Doug Gotlieb: I'd rather have Kawhi Leonard than Paul George

[FirstTimer]

Said it yesterday on his radio show.






Discuss.

[FedEx227]

Well let's see...

One of them is on the verge of become an NBA superstar and the other is Kawhi Leonard.

[NAHSTE]

Which one has more want?

[ralaw]

Kawhi Leonard is okay, but I don't get the love that I see him getting all of the time. When he is good he is good, but not great. The problem with him is that he can go from giving you a good game to giving you nothing. I would like to know the context behind why Gotlieb would say that.

[FirstTimer]

Kawhi Leonard is okay, but I don't get the love that I see him getting all of the time. When he is good he is good, but not great. The problem with him is that he can go from giving you a good game to giving you nothing. I would like to know the context behind why Gotlieb would say that.

Leonard is a better and more versatile defender(can defend the 1,2,and 3), a better 3pt shooter, and more of a team guy.

[FedEx227]

Um, I'd say Paul George is a pretty vesatile defender lol. Gottlieb FTW.

MORE OF A TEAM GUY?! The fuck?!

[Senser81]

I'd rather have Tim Legler than Doug Gottlieb. Thought Gottlieb was strictly a college guy? What does Billy Packer think about this?

[JimLeavy59]

Kawhi Leonard is okay, but I don't get the love that I see him getting all of the time. When he is good he is good, but not great. The problem with him is that he can go from giving you a good game to giving you nothing. I would like to know the context behind why Gotlieb would say that.

Same with Paul George.

[FedEx227]

Same with Paul George.

[JimLeavy59]

Talking about the regular season. Where George would come out and just have awful games. Granted I would want Paul George over Kawhi.

[GangstaE]

Paul George is asked to do far more than Leonard. Leonard is considered the 4th option on the Spurs. Meanwhile George is the Number 1 guy on the Pacers.

[ralaw]

Leonard is a better and more versatile defender(can defend the 1,2,and 3), a better 3pt shooter, and more of a team guy.

Leonard isn't a better defender and if some random analytic calculation says he is than it is because he doesn't have the responsibility that George does offensively. I actually like Gotlieb ( I know, I know), but he is off on this.

[FedEx227]

Analytics show them being pretty equal. DWS has Leonard with a slight lead while DefRTG has George with a slight lead.

Defensive Win Shares
George: 0.8
Leonard: 1.1

DefRTG
George: 96.0
Leonard: 96.8

[ralaw]

Talking about the regular season. Where George would come out and just have awful games. Granted I would want Paul George over Kawhi.

True, but I am willing to give George the benefit of the doubt. I am hopeful that this playoffs has been his coming out party and he now understands the requirement of a star each and every night. I don't think he is on the elite level of stars, but I can put him on that second tier and most of that has to do with his inconsistency. However, at his best George is by far a better overall player than Leonard.

[JimLeavy59]

Also Gotlieb is a talentless hack.