Around The League: Week 16 (1/31 to 2/5)

[pickle]

“That let’s you know how respectful he is.”

Oh wait it doesn’t.

[Superbone]

Quite appropriate for BallsackSports.

[bajanguy008]

Gonna put this here instead of the current week's thread

Off the top of my head I think it's only Split who really rates Paul George but yea this just popped up on my timeline and I could watch these two all day tbh

[Split T]

I don’t think it’s me, I’m a Paul George believer haha

[bajanguy008]

I don’t think it’s me, I’m a Paul George believer haha

I think you read Hates and not Rates lol

[Split T]

I don’t think it’s me, I’m a Paul George believer haha

I think you read Hates and not Rates lol

Lol, yes I did, haha. My bad

[Indy]

I don’t think it’s me, I’m a Paul George believer haha

I think you read Hates and not Rates lol

Lol, yes I did, haha. My bad

Yeah, I am the hater. Not because I don't think he has great basketball skills. But because I think he is a shortcut guy and not willing to sacrifice for the game. I just don't see him as someone that can be the #1 on a championship team.

[dragickingdom]

I don’t think it’s me, I’m a Paul George believer haha

I think you read Hates and not Rates lol

Lol, yes I did, haha. My bad

Yeah, I am the hater. Not because I don't think he has great basketball skills. But because I think he is a shortcut guy and not willing to sacrifice for the game. I just don't see him as someone that can be the #1 on a championship team.

As great as he was against us in the playoffs last year, his choking on free throws at the end of the game when things are on the line make me feel like he lacks that killer instinct. If you were to switch Booker and George, Booker would have made the shots to seal the win...and that is why I'm happier with Booker.

[Split T]

I don’t think it’s me, I’m a Paul George believer haha

I think you read Hates and not Rates lol

Lol, yes I did, haha. My bad

Yeah, I am the hater. Not because I don't think he has great basketball skills. But because I think he is a shortcut guy and not willing to sacrifice for the game. I just don't see him as someone that can be the #1 on a championship team.

I agree with this too, he’s not got the alpha mentality imo. I actually thought he and Westbrook were a good fit, Westbrook had the alpha mentality without exactly having the game. It let George be a #2 and just play. I think he’d pair well with the CP3/Lowry types. He needs a leader, but he can do pretty much everything on the court. Defends 1-4, can play on and off ball. Can shoot, can drive, can pass. He honestly is a seamless fit anywhere, just don’t expect him to be the alpha dog…although he was pretty impressive early in his career in Indy and last year against us after Kawhi went out.

[pickle]

I don’t think it’s me, I’m a Paul George believer haha

I think you read Hates and not Rates lol

Lol, yes I did, haha. My bad

Yeah, I am the hater. Not because I don't think he has great basketball skills. But because I think he is a shortcut guy and not willing to sacrifice for the game. I just don't see him as someone that can be the #1 on a championship team.

I agree with this too, he’s not got the alpha mentality imo. I actually thought he and Westbrook were a good fit, Westbrook had the alpha mentality without exactly having the game. It let George be a #2 and just play. I think he’d pair well with the CP3/Lowry types. He needs a leader, but he can do pretty much everything on the court. Defends 1-4, can play on and off ball. Can shoot, can drive, can pass. He honestly is a seamless fit anywhere, just don’t expect him to be the alpha dog…although he was pretty impressive early in his career in Indy and last year against us after Kawhi went out.

He needs to become a more mature player, and get a real PR guy. He keeps shooting himself in the foot and there's a reason why most people seem to enjoy the schadenfreude from his failures.

[Split T]

Ya I get that too, I just don’t care about it…people make way too big of deals about very little things sometimes. Like PG calling himself playoff P, or standing his ground that Lillard took a bad shot, or his shot that hit the side of the backboard in the bubble. Point is none of that says anything about PG as a basketball player. But it’s turned people against him. Booker suffers from some similar stuff with his no double team comment and now him shooing the Raptors mascot away…or celebrating 70 points in a loss.

[pickle]

Ya I get that too, I just don’t care about it…people make way too big of deals about very little things sometimes. Like PG calling himself playoff P, or standing his ground that Lillard took a bad shot, or his shot that hit the side of the backboard in the bubble. Point is none of that says anything about PG as a basketball player. But it’s turned people against him. Booker suffers from some similar stuff with his no double team comment and now him shooing the Raptors mascot away…or celebrating 70 points in a loss.

I both agree and disagree. People can and should have personalities that should not impact their performance on the court ... until it affects chemistry. He can call himself whatever. I'm far more bothered by the shit he pulled in Indiana. I've read that he organized starters only dinners and generally carried himself as being better than the other players... slept with Hibbert's gf and basically ruining his psyche ... these are rumors and may not necessarily be fully substantiated, but I subscribe to the where there's smoke there's fire line of thought, and some shit was happening there. Also I do remember pretty clearly that when the Pacers lost a close playoff game where Rodney Stuckey took the last shot, he complained and said that the superstars need to be taking last shots. I recall basketball community thinking the Pacers got fleeced when they traded him for Dipo and Sabonis, and reading at the time that the Pacers specifically wanted to trade him to a shit situation.

[Split T]

Interesting, I never heard any of the Indy stuff..I do agree there can be off the court stuff that is harmful and that stuff you mentioned is a lot worse than the stuff I mentioned or any stuff Booker gets crap for.

[Split T]

Lol at Cam Payne here:

[Indy]

that was a quick back track by Payne

[In2ition]

Lol at Cam Payne here:

Is Cam wrong though? They just lost to a G League Portland team. I'm sure it's nauseating to the guys to have to listen to people talk about the Lakers all the time. And, Cam doesn't even care. He's talked his shiiii to LeBron and the Lakers to their face during the game. He sits in post game press conferences with LA hats with the "LA" upside down. He's a Laker hater, and he'll talk it to their fans too. Just for this fact, he's untradeable to me, haha.

[Superbone]

Lol at Cam Payne here:

Is Cam wrong though? They just lost to a G League Portland team. I'm sure it's nauseating to the guys to have to listen to people talk about the Lakers all the time. And, Cam doesn't even care. He's talked his shiiii to LeBron and the Lakers to their face during the game. He sits in post game press conferences with LA hats with the "LA" upside down. He's a Laker hater, and he'll talk it to their fans too. Just for this fact, he's untradeable to me, haha.

Yep, he's one of us.

[Mori Chu]

Funny clip, but if I were Cam, I wouldn't give the Lakers any locker room material. They might qualify for the 8 seed in the play-in and face us in the first round.

[Superbone]

Funny clip, but if I were Cam, I wouldn't give the Lakers any locker room material. They might qualify for the 8 seed in the play-in and face us in the first round.

So what. We busted their ass last time and we'll bust it again.

[SunsRIt]

Funny clip, but if I were Cam, I wouldn't give the Lakers any locker room material. They might qualify for the 8 seed in the play-in and face us in the first round.

So what. We busted their ass last time and we'll bust it again.

Thanks Mike.