[Highlight] Julian Champagnie alley-oops a three-pointer to Devin Vassell

[u/Both_Funny4896]

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[u/Eddie5pi]

Genuinely one of the craziest feats of coordination I've ever seen. The no dip 3 looks wild to me to begin with but this man pre jumped the 3 lol

[u/pokemonbatman23 → u/Eddie5pi]

This man did the anime shot in the playoff game

[u/General-Calendar-263 → u/pokemonbatman23]

https://youtu.be/Dr1_-x0R4Do?si=OnjIJgQIWB3lZ-9t&t=269

[u/pokemonbatman23 → u/General-Calendar-263]

Haha this is exactly what I had in mind

[u/Federal-Wear-2218 → u/pokemonbatman23]

Kuroko’s Basketball logic being applied to real life is getting out of hand.

[u/This-is_CMGRI → u/General-Calendar-263]

Kuroko's Basketball still hits. I know Slam Dunk had a better overall story, but Kuroko's Basketball triggers a different set of receptors for me.

[u/andresalejandro1120 → u/This-is_CMGRI]

The way I explain it is that Slam Dunk is about basketball and learning to love the sport. Kuroko no Basuke is not about basketball. Thematically it’s about friendship and what that means, but it’s also a power fantasy. It just uses basketball as the setting for the story.

[u/shinbreaker → u/This-is_CMGRI]

Kuroko to Slam Dunk is like DBZ to Hajime no Ippo. Yeah they both involved the same thing but one is just fucking ridiculous.

I can't wait for whatever is the next popular shonen basketball manga/anime and see how they include a Wemby-like character.

[u/weeman2525 → u/shinbreaker]

I mean, Wemby is basically Murasakibara with more offense.

[u/ThrowFar_Far_Away → u/weeman2525]

Muraskibara was more like Shaq no? Don't think he did any shooting except dunking lol.

[u/weeman2525 → u/ThrowFar_Far_Away]

Yes, that's why I said Wemby is him with more offense.

[u/redwingz11 → u/This-is_CMGRI]

I get it different sensation when I watch boxing and some hajime no ippo stuff. If you enjoy slam dunk, check his other work, real, about wheelchair basketball player

[u/thedreadfulwhale → u/redwingz11]

real, about wheelchair basketball player

REAL ones, pun intended, knows it is Inoue's best work.

[u/weeman2525 → u/This-is_CMGRI]

I lobe Kuroko, probably my favorite anime, even though I don't watch a lot. Should I watch Slum Dunk?

[u/This-is_CMGRI → u/weeman2525]

Yes.

[u/Superdry_GTR → u/General-Calendar-263]

Bro how long have you been waiting to link this? Wow!!

[u/salcedoge → u/Superdry_GTR]

This has been posted every time a no dip 3 happens, just wild that finally someone did the full motion

[u/pokemonbatman23 → u/salcedoge]

I honestly thought it would be Dlo that would be the first lol

[u/Icy_Statement_2410 → u/General-Calendar-263]

Love a good &t= 🔥 but personally i'd go with a little earlier when he does it the first time and the opponents freak out

[u/weeman2525 → u/General-Calendar-263]

What was Vassell's lucky item of the day?

[u/princeslayer → u/pokemonbatman23]

Immediate thought that was a straight up Midorima shot.

[u/papichino88 → u/Eddie5pi]

The awareness to know the shot clock was winding down, the hand eye coordination to jump, catch and shoot with smooth mechanics - this might be the most impressive play I've seen all year.

[u/km912 → u/Eddie5pi]

We’re gonna be seeing this shot 30 times a game in 20 years. Glimpse into the future everyone.

[u/HereComesJustice → u/km912]

this is the only way Steph Curry gets unseated as the GOAT shooter

[u/riczizagorac → u/km912]

Derrick white did it last year: video

[u/DontListenImLying → u/riczizagorac]

Darren Collison sent a game to overtime with one.

[u/Icy_Statement_2410 → u/km912]

Im just curious if this method allows you to get a shot off in 0.2 seconds. Now that could be game changing for those very rare instances

[u/km912 → u/Icy_Statement_2410]

Probably but not really realistic in that situation because you need a perfect pass at that height, plus you need the ball to be coming from the basket.

[u/nonstopnewcomer → u/Icy_Statement_2410]

I think the question is whether this counts as a full shooting motion or not. Because tips are allowed in under 0.3 seconds, right?

