2018 Paul George was DIFFERENT

In the 2018- 19 NBA season Paul George finished 3rd in the voting for MVP and Defensive Player of the Year. In this video we breakdown why Paul George might have been the best two way player in the NBA when he was with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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[@jakasmalakas]

Pg always one of my favourite players to watch.

[@Tai-y1d]

peak pg, last season where he was actual superstar level.

[@thekidshere6955]

@@Tai-y1d I respectfully disagree… I think PG right now is still a great player, but he doesn’t have the same first step and he’s not playing downhill as much as he use to

[@Tai-y1d]

​@@thekidshere6955 Those factors make biggest difference from him being a superstar first option level player to all nba level second option player. He's still a great player tho.

[@FieryMaQ]

@@thekidshere6955I agree with the other guy too. I’m a huge PG fan but that was def his peak year. I also understand where you are coming from, I don’t think he’s a worse player now than he was then at all. He just hadn’t needed to be at that level in LA and when he did when kawaii was hurt, you could see the physical downgrade in his speed etc.

[@jalynjones9136]

@@thekidshere6955 still great but not a superstar

[@lexidashu]

@@thekidshere6955compression is key , he’s saying that 2019 was the last season he was a superstar level player not that he currently is a superstar

[@MURKS0S4]

Just think being 3rd as MVP and doty should be mvp

[@bakothegreat6986]

I think that was giannis yr and Giannis deserved it fs. Giannis was top 3 both too

[@dimelo58]

I liked him in indy before the crazy injury he’s probably more polished now but his explosiveness was crazy before I remember he posterized bron on one play I was like Daaaamnnnn

[@ishyameru6232]

His poster on Birdman was downright murder.

[@BigFellah]

Although I’m a LeBron fan, i was loved the okc! That year was special

[@thekidshere6955]

@@BigFellah LeBron that year was also going crazy

[@HampETX903]

9:20 I think harden really just missed 😭

[@Lovealways____]

I swear 😂😂

[@arjaylegaspi9055]

IKR, if Harden sinks that one, that clip will never be in here

[@tommartyn524]

The biggest issue with pg is his playoff performances. Unfortunately he has too many playoff dropper moments. That’s why I’m not high on him anymore. He’s a regular season merchant. Those are the worst kinds of players. Play well in the regular season to secure the bag. If you can’t play well in the postseason then you’re kinda useless

[@alxx292]

pg from 2014 to 2019 playoffs 25.0 pts 7.6 reb 4.0 ast 58.0 TS% (+3.0 rTS) pg from 2014 to 2019 regular season 23.4 pts 6.8 Reb 3.6 ast 57.0 TS% So from 2014-19 he statistically got better in the playoffs This also doesn’t even include 2021 where he averaged 27 points on relatively the same efficiency (58% ts in the playoffs vs 60% in the regular season) Y’all love to use the playoff dropper thing to discredit players when most of them don’t even get worse in the playoffs meanwhile you ignore everything else what a dumb take 😂😂😂

[@tommartyn524]

@@alxx292 you know darn well that averages can be skewed. I always use Booker against the wolves averages last year as an example. Last year Booker averaged 27 ppg on 47% shooting. Take out game 4 and his averages drop to 20 ppg on 41% shooting. Stop it. You know better than that. Pg13 has come up short more than he’s pulled his team through

[@tommartyn524]

@@alxx292 and honestly, his averages aren’t as good as you’re implying. For all of his first and second round playoff series, he averages around 23 ppg on 42% shooting. That’s not good dude.

[@alxx292]

@@tommartyn524 60 game sample size but the numbers are skewed? How does that make any sense

[@tommartyn524]

@@alxx292 I gave you the numbers. His post season numbers really aren’t that good.

[@camhd9754]

Shouldn’t the title of the video be 2019 PG? Since it was the 2018-19 season

[@RicardoFlores-ph6cg]

It’s the year you start in not the year you end in type shit

[@thekidshere6955]

@@camhd9754 it’s either or for me

[@FieryMaQ]

☝🏽🤓 “well actually” face ahh

[@Invalidusrr]

That’s how most people refer to seasons but I mean it’s not completely wrong

[@camhd9754]

@@RicardoFlores-ph6cg but you would’ve said this is the 2019 season not the 2018 one.

[@It-u6]

I never understood the pg galore maybe because i was older when he was drafted , even before the leg injury. Always felt he never took that superstar leap offensively . This was his best year . Will say he has the best top 3 in game dunk ive seen in the playoffs last 25 years

[@anubis4032]

Because he is the second option on every team since he left indy

[@iSEEBLACKnSILVER]

PG is the smoothest player in the nba hands down

[@7vyn]

Lillard long range three

[@nawfside4888]

PG13 wasn't different, 6'8 2 way Player. Thekidshere you need to Relax ❤️

[@nawfside4888]

Paul George Always been Him .dont bandwag KID

[@thekidshere6955]

*the kid

[@nawfside4888]

@@thekidshere6955 i love your Breakdowns . Should do A Breakdown of dennis the menace Shrouder

[@gamingprince2882]

Fight me if you want but prime pg is a better player than kevin durant

[@Nbafan23333]

Current Kevin yes prime no

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Damian Lillard waiving 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😅😅😅😂😅😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂

[@ZZZ-pu4yw]

When he was needed in the playoffs he did nothing like always

[@alxx292]

29 points on 58% ts but of course a casual like you wouldn’t know that

[@ZZZ-pu4yw]

@@alxx292 3/5 games shooting tour dates literally one of the main reasons they lost got put to sleep by dame at the end lmao 43,5% fg 27,6% from 3 ts is most flawed stat in basketball

[@alxx292]

@@ZZZ-pu4yw ts isn’t a flawed stat at all you clearly just don’t like it 😂 btw pg was literally playing with two torn shoulders those playoffs which is why he shot like that and he still ended up averaging 29 9 and 4 on good efficiency

[@alxx292]

@@ZZZ-pu4yw “one of the main reasons they lost” meanwhile russ was averaging 23 on 47% ts 😹

[@ZZZ-pu4yw]

@@alxx292 43% ain’t good efficiency lmao

[@jalen5665]

The goat

[@Nomorehats]

Giannis was the best 2 way player in 2018-19

[@tennweakass]

…

[@yoitsSmitty2004]

Should’ve won DPOY that year not 2020, but for some idiotic reason they gave it to Rudy Gobert. You could argue that draymond should’ve won it in 2018-19💀💀 every since 18-19 the DPOY has been a big screw up

[@anubis4032]

7:21 knee???😂

[@bruhtater9894]

Bettt alrrr