By Erwin Wong/Red Hoops
In Red Hoops’ second part of the 2009/10 ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) Season Review, team defence is the focus.
The Brunei Barracudas may have averaged the most points per game (78.9), but they have also allowed the most (82.3 points per game). If we take a closer look at point differential (points scored minus points allowed) for each team, we would have a clearer picture of how each team manages their points at both ends of the court.
Barracudas: -3.4
Dragons: -4.0
Patriots: +5.5
Satria Muda: +2.9
Slingers: +3.4
Tigers: -4.4
They would rank as they are on the league standings, except that the Barracudas and Dragons have swapped places.
The Patriots have the stingiest defence in the league, allowing opponents to make only 37.6% of their shots from the field. Their opponents’ three-point field goal percentage of 28.7% is also a squeak under the league-leading 28.5% by the Tigers.
Opponents are most likely to have a block party at the Slingers’ expense, as they have rejected 64 of the team’s shots, 11 more than Satria Muda which is next to last.
The Slingers drew the most fouls in the league (20.5 per game), and also lead the league in rebounding differential.
Barracudas: -4.5
Dragons: -3.5
Patriots: +3.2
Satria Muda: +1.6
Slingers: +4.7
Tigers: -1.5
Check back tomorrow when we will go through the ABL game highs for individual and team.
ABL 2009/10 Regular Season Stats: Team Defence
| Team | TP | PPG | RANK | FGM | FGA | FG% | RANK | 3FGM | 3FGA | 3FG% | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 6745 | 74.9 | 2520 | 6258 | 0.403 | 590 | 2015 | 0.293 | |||
| BB | 1234 | 82.3 | 6 | 476 | 1140 | 0.418 | 5 | 125 | 428 | 0.292 | 4 |
| KL | 1154 | 76.9 | 4 | 428 | 985 | 0.435 | 6 | 94 | 308 | 0.305 | 6 |
| PP | 1023 | 68.2 | 1 | 365 | 970 | 0.376 | 1 | 95 | 331 | 0.287 | 2 |
| SM | 1075 | 71.7 | 2 | 404 | 1056 | 0.383 | 2 | 95 | 326 | 0.291 | 3 |
| SS | 1081 | 72.1 | 3 | 400 | 958 | 0.418 | 4 | 86 | 289 | 0.298 | 5 |
| TT | 1178 | 78.5 | 5 | 447 | 1149 | 0.389 | 3 | 95 | 333 | 0.285 | 1 |
ABL 2009/10 Regular Season Stats: Team Defence
| Team | FTM | FTA | FT% | RANK | OR | DR | TR | RPG | RANK | AST | APG | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1115 | 1864 | 0.598 | 1058 | 2336 | 3394 | 37.7 | 1023 | 11.4 | |||
| BB | 157 | 273 | 0.575 | 2 | 204 | 377 | 581 | 38.7 | 3 | 208 | 13.9 | 6 |
| KL | 204 | 325 | 0.628 | 6 | 163 | 418 | 581 | 38.7 | 3 | 156 | 10.4 | 2 |
| PP | 198 | 330 | 0.600 | 3 | 161 | 380 | 541 | 36.1 | 2 | 155 | 10.3 | 1 |
| SM | 172 | 285 | 0.604 | 4 | 176 | 415 | 591 | 39.4 | 5 | 164 | 10.9 | 4 |
| SS | 195 | 314 | 0.621 | 5 | 134 | 365 | 499 | 33.3 | 1 | 158 | 10.5 | 3 |
| TT | 189 | 337 | 0.561 | 1 | 220 | 381 | 601 | 40.1 | 6 | 182 | 12.1 | 5 |
ABL 2009/10 Regular Season Stats: Team Defence
| Team | STL | SPG | RANK | BLK | BPG | RANK | TO | TPG | RANK | PF | FPG | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 544 | 6.0 | 273 | 3.0 | 1170 | 13.0 | 1713 | 19.0 | ||||
| BB | 90 | 6.0 | 2 | 35 | 2.3 | 1 | 192 | 12.8 | 3 | 304 | 20.3 | 2 |
| KL | 96 | 6.4 | 5 | 47 | 3.1 | 4 | 208 | 13.9 | 2 | 260 | 17.3 | 5 |
| PP | 76 | 5.1 | 1 | 36 | 2.4 | 2 | 184 | 12.3 | 5 | 254 | 16.9 | 6 |
| SM | 91 | 6.1 | 4 | 53 | 3.5 | 5 | 217 | 14.5 | 1 | 298 | 19.9 | 3 |
| SS | 90 | 6.0 | 2 | 64 | 4.3 | 6 | 192 | 12.8 | 3 | 307 | 20.5 | 1 |
| TT | 101 | 6.7 | 6 | 38 | 2.5 | 3 | 177 | 11.8 | 6 | 290 | 19.3 | 4 |
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Good job Erwin! This will make my life easier because I would really love to know about KL Dragon’s team stats on their last four games, which is likely impressive, and this team is carrying a very positive momentum heading towards the playoffs.
