The Top Five PBA Shooting Guards Right Now (March 2, 2014)

We all saw an awesome SG war in the 2014 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, with Jeff Chan finding his rhythm for Rain or Shine and James Yap and PJ Simon alternating for San Mig Coffee. It was a treat to watch for all die-hard hoop nuts, but, alas, Yap and Simon ended up with the trophy. Are all those three SGs, though, among the top five in the PBA? Well, let’s just say will be surprised by what you see.

Without further ado, here they are – the top five shotoing guards in the 2013-2014 PBA season as of March 2, 2014 (as always, this is based on the Player Efficiency ratings as calculated by PBA-Online.net):

Ladies and gents, the the five most productive SGs in the PBA today.
(composite image by Enzo Flojo/HoopNut)

5. PJ Simon (SMC) – 13.9ppg, 4.0rpg, 1.8apg, 28.2 EFF

- Though Simon is good enough to shoot from deep, he is the most atypical shooting guard on this list. He really has two bread-and-butter shots – that nifty 10-15-foot baseline J, and his patented midrange one-hander. Either one has been known to ignite spurts for the Mixers or, conversely, douse the flames from opposing teams’ runs. He is maybe the sneakiest scorer in the country today, which is  a big reason why he deserves a spot on this list.

The Top Five PBA Shooting Guards Right Now (January 11, 2014)

The big men and the small ballers have been pretty much lording it over the current PBA conference, what with June Mar Fajardo, Japeth Aguilar, Jayson Castro, and Sol Mercado continuously making headlines. Still, one cannot discount how important shooting guards are to the scheme of things in our local version of the Association.

To illustrate, just recently, Gary David erupted for a total of 58 points in Meralco’s last two games, both of which ended up to be wins. Also, some of the league’s most marketable cagers play this position. Do James Yap and Mark Caguioa ring any bells?

In this post we will look at the top five shooting guards in the 2013-2014 PBA Philippine Cup, based principally on their player efficiency ratings, or EFF, as calculated by PBA-Online.net.

Note: Stats as of the morning of January 11, 2014.

5. Jeff Chan (ROS) – 14.1ppg, 2.9rpg, 2.7apg, 2.7 triples per game, 46.6 3pt%, 47.1 FG%, 29.1 EFF

- The Gilas sniper has carried over his deadly form from the FIBA Aia tourney all the way here to the 2013-2014 season. Needless to say, he has been on-target in the Philippine Cup, hitting nearly half of his three-point attempts (third in the league at 46.6%) and leading almost everyone in three-pointers made (tied for first with Paul Lee). Now if he could only produce as well on the defensive end…

Jeff Chan remains as one of the
 deadliest snipers in the PBA.
(image by Nuki Sabio/PBA)