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  • brownjake43
    Member
    • Aug 2012
    • 1565

    Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

    Do you guys think Paul George has developed into the 3rd best wing player in the league already, or is Kobe, Wade, Carmelo still ahead of him? This is for this year only on the voting not for the future, I personally think I would take PG over Kobe and Wade but I am not sure about Carmelo. What do you guys think? Obviously, LeBron is 1 and Durant is 2.
    63
    Paul George
    9.52%
    6
    Carmelo Anthony
    41.27%
    26
    Kobe Bryant
    38.10%
    24
    Dwyane Wade
    11.11%
    7
  • Ransom
    Member
    • Jul 2004
    • 1171

    #2
    Re: Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

    Umm....let's not get ahead of ourselves.

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    • brownjake43
      Member
      • Aug 2012
      • 1565

      #3
      Re: Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

      Take into account defense, I think that all four of these players are close. Out of the four I think PG is obviously the best defensively at this point in their careers. Offensively I'd say Melo is the best. I did vote for Melo, but I think it is closer than what you think.

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      • Mackey_Rose
        Droppin' knowledge, yo.
        • Oct 2010
        • 4464

        #4
        Re: Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

        Add James Harden to the list of players better.

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        • brownjake43
          Member
          • Aug 2012
          • 1565

          #5
          Re: Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

          Yeah, I forgot about Harden. He is another name that belongs on this list. Here are my rankings:

          1) LeBron
          2) Durant
          3) Melo
          4) PG
          5) Kobe
          6) Wade
          7) Harden

          Paul George is the 2nd best wing defender in the league after LeBron in my opinion. Combined that with what he does on the offensive end and I think he belongs in this group. Wade is far from the 2006 Wade, and Kobe is nowhere near the old Kobe either. Again, this is just my opinion but put LeBron next to Paul George and nobody would score. That duo would be better than LeBron, Wade I think.

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          • yoadknux
            Member
            • Jan 2011
            • 2155

            #6
            Re: Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

            Are you joking, man?
            Originally posted by Piston Prince
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            • OlBlu
              Banned
              • Dec 2011
              • 3288

              #7
              Re: Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

              Originally posted by brownjake43
              Do you guys think Paul George has developed into the 3rd best wing player in the league already, or is Kobe, Wade, Carmelo still ahead of him? This is for this year only on the voting not for the future, I personally think I would take PG over Kobe and Wade but I am not sure about Carmelo. What do you guys think? Obviously, LeBron is 1 and Durant is 2.
              They are all ahead of him. Way ahead of him. There are many more that are ahead of him too. He might be about ready to break into the top ten....... ...

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              • KingGeorge
                #SeePGFly
                • Mar 2011
                • 912

                #8
                Re: Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

                What about Iggy?

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                • Coopdog23
                  THE WITCH IS DEAD!!!
                  • May 2010
                  • 3473

                  #9
                  Re: Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

                  I think Melo because Kobe is out of his prime. If this was a question 2 or 3 years ago Kobe would be #1. PG still is developing so no for right now.
                  Smothered Chicken!

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                  • 15th parallel
                    Member
                    • Nov 2009
                    • 1485

                    #10
                    Re: Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

                    It will still take some time. Paul George is certainly in the top 10 but not yet a top 3 guy at the wing.

                    Of course right now we know who are the top 2 (LBJ and KD) but Kobe is still a better player, Melo is the 2nd best scorer, and DWade, hate him or not, is still a better wing player right now.

                    Harden is debatable, but as far as offense is concerned he's way ahead of him right now. But of course in defense PG is leading that part. So it's between a strong sword vs. the strong shield argument.

                    I always thought that PG will be at Iggy level in year 3 in terms of all-around game. But PG just accelerated his development and he's becoming LeBron-lite in terms of putting up numbers across the board. So with all due respect to Iggy, PG is already a better player than him.

                    It's still too early right now. It's just his 1st year breaking out into an All-star level player. Let's see next year if he can maintain this level of play. But I wouldn't be surprised if he cracks down into the top 3 at some point in his career.

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                    • OlBlu
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                      • Dec 2011
                      • 3288

                      #11
                      Re: Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

                      Originally posted by 15th parallel
                      It will still take some time. Paul George is certainly in the top 10 but not yet a top 3 guy at the wing.

                      Of course right now we know who are the top 2 (LBJ and KD) but Kobe is still a better player, Melo is the 2nd best scorer, and DWade, hate him or not, is still a better wing player right now.

                      Harden is debatable, but as far as offense is concerned he's way ahead of him right now. But of course in defense PG is leading that part. So it's between a strong sword vs. the strong shield argument.

                      I always thought that PG will be at Iggy level in year 3 in terms of all-around game. But PG just accelerated his development and he's becoming LeBron-lite in terms of putting up numbers across the board. So with all due respect to Iggy, PG is already a better player than him.

                      It's still too early right now. It's just his 1st year breaking out into an All-star level player. Let's see next year if he can maintain this level of play. But I wouldn't be surprised if he cracks down into the top 3 at some point in his career.
                      There is nothing Lebron like about PG. He isn't even in the same universe with Lebron or Durant....... ...

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                      • Ace E.Anderson
                        Member
                        • Dec 2011
                        • 18261

                        #12
                        Re: Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

                        Originally posted by KingGeorge
                        What about Iggy?
                        Paul is actually a much better shooter and thus a better scorer than Iggy is. Their defense is about the same, and Paul may be a better rebounder.

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                        • naptownmenace
                          Member
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 5753

                          #13
                          Re: Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

                          I love what Paul is becoming but I have him ranked 7th.

                          1. Lebron
                          2. Durant
                          3. Melo
                          4. Kobe
                          5. Wade
                          6. Harden
                          7. PG
                          8. Ginobilli
                          9. Paul Pierce
                          10. Josh Smith

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                          • dohman
                            Remember #31
                            • Nov 2006
                            • 1361

                            #14
                            Re: Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

                            You all value offense a lot more than defense. In a half court offense he is still excelling. He is not a volume shooter like most of the guys you listed. I also only see one player on that list that plays better defense.


                            It appears most of you only care about the amount of points he can put up and not the fact that he is a better defender, and rebounder than almost everyone that was listed.

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                            • Since86
                              Member
                              • Dec 2004
                              • 27818

                              #15
                              Re: Who is the 3rd best wing player in the game?

                              Originally posted by dohman
                              It appears most of you only care about the amount of points he can put up and not the fact that he is a better defender, and rebounder than almost everyone that was listed.
                              Or people put more premuim on guys who've played at this level for season after season after season, than a guy who's done it for less than 40 games?

                              We all hope PG gets to those heights, but you don't leap frog guys like Kobe who've been doing it 10+ years in less than half a season.
                              Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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