter

He’s doing theraphy for his finger.

I see the pinky splint placement for the photo.

He looks pretty thirsty too.

I'm sure he's doing hours of dribbling drills and shooting behind the scenes, being a max paid professional baller.

[76ciology]

PG is in the lab.

Read on Twitter

He’s doing theraphy for his finger.

I see the pinky splint placement for the photo.

He looks pretty thirsty too.

I'm sure he's doing hours of dribbling drills and shooting behind the scenes, being a max paid professional baller.

Rest
Ice
Compress
Elevate

[rocketsfan100]

I’m staggered why looks so bad this season because he looked amazing next to kawhi and harden last season. The drop off this season has been so far that it’s quite staggering.


Having said that Norman Powell is looking amazing as well in George role of last season

[M2J]

oh boy

[phillynative]

I'll second that