By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
All 18 EuroLeague teams were rated by Eurohoops based on status, dynamics, form and the significance of their results. Τhe current ranking is not representing only the current EuroLeague standings, but also the last impression left from each team during the most recent rounds of action.
With that in mind, here’s the third volume of the official EuroLeague Power Rankings.
#18 ZALGIRIS KAUNAS
Previous Ranking: 18 (-)
Record: 3-9
Home: 2-3
Away: 0-7
Offense-Defense: 71-81.1
After nine losses in a row, Zalgiris Kaunas finally got off the mark defeating Panathinaikos OPAP, 76-69, in Round 10 and went back-to-back beating Fenerbahce Beko, 86-75, in Round 11. Still sitting in last place lacking the quality to move up the standings. Bringing in Zoran Dragic and replacing Emmanuel Mudiay with Tai Webster are a step in the right direction.
#17 BITCI BASKONIA VITORIA-GASTEIZ
Previous Ranking: 15 (-2)
Record: 4-8
Home: 3-4
Away: 1-4
Offense-Defense: 69.9-80.2
Despite the head coaching change with Neven Spahija taking over after the dismissal of Dusko Ivanovic, the struggles continue for Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Baskonia has lost six out of its last seven last games with a 93-74 win over Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade in Round 10 the lone exception. The point differential at negative 20.2 points per game in this stretch says a great deal about this difficult period.
#16 CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS BELGRADE
Previous Ranking: 17 (+1)
Record: 4-8
Home: 3-2
Away: 1-6
Offense-Defense: 70.1-72.9
Back-to-back wins over Panathinaikos OPAP Athens and LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne have become a distant memory. The fighting spirit of Crvena Zvezda mts Belgarde is gone. After being bested in its last three outings, the Serbian champs must regroup ahead of a demanding stretch of games over the first half of December, featuring a visit to Zenit St Petersburg and home games versus Olympiacos Piraeus and FC Barcelona.
#15 FENERBAHCE BEKO ISTANBUL
Previous Ranking: 12 (-3)
Record: 3-9
Home: 2-2
Away: 1-7
Offense-Defense: 71.8-73.5
Looking like underachievers, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul cannot be ignored. Seven losses in the last eight games – including the last four in a row – have put the team in an unfamiliar spot. Strangely, the loss to archrival Anadolu Efes Istanbul 89-84 in Round 12 was a bigger blow than being among the two teams dropping a game to Zalgiris Kaunas, which occurred in Round 11. Fenerbahce still has a long way to go.
#14 ALBA BERLIN
Previous Ranking: 16 (+2)
Record: 4-8
Home: 2-4
Away: 2-4
Offense-Defense: 74.3-79.7
Restricted to hurting other teams rather than helping itself, ALBA Berlin has been between 13th and 18th place and ranks 14th after beating Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 91-86 in Round 12. The German champs were coming off three losses in a row ranging between the margins of 9 points against Zenit St Petersburg in Round 10 and 27 points to Anadolu Efes Istanbul in Round 9. Before last week, ALBA carried the worst home record and remains one of the two sides with a losing home record along with Zalgiris Kaunas.