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Paulius Narvilas
16-year old forward Paulius Narvilas (197-F-2006) had a great game in the last round for league’s best team VKKM and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 19.
He had a double-double of 35 points and 19 rebounds, while his team was edged out by Panevezio (#7, 10-9) 108-106. Despite this loss VKKM managed to keep Lithuanian league leading position. They afford to lose this game, but they have to be very careful to avoid similar “accidents”. VKKM has a very solid 15-4 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. In the team’s last game Narvilas had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be VKKM’s top player in his first season with the team. Narvilas has impressive league stats. He is in league’s top in rebounds (4th best: 11.2rpg) and averages solid 59.6% FGP.
Second best performed player last round was Nikas Stuknys (194-G-2005) of Panevezio. He is a guard in his first season at Panevezio. In the last game Stuknys recorded impressive 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. It was enough for Panevezio to edge the higher-ranked VKKM (#1, 15-4) by 2 points 108-106. Panevezio’s 7th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 10-9 record is not bad and everything may still change. Stuknys is a newcomer at Panevezio and quickly became one of team’s most reliable players.
Third place about best performers goes to forward Nojus Kuliesa (185-F) of league’s second-best SKM I. Kuliesa showcased his all-around game by recording 27 points, six rebounds and five assists in the last round. He was a key player of SKM I, leading his team to a 73-63 win against the lower-ranked Zalgiris II (#8, 9-10). SKM I needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 14 victories and 4 lost games. Kuliesa has a great season in Lithuania. After 15 games, he made it on the list of the league’s leaders in assists with 6.7apg (3rd best). He also has 2.3spg, FGP: 70.5% and 3PT: 48.9%.
Other top performing players last week:
4. Aleksas Bieliauskas (206-C-2005) of Zalgiris II – 15 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Laurynas Vilimas (2005) of Perkunas – 33 points and 12 rebounds
6. Arnas Stankevicius (2005) of Panevezio – 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Mantas Kocanas (207-C-2005) of Zalgiris – 23 points and 6 rebounds
8. Kristupas Kepezinskas (177-PG-2005) of Zalgiris – 25 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists
9. Jokubas Rudaitis (2006) of Zalgiris – 11 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists
10. Auridas Urbonas (2005) of Saule – 21 points, 2 rebounds and 8 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)
Tags : PAULIUS NARVILAS, V.KNASIAUS KM-JUMEX U18 TEAM, LITHUANIAN BASKETBALL
