- stalls drives - peels off onto cutter

example of paul george’s reflexes and agility

paul george, 2013-14 playoffs: opponent’s rim fg% on - 56.6 rim fg% off - 69.4 rim fg% defensive rating on - 102.7 off - 113.9

it’s grainy but carmelo actually does a good job of utilizing the screen more times than not this is a catch with the defender on his back, and a lob to chandler if hibbert commits

- dwayne wade side p&r - paul george’s ability to turn his hips and recover

Being able to get yourself bedsheet-thin around screens with that kind of elasticity at 6'8 and pivot in different directions like you were operating yourself with an arcade joystick. Bonkers stuff.

really impressive reflexes and pliability he almost steals 5’9” isaiah thomas’ post-entry bounce pass

defending klay off-ball

paul george’s defense vs ‘16 warriors

mirroring klay on defense

paul george before the injury felt like the defensive equivalent to this era of shai’s offense (2023-25) two of the better non-vertical athletes ever

had the freedom to be hyper-aggressive because of his ability to recover movement skills gave him more margin of error than most other great defensive forwards

good job of timing carroll’s dribble in transition

chet, draymond, odom, mobley and kirilenko

steph, luka, sga, jokic, and nash

defensive dpm, peak jokic, +2.5 kawhi, +2.4 george, +2.3 lebron, +1.7

extremely grainy but paul george defending a pnr vs chicago and derrick rose

defending korver off-ball george’s offense being so aesthetic will probably overshadow his defense in the long run (at least relatively)

his on-ball, offensive improvement almost hurt him as he became overqualified for what’s probably his ideal role as a lower usage, off-ball player w/ a heavily slanted emphasis on defense

imagining what pippen’s career turns into if he goes to seattle, develops into a b- primary and slants heavier scoring load & good-great defense instead of his more additive offensive role & atg defense