Nick Batum or Paul George

[Phreezy P]

Re: Nick Batum or Paul George

Batum cannot create his own shot. George can.

He is very athletic, but not as much as George.

He lacks the same potential that Paul George has.

Batum is better than George at defending, but Paul George is still good.

Batum is a better facilitator though.

Batum is slightly underrated, but Paul George gets a slight edge on him since he has much greater potential.

Not a *****, they are just good in different ways.

Of course OS blocks the word H A T E R

[Rockie_Fresh88]

Re: Nick Batum or Paul George

Didn't want to start a new thread about same thing

Almost a year later what are you guys opinion now?

[z Revis]

Re: Nick Batum or Paul George

Didn't want to start a new thread about same thing

Almost a year later what are you guys opinion now?

I think the answer is pretty clear and that this really didn't need a bump. lol.

Crazy the difference a year makes though.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

Re: Nick Batum or Paul George

I think the answer is pretty clear and that this really didn't need a bump. lol.

Crazy the difference a year makes though.

I said last year I thought PG was better. still could argue Batum is well rounded tho including better defensively and passing.

It's not just a scoring debate .

[MattUM]

Re: Nick Batum or Paul George

Don't really watch either consistently, but are you guys saying Batum is a better defender than George? I thought everyone was talking about how George is one of the best defenders.

[z Revis]

Re: Nick Batum or Paul George

I said last year I thought PG was better. still could argue Batum is well rounded tho including better defensively and passing.

It's not just a scoring debate .

PG passes the ball pretty well and is one of the best defensive wings in the game. If you really want to get that technical about it then yeah maybe Batum has a slight advantage in some areas, but the leap PG has made in scoring has made this debate basically worthless to discuss. No offense to Batum though.

It would've been better had you bumped the Harden/George thread honestly. Everyone said Harden back then, but now I'm not so sure.

[ojandpizza]

Re: Nick Batum or Paul George

Don't really watch either consistently, but are you guys saying Batum is a better defender than George? I thought everyone was talking about how George is one of the best defenders.

It's tough to tell. Batum is a good individual defender playing on a poor overall defensive team. George is a good defender playing on the best defensive team in the league... You can't say for certain because we haven't saw them in a similar role..

I think at the time of this thread last season I would have given Batum the slight edge.. George has kept on and kept on improving. I would probably call him the better overall defender now, even though he does have the supporting defensive cast to help make him great..

At the time of this thread last year I said I would have taken Batum "now" because I felt he made a better 2nd or 3rd option type of player.. I said if I was building a team I would pick George because of his upside and potential..

George exploded after the all star break and really has lived up to his potential. He's shown the ability to be a real first option player on a great team. I think his ability to get better, and build on the potential we all knew he had is what has made him the better player than Batum.. I think we can all see that.

As far as the skills and play style I still really like this comparison of Batum and George. It would be interesting to see how it would have panned out if their roles were reversed.. But I think from what we know now it's two similar players, one built to carry a team and the other built to fill a side-kick role.

[turty11]

Re: Nick Batum or Paul George

the only thing id give batum over PG now is shooting/consistency.

[Melbournelad]

Re: Nick Batum or Paul George

the only thing id give batum over PG now is shooting/consistency.

And passing.

[Kaanyr Vhok]

Re: Nick Batum or Paul George

You pick George because its harder to find go to scorers. If you already have two strong scorers you might need a glue guy who can do everything. Save 20 mill and go with Batum. Both swell options.

[Kaanyr Vhok]

Re: Nick Batum or Paul George

And passing.

Dont say that on this forum.
Its an insult to 2k's roster gurus.