[外電] Paul George Workout and Interview

[jerod (KG4MVP)]

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Paul-George-Workout-and-Interview-3495
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Of all the players in this draft, none elicits as wide a range of responses
from NBA talent evaluators as Fresno State sophomore Paul George.

An extremely late bloomer from the out of reach desert town of Palmdale,
California who was completely overlooked by Pac-10 teams after being deemed a
two-star high school recruit, George is fairly young for his class and
appears to have a huge amount of room to grow as a prospect.

As we quickly found out while watching him work out in Southern California,
George is an incredibly tantalizing prospect to watch in person due to his
physical tools, versatile skills and considerable upside.

The first thing you notice is that he is much bigger than the 6-7, 190 pounds
he was listed at in high school (or even the 6-8 that Fresno State pegged him
as), measuring a legit 6-9 in shoes with a solid 6-11 ¼ wingspan at the NBA
combine. Clearly he has grown a few inches in the past few years and,
although his body could still stand to put on weight, his frame should have
no problem filling out over the next few years.

The second thing that stood out about George is just how versatile and
dynamic a player he is -- far more than we had given him credit for up until
this point. Exceptionally smooth with terrific body control and the ability
to get off the floor quickly, George is an extremely impressive athlete.

The last revelation from this workout involved George’s skill level. Despite
his imposing size, he is a pure swingman -- not the SF/PF we had listed him
as following his freshman season (when he played primarily at the 4 spot).
His ball-handling skills are excellent for a 6-9 player. He handles the ball
on a string and looks incredibly confident, almost effortless, in the way he
creates shots for himself in the mid-range area.

As you can see in the video below (take note of the sequence starting 28
seconds in), George’s size, coupled with the elevation he gets on his
jumper, allows him to get his shot off whenever he pleases in isolation
situations. This was something of a curse for him in college, as he was
allowed to take pretty much any shot he wanted in an undisciplined,
disorganized offensive system. George clearly did not get the kind of
direction and accountability that a late blooming player such as himself
needs.

With the right coaching (and a more serious environment), George has the
tools to develop into an incredible mismatch.

George scored in a variety of ways in the competitive four on four pickup
games we took in: turnaround jumpers and basic post moves (video 2:07);
smooth, effortless NBA 3-pointers (2:17); beautiful mid-range jumpers; off
the dribble getting to the rack; and ferocious put-back dunks, which he
executed with frightening ease. He’s going to be a terror in transition on
the right NBA team. His length and explosiveness allow him to finish
incredibly well around the basket -- check out the series of dunks we filmed
in the video above, starting at the 5:10 mark, for evidence of that.

The most impressive part of George’s workout from our perspective was the
potential and intensity he showed on the defensive end -- something we rarely
saw at Fresno State. His outstanding size, length, lateral quickness and
instincts give him the potential to develop into a Trevor Ariza-type
defender. He’s capable of defending up to three positions at the NBA level,
and is fully capable of impacting a game on that. George’s anticipation
skills were on full display. He was able to block shots, get into passing
lanes, contest jumpers and generally touch everything in his area.

George has been criticized for his laid-back demeanor dating back to his high
school days. Seeing how easily the game of basketball comes for him, it’s
not hard to see where this is coming from. He has gone from being an
unheralded prospect to being discussed as a legitimate lottery candidate,
which is a huge jump as far as expectations are concerned.

The biggest factor for George will be whether or not he lands on a team where
he’ll be pushed consistently by the coaching staff and challenged to reach
his full potential as a player. While his talent is impossible to ignore (and
his ceiling is obviously incredibly high), George still has plenty to prove
in terms of his ability to impact the game in a manner that is conducive to
winning games -- his Fresno State squad underachieved badly this year. He
must show that he can play with a killer instinct and display the willingness
to do whatever it takes on both ends of the floor to help his team win.

To his credit, George seems to realize this and touched on that topic in the
video above (1:57). Still, there’s a big difference between flashing talent
in a workout setting and translating it to an actual NBA game. Much of that
will come down to how hard George is willing to work (something his trainer
Don McLean praised him for emphatically to us) and the situation he finds
himself in.

In terms of pure upside, though, there may not be five players in this draft
with more overall talent than what we saw from George in Los Angeles. The
buzz around him has been gradually building over the past few weeks, to the
point that it’s no longer a stretch to say he could be the first wing player
taken after Wesley Johnson.

