29-year old forward Carlos Powell (199-F-83) had a great game in the last round for league's best team ET Land and receives a Asia-basket.com Player of the Week award for round 9. He had a double-double of 23 points and 14 rebounds, while his team beat Goyang Orions (#4, 6-5) 78-70. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed ET Land to take over top position in the South Korean league. ET Land have a solid 9-2 record. Powell turned to be ET Land's top player in his first season with the team. University of South Carolina graduate has very impressive stats this year. Powell is in league's top in points (3rd best: 18.0ppg) and averages solid 52.5% FGP.
Second best performed player last round was Joo-Sung Kim (205-F/C-79) of Dongbu Promy. He is former international forward in his 11th season at Dongbu Promy. In the last game Kim recorded impressive double-double of 27 points and 10 rebounds. Bad luck as Dongbu Promy was edged by the higher-ranked ET Land (#1, 9-2) 82-79. This loss caused Dongbu Promy to drop to 9th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 4-8 record. Kim is one of the most experienced players at Dongbu Promy and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.
Third place about best performers goes to center Jasper Johnson (201-C-83) of Sonic Boom KT (#7). Johnson showcased his all-around game by recording 21 points, ten rebounds and six assists in the last round. He was a key player of Sonic Boom KT, leading his team to a 91-85overtime win against the lower-ranked KCC Egis (#10, 1-11). The chances of Sonic Boom KT ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 7 games, recording just five victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Johnson could help Sonic Boom KT to bring them higher in the standings. Johnson has a very solid season. In 12 games in South Korea he scored 14.5ppg. He also has 6.2rpg and FGP: 54.5%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Yeo-Kwon Yoon (186-G-84) of Sonic Boom KT - 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Darian Townes (208-F/C-84) of Samsung Th. - 25 points and 14 rebounds 6. Hyuk Kang (188-G-76) of ET Land - 23 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Aaron Haynes (201-F-81) of SK Knights - 16 points and 9 rebounds 8. Julian Sensley (206-F-82) of Dongbu Promy - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Bu Kyung Choi (200-F-89) of SK Knights - 12 points and 10 rebounds 10. Rodrique Benson (207-F/C-84) of LG Sakers - 8 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists
The Player of the week is choosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3*(REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4*(2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3*(2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3*(3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
East Asian Championship: South Korea roll past Taiwan for second straight win - May 17, 2013
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South Korea - Taiwan 78:56
South Korea claimed the second consecutive victory at the start of the East Asian Championship in Incheon. The hosts held off Taiwan for 2-0 record on top of Group A. Taiwan fell at 1-1 record after the defeat. Heo Il-Young (197-F-85) delivered 13 points to pace the winning team.
Taiwan surprised the home team in the opening quarter. The visitors went on a 21:15 rally in the first term. But the Korean side quickly bounced back [read more]
South Korea - Taiwan 78:56
South Korea claimed the second consecutive victory at the start of the East Asian Championship in Incheon. The hosts held off Taiwan for 2-0 record on top of Group A. Taiwan fell at 1-1 record after the defeat. Heo Il-Young (197-F-85) delivered 13 points to pace the winning team. Taiwan surprised the home team in the opening quarter. The visitors went on a 21:15 rally in the first term. But the Korean side quickly bounced back. They adjusted defensively and held Taiwan to 10 points in the second period. South Korea accumulated a 37:31 halftime lead. The hosts maintained the lead throughout the third term. They arrived at the final intermission up by 11 points 56:45. South Korea unloaded 22 points in the fourth period and sealed the winning outcome at the end. Doo Kung-Min netted 12 points, while Lee Seoung-Hyun added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Tsai Wen-Cheng (190-G/F-85) responded with 13 points for Taiwan. Creighton Douglas (196-F-85) and Tseng Wen-Ting (203-F/C-84) chipped in 9 points apiece in the defeat.
East Asian Championship: South Korea hold off Japan - May 16, 2013
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South Korea - Japan 74:55
South Korea clinched the opening win at the East Asian Championship in Incheon. The hosts overcame powerful Japan in front of a supportive crowd at the Samsan World Gymnasium. Park Chan-Hee (190-G-87) posted 14 points, 6 rebound and 5 assists to lead the charge.
The hosts jumped to an early advantage. South Korea easily overcame Japan zone defence to take a 24:15 lead after the starting quarter [read more]
South Korea - Japan 74:55
South Korea clinched the opening win at the East Asian Championship in Incheon. The hosts overcame powerful Japan in front of a supportive crowd at the Samsan World Gymnasium. Park Chan-Hee (190-G-87) posted 14 points, 6 rebound and 5 assists to lead the charge. The hosts jumped to an early advantage. South Korea easily overcame Japan zone defence to take a 24:15 lead after the starting quarter. South Korea limited Japan to just 4 points in the second period to accumulate a 40:19 halftime advantage. The Korean team maintained the lead throughout the third quarter. They made it a 61:34 advantage heading into the final period. Japan finally found the rhythm in the fourth period firing 21 points but it was too late to avoid the loss. Kim Min-Goo netted 13 points, while Park Jae-Hyun (187-G-91) and Kim Jong-Kyu (207-C-91) added 10 points apiece in the victory. Ryota Sakurai (194-G-83) answered with 12 points for Japan. Kosuke Takeuchi (206-C/F-85) netted 9 points and grabbed 13 boards in the losing case.
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