Why Stephen A. doesn't like how Paul George would fit in the Warriors' system | First Take
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- Why Stephen A. doesn't like how Paul George would fit in the Warriors' system | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins and Tim Legler join Christine Williamson to discuss whether the Golden State Warriors should pursue Paul George during NBA free agency.
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Saying PG13 wont fit in with the Warriors just proves Stephen A is clueless. Dude fits in literally any system 😂😂
That ain't true cmon now. Its not necessarily about systems, more like roles and he gotta adapt.
Definitely, true he can play any way he's needed to
@@kjjr3270if KD can fit in so can pg. they do literally the same things
PG13 is more of an iso scorers than a system player who moves without the ball tbh. But he’s probably fine with adapting
Y'all said the same about CHRIS PAUL 😂😂
I swear people just hate the Warriors getting another star😂😂
facts he'd be a perfect fit
Nah people who watch ball know that the warriors have NEVER went to a championship without a major star injury on the opposite team in the playoffs. Not once.
@@onestopshopinjuries are a part of the game, stop whining bc when it benefits your team you have nothing to say.
HOW MUCH HELP DOES DRAYMOND GREEN NEED?
@@onestopshophahahaha 2022?
Paul George has always been a great fit for the warriors.
Warriors are in desperate need for a second scoring option and wing defender. PG gives them both.
Idk if I give him the max, but I’m definitely making him a big offer if I’m serious about competing.
PG is but he's not good on defense bc he is not aggressive all the time playing defense
@@GeraldThompson-gq2br We thought that about KD and Wiggins, but with Draymond directing him, I think he'll be fine
@@King369Inot the same at all PG is a lot older and not as consistent
@@lorddj9910 Never said it was the same, I just said it’d be fine. Wiggins was said to be a lazy defender in Minnesota who looked like he was daydreaming and KD was never a known defender throughout his career. I’m just saying that if Golden State elevated these two dudes defensively, PG should be fine.
@@King369I PG and Draymond still won't be able to stop there young good players every game
We don’t need catch and shoot guys, we need more scoring versatility. That was our weak point the past couple of seasons
And pg is that. He creates his own offense unlike Klay and Wiggins
You need a little bit of height, resign Klay and Draymond to not get suspended first
Tim leglar might be the best basketball breakdown analyst on Espn
i think he's the only one
Every player is better suited playing on the Knicks according to stephen a 🫤
Paul George is one of the best off-ball stars in the league lol, this guy is completely clueless
Not clueless. PG complained about his utilization by Doc Rivers when he was Clips HC:
"Doc was trying to play me as a Ray Allen or a JJ Redick, all pin-downs. I can do it, but that ain't my game. I need some flow, I need some mixes of some pick-and-roll, and post ups...That last season was hard."
So pin downs and catch and shoots are not what he prefers to do. He prefers the ball in his hands to create.
*By PG own admission, he isnt a catch and shoot guy.*
Doesnt mean he wasnt excellent when he did it though.
@@edmundnlemadim8480he said he CAN do it but in order to do that he’d need some mixing up as well don’t just make him a Catch and Shoot ONLY.
Has any team ever won with PG? How many years does he need to be AWOL?
@@richardmatthews2807 🤫 be real. you wrote this just to listen to yourself talk lol 🤦🏾♂
I actually think that 76ers is a good fit for Paul George because if he joined the Philadelphia then they'll be better than most of the majority of the eastern teams because the competition in the east is pretty weak, there's only 2 teams or 3 (if Giannis and Dame can figure it out) but there are only 2 real title contending teams and it's the Boston and Knicks so if he joined in the west he can go for a ECF appearance meanwhile if he joined the Warriors then it'll get more harder to win a series in the west because they have 5 teams who are a title contender so I'm pretty sure that Philadelphia is a great pick for Paul..
Pg would be perfect with steph
Fr not sure what Stephen A is saying
Only on paper
Pg at this point isn't the type of player like he was coming out of okc. That pg was top 5 player in mvp voting. This pg isn't near that.
Top 30 for sure
Thank you, cause all the people in the comments acting like he is Kd or sum
@@kjjr3270No Cap😂 as if he didn’t just lay an egg in the Dallas series
Exactly. He’s super slow and doesn’t defend for years now. He’s a choker when it counts. He has a loser attitude. He only wants to get paid at this point. He doesn’t care about winning.
Ngl I see pg with multiple teams; warriors, 76ers, Mavs, Okc, etc…
Now that I think about it PG in OKC will be insane 💀
The best PG was his OKC era
Rockets should be trying to trade for PG instead of KD. The young guys are talented, but have yet to play with a superstar, established talent that knows what it takes to win. FVV is a great mentor, but he's nowhere near a superstar.
