John Wall Has A Ridiculous Handle At Hyperspeed
Once upon a time, the knock on John Wall was that he could only move at one speed: hyperspeed. He still might be the fastest player in the NBA, but a big part of his maturation into an All-Star was learning how to remain under control, while still moving faster than everybody else on the court. Tonight he offered two beautiful examples.
First, he did this:
And then later, he pulled this off:
These moves are incredible! You shouldn’t be able to accelerate at and around a defender while calmly whipping the ball around your body, let alone twice in one game.
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