Joshua Keyes gets MVP of the Week award for Thailand TBL (Second Stage)

Joshua Keyes

American Joshua Keyes (201-F-1995, agency: PBAplayers Agency) had a great game in the last round for league's leader Hitech and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 4 (Second Stage).
The 27-year old forward had a double-double of 36 points and eighteen rebounds, while his team outclassed Dunkin' Raptors (#5, 6-7) with 33-point margin 108-75. It allowed Hitech to consolidate first place in the Thailand TBL. Hitech has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 12-1. In the team's last game Keyes had a remarkable 54.5% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Hitech, through which he has constantly improved. Joshua Keyes averages this season 23.3ppg, 14.3rpg and 4.5apg. Worth to mention Keyes played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American point guard Avery Scharer (185-PG-1986) of Dunkin' Raptors. Scharer impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 29 points and 11 rebounds. Bad luck as Dunkin' Raptors lost that game 75-108 to the higher-ranked Hitech (#1, 12-1). Dunkin' Raptors managed to keep the same 5th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-7 record. Scharer is one of the most experienced players at Dunkin' Raptors and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 34.2ppg (#1). His other stats are also decent: 15.2rpg and 6.9apg. Shoreline Community College alumni Scharer played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas.

The third best performed player last round was American Jarron Crump (183-PG-1992) of TGE (#3). Crump showcased his all-around game by recording 26 points, five rebounds and nine assists in the last round. Despite Crump's great performance TGE lost 66-74 to #2 ranked Devil Rays. But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. The last thing TGE needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 9 victories and 4 lost games. Crump has a great season in Thailand. After 11 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 23.5ppg (6th best) and assists with 7.5apg (best passer).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Noppachai Thongpool (190-C/F) of SWU - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Wattana Suttisin (183-SG-1985) of Hitech - 22 points and 3 rebounds
6. Jittaphon Towaroj (186-G-1991) of Devil Rays - 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Natthaworn Banjathon (179-G) of SWU - 11 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists
8. Nattakarn Muangboon (180-PG-1991) of Hitech - 16 points and 5 assists
9. Adam Stanford (193-F-1995) of Hitech - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
10. Arnat Phuangla (193-PF-1996) of Devil Rays - 8 points and 12 rebounds

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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