Replace Paul George with John Wall on the Pacers

[Bibby4Three]

Pacers would be better. Wall would thrive with those bigs. PG is overrated and until he proves it to me in the playoffs with a monster game I don't trust him.

Guy always got the pass while KD and LBJ caught shit for mediocre games.

[El Gato Negro]

Point guards are a dime a dozen in this league. the pacers are better off with PG, wall would make them worse.

[avonbarksdale]

Point guards are a dime a dozen in this league. the pacers are better off with PG, wall would make them worse.

agreed, they are already elite without an elite pg, id rather have an elite wing player/defender

[Dr. Ice]

Easily regress.

Without paul george they lose a wing defender, by losing a wing defender hibbert's already below average pnr d gets completely exposed since he no longer has the great help he gets from PG and the other forwards, leading to a chain reaction on that end of the court.

Also, have fun with that offensive spacing.

[Lebron23]

Pacers would be better. Wall would thrive with those bigs. PG is overrated and until he proves it to me in the playoffs with a monster game I don't trust him.

Guy always got the pass while KD and LBJ caught shit for mediocre games.

He's been struggling lately, but The Pacers are still winning. I'd still pick Melo over George.

[Boarder Patrol]

This is actually a cool idea. They'd get Granger back in the starting lineup who is getting his shot back, finally, and it opens up more minutes for Copeland, so their perimeter shooting would only regress a little. They'd get a true playmaker too.

I'd say overall they get a little worse but are still a contender.

[JUDGE WITNESS]

more like replace george hill with john wall

dynasty

[PsychoBe]

ridiculous thread. the pacers dont need one player to be their playmaker/scorer/facilitator which is what these ball-dominant and cancerous pgs do to teams on the offensive end. they completely mess up offensive systems. and john wall does not have the same defensive impact as paul george by any stretch of the imagination. pg averages virtually 2 steals a game and can guard 1-4. he is the team's best perimeter defender and the most consistent when playing the passing lanes and he can play well off the ball too. he is what kobe was in his prime if kobe was purely focused on the defensive end which pg does.

pg is a defender that can score, not a scorer than can defend.

[ralph_i_el]

both teams regress in the short term. Wizards have nobody else that can be trusted to handle the ball. Pacers don't have great shooting especially if they give up PG.

[Dro]

Wouldn't work. Terrible spacing on the floor. DWest might thrive abit more with Wall, but Lance's role gets majorly reduced. Pacers lose their wing defense which is key in the East (against LeBron, Melo, Derozan, Pierce etc). Wall also struggles in the halfcourt (not that PG is elite, but he can create his own shot better).

[Sharmer]

They would be much worse.

[Sarcastic]

They'd be quite a lot better. Wall is much bigger upgrade over Hill, than George is over Granger.

Hibbert and Vogel is what makes the Pacers good. George is just lucky to get all the credit.


Wall
Stevenson
Granger
West
Hibbert

That squad would be vicious.

[sketchy]

With this trade, the Pacers (a team that sometimes struggles to score) lose their best perimeter scorer, shot creator, and second best defender and best wing defender in the league for John Wall (love the guy, he's great), a distributor that thrives on defense (can only defend other guards) and the fast break. Indiana is one of the slowest teams in the league, they inevitably end up in the half court where Wall can't shoot the 3 ball. No thanks, bad fit.

Not to mention Danny Granger is done. Anyone that thinks he could be a decent fill in for PG in extended minutes hasn't watched him play much this season.

With that being said, the Wizards don't get much better with PG instead of Wall. Another bad fit.

[UK2K]

PG > Wall up until Jan.

Wall >>>>> PG since Jan.

[sketchy]

ridiculous thread. the pacers dont need one player to be their playmaker/scorer/facilitator which is what these ball-dominant and cancerous pgs do to teams on the offensive end. they completely mess up offensive systems. and john wall does not have the same defensive impact as paul george by any stretch of the imagination. pg averages virtually 2 steals a game and can guard 1-4. he is the team's best perimeter defender and the most consistent when playing the passing lanes and he can play well off the ball too. he is what kobe was in his prime if kobe was purely focused on the defensive end which pg does.

pg is a defender that can score, not a scorer than can defend.

this.