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| Wait, what?! No Roi Sumang?! |
Ah, gone
are the days of Jeric Fortuna, RR Garcia, LA Revilla, and Emman Monfort. All
those guys have been drafted into the PBA and are playing at a higher level. In
the current UAAP season, UE’s Roi Sumang rules the roost of point guards.
Or does
he? Is UE’s top gun part of the current top five point guards, or is he outside
looking in?
Without further ado, here they are – the top five UAAP
point guards as of August 1, 2014:
*These rankings are based on average Player
Efficiency (EFF) calculations.
**EFF = {[(points + rebounds + assists + steals +
blocks) – (turnovers + field goals missed + free throws missed)] ÷ # of games}
5. Dan
Alberto (UE) – 8.3ppg, 2.0apg, 1.3rpg, 1.0spg, 2.3 triples per game, .563 3pt%,
8.3 EFF
- Nope.
It’s not a mistake. UE’s second-string playmaker has been more efficient that
its starter and bona fide superstar, Roi Sumang. Alberto plays just 16 minutes
per game, but he’s the team’s third-best scorer and sharpest three-point
shooter. Don’t sleep on his 2 assists and 1 steal per outing, too!
4. Jamil
Sheriff (UST) – 4.3ppg, 5.3rpg, 1.7apg, 1.7spg, .667 FG%, 8.3 EFF
- How
does a 5’7 guy grab more than 5 rebounds per game in the most competitive
collegiate league in the country? Beats me, but, hey, this guy is actually
doing it. This Fil-Canadian won’t wow you with his scoring prowess (despite
shooting better than 66% from the floor), but he does the little things, the
dirty work, than enables a team to be competitive. Still, he sure as hell ain’t
no Jeric Fortuna.
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| Jamil Sheriff isn't flashy, but he does what's necessary. |
3. Nico
Elorde (AdMU) – 7.0ppg, 3.8rpg, 4.5apg, 1.3spg, .750 FT%, 9.0 EFF
- Elorde
wasn’t projected to start this year. That was supposed to be Jerie Pingoy’s
job, but we all know what happened, right? Elorde has really come into his own,
though, running second overall in assists per game while also among the league’s
top five in steals. Now if he can only make a three… (He’s 0/10 so far in four
games)
2. Achie
Iñigo (FEU) – 4.8ppg, 4.8rpg, 3.3apg, 1.0spg, 9.3 EFF
- After
the departure of both Terrence Romeo and RR Garcia, the point guard position
was supposed to be FEU’s Achilles’s Heel, but, instead, Iñigo has done a
bang-up job for coach Nash Racela. The former Letran Squire has really stepped
up, grabbing rebounds, dishing dimes, and getting steals while leaving the
scoring to Mike Tolomia and Mac Belo.
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| Achie Iñigo finally gets his time in the sun, and he's making the most out of it. |
1. Gelo
Alolino (NU) – 11.6ppg, 3.8rpg, 2.0apg, 1.8spg, 1.2 triples per game, .333
3pt%, .800 FT%, 11.4 EFF
- Here’s
an interesting fact: Alolino has upped his scoring, shooting, and steals
numbers this year despite playing 7 fewer minutes per game for the Bulldogs. Now
that, my friends, is efficiency. And where are the Dogs now? Right on top of
the standings with three wins in four games. Until Sumang gets his act
together, there’s no toppling Alolino at the peak of the UAAP’s PGs.
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| Gelo Alolino has risen to becomes the league's top playmaker. |
Outside
looking in:
Roi
Sumang (UE) – 7.5 EFF
Rev
Diputado (NU) – 5.8 EFF
Axel Iñigo
(AdU) – 5.0 EFF
All images are by Marlon Bernabe/BurnSports.
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