Paul George vs. Nicolas Batum?

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  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    Who would you rather have?:cheers:
     
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    Why do you ask? :dunno:
     
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    BGD, I wasn't going to respond until I read the lettering on your avatar. :lol:
     
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    Better comparison stats wise is Lance Stephenson.
     
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  5. BigGameDamian

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    Just asking for fun. Wondering if anyone would take Batum over George.
     
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    Sounds kinda troll-like. We obviously know what you're getting at here.

    Still, though, Stephenson is a better comparison.
     
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    I'd take Batum over an Iso-hungry black hole who doesn't know how to defend and... oh wait were talking about PG not Carmelo. Anyone who doesn't answer PG is crazy.
     
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    Love Nic, but I'd trade him for PG without blinking an eye.

    Next.
     
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    I'm keeping Batum.
     
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    Well your the only one even Batum's mother would trade him for Paul George.
     
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    Nic Batum
     
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    Batum is so over-rated by Blazer fans. He's an average shooter, poor penetrator, over-rated defender, and he makes the stupidest passes. His assist numbers are inflated by making easy perimeter passes to players who hit jump shots.
     
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    But the chemistry is outstanding with him. There is no saying where that would go with Paul George on the team.
     
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    Yea well we don't live in a vacuum. If we already had a litany of scorers, and clutch ones at that, then yes I would rather have Batum.

    George - Jordan-lite

    Batum - Pippen-lite
     
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    I think LeBron is better.
     
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    This I can agree with. Put some better shooters around George and his assist totals would likely rise in the 5 per game area.
     
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    Wes Mathews is also over-rated by Blazers fans.
     
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  18. KeepOnRollin

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    I think you could say he was overrated by Blazers fans in the past. This year, if anything, his advanced stats say he is underrated though.
     
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    Batum seems to be a funny combination of either really overrated or really underrated. He is actually an above average shooter, 37% from 3 for his career and 52% from 2 for it, and he is good at penetrating but he just doesn't look to score when he does it he looks to pass. He is most definitely an over-rated defender and as for making some stupid passes, everyone who averages a lot of assists make stupid passes. Lebron makes one or two stupid passes a game, it just happens.
     
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    You know who else is overrated? Paul Allen. If he had never gotten into technology, he never would have made billions.
     
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