[Mr. BasketballParticipant]

I don’t get it, why don’t any mock draft makers (the ones that are proclaimed experts) have Paul George being drafted by the Clippers. Its an obvious fit for many reasons:

1. Paul George plays SF (need for clippers) and provides versatility and length at the backup SG (need for clippers).

2. Paul George has very good potential on defense and the clippers have awful defense.

3. Paul George is a good shooter and the clippers desperately need that from their SF.

4. Paul George is a good passer/playmaker and that would be a welcome addition addition for the Clippers at SF.

5. The Clippers have enough scoring punch that George would be able to come along slowly and not be asked too much of.

6. If the Clippers sign Joe Johnson, Paul George can not only learn from him, but he could also play a role player role off the bench for a playoff team rather than being forced to start, which would benefit him tremendously. Then in about 3 years when johnson is older and reduced to a lesser role, George can step up and fulfill his potential with the valuable experience he has gained.

7. Paul George has more upside than any other SF in the draft class.

8. Paul George is from LA.

9. Paul George’s favorite team is the Clippers.

So once again, WHY DOES NOBODY HAVE PAUL GEORGE GOING TO THE CLIPPERS??????

[OhCanada-Participant]

Aminu and Johnson arguably have more potential.

[lalailaParticipant]

AGREE.

[Mr.Knick 32Participant]

#9 has to be a lie.

Anyway, The Clippers are not taking someone who should be drafted in the mid 1st round at #8.

[lalailaParticipant]

oh yeah only thing is that i also think that Aminu has the same potential or even better than George

but i don’t think that he or Wes will be there at #8 so…

[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

I don’t understand how reasons #3 and #5 go with eachother. In reason 3, you say the Clippers DESPERATELY need a SF that scores and then in 5 you say they have enough scoring. Paul George doesn’t have more upside than any SF in the draft.. Wesley Johnson and Al-Farouq Aminu are in this draft class you know. I don’t think teams cares if you’re from LA and who your favorite team is.

If Aminu or Johnson are still on the board, I don’t know why you would take Paul George. Wesley Johnson would be a safer pick, but Aminu is a high risk high reward player.

[juicejc1Participant]

He actually surprisingly does support the Clippers lol

[JazzinSLCParticipant]

Johnson is going top 6. Aminu may or may not be available at 9. George could be the Clippers guy. It wouldn’t surprise me at all. Babbitt is also a possibility for them, as is Gordon Hayward.

[mikeyvthedonParticipant]

1. Paul George automatically becomes an undersized SF with no length if the Clippers draft him.

2. Paul decides to train in Barcelona just to learn how to play the best matador defense.

3. He starts trowing basketballs into the ocean to practice shooting, with not exactly the desired effect.

4. He studies footage of Yinka Dare, just so he can get the same court sense of the man without an age (RIP Yinka).

5. Paul would have enough sense to see that the Clippers have enough scoring punch, so being the good sport he is, he would dwindle down the shot clock doing as many cool moves as possible and try to maybe score a fadeaway 3 with a second or so on the shot clock. This would either give his team mates a chance at an offensive rebound, or maybe give the other team a chance against the Clippers vast scoring talent!

6. Yeah, Joe Johnson would definitely take Paul under his wing. This would kind of rule out the 3 year plan though, since Paul would learn to jet for the money, like Joe tends to do.

7. Definitely, he has the upside of a young Kenny Gregory. Wait, did that guy ever play in the NBA?

8. Which is always a key indicator in taking a player. As a matter of fact, last year the Clippers seriously thought about taking Chase Budinger 1, dude is from Carlsbad.

9. His favorite team is the Clippers!!! Well why didn’t you say so? If he were taking a psychological test in the NBA, it would than say, “strives for mediocrity.” To which the Clippers would say, JACK POT!

I am kidding really. I actually think it is a good pick as well. Clippers, you are one of the most die hard fans on this site, and I give you all the credit in the world for it, and I hope you prove me wrong. It is just, your owner, he is such a schmoe, and it seems like your basketball personnel never builds you a good team. I mean, you can always hope right? But, it could be worse. You could be a Raptors fan (aka, Clippers east. Not that the ownership sucks, or the basketball personnel is bad, it is just a problem players have with playing in Canada. I could get into it, but I think people know what I mean). Well, I think Paul George is not a bad pick, but I do not think the Clippers get a big name free agent this off-season, just a hunch.

[JRdaFilipinoParticipant]

Paul George does have the highest ceiling in this years SF draft class:

The closest coming to George in terms in potential is Aminu> he doesn’t have as much offensive potential as his range is limited compared to George who has already proved in workouts to be a very good shooter.

Johnson is the best SF prospect in this draft but his game is less about potential as he is already 22 (23 very soon) and is more of a finished product.

All the other top SF prospects like Babbit or Hayward are also prospects with good potential… but when it comes to the best potential in this SF class. it is without a doubt paul george… crazy hops, can shoot the lights with great range, shows good passing skills and he is only 20. the reason he isnt a surefire top 5 pick is because of the weak conference and school he played for.. similar to Rudy Gay in a sense with a little bit of Joe Johnson in him.. George is far from being able to produce he has great potential to turn out as one of the best players in his entire draft class.

[sheltwon3Participant]

I like George to the Clippers but I want hornets to get him so hopefully Clippers take some one else.