With teams such as the Los Angeles Clippers (his favorite team growing up),
Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks all looking for a dynamic
swingman who can create, shoot and defend, the chance of George being picked
in the 8-15 range looks very good at the moment.

Note: DraftExpress was present at two separate workouts featuring Paul George.

The first one (during which our video footage was filmed) was made up of NBA
draft prospects, such as George, Jordan Crawford, Damion James, Luke
Harangody, Nick Young and Frank Robinson.

The second workout (which our evaluation is based on) featured the likes of
George, Jordan Crawford, Dominic McGuire, Joe Crawford, Frank Robinson, Nik
Raivio and Marcus Johnson

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※ 編輯: jerod           來自: 114.46.168.240       (06/06 10:31)
推 smoms:推，我們需要的應該是這種能跳投的搖擺人，能拔起來出手的
→ smoms:能拔起來跳投的在製造得機會上是會比只能原地投籃的好很多
→ smoms:我們現在的2.3號球員Brewer Gomes到Ellington都不善此道
→ smoms:甚至看剪輯Tuner也沒啥跳投，不論原地或帶球即停，能在空中
→ smoms:停留的那種，反觀聯盟一流搖擺人Kobe James Wade甜瓜到杜蘭
→ smoms:哪個不會「跳投」的，我認為選擇2.3號位隊員這該是個重點
推 tiberian:Brewer Gomes Ellington拔起來跳投都ok，問題是投太多XD
推 smoms:順道提一下，我覺得投籃姿勢也還好，不然Kevin Martin跟大帝
→ tiberian:這三個人幾乎只能創造跳投機會，所以我們才希望Turner這
→ smoms:也不用混了XD(無貶意)，重點是準不準，當然如果像Jordan和
→ smoms:Kobe那般賞心悅目是最完美的囉:)
→ tiberian:種類型的球員能加入灰狼，手段多又多功能。
→ tiberian:所以才對Wesley過敏，再來一個只能創造跳投的球員很多餘
→ tiberian:而Wesley本身也快23歲了，很怕成長幅度趨緩。
→ monmo:Wesley似乎說過 他好像8年級才開始打籃球 所以自認成長空間
→ monmo:還很大
→ jerod:我看中George的是他有外線能力，還有運球能力也OK，應該能做
→ jerod:運球的突破，這點是我的很缺乏的，Brewer、Ellington都是接
→ jerod:球投籃比較多，切入上籃或者即停跳投能力並不是很好，讓我們
→ jerod:的攻擊變得會很呆板，所以就算知道我們缺少三分外線，但像
→ jerod:Turner這種三分外線並沒有很好，但切入一流的球員，還是超級
→ jerod:哈。補不到Turner選個Paul George來養養看也不錯，有活動力
→ jerod:可外線，可切入，可低位。至於Wesley Johnson的外線和彈跳能
→ jerod:力真的很不錯，而且打起球來也有一種說不出的將氣，不過就是
→ jerod:持球進攻這點，無法撕裂對方的防守陣式，會使人興趣降低。
推 leec068:感覺好像年輕的T-MAC 希望#16有機會選到他
→ jerod:George感覺切入速度沒有T-mac年輕時來的快，不過這個順位也
→ jerod:算值得投資了。
推 yushi:Paul George 有像 Granger 耶。
→ jerod:瓶大沒錯，不用拿Big Al換妙麗，自己選一個妙麗 XD
推 yushi:哈哈那要低調一點啊，免得又被攔走。XD
推 newest:選的也要養的起來............哀哀
推 tiberian:Johnson跟George不知道那個潛力好。題外話:我覺得Johnson
→ tiberian:長得像Cassell跟Arenas的綜合體= =
→ tiberian:不是說打法喔是說臉。
→ tiberian:George有一點就是他的罰球好棒阿!!!
→ tiberian:但他的切入跟處理在NBADraft被評為開發不完全的類型，第
→ tiberian:一步與其說有爆發性還不如說是平順，而且拔起來的命中率
→ tiberian:不佳，缺乏創造自己機會的能力= =  也太慘了吧
→ tiberian:此外Johnson場均有1.8個blks  可比Cousins
→ tiberian:Brewer超喜歡拔起來投的阿，只是在沒改善前也超吐血的...
推 JUSTINJUSTIN:Johnson彈跳太噁心了
推 jinshenn:George到處測試後 身價一直在漲 似乎已經爬到樂透末段
推 jinshenn:越來越多人開始注意到他了