Eduard Caicedo claims Ecuadorian Liga Desarrollo weekly honour

Eduard Caicedo

Experienced Former international Eduard Caicedo (196-C/F-90) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's leader PUNTO ROJO LR and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Liga Desarrollo Player of the Week award for round 7.
The 30-year old had a double-double of 35 points and sixteen rebounds, while his team crushed Importadora (#3, 4-3) with 20-point margin 73-53. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Punto Rojo to consolidate first place in the Ecuadorian Liga Desarrollo. Punto Rojo have a solid 6-1 record. In the team's last game Caicedo had a remarkable 62.5% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Punto Rojo, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Caicedo has impressive league stats. He is league's best scorer averaging so far 22.7ppg and leads league in rebounds with 16.4rpg. Caicedo

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 25-year old point guard Alfredo Salgado (PG-95) of SACRAMENTO. Salgado impressed basketball fans with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Bad luck as Sacramento lost that game 69-80 to slightly higher-ranked Rincon dC (#5, 3-4). Sacramento are still at the very bottom. 6 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Sacramento managed to get this year. Salgado is one of the most experienced players at Sacramento and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.7ppg (#3). He also registered 5.9 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was Jordan Cardenas (206-C-98) of Caballeros (#4). Cardenas scored 14 points and grabbed nineteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Caballeros, leading his team to a 67-52 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Santa Maria (#6, 1-5). Caballeros needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 3 victories and 3 lost games. Cardenas has a great season in Ecuador. After only 5 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 14.2ppg (7th best) and rebounds with 14.0rpg (2nd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Michael Torres (C-02) of Importadora - 21 points and 11 rebounds
5. Nelson Ayovi (C) of Santa Maria - 14 points and 11 rebounds
6. Rodrigo Roldan (PF-98) of Rincon dC - 16 points and 12 rebounds
7. Mairon Cuero (190-F-89) of Caballeros - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Julio Porozo (188-F/G-87) of Punto Rojo - 7 points and 11 rebounds
9. Jorge Cabezas (C/F-99) of Punto Rojo - 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists
10. Carlos Delgado (202-F/C-90) of Caballeros - 14 points and 11 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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