RealGM Top 25 Player Poll-#9 2019-20

RTG HD · Post #21 » by **RTG HD** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:17 am

Lillard beat both PG and Jokic in the playoffs with a lesser healthy supporting cast than both.

ropjhk · Post #22 » by **ropjhk** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:24 am

Voted for Lillard

Nominate Blake Griffin

pootbrah · Post #23 » by **pootbrah** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:41 am

RTG HD wrote:Lillard beat both PG and Jokic in the playoffs with a lesser healthy supporting cast than both.

As good as Lillard was the Denver series, Jokic was the more valuable player for the series. McCollum, Hood and Zach stepped up big time for us.

Lillard completely outclassed PG though.

Want to vote Jimmy Butler but don't want to see PG over Dame so voted Dame.

Nominate McCollum

Tim Kempton · Post #24 » by **Tim Kempton** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:54 am

Vote: Dame
Drop: Durant
Add: Kemba

Metallikid · Post #25 » by **Metallikid** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:02 am

Dame isn't even close to as good as PG is on defence. PG got more votes the last three rounds than Dame, didn't he?

Post #26 » by **zimpy27** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:06 am

Metallikid wrote:Dame isn't even close to as good as PG is on defence. PG got more votes the last three rounds than Dame, didn't he?

PG has beaten Dame in every poll so far. A bit odd but it is west coast prime time right now, probably favoring Lillard.

Post #27 » by **Sixerscan** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:39 am

zimpy27 wrote:
Metallikid wrote:Dame isn't even close to as good as PG is on defence. PG got more votes the last three rounds than Dame, didn't he?

PG has beaten Dame in every poll so far. A bit odd but it is west coast prime time right now, probably favoring Lillard.

Not sure what that has to do with anything. The people that voted other guys over George are still voting people over George.

Post #28 » by **zimpy27** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:45 am

Sixerscan wrote:
zimpy27 wrote:
Metallikid wrote:Dame isn't even close to as good as PG is on defence. PG got more votes the last three rounds than Dame, didn't he?

PG has beaten Dame in every poll so far. A bit odd but it is west coast prime time right now, probably favoring Lillard.

Not sure what that has to do with anything. The people that voted other guys over George are still voting people over George.

Well west coast going to favour the guy they've seen in the playoffs the last 5 years. East coast will favour PG13, I imagine he still wins the poll at the end.

Post #29 » by **GeorgeMarcus** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:50 am

zimpy27 wrote:
Sixerscan wrote:
zimpy27 wrote:
PG has beaten Dame in every poll so far. A bit odd but it is west coast prime time right now, probably favoring Lillard.

Not sure what that has to do with anything. The people that voted other guys over George are still voting people over George.

Well west coast going to favour the guy they've seen in the playoffs the last 5 years. East coast will favour PG13, I imagine he still wins the poll at the end.

You may be right but if PG went to the Lakers it'd be a different story. Where you at Clips fans?

Post #30 » by **GeorgeMarcus** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:56 am

Normally I'm more pro-Dame than most people, but I have to give PG credit after the season he had. Call me crazy but if he and Kawhi traded places last year, he'd be the one with a ring/Finals MVP/more favorable ranking in the poll. I really believe that.

Post #31 » by **Sixerscan** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:58 am

zimpy27 wrote:
Sixerscan wrote:
zimpy27 wrote:
PG has beaten Dame in every poll so far. A bit odd but it is west coast prime time right now, probably favoring Lillard.

Not sure what that has to do with anything. The people that voted other guys over George are still voting people over George.

Well west coast going to favour the guy they've seen in the playoffs the last 5 years. East coast will favour PG13, I imagine he still wins the poll at the end.

George got out of the 1st round in the east 7 years ago. Not sure if it's a coast thing.

pootbrah · Post #32 » by **pootbrah** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:00 am

GeorgeMarcus wrote:Normally I'm more pro-Dame than most people, but I have to give PG credit after the season he had. Call me crazy but if he and Kawhi traded places last year, he'd be the one with a ring/Finals MVP/more favorable ranking in the poll. I really believe that.

