Juan Tello-Palacios claims Colombian Liga WPlay weekly honour

- December 2, 2024

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Juan Tello-Palacios

Juan Tello-Palacios

Experienced Naturalized Spanish Power forward Juan Tello-Palacios (206-F/C-1985) had a great game in the last round for Cimarrones del Choco and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 14.
The 39-year old power forward had a double-double of 24 points and 17 rebounds, while his team beat Piratas (#6, 11-13) 98-85. Cimarrones is placed at 4th position in Colombian Liga WPlay. Cimarrones is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 11-11 record. In the team's last game Tello-Palacios had a remarkable 64.3% from 2-point range. He turned to be Cimarrones' top player in his first season with the team. Juan Tello-Palacios averages this season 14.3ppg and 14.3rpg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Dominican Rep. power forward Juan Rosario (203-F/C-1999) of league's best team Motilones del Norte. Rosario impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 32 points and 11 rebounds. Of course he led Motilones to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Toros Del Valle (#3, 13-10) 117-88. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Motilones consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. His team lost just four games this season, while they won 19 matches. Rosario is a newcomer at Motilones and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.6ppg (#2). He also registered 11.2 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was another Motilones' star - Dominican Rep. Jaison Valdez (188-PG-1995). Valdez showcased his all-around game by recording 20 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists (!!!) in the last round. He was another key player of Motilones del Norte, helping his team with a 90-87 win against #3 ranked Toros Del Valle. Motilones confirms their top position in the standings. Valdez has a great season in Colombia. After 20 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 15.8ppg (8th best), rebounds with 5.8rpg (9th best) and assists with 5.5apg (best passer). He also has 2.1spg and a FGP of 52.6%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Adris De Leon (180-PG-1984) of Cimarrones - 31 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists
5. Yustin Llerena (195-F-2002) of Carrib.Storm - 23 points and 7 rebounds
6. Jhery Matos (196-SG-1996) of Motilones - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Mascio McCadney (190-G-1998) of Paisas - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists
8. JR Holder (198-SG-1994) of Paisas - 27 points
9. Cristian Solis (G/F-2001) of Toros Del Valle - 16 points and 10 rebounds
10. Jhon Hernandez (208-C-1984) of Motilones - 16 points and 12 rebounds

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)

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