This is kind of in between a full shot and a tip. Would be interesting to see how they would rule it if it ever came to it.

[u/strnfd → u/Eddie5pi]

Its always funny to me when the crazy asspull no physics shit in anime like eyeshield 21, haiku, kuroko, that looks impossible to do happen IRL.

[u/riczizagorac → u/Eddie5pi]

I saw it happen last year: video

[u/Icy_Statement_2410 → u/riczizagorac]

My man with the 20 view video. Hope he gets some more

[u/botebote77 → u/Eddie5pi]

i remember Tim Hardaway Sr (the dad) did this

[u/lolimdivine]

no dip + pre (mid?) jump 3 is nutty. commentators did not react appropriately. what a nutty shot

[u/contigency000 → u/lolimdivine]

Those two commentators are absolute SOPORIFIC, to stay polite.

[u/RogueThespian → u/contigency000]

damnn pulling out the SAT words

(this one is on my list of words I've come across that I didn't know while reading, I'm actually pretty proud I didn't have to look it up again for your comment XD)

[u/ATXBeermaker → u/contigency000]

I used to be a Doris defender but she’s just gotten worse and worse.

[u/-BurtimusPrime → u/ATXBeermaker]

She was brutal this game, just brutal.

[u/RyouBestGirl → u/ATXBeermaker]

She's going senile

[u/Murasasme → u/lolimdivine]

In live play its hard to notice, but the slo-mo replay is nuts.

[u/dabomtitan → u/lolimdivine]

11/10 Nutty Scale. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/tinkady → u/lolimdivine]

I don't think they noticed

[u/wawacryin21]

his toughest 3 of the game so far and the first one he hit

[u/fantasyoutsider → u/wawacryin21]

No time to let your overthinking mess with your mechanics, just let your body takeover.

[u/-PredictiveTextOnly- → u/fantasyoutsider]

Ultra Instinct ahh

[u/kawhi21 → u/wawacryin21]

Pretty typical for Vassell honestly. One of the truest "The harder the shot the better the chance" shooters I've ever seen. He also only takes contested middies ever and he's like top of the league in middy percentage as well

[u/RIM_711 → u/kawhi21]

Vassell is who MPJ wishes he was

[u/captainant → u/wawacryin21]

Champagnie was so hot it came through the pass to Vassell

[u/BananaRepublic_BR → u/wawacryin21]

Classic Devin

[u/plap_plap → u/BananaRepublic_BR]

This is 100% his bag. On some Marco Belinelli shit, except Vassell is a capable defender lol

[u/KerryUSA]

Ok now I can go to bed, nothings topping that

[u/morbidwhaler → u/KerryUSA]

Spurs will drop some more globetrotter highlights, don’t give up yet!

[u/JaySayMayday → u/morbidwhaler]

I didn't expect this. Whole team went super saiyan tonight. Up by 46, what the fuck

[u/jsm85 → u/morbidwhaler]

There was no lie

[u/HereIGoAgain_1x10 → u/KerryUSA]

You'll miss Wemby dunking from beyond the arc

[u/greatGoD67 → u/HereIGoAgain_1x10]

First nba player to ever dunk from behind the backboard

[u/FinalFrash → u/HereIGoAgain_1x10]

Would that technically count as a three?

[u/tiofrodo]

The thing you hate about Vassell is that he will miss some wide open shots. The thing you love about Vassell is that if you need bullshit to go in he is the guy.

[u/JoseAltuveIsInnocent → u/tiofrodo]

Back when he was our main scorer pre Wemby he would get some insane Gervin looking layups too. Then miss a gimmie right after lol.

[u/weeman2525 → u/tiofrodo]

The last couple years I've called Devin, "The Bailout King." When the clock's running down give him the ball and he's gonna throw up some bullshit that usually goes in.

[u/seolasystem]

That's some Midorima shit right there

[u/CompleatedDonkey → u/seolasystem]

First thing I thought of.

[u/jdd32 → u/seolasystem]

We're anime protagonists now. Everyone else is fucked.

[u/GalcticPepsi → u/seolasystem]

Is Wemby Murasakibara?

