I think its probably easier to read it in Chris Paul’s eyesight.. from this side angle you cant really tell how far some guys are. Like that first play it looks like Embiid was sagging off to play the lob but i cant see how far back he is
@@kobe5704501932 true true, we can see different things based on angles and since cp3 is really used to these situations he can notice little things quickly and make the play
@@kobe5704501932 for embiid I think it’s more about his eyes than his position. Had he been focusing on the cutter he would’ve switched with Simmons somehow and stop the play from happening, but it was kind of Simmons fault tho
4:10 here i personally would have passed it. why? i ain‘t a good mid range shooter and 3 points are more than 2. But in this case, with CP3, it‘s the right answer to take the jumpshot
@@dreni9009 exactly my point. Honestly I still think as good a mid range shooter as CP3 is, the pass is the better play. His shot is good, but the extra pass may be better
Glad you did one on CP3 his IQ is out of this world, especially for someone his height Edit: I mentioned height because obviously when your taller it's easier for you to look over defenders and see more of the court and pull off more passes. But for him to be as small as he is but still able to do the stuff that he does is way more impressive than someone like Jokic ( though hes crazy). Height alone doesnt affect IQ but how he can use it in games does, (sorry I had to explain myself lol)
The concept is cool but in reality a lot of it isn’t so much what he should do but what he does and an answer can only really be said depending on his teammates move.
Let’s go, Coach! I got 5/7, and I plan on learning from the decisions that Chris Paul made. Please continue these videos, they are awesome and teach a lot. (Maybe Steve Nash next??)
6.5/7. On question 5, I picked to dot the corner and since you said it's not a bad option, I'm taking the half a point. Great video for us basketball purist.
Got 2 wrong. First one was the lob play at the beginning. Thought CP had space there to pull up but the lob was definitely the right read. The second play I got wrong (sorta) was the split play against the Magic. My end goal was to get the ball to the guy in the right corner cutting towards the basket. But I was thinking that if Gallo slips, CP could thread a pass there (although Gallo is more of a pop guy). From there Gallo would attack the paint and that would be a 2 on 1 situation against Vucevic. Great video!!
Got all of them right. Lots of these are just based on feel of the game and how you manipulate the defender to do what you want. Once you play enough you get the hang of it.
This video was good man.For all pg's this is what seperates Chris Paul and gives him the ability to make best decisions.If you r a pg u know how important this is
I think when we can see the whole floor layed out and everyone at the same time it's exponentially harder, this helps because making decisions on the fly in a game in 1st person is hard to learn from, and stuff like this helps to put it into perspective for people to learn from. Learn from the mistakes of others not just your own.
I think the common factor/ principle in each of these situations is that Chris Paul would do a move so that he (and the ball) would move to the direction that is opposite to the direction of his defenders momentum, making it impossible for them to recover. In the first one, I initially thought it would be correct to stop and pop that mid range. But Simmons and Embiid, albeit standing, might just have enough length & athleticism to pressure the jumper. With the above principle in mind, since it would be harder for both Simmons and Embiid to turn around and contest the cutter, a lob would be a good choice. For the situation at 4:16, Ingles does not have the speed to recover after the bump, allowing Chris to just get to his hotspot. Passing to the corner would just give time for #8 to contest the 3 as he was ready for it. Instead, pulling up in front of Capela would give Paul all the space he needed.
Videos like these make me appreciate players like Chris Paul who have great basketball iq. I only got one wrong but I can’t make these decisions in game
@@angrycloudofdogfood7128 it’s not about passing it’s about his IQ and thinking when he’s doing all those dribble moves to get to the basket or pull up.
this was rlly good to watch considering imma PG and went thru every scenario choosing the best option then choose the second best. In-Game your not going to be able to just sit there and think so this vid gave a good idea how to read the game.
A highly slept on pro tip in basketball which Chris Paul is the best at, is attack the leg of the screener. This creates more space depending on the angle and uses 100% of the screen. It’s a small aspect of being a guard but it’s pivotal if you want the screen to be useful and Chris Paul doesn’t slack on any of these intricacies it’s why he’s the greatest in my opinion.
I love this a lot. It's super fun and a great challenge. But it's not really "what should any player do" in these situations, it's "what does Chris Paul do", one of the best point guards ever lol. Chris isn't always going to make the "right" basketball play because he has so many more weapons than most players or guards. Anyway, love the video! CP3 is one of my favourite players in the game.
I got one wrong (it was rockets vs jazz where CP3 opted for the jumper instead of passing to the open wing shooter). I felt like both the open shooter and the jumper were viable options but they made the basket which is what matters. It's also worth noting that though I got a lot right those reads are for sure mush harder to make in game.
It's really not hard to predict these on film. We also don't even need multiple choice. What is hard is doing it fast enough in an NBA game to exploit it and having the ball skills to execute.
I got all right cuz I broke down what he WOULD do vs what he SHOULD do ... But the only that I got half correct is the one with Rudy Gobert ... I thought he would drop down a little and switch back on PJ when Donovan was good on defense but they doubled instead
i got 1,5,7 i thought i was a good basketball player before this but i have relized that my reads arent always right and could use some improvement. Thanks Fire vid idea
Great video! I got one wrong, and I loved how you explained all the options. Just wondering, was this inspired from Coach Daniel's channel? He's got great basketball content, and also has these similar "Can you read the game like ____" videos.
I picked the same option as him on 75% or 80% of these, but the thing you have to keep in mind is just because he does one thing doesn’t mean that’s the only correct option or read, and maybe the other choices would’ve turned out favorably as well.
I only missed the ice screen on murray but I am confident that if you had stopped one or two frame after I would have guessed it right....but definitely chris Paul is very good at exposing small mistakes
The only one I missed was that Paul split the screen between the D, however I feel like with any of these you could find the same plays where he does stuff different even if the defenders do the exact same stuff
I only got one wrong where I thought he would pass to open corner but instead took elbow jumper, so even though it’s wrong it still would’ve been a good call
I got all on them correct which is easy when u get 5 seconds, but it’s the fact Chris needs to think about dribbling the ball. Where his defender is, where the offence is and making the right play is crazy.
