G - Rodrigue Beaubois - EFS - 8.8 - vs VBC
Over 15 PIR in the last two Euroleague games and double digits points in the last four games including the domestic league. Beaubois started the season further behind in EFS' rotation but Elijah Bryant's injury opened up some space for him to show his skills once again. He has commonly found himself in periods of good spells (and bad ones occasionally...) over the years and the beginning of this season seems to be one of them. For as long as Bryant's absence continues (and Darius Thompson doesn't go in beast mode...) his low cost makes him a risk worth taking.
F - Oscar Da Silva - BAR - 6.3 - vs BAY
This could be a breakout season for Oscar Da Silva. The new BAR head coach, R. Grimau, has trusted Oscar with a starter position and 20 min. avg playtime, and Oscar has been repaying so far with an avg PIR > 10. BAR seems to be unstoppable at the moment and we expect an easy victory at home. Nights like these are great opportunities for young players like Oscar Da Silva to shine, and at a cost of 6.3 crd he seems to be a value-for-money offer.
F - Tadas Sedekerskis - BKN - 8.8 - vs ZAL
He is this season's top rebounder so far with double digit boards per game. He is playing over 25mins per game and he is shooting with over 50% 2pt / 60% 3pt accuracy. Sedekerskis has been improving gradually year-on-year and, even though we are far from calling it a breakout year, his presence is particularly noticeable this season. ZAL is struggling with tall and strong players in the paint and we expect Sedekerskis rebounding to be a game changer in his team's effort for their first home win.
C - Damien Inglis - VBC - 9.7 - @ EFS
We will not get rid of Damien Inglis so easily, especially not after the solid game he had against MTA. At the risk of sounding repetitive: Damien seems to be playing very well against teams that have strong frontcourt (add Nebo and Rivero to this list). He has had stable performance in the first 3 rounds with little variance in scoring (9, 10, 11), rebounding (6, 5, 4), PIR (14, 11, 14), playtime (20 min in every game), as well as 2FG/FT accuracy and fouls committed and received. This is remarkable for a Euroleague rookie! We understand that higher reward often comes with higher risk/volatility but his stability is too obvious to ignore, especially at 9.7 crd cost.
C - Johannes Thiemann - BER - 9.5 - @ ASM
We will stick with Thiemann once more. This bet paid off in the previous round against a fairly strong frontcourt and we think he could deliver once again. Thanks to his strong body frame and good positioning he is managing to grab many boards and his mid/long range shooting skills have not been particularly well-matched by any of his opponents. We think the trend will continue against ASM; he is stronger than Donta Hall and faster than Donatas Motiejunas and this will translate to being a focal point in BER's offense once again.
Comments