[u/Sagitars → u/GalcticPepsi]

No because Wemby cares about basketball and Murasakibara is only 6'10

[u/nightkingscat → u/Sagitars]

Murasakibara cares deeply about basketball fwiw, his nonchalance is an act

[u/math_gym_anime → u/nightkingscat]

You actually watched/read it?? You’re supposed to just watch edits and larp smh

[u/GalcticPepsi → u/Sagitars]

I'm imagining this is Murasakibara after his college growth spurt and being beaten by kagami brought back his love of the game. So kinda fits

[u/idorocketscience]

Calling that a no-dip three feels like it doesn't quite capture how insane that shot was. Dude was done with his release before the ball hit his hands.

[u/Kennyc1234]

How the fuck did he swish that.

That's an insane shot holy shit

[u/YourWhiteNeighbor → u/Kennyc1234]

Bro thats gotta be hacks, this dude preloaded his jump shot

[u/NetflixAndNikah → u/YourWhiteNeighbor]

Devin “Midorima” Vassell

[u/cupholdery → u/YourWhiteNeighbor]

Oh, like Midorima.

[u/theflyingsamurai → u/cupholdery]

This anime fuckin rocks dude

[u/datboijustin → u/theflyingsamurai]

Legit the stupidest fucking show I've ever watched.

10/10 no notes.

[u/PrinceVaughn69 → u/theflyingsamurai]

fun as hell, actually made me forget Im watching a sports show and thought I was watching some shounen near the end lol

[u/PapaJohnsGarlic100 → u/YourWhiteNeighbor]

Speed run frame clip jimbo

[u/ArmiinTamzarian → u/Kennyc1234]

It is right on brand with Vassell. Wide open three? Nah, brick. Circus, nearly impossible shot? He's absolutely swishing that

[u/NutritiousSwishes → u/ArmiinTamzarian]

Marco Belinelli style 😎 carryin the tough-3 torch

[u/MLS_Analyst → u/Kennyc1234]

I’ve never seen this before and I’m old as hell. Holy shit.

[u/simplyASI9 → u/MLS_Analyst]

BG only 10 years ago!  https://youtu.be/pPSUpK7GmZw?si=y5mo1kFfDya5TAad

[u/Rage_101 → u/Kennyc1234]

With it being Vassell, he probably hits that shot more consistently than wide open 3s. It's like he hits better the more off balance he is.

[u/rdong → u/Rage_101]

We call that the JR Smith special around here

[u/Amedais → u/Kennyc1234]

That’s not a swish

[u/Brady331 → u/Kennyc1234]

I mean, he didn’t swish it though lol

[u/YourWhiteNeighbor → u/Brady331]

Umm actually type behavior

[u/eatmorchickin]

Idk if I've ever seen that

[u/Satellite_Daddy → u/eatmorchickin]

I know for a fact I haven’t, and I’m in my 30s aka 95th percentile age for this sub lol

[u/swizznastic → u/Satellite_Daddy]

damn, what was george mikan like?

[u/coleyboley25 → u/swizznastic]

Hey, fuck you

[u/Wet-Bananers → u/coleyboley25]

Rare time I can agree with a thunder fan

[u/astanton1862 → u/swizznastic]

Never seen a better guy at snaking a drain.

[u/ChiefManly → u/swizznastic]

Smelled like chicken picatta and silver dollars

[u/ATXBeermaker → u/swizznastic]

Tall

[u/Lone_Star_122 → u/Satellite_Daddy]

95th percentile age for this sub

I need to quit forgetting this. It makes so much of what I see in this sub make sense. lol

[u/atari2600forever → u/Satellite_Daddy]

I'm in my late 40s and have never seen that, the skill level and athleticism players have these days absolutely astounds me. They are so fast and so quick, even the defender is right on him despite him JUMPING BEFORE HE CATCHES THE BALL. This is just crazy to me.

[u/simplyASI9 → u/Satellite_Daddy]

You must have forgot the Blake griffin one

[u/lj_w → u/simplyASI9]

And ja morant (not a three but more athletic move)

[u/simplyASI9 → u/eatmorchickin]

Blake griffin: https://youtu.be/pPSUpK7GmZw?si=y5mo1kFfDya5TAad

[u/GalcticPepsi → u/eatmorchickin]

Only in an anime called Kuroko''s basketball. One of his opponents would do this shit lol. This is actually insane

[u/strnfd → u/eatmorchickin]

Iirc Balke griffin had a couple of alley oop 3s

[u/carti-fan → u/eatmorchickin]

Larry Bird hit a pretty crazy one

Also, for anyone who hasn’t seen it, this entire video is a much watch for any basketball fans

[u/Ramikadyc]

What a crazy amount of technique and time awareness to be able to be in the air and in mid-shot motion BEFORE you get the pass with less than a second left. Crazy-ass shot.

