Chris Paul Filthy Behind the back Dribble Over Jokic

Had me giggling like a lunatic

 

I said this in the game thread, but I feel like it's worth re-posting here as well.

I still can't get over that brilliant behind the back feint by CP3. You see Capela drifting to the left after the pick as Chris Paul drives to the right. #27 can't recover after stumbling so he's forced to cover Capela and cut off an easy pass while Jovic has to switch over to CP3. CP3 fakes a behind the back pass instead of actually passing because he knows Jovic is fast and long enough to either deflect or worse, intercept the pass. This feint is executed to freeze Jovic in his tracks, which it succeeds at beautifully. Jovic stops cold for half a second at the motion, realizes it's a feint, and then recovers pretty fast actually, but that split second was all CP3 needed to create space and drain the fadeaway midrange. Absolutely stunning to see.

 

In real time I thought he accidentally bounced it off Jokics shoe/leg while trying to pass it & then it just luckily bounced back in his hands to pull up for the J.

When I saw the replay I was stunned that he did it on purpose. Guy is a magician.

 

I watched it in slow motion & I still couldnt understand it. It looked like he accidentally bounced it off himself. Then they showed that other angle in slow motion, and I was like “...oh my God.”

 

D'Antoni will bench him for that mid-range shot. Then Morey will trade him. So sayeth the board.

Great dribble. It isn't often you see something like that where the guy doesn't just do it to be flashy. He freakin' froze the defender and got an open shot out of it. lol.

 

He faked the pass but disguised it well enough that he could still dribble in between the legs. That timing comes from a lot of practice.

 

Pure.

 

Mid-Range Money Maker and Ball Faker = CP3

 

That was just out of the world!

 

It was jarring just to hear Chris Paul dribbling in person. I’ve never heard the ball pop like that off of the floor.

 

Paul doesn’t get enough credit for his ball handling skills. You hear Kyrie’s name, and a few others known for and-1 style dribbling, when people talk about who has the best handle, but Paul’s name hardly ever comes up. Chris Paul’s control of the ball matches anyone’s and he hardly ever turns the ball over.

 

filth? Ingenious!

 

Didn't realize that was the first bucket. The rest of the game had to follow suit

 

Rafer Alston currently.

 

Paul in the post game interview said it was a floater... lol

 

I still can't process it haha.

I've watched it a couple of times now and each time I chuckle. Jokic was like "WTF I thought he passed"