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Re: Paul George Watch Thread
« Reply #75 on: April 28, 2017, 01:36:00 PM »

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Paul George's "laker love" is massively overblown. He grew up more of a Clippers fan. Also, it seems like his priority is to win, something LA won't being doing much of in the near future - even if they somehow got George.

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« Reply #76 on: April 28, 2017, 01:40:58 PM »

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Paul George's "laker love" is massively overblown. He grew up more of a Clippers fan. Also, it seems like his priority is to win, something LA won't being doing much of in the near future - even if they somehow got George.

Well maybe the Clippers could be a threat then too?  :P
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Re: Paul George Watch Thread
« Reply #77 on: April 28, 2017, 02:05:40 PM »

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George wants to win, that's why he doesn't want to be in Indiana anymore. Hard to see him with lakers if he wants to win

Re: Paul George Watch Thread
« Reply #78 on: April 28, 2017, 02:16:43 PM »

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I hate the Heat , but he is a perfect fit .

They would right up in the top four east conference teams.

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« Reply #79 on: April 28, 2017, 02:25:30 PM »

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I hate the Heat , but he is a perfect fit .

They would right up in the top four east conference teams.


I know Miami was the hottest team the 2nd half of the season, but adding Paul George to that mix just reminds me of the Pacers team of a few years ago when they couldn't get over the hump.

Dragic = George Hill
Hibbert = Whiteside
Any of Miami's wing's = Lance Stephenson.

I don't think Miami is a true threat in the east with him. Better than this year certainly, but not so sure a threat in the East.

Re: Paul George Watch Thread
« Reply #80 on: April 29, 2017, 04:49:34 PM »

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Paul George's "laker love" is massively overblown. 0He grew up more of a Clippers fan. Also, it seems like his priority is to win, something LA won't being doing much of in the near future - even if they somehow got George.
Maybe that should be the red flag. ;)
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Re: Paul George Watch Thread
« Reply #81 on: April 29, 2017, 07:50:06 PM »

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http://www.indycornrows.com/2017/4/26/15435998/early-trends-from-all-nba-ballots-dont-favor-paul-george

Pretty interesting read. Looks like Paul George could end up not getting a ton of $$$ from Indiana if not selected, and that could lead to a likelier chance of a trade or him just leaving Indiana outright after next season. Not being selected could cost him $70M extra that he could have gotten from IND if he was selected.

Again, these are just trends/quick analysis so far.

Well, Bird made a mistake in the first place when he said he was open to discussions. He lowered Paul value a tiny bit. On the other end, everyone who watched the series against the Cavs knows what George is worth...

I don't buy the idea that acknowledging you'd take calls on someone lowers their value somehow. Generally speaking, NBA GMs are smart guys that are plugged into backroom channels, they know exactly who's unhappy and, like anyone with access to the internet, they know whos going into the last year of their contracts. It's like the Philly fans that thought Colangelo somehow let the cat out of the bag when he acknowledged that having four single-position players at the same position wasn't sustainable - how was that ever a secret?

Re: Paul George Watch Thread
« Reply #82 on: April 30, 2017, 04:07:21 PM »

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Hey, Paul George, you see that?

You can be a part of this, AND take us even further! Fill most of our remaining needs/weaknesses too.

Won't get this chance at La La Land for a LONG TIME.
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Re: Paul George Watch Thread
« Reply #83 on: May 16, 2017, 02:26:30 PM »

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Appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel show last night. Obviously talked Lakers...  :P

He plans on working out with Kobe, but also says that "he loves Indy".

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« Reply #84 on: May 16, 2017, 03:10:12 PM »

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Appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel show last night. Obviously talked Lakers...  :P

He plans on working out with Kobe, but also says that "he loves Indy".
Maybe when he goes to work out with Kobe, he'll run into Isaiah.
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Re: Paul George Watch Thread
« Reply #85 on: May 16, 2017, 03:12:28 PM »

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Appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel show last night. Obviously talked Lakers...  :P

He plans on working out with Kobe, but also says that "he loves Indy".
Maybe when he goes to work out with Kobe, he'll run into Isaiah.

Maybe we should send Brad Stevens as well to "monitor" their workouts  :laugh:
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Re: Paul George Watch Thread
« Reply #86 on: May 16, 2017, 03:46:13 PM »

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Paul George at the 4 is like the perfect player for our team, but he doesn't want to play PF and doesn't seem like he'd be super loyal to us.  It's tough but I think he'd have pretty much the biggest impact of any of the realistic targets for us, as long as we aren't giving away any starters, Smart, KO, Brown, Zizic or BK 17.  I don't know if BK 18, Yabu and Rozier with some kind of salary magic is enough though.

Re: Paul George Watch Thread
« Reply #87 on: June 15, 2017, 10:09:59 PM »

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Nate Taylor: Paul George: “I’m a Pacer. There’s no way around that. This is my team, my group & this is where I’m at.” – via Twitter ByNateTaylor

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Nate Taylor: Paul George on trade rumors about him: “They’re all crazy, but they’re all expected.” – via Twitter ByNateTaylor

Re: Paul George Watch Thread
« Reply #88 on: June 15, 2017, 10:49:24 PM »

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Nate Taylor: Paul George: “I’m a Pacer. There’s no way around that. This is my team, my group & this is where I’m at.” – via Twitter ByNateTaylor

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Nate Taylor: Paul George on trade rumors about him: “They’re all crazy, but they’re all expected.” – via Twitter ByNateTaylor

He's staying another year.

Lakers aren't trading assets when they could just sign him outright NEXT summer.

And Cavaliers don't have anything else besides Love to trade for him, and IND would want back some good picks (1st rounders at least) and a solid young piece or two.

Maybe a 3-team deal but idk if teams feel the incentive to help CLE like that, and there aren't too many teams with valuable assets like multiple first rounders they'd probably be willing to give up for K. Love. And the teams that do also have some cap issues (Blazers for example, I believe).
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Re: Paul George Watch Thread
« Reply #89 on: June 18, 2017, 09:34:50 PM »

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https://twitter.com/ZachLowe_NBA/status/876612131680071680

Lets begin.

(My bad. Didn't realize this tweet was posted on the other thread already. Connection problems are really screwing with me now LOL)
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