@@DOUBLERR5iveera? It was just two seasons bro
He would bring the pace down to a halt. This isnt pre broken leg pg😂
@@DOUBLERR5ive Eliminated by rookie Donovan and then Dame. Both had vastly inferior squads
perk was on point this topic
does SAS watch any Paul George ? He’s one of the best off ball players in the league. Not to mention he was 45% from three on catch & shoots last year.
that MMMM got my attention from across the room😂😂😂😂
The real question is do PG want to play with GREEN 😂
Will he stay healthy
He'd fit just fine lol if anything I kind of want klay to go to the Bucks
PG rn would be the second option behind Steph on the Warriors .
Perk actually making sense
Paul George is what Stephs needs another guy who can create other than him, Draymond is not really a shot creator he facilitates but he doesnt create. Paul George can do both at the same time He is 6'9 and a good defender and at this stage of his career he will do anything to win
just an opinion.. we have no control on players declining offers because they know for themselves that they could do better BUT the big question is,, are they the BEST player??? because for you to decline an offer like that even for me I don't know how it really works, but you haven't prove anything yet, for him to decline the warriors offer and a base offer of $48.7M immediately? that is like your throwing a great meal from the garbage. Warriors have proven something already as an organization.. I think that warriors is lucky for him not accept him... and they are an organization who can mold players into better ones..
Can’t believe these dudes sat there and the person the speak truth to ya is Perk. On a warriors topic at that lol
Id take derozen or lavine or bridges over pg
George for Klay or George for Beal and let's keep it moving 😂
I would love to see PG in Dallas or New York.
GS and other fans doesn't understand that Klay and/or Wiggins isn't the problem - it's the shallow af bench. 2022 bench is IMO best bench we had, thus the championship. Now all we got are has-beens and young guys with no relative experience at all.
Look how Steph played the game last season. It's all him. The weight of the responsibility is totally on his shoulders alone.
They destroyed the promising young core with Jordan Poole by not addressing the elephant in the room, it's so frustrating.
Great move as long as you don’t give up Kuminga, B-Pods and TJD
Warriors should’ve packaged Poole and wiseman for pg after they won the championship in 2022
Does Stephen A even watch basketball lmaoooo .
I like the Warriors but I’m a Sixers fan first and I’d rather PG play here. He’s basically a super upgrade from Tobias and I like our chances with that
If the warriors can get PG then trade Wiggins for a good 3 and D SG + an athletic rim runner/defender then Golden State is back in business. Although he is a bit old and Steph does need some young guys around him
I think he would fit great w curry n the warriors
They just don’t wanna see us winning again cuz if Steph gets five a conversation needs to be held for him to be top 5 all time and best pg of all time(I already have him as the goat pg anyways)
This is another stupid trade idea that never made sense for the Warriors.
PG can be like what KD was to GSW. And PG gonna be the most open he ever had been Steph attracts so much attention
Im a big Warriors fan. PG would definitely fit with us. I just dont know how we give him a 4 year max? Sign and trade is about all we can do, and who do you give up? Wiggins? I dont want Kuminga going anywhere. Klay? He may be out the door(sadly.) so, Im just not sure how the Warriors get him. But, he def fits and SAS is an idiot
What's crazy is Wiggins should be GSW version of PG13, like dam Perk talking as if he close to retirement. Not saying Wiggs has even been on the same level as PG, but the dude is 29 and yet GSW considering mortgaging the post Curry years for a 34 yr old MAX contract player.
Paul George once said “Doc rivers was trying to use me like a Ray Allen” this is what he said when he didn’t perform well a few years ago… he wouldn’t fit well in that system
Funny enough PG even said on his podcast that he's not great at moving without the ball and he's not a good cutter
As long (30 years) time Warriors ticket holder, a Paul George signing would most certainly signal the end of dynasty days for Warriors. Another guy who plays small and disappears in crunch time is NOT what they need. Signing Isaiah Hartenstein would be a much bigger boost - Warriors and really missed having a decent center ala Bogut, Pachulia, etc.
A legit big drastically shifts the dynamics in the west. While he’s not know for his defense, what about DeRozen? His range and defense isn’t as good as Paul’s, but his dependency and ability to slash and score is better.
SAS doesn't watch the games. He watches the House of Highlights clips.
I would prefer Markannen over him on the Warriors. Lauri will fit in perfectly well with what they have and his age is perfect too unlike PG13.
