Paul George Can be the Best Player on a Champion, but Melo Can't?

[russwest0]

Melo could be a champion, he's just like LeBron where he needs a supremely stacked supporting cast to do so.

[cos88]

Well, seems most people think Indiana has a legit shot to win the title and...George is the best player on that team.

Use yo brain

long long road before winning a chip. then call him a champion, at this point he isn't that was my point. they won't get past miami and then the best team from the west

[CJ Mustard]

Because he isn't a ballstopper/non-playmaker.

[bdreason]

George would be the best player on the Pacers like Billups was the best player on the Pistons.

[16X]

George > Melo, especially given his ability to guard Bran/KD which is very important.

Melo probably would've won in 2012 next to Wade and Bosh, and maybe even 2011, but he wouldn't have been the best player. Wade would have been.

If he was drafted by the Pistons and learned to play more of a team game early on, maybe he could have won there.

Do I think Melo could win on the Pacers in place of George? No. Probably not.

[Demitri98]

please give me the number of the guy(s) that said Paul George Can be the Best Player on a Champion maybe for a respectable fee he can lend me his time machine

He's the consensus best player on the Pacers and they're one of the 4 that's going to win it all this year.

[MichaelCorleone]

George > Melo, especially given his ability to guard Bran/KD which is very important.

Do I think Melo could win on the Pacers in place of George? No. Probably not.

You do realise Melo outplays both Lebron/KD most of the time right? as much as I hate to admit it...

[16X]

You do realise Melo outplays both Lebron/KD most of the time right? as much as I hate to admit it...

In the regular season. I don't like Melo's chances in the Playoffs. Playoffs is a different beast.

[Mure]

Neither will ever be the best or win a chip. Melo is a black hole chucker who plays no D, and Paul George is beta as ****.

[QuebecBaller]

Melo plays for himself
PG plays for a team

[Blue&Orange]

Melo on the Pacers playing like he been playing this season and the Pacers win 82 games.

[Xiao Yao You]

no

[215Philly]

Melo plays for himself
PG plays for a team

This couldn't be further from the truth & just plain ignorant

[miles berg]

George is elite defensively and plays within the team concept offensively, two things Carmelo is incapable of doing.

If both were free agents and you had cap space you would have to be an idiot to give it to Carmelo and not George.

[secund2nun]

they are a team though, the pacers aren't a one man show. yeah george may be the most talented but they are an overall solid well built team. Melo on this team would have a shot of winning aswell if he played into the teams game plans.

the issue with george is he will end up being overpayed to be a number 1 guy and the team won't be able to afford to put solid players around him.

That's exactly what's gonna happen.