Film Room: Counting the Dribbles w/Payton

Sept. 17, 2015

Only 17 percent of Elfrid Payton’s shot attempts came without a dribble, which isn’t much of a surprise considering he is more of a playmaker and facilitator and is still improving his jump shot. He shot 49 percent, though, on two-point attempts when no dibble preceded the shot. In the play featured below, Tobias Harris gets denied on his dribble-drive attempt on Michael Carter-Williams. However, with the help of a solid Dewayne Dedmon screen, Payton is left open for the 3-pointer in the corner. WATCH:

An even more surprising stat was that only 6.7 percent of Payton’s shot attempts came after he made one dribble to the basket. Similar to when he didn’t dribble at all before a…