What is Stephen watching Paul George is a slasher and definitely a great catch and shooter
What’s the difference between him and Iguodala I don’t get it!
PG is perfect for the warriors. People forget the last 2-3 years the media (and fans) have been crying to get someone else to take some of the offensive load from Steph…. PG is perfect for that. You can run Steph off screens and everything else and give PG the ball. Even give Steph possessions off to save his legs.
Please 🙏 Please 🙏 Please 🙏 let this happen! PG to the Warriors!
Miami gonna do something
do what? Pat Riley forever asleep at the wheel DPMO
What is Stephen a talking about? kd wasn’t a catch and shoot guy and look how good that worked! I hope he comes to the warriors. PG would be a perfect fit, he defends at a high level and one of the best scorers. Starting 5 Steph pg at the 2 Wiggins draymond and looney is tough
I’m starting to think SAS b choosing to say how he feel instead of the real facts PG with the warriors would be similar the warriors with Kd
Low key he doesn't want the warriors to get another all star..it will be better for his knicks
Klay Thompson and Kevon looney and Gary Payton to the clippers for Paul George
PG is the perfect replacement for Klay even better if they keep him and bring him off the bench
People be forgetting how crucial a 2 way player was when steph just won his last title
Injury prone clause
Why would he need to be a catch and shoot player? Dubs aint trying to make him into klay they trying to change the way the backcourt formula
Paul George would definitely take ball handling duties off of Curry. And all his front court mates will know their roles. Wiggins , Draymond and kumings rounds out my starting 5
I think you can plug in Paul George to any system and they're gonna be pretty good 🤷
Let's talk real guys if GSW get PG and still kept Klay somehow their lineup is crazy Steph, Klay, Dray, PG if these these happens then GSW is almost at the level when they bring KD, it also happens at 2022 JP shook the whole NBA, media even baddies but he just nobody an average shooter but if he play along side Splash bro he get better so some are praying GSW to not get PG13 if it does the balance on the West is broken so nobody wants Warriors to get another superstar
I remember when Paul of Duty was used for Chris Paul 😭
Perk schooling Sas on the topic of explaining basketball
"Callinin ask him"
George, would fit easily, it be almost the same when Warriors had KD. They still wouldn't win a title though..
If u make PG the primary ball handler then it works. You just have to figure out what happens to Draymond…
You all must have missed Draymond's "gestures" towards PG last season. It was so bad I guess these shows couldn't even talk about it. There's no way for me to even describe it without this comment being deleted. Draymond is a complete nut and I doubt PG wants to go there.
PG is better than Iggy and Wiggins. If those two shined in the warriors system PG def will.
KD
Needs to just go ahead and go back to the Warriors
Makes more sense
“I don’t view him as a catch-&-shoot guy”
Yeah cause you don’t view the games.
wow Perk got Stephan to agree with him?
That’s what the dubs are missing somebody who’s athletic and can shoot the jumper w/consistency and not afraid to slash to the hole and will catch a Oop every now & then
but he's a choker let's see
Consistency. Lol
@@kmao508 46% from the 3 … yep I’d say is consistent
@@divinedeparture5560 gotta be better than Wiggins …ijs
@@kreepa25 And consistent at not showing up in playoffs. Need that 48% when it counts.
In what world does PG doesn't fit into the warriors system? A tall wing that can shoot the three? Is Stephen A serious?
PG is a good player still no doubt about that, but you all act like he a Top 10 player in the league abd i agree with Stephen A. on this one, his playstyle ain't fitting Golden State imo.
SAS doesnt like the fit cause he wants him on the knicks, who dont this people want on the knicks?
PG to Chicago Button >> ❤
For once I agree with Perkins
A team with Chris Paul will not win a chip, that's the warriors only problem right now.
Klay to the mavericks ?
Please bring pG to the bay area
PG going to the Orlando Magic
He’d be a good fit in Minnesota!
I mean it makes all the sense to me lol, he’s a second option to Steph which they need, he’s a 2 way player which they need, he can shoot. GS don’t catch and shoot lol they do a lot of ball movement lol tf Is Stephen A. Talking about???
NO ONE IS LEAVING LOS ANGELES FOR SAN FRANCISCO WILLINGLY!
He is staying
SAS must be tired loll his mindless take on Paul George's fit for the warriors
Paul George will shine in GS with Steph curry
Klay Thompson going to play with Suns And Trade Bradley Beal
It Stephan a don’t like it that means it will actually work 😂
I think its a good fit but i dont think they wud be good anyway
PG literally took catch and shoot threes all year Stephen A watches zero basketball
Wendy and Steven another play basketball at the pro level 0:34 why are we listening to neither one has another sign a contract with 100 million what does their word mean to anybody that's a professional player he knows what it takes to win and stay at a high standards you guys high standard is running your mouth
He would fit easily lol SAS just be talking
KD did it so why can't PG do it? Come on yall it aint rocket science!