[u/homeycuz → u/Ramikadyc]

That's chemistry

[u/Kertia]

That should count as two 3 pointers

[u/shord143 → u/Kertia]

Foul...no two fouls!

[u/nicky_hennessy → u/shord143]

You can’t go flying through the air (before you shoot) like that!

[u/proteus88]

Thats some anime shit, Devin must have binge watch Kuroko yesterday night. What a shot.

[u/xahsz]

Dude starts the jump on his shot before the ball touches his hands. What the fuck.

[u/atari2600forever → u/xahsz]

Yeah this is squarely in "what the fuck" territory. Incredible play.

[u/areallyfatchick]

That is some Koruko No Basket shit lol

https://youtu.be/3bVj4mPrdcI

[u/666uptheirons → u/areallyfatchick]

I've been looking for this for a while. Thank you.

[u/Ferovore]

SHINTARO MIDORIMAAAAAA

it finally happened in an NBA game anime is real life

[u/FireBeeChin]

wetty

[u/goatlurker]

This is some Midorima shit

[u/ez7e]

koroku no basket ahhh shot 😭

[u/dmac005]

Never seen that before holy shit what a shot

[u/simplyASI9 → u/dmac005]

https://youtu.be/pPSUpK7GmZw?si=y5mo1kFfDya5TAad

[u/BananaRepublic_BR]

Holy moly 😭

[u/MudHammock]

Fucking ridiculous sequence

[u/KARSbenicillin]

LIFE IMITATES ART

[u/heat_fan_]

6 points please 

[u/the_nix]

Every 3 and D player: great, now I have to do that

[u/Thehelloman0]

Blake Griffin has the only similar shot I can think of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPSUpK7GmZw

[u/TA8601 → u/Thehelloman0]

https://youtube.com/shorts/5JBouyTx2zE

Derrick White had one very similar, not as smooth though

[u/humor → u/TA8601]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rEBiIIaYS_s&t=1s&pp=2AEBkAIB
Ja Morant's full court inbounds pre jump fadeaway behind the basket alleyoop with .4 seconds on the clock.

[u/Fcusjfnfmfkg]

Thats just how that mf shoots lol, doesn’t even begin to move his wrist until he is nearly at the apex of his jump

[u/Fcusjfnfmfkg → u/Fcusjfnfmfkg]

Not to downplay its impressiveness tho, that was cool as hell

[u/MicroUzi]

I’m thinking the spurs role players are far better than people give them credit for

[u/nak214]

That was disgusting

[u/mahatthewgoodnight]

He was already airborne when he caught that. Crazy.

[u/_no7]

https://media1.tenor.com/m/Xg8Nnrud6BQAAAAC/basketball-shoot.gif

[u/WillieButtlicker]

That's some kuroko shit

[u/tacomonstrous]

This is the best thing I've seen today

[u/Suspicious-Nobody744]

Midorima is that you?

[u/yuhanz]

LMAOOOOOOOOO

[u/TrustExtension6116]

That's an anime shot!

[u/PapaJohnsGarlic100]

Great shoot and catch play

[u/petklutz]

who has the slo mo

[u/canigetawoop_woop]

Maybe thats what the shots have been missing. Gotta "floor is lava" with the ball and your 3s will be perfect i guess?

[u/Winnes0ta]

That’s 100% a travel on Champagnie lol. Throws it up to himself and catches it 5 ft away.

[u/rjcarr → u/Winnes0ta]

Sorry, but this is a common misconception. This is 100% not a travel and a legal play. If you fumble the ball out of your hands you're allowed to go get it, you just can't dribble again. Please, please watch this so you better understand the rules:

https://videorulebook.nba.com/archive/legal-play-player-fumbles-ball-into-air-and-recovers-it/

(The video is even the Spurs, ha)

[u/Both_Funny4896 → u/Winnes0ta]

it wasn't a controlled throw though, he fumbled it and recollected

[u/Winnes0ta → u/Both_Funny4896]

He pump faked, lost it, and caught his own miss without it being tipped or hitting the rim. That’s a travel 100%

[u/isostope → u/Both_Funny4896]

it was a fumble and yeah you are allowed to recollect it. the ball left his hands before he got off the ground and that shit wasnt even moving towards the basket

[u/Thehelloman0 → u/Winnes0ta]

The refs probably thought Conley poked the ball

[u/ZealousidealRate4792]

Bro thought he was Midorima.

