Abdul-Allah's double-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award

Arlando Cook

Diyar Abdul-Allah put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Nift Al-Basra and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 13.
He got a double-double of 25 points and 10 assists, while his team outclassed Nift Al-Shamal (#9, 2-7) with 44-point margin 98-54. Nift Al-Basra is placed at 5th position in Iraqi league. Nift Al-Basra is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 4-4 record. Abdul-Allah turned to be Nift Al-Basra's top player in his first season with the team. Abdul-Allah has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in assists (9th best: 4.5apg).

Second best performed player last round was Arlando Cook (203-C-95) of Zakho. He is American center in his first season at Zakho. In the last game Cook recorded impressive double-double of 28 points and 12 rebounds. Of course he led Zakho to another comfortable win 86-71 over the lower-ranked Ghaz Al-Shamal (#11, 1-8) being unquestionably team leader. Zakho's 8th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 3-5 record. Cook is a newcomer at Zakho and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 24.2ppg (#3). He also registered 10.4 boards per game.

Third place about best performers goes to another Nift Al-Basra's star - guard Demarius Bolds (193-G-84). Bolds showcased his all-around game by recording 23 points, ten rebounds and seven assists in the last round. He was another key player of Nift Al-Basra, helping his team with a 98-54 easy win against the lower-ranked Nift Al-Shamal (#9, 2-7). Nift Al-Basra needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 4 victories and 4 lost games. Bolds has a great season in Iraq. After only 7 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.9ppg (6th best). Bolds attended one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Ali Fadhil (202-C-99) of Ghaz Al-Shamal - 22 points and 8 rebounds
5. Mohammed Zewki) of Zakho - 14 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists
6. R.J. McGhee (198-F-91) of Al-Tadamoun - 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists
7. Ameer Jackson (193-PG-94) of Ghaz Al-Shamal - 12 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists
8. Rashwan Kadhim) of Al-Tadamoun - 12 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists
9. Ali Aljuboori (167-PG-87) of Nift Al-Basra - 8 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists
10. Mohammed Abbas (178-PG-01) of Al Hilla - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists

The Player of the week is selected 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)

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