POINTS DIFFERENCE:
PTF/G: Points scored per game
PTA/G: Points conceded per game
DIFF: Points difference
Does not really say much. Panathinaikos has surely been picking up in the last few weeks, after a very slow start. Prokom Trefl at the bottom of course, after all those blowout losses.
FOULS DIFFERENCE:
FOF/G: Fouls committed per game
OFO/G: Fouls suffered per game
DIFF: Fouls difference
It's not as if the worst clubs in this category were firing away three pointers all the time. They are about average in the 3PT category, as you'll see later. NOTE: 3 out of the 4 worst teams are from the Ex-Yugo school.
THREE POINTERS ROLE:
PCT4: 3P percentage
3FGA/FGA: Percentage of the 3P attempted in the number of total field goals attempted
Brose Baskets still up there, but they've had better percentages shooting the ball lately. As have Maccabi, who took the least shots while shooting bad percentages the last time I checked. They are starting to hit their shots now. CSKA and Unicaja are creating a lot of good shots for their 3PT threats.
CHARITY LINE:
FGA/G: Field goal attempts per game
FTA/G: Free throws attempts per game
DIFF: Free throws attempts/Field goals attempted ratio
Panathinaikos, Aris and even the hottest team from downtown, Unicaja are top performers in this category, whereas the Slovenians of Olimpija struggle getting calls also shows up here.
TAKING CARE OF THE BALL:
STA/G: Steals suffered per game
TOF/G: Own turnovers
CSKA taking over from Panathinaikos here, who were leading in this category but have now retreated (maybe because of their faster game lately?), not only taking good care of the ball, but also not giving it directly into their opponents' hands, when they give it away.
ASSISTS PER TURNOVERS:
ASF/G: Assists per game
TOF/G: Turnovers per game
AS/TO: Assists/Turnovers ratio
MAKING OPPONENTS' LIVES DIFFICULT:
OFGM/G: Opponents' field goals made per game
OFGA/G: Opponents' field goals attempted per game
PCT: Opponents' field goals percentage
Montepaschi Siena still at the top of both these categories plus having the best defense of Euroleague.
INSIDE THE ARCH DEFENSE:
O2FGM/G: Opponents' 2P made per game O2FGA/G: Opponents' 2P attempted per game PCT: Opponents' 2P percentage
While Efes is battling hard not to concede easy buckets in the paint, Roanne and Cibona are having a hard time down low according to the stats. Conceding a lot of fast break baskets, as Roanne did against Panathinaikos, have certainly influenced this statistic though. It's not all about the battle in the paint.
INSIDE/ OUTSIDE THE ARCH DEFENSE RELATION:
PCT: Opponents' 3P percentage
O3FGA/OFGA: Opponents' 3P attempted divided by opponents' overall field goals attempted
I was interested in how the respective defenses play their opposition, and it's quite obvious, regarding the stats, that Panathinaikos does make the opponent shoot a lot of 3P. However, this might still be influenced by the group opponents' style of play, but still it is very impressive that Panathinaikos not only forces their opponents to the second-to-worst 3P percentage, but also force them into a whole lot of 3P attempts. This to the disproof of the claim that Panathinaikos has a weak font-line.
OPPONENTS' ASSISTS:
ASA/G: Opponents' assists per game
Not letting the opponent get into offensive rhythm is obviously of big importance, and CSKA alongside with Siena are allowing the least assists.
OPPONENTS' TURNOVERS:
TOA/G: Opponents' turnovers per game
Montepaschi Siena still up there, provoking an amazing 18 turnovers per game. Along with opponents' field goal percentage, that makes up a great defensive effort, probably the best one of the 24 Euroleague teams. The thing that certainly hurts them is the bad job they do on the defensive boards... and that's what we will check out next. Real Madrid, Aris and Panathinaikos seem to do a good job pressing their opponents.
REBOUNDS DIFFERENCE:
REBF/G: Rebounds per game
REBA/G: Opponents' rebounds per game
DIFF: Rebounds difference
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS:
DEFRF/G: Own team defensive rebounds per game
OFFRA/G: Opponents' offensive rebounds per game
PCT: Opponents' offensive rebounds per game divided by all shots missed by the opponents (which is in turn the own team defensive rebounds per game + opponents' offensive rebounds per game)
Lietuvos Rytas make clear that their lead in this category in the early stages of the competition was no fluke. They seem to be rock solid rebounding the basketball defensively...
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS:
OFFRF/G: Own team offensive rebounds per game
DEFRA/G: Opponents' defensive rebounds per game
PCT: Own team offensive rebounds per game divided by all shots missed by the own team (which is own team offensive rebounds per game + opponents' defensive rebounds per game)
Rytas is leading the offensive rebounds category as well, making them the kings of the boards in the Euroleague. Top teams such as CSKA and Panathinaikos are placed at the bottom here. Bad front line? Lack of athleticism? Or just too good shooting in the first place?
Important NOTE: This article was written by Simon Jatsch and some comments and notes were added by me.
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