Claim of the decade

HeatIn5 · Post #33 » by **HeatIn5** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:04 am

voted PG

nominate Klay

Post #34 » by **GeorgeMarcus** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:18 am

pootbrah wrote:
GeorgeMarcus wrote:Normally I'm more pro-Dame than most people, but I have to give PG credit after the season he had. Call me crazy but if he and Kawhi traded places last year, he'd be the one with a ring/Finals MVP/more favorable ranking in the poll. I really believe that.

Claim of the decade

Hey man, I just call em how I see em. The Raptors were putting up 58/59 win seasons before he got there. Trading DD left the perfect void for Kawhi to waltz into without disrupting established roles/chemistry. Improving on DeRozan's defense and efficiency wasn't a tall task, so just like that the Raptors were a much better version of their former selves. Siakam's development and the Gasol trade didn't hurt either. The whole situation was tailor-made for Kawhi to succeed and look great while doing so.

It will be interesting to see how Kawhi/PG look playing on the same team. That will help to confirm or reject my hypothesis.

dautjazz · Post #35 » by **dautjazz** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:23 am

Voted: Dame
Nominate: Walker

dautjazz · Post #36 » by **dautjazz** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:26 am

GeorgeMarcus wrote:Normally I'm more pro-Dame than most people, but I have to give PG credit after the season he had. Call me crazy but if he and Kawhi traded places last year, he'd be the one with a ring/Finals MVP/more favorable ranking in the poll. I really believe that.

I think there are about 10 players that in Leonard's place would of beat the Warriors with all their injuries. Making it out of the East ironically was the bigger challenge for the Raptors.

SK21209 · Post #37 » by **SK21209** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:52 am

Voted PG but can't really argue against Dame here. He's legit

Effigy · Post #38 » by **Effigy** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:59 am

Voted Lillard.

I’d like to vote Klay but he’s got the injury questions like KD does.

So I nominate Oladipo.

Post #39 » by **Sixerscan** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:59 am

GeorgeMarcus wrote:
pootbrah wrote:
GeorgeMarcus wrote:Normally I'm more pro-Dame than most people, but I have to give PG credit after the season he had. Call me crazy but if he and Kawhi traded places last year, he'd be the one with a ring/Finals MVP/more favorable ranking in the poll. I really believe that.

Claim of the decade

Hey man, I just call em how I see em. The Raptors were putting up 58/59 win seasons before he got there. Trading DD left the perfect void for Kawhi to waltz into without disrupting established roles/chemistry. Improving on DeRozan's defense and efficiency wasn't a tall task, so just like that the Raptors were a much better version of their former selves. Siakam's development and the Gasol trade didn't hurt either. The whole situation was tailor-made for Kawhi to succeed and look great while doing so.

It will be interesting to see how Kawhi/PG look playing on the same team. That will help to confirm or reject my hypothesis.

Except George got hurt.

Post #40 » by **GeorgeMarcus** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 5:05 am

Sixerscan wrote:
GeorgeMarcus wrote:
pootbrah wrote:
Claim of the decade

Hey man, I just call em how I see em. The Raptors were putting up 58/59 win seasons before he got there. Trading DD left the perfect void for Kawhi to waltz into without disrupting established roles/chemistry. Improving on DeRozan's defense and efficiency wasn't a tall task, so just like that the Raptors were a much better version of their former selves. Siakam's development and the Gasol trade didn't hurt either. The whole situation was tailor-made for Kawhi to succeed and look great while doing so.

It will be interesting to see how Kawhi/PG look playing on the same team. That will help to confirm or reject my hypothesis.

Except George got hurt.

Maybe the Raps would have afforded him the luxury of load mgmt to prevent that from happening. But yeah, fair point. I was assuming healthy PG.