By Giorgos Orfanakis/info@eurohoops.net
The group phase of Eurobasket is over and the teams are already in Lille for the main plate of the tournament. However, the first week of action is a sign for things to come and the numbers don’t lie. So, here are the best players of the tournament so far, according to their statistics.
POINTS
The top Eurobasket scorers are also the leaders of their teams so far in the tournament. Pau Gasol dominates the top spot having a great average and Danilo Gallinari is the player who is right behind him. Three more NBA players complete the top five.
Pau Gasol (Spain) – 21.6 points per game (108 points in 5 games)
Danilo Gallinari (Italy) – 21.0 ppg (105 points in 5 games)
Dennis Schroder (Germany) – 21.0 ppg (105 points in 5 games)
Omri Casspi (Israel) – 18.5 ppg (74 p. in 4 games)
Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania) 18 ppg (72 p. in 4 games)
REBOUNDS
One of the top scorers also dominates this category. Jonas Valanciunas is the only player left after the first Eurobasket round who had a double digits average in rebounds. He is by far the most important player of the Lithuanian team and the first among top names of European basketball.
Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania) – 10 rebounds per game (40 r. in 4 games)
Andrei Vorontsevich (Russia) – 9.2 rpg (46 r. in 5 games)
Κyrilo Fesenko (Ukraine) – 8.8 rpg (44 r. in 5 games)
Jan Vesely (Czech Republic) – 8.2 rpg (41 r. in 5 games)
Pau Gasol (Spain) – 8 rpg (40 r. in 5 games)
ASSISTS
Guards with high basketball IQ are a european specialty and of course the best of them are trying to get on the top of Eurobasket. Tomas Satoransky has so far a great tournament, but Milos Teodosic has also found his rythm.
Tomas Satoranski (Czech Republic) – 8.2 assists per game (42 as. in 5 games)
Mantas Kalnietis (Lithuania) – 7.4 asp (37 as. in 5 games)
Μilos Teodosic (Serbia) – 7 asp (35 as. in 5 games)
Petteri Koponen (Finland) – 6.4 asp (32 as. in 5 games)
Dmitry Khvostov (Russia) – 6 asp (30 as. σin 5 games)
SHOOTING PERCENTAGE IN 2P
When you put the ball into the basket, then your teammates are looking for you, trying to feed you at any chance. Turkish center Semih Erden is having an amazing tournament so far, whith the duo of Danilo Gallinari and Nemanja Bjelica being close but not in the Top5.
Semih Erden (Τurkey) – 73.2% with 30/41 shots
Mateusz Ponitka (Poland) – 65.6% (21/32)
Andrey Zubkov (Russia) – 64.5% (20/31)
Erik Murphy (Finland) – 63.6% (21/33)
Alen Omic (Slovenia) – 63.3% (19/30)
SHOOTING PERCENTAGE IN 3P
This is a guards’ world and in every team there’s one designated sharp shooter. One of the best, Vitaly Fridzon, is out of the tournament, while the real suprise comes from Greece and Nick Calathes who is shooting great so far.
Vitaly Fridzon (Russia) – 65.2% with 15/23 shots
Pau Ribas (Spain) – 61.1% (11/18)
Charlon Kloof (Netherlands) – 61.1% (11/18)
Nick Calathes (Greece) – 60% (6/10)
Krunoslav Simon (Croatia) – 57.1% (12/21)