Chris Paul’s midrange is better than ever [Jordan Sperber collab] Paul is a senior statesman, however his pullup shooting and usage of midrange jumpers has actually made him a lethal counter to playoff defenses and drop protection. This video, with Jordan Sperber of @hoopvision68, looks at the development of contemporary offenses around Paul’s midrange video game, and how it’s more important than ever today after leading to the Suns past the Los Angeles Clippers to the 2021 NBA Finals. Ben Taylor is the author of Thinking Basketball, a Nylon Calculus factor, developer of the Backpicks Top 40 series & host of the Thinking Basketball podcast.
Paul is a senior statesman, however his pullup shooting and usage of midrange jumpers has actually made him a lethal counter to playoff defenses and drop protection. This video, with Jordan Sperber of @hoopvision68, looks at the development of contemporary offenses around Paul’s midrange video game, and how it’s more important than ever today after leading to the Suns past the Los Angeles Clippers to the 2021 NBA Finals. Ben Taylor is the author of Thinking Basketball, a Nylon Calculus factor, developer of the Backpicks Top 40 series & host of the Thinking Basketball podcast. Video footage in this video is owned by the NBA and its partners.