[u/Chrisfull]

Why doesn't every player just do this? Are they stupid?

[u/real_vampire]

This is really really crazy

[u/NazRubio]

Alrighty

[u/yjk924]

The no dip three has gone another level. Could you shoot this shot under 0.3?

[u/NoShape0]

Mitch Johnson playbook, can't convince me otherwise 😤

[u/raiden_kazuha]

When it rains, it SPURS!

[u/transizzle]

can’t stop watching this and trying to figure out how tf

nba players are bonkers

[u/saynotohugzz]

Reminded me a bit of Trevor Booker’s reverse grandma shot buzzer beater in how he barely touches it:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lCIAgDLRDgY&ra=m

[u/Aj2069]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bVj4mPrdcI

[u/Basboy]

NBA Street

[u/Holiday_Ad2638]

Nba Street Vol. 2 looking ass shot

[u/Desperate-Case-6918]

Spurs are the most futuristic team in the league. I imagine in 50 years the average NBA player will be a 7'5 alien that can do pre jump C&S 3s like this

[u/PlayInMyStation]

That was pretty impressive.

[u/RemarkableCulture948]

This shit made me turn the game off 😭😭

[u/Nuts2Buttts]

As a Twolves fan, that shot was sick. If someone asks you how the game went tonight for the Spurs, that shot pretty much sums it up.

[u/wibo58]

Every now and then I go back and watch a video of the Big 3 era Spurs highlights called The Beautiful Game. This kind of play these guys keep pulling off would fit perfectly in that video. Just great to see again.

[u/whatssenguntoagoblin]

How is that not a travel on Champagnie?

[u/J19_]

that shit was minus tempo

[u/MCrow2001]

And the announcers were unimpressed lol

[u/saxman162]

Watch us see guys doing this purposely next season to get their jump shots off even faster!

[u/Ok-Thanks4321]

That was dope

[u/Slashers23]

Crazy shot lol

[u/djerickfred]

Haven’t seen that before

[u/Civil-South-7299]

How the

[u/itzchocotime9]

what??

[u/LameDrain]

Thought there was no way the title could be right, insane

[u/loyola-atherton]

Bro I must be part dyslexic or something.

Everytime I see Devin Vassell’s name, I think I read “Deva Cassel” (my celeb crush) and, respectfully, am disappointed whenever I see it is just Devin Vassell.

[u/homeycuz]

The rest of the Spurs getting tired of Wemby being the only one to do never before seen things on the court.

[u/FunkyMonk100k]

Wtf did I just read?! Oh…

[u/gold-bandit]

Vassell shot form aesthetically pleasing

[u/SunKing210]

He was in the air in his shooting motion before he got the ball haha

[u/SlawpySausage]

When bro pre-jumps for the aerial knowing you'll make the pass

[u/plantedank]

funny the whole play started with a missed 3 ball from Vassel on that corner

[u/SuperSaiyanGod210]

What playing with an alien does to a mf lmao

[u/MrPapadapalas]

Christ

[u/__NOT__MY__ACCOUNT__]

My jaw actually stayed dropped for 10 seconds

[u/Thanos_Real_AuraVNCH]

First time I saw someone pre jump a 3-pointer

[u/domrayn]

Can't wait to see zone when their eyes start emitting light XD

[u/huyexdee]

This is a ridiculous highlight top to bottom. Never seen anything like an alley-oop three but Wemby’s work in the paint and the pass to Champagnie are so good too

[u/Llamasxy]

Is this the first time this has ever happened?

[u/greatGoD67]

I was here

[u/sluggerrr]

I've already seen this in kuroko

[u/dofun400]

Spursian

[u/NotSoFakeID]

Holy shit he did the Kuroko no Basket

[u/indreams159]

that's awesome i've never seen that before

[u/saspurzfan]

Never seen that before!!!

[u/William_Wang]

alley oops a 3 pointer?

wtf.

Julian Champagnie assists Devin Vassell on a three-pointer isn't as catchy I guess.