There's no way Paul George will have a worse season this year than he did last year. That's the optimists view of his upcoming season. Unfortunately that doesn't appear to be how George sees it. Talking about his proposed switch of positions from small forward to power forward, George sounded less than enthused:
George's trepidation about the switch seems to be fueled more entirely by his prospects on the defensive side of the ball, especially coming back from a gruesome injury that we could link to (but seeing it once is enough). The move (from the Pacers' perspective) is about generating more offense. Team president Larry Bird made a note that he wants the squad to score "six-to-eight" more points per game. Said George about Bird's comments, as well as the potential challenges on defense:
He may not be too thrilled about it. But you can be. Just 33 more days until opening night.
Also knock on wood on that "there's no way he can have a worse season" statement.
[via USA TODAY Sports]
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