[Lotto StudParticipant]

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<————————- I have George going to the Clippers ahead of Babbitt.

[mwardiaParticipant]

wes johnson doesnt have more potential than george.

[Charlie SheenParticipant]

George is a top 5 talent in this draft he’s a true SF fast athletic handle and shot making ability.

Potential wise I say
Wall
Cousins
Davis
Whiteside
George
have the most upside of any players in the draft

[lalailaParticipant]

no Favors?

[B-ball fanParticipant]

I don’t think he has huge upside. I think he will definitely be a pretty solid player whos rebounding and defense will earn him a spot immediately, but he doesn’t have great ballhandling or shooting. He has a ways to go to become an all star. George has the shooting and ballhandling ability to be an all star, although that doesn’t necessarily mean he will be a better player than Aminu, just his ceiling is higher.

[B-ball fanParticipant]

I think Evan Turner should be among the top 5 potential wise. If he improves his jump shot, he could be a great scorer.

[mikeyvthedonParticipant]

Don’t you wish they showed work-outs where they play against other peer competition? I know there are very few of them, and usually all you here is so and so schooled so and so, or that my client did better than some other client. But I just think watching these guys shoot uncontested jumpers seems to tell you one thing, they are all great basketball players. Now, if DeMarcus Cousins hit 78% of his shots overall, than I would love to see a breakdown of the shots he made/missed. I am guessing none of them were dunks, and most were between 15/18-3 point range, but did people shoot a lot worse than him or similar. His release to me is smoother than Favors, but of course it seemed like Favors was in better condition. But if they played each other, 1 on 1, than Cousins to me would have the advantage in that he is longer, bigger and just seems to have more of a basketball IQ. Favors on the other hand is faster, has more bounce for sure, but if DeMarcus backed dude down a few times, I bet he would be getting a little winded too. My point is, it seems like these shooting workouts do so little to tell you about one player being better than another. Even if you did half court workouts, it stills takes out the entire aspect of a 5 on 5 game, which is why I think the draft is so risky in evaluating talent in these sessions. Derrick Favors is going before Cousins based on his athletic potential compared to basketball ability, and also because teams see him as less of a risk as far as attitude. But, if New Jersey or Philadelphia had any faith in themselves for developing young talent, how could you not go for Cousins. Even before his workout in Sacramento, it is well known that the guy could be a match-up nightmare. The fact that he needs to lose weight rather than gain weight is scary, but what he did even with excess weight leads you to believe he will not exactly be an Eddy Curry (who had nowhere near the basketball ability as a whole that Favors had, though he was superior athletically). I guess I just went on a rant, but my point is workouts do very little to decide whether a player is better than another player. I would think that they are more used to see how coachable these players are and how they react to each other. I mean, Tyson Chandler was manhandled by Kwame Brown in a one on one workout, and I am pretty sure the Wizards would have gone with a do over if it were between those two. If Luke Babbitt killed Paul George, who would you take? I think that is as good a question as any.

[JRdaFilipinoParticipant]

please tell me ur not referring to UNC’s ED DAVIS when stating top 5 prospects in terms of potential/upside…….. if so, are you serious??? I could name you 5 maybe even 10 prospects with better upside/potential than ed davis.. heck lets try for 15 (not anyone who is already on ur list)

[JRdaFilipinoParticipant]

please tell me ur not referring to UNC’s ED DAVIS when stating top 5 prospects in terms of potential/upside…….. if so, are you serious??? I could name you 5 maybe even 10 prospects with better upside/potential than ed davis.. heck lets try for 15 (not anyone who is already on ur list)

[JRdaFilipinoParticipant]

dont get me wrong.. i like ed davis.. he can turn out to be a very nice role player for a good team someday (probably sooner than later) but when it comes to upside or potential.. Davis does have a decent amount.. just not top 5 in this draft

[bucksfan74Participant]

If Johnson & Aminu are gone – George to the Clippers makes a lot of sense.

[Forte IVParticipant]

edit nvm

[clippz4lifeParticipant]

I’d rather have Babbitt.

[the I in winParticipant]

I have him there in my mock.

[BucksRUSParticipant]

You expect the Clippers to make the right choice and select George? I really would like him to fall to the Bucks at 15, but he has the highest upside of any of the wing prospects. The Clippers would be stupid not to take him.

[cycloParticipant]

How can Aminu be a better SF prospect than George when Aminu is shorter, less athletic and can’t shoot?

Aminu shot just 44% from the field and 27% from college 3-point range.

That doesn’t bode well. Al Thornton shot much better coming out of college

Name one good SF in the NBA who can’t shoot from the perimeter.

The 6’7.25″ Aminu is just a less athletic version of the 6’7.25″ Hakim Warrick, except Warrick shot better from the field and the perimeter in college.

[JRdaFilipinoParticipant]

Wow you were on a roll!

Until the Hakim Warrick comparison lol

Aminu isn’t a great perimeter shooter, but its safe to say if he isn’t a better shooter than Warrick now, he will eventually surpass him as a shooter. Warrick is a PF in a SF’s body who isn’t a great rebounder and gets most of his points low post. Aminu on the other hand is a SF with the ability to play the 4 because of his excellent rebounding ability. I’ll give you a point though, because I do agree Aminu isn’t a better prospect than George. But Aminu to Warrick. Eh, don’t know about that one.

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