Another thing, I wanted to know is that how the Patriots defense goes when they play at home and on the road? That will also be a factor heading towards the playoffs. Look also on their last two games because of Gabe Freeman on their roster, the Patriots just added a scorer, which I expect them to better their scoring. However, is their defense get affected because of this change? We’ll see.
i don’t know about ABL stat tracking. the league’s website looks inaccurate based on watching the games and comparing it with their box scores. they do miss out on assists and blocked shots. it reminds me of the 2002 Asian Games where they only got the points right.
TV5′s stat tracking is right on the dot. it comes with their experience of covering PBA games in the past having their own statisticians. it’s just a shame that it’s not official and it’s for the commentary’s use.
@Sinigang… I agree, but we have to be a little bit more patient here since Philippines is the only country crazy about basketball, and most (if not all) in Southeast Asia have football (or soccer) as their number 1 game. That’s why I have to adjust also with the writings since it lacks a lot of basketball lingo. A good example I noticed is the points production of a player. They usually (if not always) write it in terms of the total points the player scored, which is very common in soccer. In basketball it’s usually the average we looks at. Not only overall average, but averages of the team’s last four or five games. That’s why I am so curious to find out (may be if I have time) to check out the KL Dragons’ stats on their last four games where they’ve won, snd being the (by far) a hot team as we head to the playoffs.
Hi lrangels,
Here are the major stats of the teams’ final four games of the season:
Offence:
Team(win-loss record) FG% 3FG% FT% RPG TPG
Barracudas (1-3) 0.425 0.271 0.725 33.3 13.0
Dragons (3-1) 0.412 0.337 0.824 33.3 13.0
Patriots (2-2) 0.375 0.305 0.695 41.3 16.0
Satria Muda (2-2) 0.416 0.300 0.600 41.0 16.5
Slingers (3-1) 0.513 0.348 0.591 34.5 11.8
Tigers (0-4) 0.373 0.269 0.485 37.3 14.3
Defence:
Team(win-loss record) FG% 3FG% FT% RPG TPG
Barracudas (1-3) 0.457 0.317 0.611 38.0 12.0
Dragons (3-1) 0.411 0.295 0.667 38.0 13.5
Patriots (2-2) 0.396 0.297 0.656 33.5 17.8
Satria Muda (2-2) 0.382 0.271 0.685 35.5 14.3
Slingers (3-1) 0.437 0.300 0.736 31.5 13.0
Tigers (0-4) 0.410 0.314 0.549 44.8 14.8
Yes, the KL Dragons are showing impressive form heading into the playoffs. Of the 4 playoff-bound teams, they share the best 4-game record with the Slingers (3-1). Their free throw shooting has been spot-on, an 82.4% clip over these last 4 games is better than the other playoff teams by at least 13%.
The Slingers made 51.3% of their shots – way ahead of the league average of 40.3% – during this period. They are 6-1 when shooting above 45% from the field in a game.
The Patriots have the best rebounding differential (+7.8), while Satria Muda are the only play-off bound team to commit more turnovers than forcing them during the last 4 games.
As for the Patriots defensive record home and away, I’m working on it, though I can tell you that after Freeman came on board, their opponents’ FG% is 39.0 % (from 37.4% the previous 13 games).
Hi Sinigang Tampines,
I do have my own reservations about the box scores available to us (from FIBA). According to them, the Patriots-Tigers game on 25 Oct 09 had a total of zero turnovers. I didn’t watch the game but even on first glance I doubted the accuracy of that figure.
But that is what we have to make do with, for now, so those are the numbers I’ll work on.
great job erwin