People watched Andrew Wiggins succeed as the second option on a championship team and don’t believe Paul George doesn’t make the warriors a 50 win team after winning 46 games in a “bad season”. And he helps us in the playoffs. He does it all
Exactly
The league was so much weaker in 2022, and the Warriors are way worse now as well. Paul George is not good enough to be the #2 option on a title team
Why do ppl act like wiggins wasn’t a 24 yr old when he came to gsw and was averagin 22ppg on 45% from the field
Wiggins was playing ELITE defense and was avging 20 ppg while rebounding like a mad man. Don't let the current version of Wiggins fool you, he was ballin when they won the championship.
Wiggins was the fourth option lol
Stephen A: Paul George is not a catch and shoot guy
Legs: He shot 46% on catch and shoots this past season
You can’t make this up. Stephen A couldn’t even be bothered to look up that one statistic before making his point on a segment he greenlit
The man is trying to convince us you can average 1.5 ppg in one game
He just wants him in a knick Jersey 😅
I dunno why he keeps pushing this pg Philly narrative that to me would NOT work
To Stephen A's defense, PG complained about his utilization by Doc Rivers when he was Clips HC:
"Doc was trying to play me as a Ray Allen or a JJ Redick, all pin-downs. I can do it, but that ain't my game. I need some flow, I need some mixes of some pick-and-roll, and post ups...That last season was hard."
So pin downs and catch and shoots are not what he prefers to do. He prefers the ball in his hands to create.
By his own admission, he isnt a catch and shoot guy.
Doesnt mean he wasnt excellent when he did it though.
@@edmundnlemadim8480okay did you hear what legs said 46% catch and shot regardless of what PG prefers we've seen him adapt
Bro PG is one of the 2 star wings in the nba that would seamlessly into literally any scheme
Him & KD.
literally bro
we’ve seen him in 3 different franchises and he’s hooped in all
Like is SA wah ting anymore take was dumb asf😂😂😂
Can't stay healthy
his movement shooting and defensive versatility are perfect for the warriors system
Exactly 💯
No Star wants to play in GS? They haven’t had one since kd left
@@phatch5444 because people don’t want to buy in to that free flowing movement offense system and also probably defer to steph, but pg is a perfect fit for that, his three point shooting, cutting, relocating, plus his ability to create in iso and out of the pick and roll make him an ideal fit in the system with much less adjustment than a more traditional ball dominant superstar who would have to greatly adjust their game to the gs system.
I have to agree and I'm a die hard Clippers fan. He loves the three and can drive the basket, fits well with Warriors.
HE CANNOT CUT. Which means he would be ineffective in their system. Hes not a threat in the dunkers spot.
just another piece of evidence that SA does not actually watch basketball lmao
Stop glazin the warriors 😂
If youre talking about the "PG isnt a catch and shoot" guy, PG complained about his utilization by Doc Rivers when he was Clips HC:
"Doc was trying to play me as a Ray Allen or a JJ Redick, all pin-downs. I can do it, but that ain't my game. I need some flow, I need some mixes of some pick-and-roll, and post ups...That last season was hard."
So pin downs and catch and shoots are not what he prefers to do. He prefers the ball in his hands to create.
*By PG own admission, he isnt a catch and shoot guy.*
Doesnt mean he wasnt excellent when he did it though.
@@juanthompson8016you need to stop glazing your barber and telling him he did a good job
True, he spewed straight up garbage takes
“Doc rivers was trying to use me like a Ray Allen” this is what Paul George said was the reason he didn’t perform well a few years back in the playoffs” im not a Stephan a fan but he’s right THIS TIME.
Perk with a good take finally
He would fit well imo. Warrior's DESPERATELY need another shot creator.
HOW MUCH HELP DOES DRAYMOND GREEN NEED?
facts, they don’t know what they talkin bout, he not AS good of a shooter overall as Klay back before the injuries but he is definitely an upgrade on defense and shot creation over this version of Klay
They need a big
@@yahcrackTf are you yelling for
"you okay?....." lmaooo
If Poole got paid, the same goes for George.
Leave Poole Party out of the chat 😂
I guess every free agent should just go to the Knicks huh Stephen. A 😂
Watching PG and Steph cook would be buttery basketball. Can't say much about getting them another chip.
Question is pgs health