Fields' double-double lands him Player of the Week award

35-year old power forward John Fields (205-F/C-1988, agency: Octagon Europe) had a very impressive game in the last round for Warriors and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 10.
He had a double-double of 27 points and 24 rebounds, while his team was edged out by Buffaloes (#3, 4-2) 93-91. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Warriors maintains the 4th position in Vietnamese league. Warriors is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 3rd lost game this season out of 6 games. Fields has many years of experience at Warriors, through which he has constantly improved. University of Tennessee graduate has very impressive stats this year. Fields is in league's top in rebounds (3rd best: 17.3rpg) and averages solid 65.4% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Anthony January (204-PF-1993, agency: Interperformances) of Buffaloes. He is American forward in his first season at Buffaloes. In the last game January recorded impressive double-double of 30 points and 15 rebounds. It was enough for Buffaloes to edge slightly lower-ranked Warriors (#4, 3-3) by 2 points 93-91. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Buffaloes consolidated its place in top 3 of the standings. His team's 4-2 record is not bad at all. January is one of the most experienced players at Buffaloes and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 24.0ppg (#5). His other stats are also decent: 16.0rpg and 3.2apg.

Third place about best performers goes to swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-G/F-1996, agency: Haylett Sports) of league's leader Saigon Heat. Barkley showcased his all-around game by recording 18 points, twenty three rebounds (!!!) and nine assists in the last round. He was a key player of Saigon Heat, leading his team to a 89-83 win against the lower-ranked Catfish (#5, 2-4). Saigon Heat started extremely well this year. They recorded 6 victories without losing a single game. Barkley turns to be one of the very best players in the league while he is also a leader of the top team having his eyes on the championship title. Barkley has a great season in Vietnam. After only 6 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 30.2ppg (best scorer), rebounds with 19.7rpg (#1 in league) and assists with 8.2apg (best passer).

Other top performing players last week:
4. DeAngelo Hamilton (203-C-1990) of Catfish - 17 points, 19 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Jermaine Marrow (183-PG-1997) of Dragons - 33 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Udun Osakue (198-F-1992) of Buffaloes - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists
7. Robert Sampson (203-F-1992) of Dolphins - 21 points and 12 rebounds
8. Hassan Thomas (203-F-1996) of Saigon Heat - 34 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists
9. Yevgen Sakhniuk (201-F-1995) of Dragons - 11 points, 19 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Sameen Swint (193-G-1995) of Warriors - 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 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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Tags : JOHN FIELDS, THANG LONG WARRIORS, VIETNAMESE BASKETBALL