paul george or carmelo anthony

[veilside23]

lets say both players are healthy

we have seen carmelo's prime.

george on the other hand is almost there.

so who would you rather have?

[ReturnofJPR]

The one without a gutter attitude, no respect, the one who didn't show his true colors on MTV's punk'd, the one who isn't a primadonna, and the one without an ego so big that it barely fits in Madison Square Garden.

Then there is the age difference...

[OmniStrife]

The one without a gutter attitude, no respect, the one who didn't show his true colors on MTV's punk'd, the one who isn't a primadonna, and the one without an ego so big that it barely fits in Madison Square Garden.

Then there is the age difference...

You forgot the most important bit: The one who plays well on BOTH sides.

[IncarceratedBob]

George on offense is laughable, Melo on defense is laughable.

Pick your poison.

[tikay0]

George has no go to offensive game whatsoever, and Melo is lazy, and shot jacks.

Tough one to pick really. Question is, if you surrounded them with the perfect complimentary pieces, who would have more success?

[Crystallas]

George all day. I'm biased though, because he plays the kind of basketball that I like to watch, a grinder.

[alenleomessi]

George on offense is laughable, Melo on defense is laughable.

Pick your poison.

[kNicKz]

we have seen carmelo's prime

o rly?

[Sarcastic]

Yea Paul George is an amazing defender. He gives Lebron the open lane with 2 seconds to go, for the game winner.

[JMT]

George's offense is streaky and inconsistent, a trait not uncommon among young players. He has steadily improved his first few years in the league. Now that he's poised to become The Man on a contender, he'll have to elevate his game.

But George defends, is a willing (though still developing) passer, and can play a lot of roles based on what the team needs that night.

I'll take George any day and twice on Sunday.

[JMT]

Yea Paul George is an amazing defender. He gives Lebron the open lane with 2 seconds to go, for the game winner.

Vogel got out coached and George got set up by the MVP and recognized best player in the game. That'll happen to a young player shouldering a lot of responsibility.

Hopefully, he'll learn from his mistakes.

Anthony has had a decade to do so and hasn't yet.

[Scholar]

I like Melo, but I'd pick George for the following reasons:
- younger
- more athletic
- doesn't shot jack
- always plays with the team's offense*
- better defender

*Carmelo has a tendency to take his teammates out of games by shot jacking or lack of ball movement through constant iso plays. Paul George doesn't do that. He follows what Coach Frank throws his way and if his shot isn't falling much, he has no problem deferring to teammates.

[WWRWestbrookDo?]

I'll take the guy that can make an impact on defense.

[francesco totti]

right now , its melo. George has lot of room for improvement tho.

[Jacks3]

I'd rather have George. I don't think Melo is good enough to win as a #1, so I'd rather have a perfect #2 in Paul and try to get to lucky with a superstar. Or else build a GOAT level defense like the 04 Pistons/93 Knicks/08 Celtics.