BLEACHERS BREW EST. MAY 2006

Someone asked me how my blog and newspaper column came to be titled "Bleachers Brew". It's like this, it's an amalgam of sorts of two things: The bleachers area in the stadium/arena where I used to sit when I would watch baseball, football, and basketball games and Miles Davis' great jazz album Bitches Brew. That's how it got culled together. I originally planned on calling it "The View from the Big Chair" that is a nod to Tears For Fear's second album, Songs from the Big Chair. So there.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

The Brew Index

The statistical points of a player in the UAAP is calculated this way:
(Total points + total rebounds + total assists + total steals + total blocks) x 2 - total TO's - Penalty Points + bonus points = statistical points

Penalty points = 5 for every technical foul & unsportsmanlike foul, 10 for an ejection
Bonus points = 15 points for every game won in which player played

Okay, I wanted to try something different. Something I call the Brew Index. I added the minutes played because it gives an indication of a player's worth as well.
This is how it goes:
Step 1
total minutes played + total points + total rebounds + total assists + total steals + total blocks = positive statistical points
Step 2
positive statistical points - penalty points (total turnovers + total fouls + total technical foul (equivalent to 4 points assuming there are 2 free throws plus ball possession for the opposing team) = positive statistical points
Step 3
positive statistical points + wins (10 points per win) - loss (10 points per loss) = final stat points

Here's what I got from the Top 4 teams:

Rabeh Al-Hussaini
(404 minutes, 252 points, 134 rebounds, 18 assists, 2 steals, 9 blocks) = 819
819 - (2 TOs + 29 F) = 761
761 + / - (win/loss points) = 881 points

Chris Tiu
(407 minutes, 202 points, 85 rebounds, 51 assists, 10 steals, 1 block) = 756
756 - (23 Tos + 22 F) = 771
711 + / - (win/loss points) = 831 points

Jayvee Casio
(414 minutes, 238 points, 57 rebounds, 51 assists, 20 steals, 1 block) = 781
781 - (32 TOs + 34F) = 715
715 +/ - (win/loss points) = 775 points

Rico Maierhofer
(321 minutes, 184 points, 141 rebounds, 24 assists, 11 steals, 17 blocks) = 698
698 - (33 Tos + 37 F + 2 Tech Fs (8 points) = 628
628 +/- (win/loss points) = 680 points

Benedict Fernandez
(352 minutes, 179 points, 40 rebounds, 16 assists, 6 steals, 4 blocks) = 570 points
570 - (23 TOs + 24 F) = 523
523 +/- (win/loss points) = 583 points

Mark Barroca
(371 minutes, 158 points, 73 rebounds, 40 assists, 21 steals, 1 block) = 664
587 - (33TOs + 44F) = 587
587 +/- (win/loss points) = 647 points

Marcy Arellano
(358 minutes, 146 points, 61 rebounds, 53 assists, 20 steals, 2 blocks) = 640
640 - (31 TOs + 30 F) = 579
597 +/- (win/loss points) = 619 points

James Martinez
(365 minutes, 137 points, 57 rebounds, 37 assists, 6 steals) = 602
602 - (17 TOs + 15F) = 570
570 +/- (win/loss points) = 610 points

And for the sake of argument, the players whose teams did not make the Final Four:
Jervy Cruz
(455 minutes, 277 points, 192 rebounds, 13 assists, 6 steals, 12 blocks) = 955
955 - (34 TOs + 41 F + 1 Technical Foul (4 points) = 880
880 +/- (win/loss points) = 856 points

Edwin Asoro
(427 minutes, 189 points, 129 rebounds, 30 assists, 16 steals, 28 blocks) = 819
819 - (56 TOs + 48 F) = 715
715 +/- (win/loss points) = 615 points

Nonoy Baclao
(361 minutes, 98 points, 107 rebounds, 15 assists, 7 steals, 36 blocks) = 624
624 - (11 TOs + 39 F) = 574
574 +/- (win/loss points) =
694 points

For FEU, it's amazing because Benedict Fernandez "leads" the team simply because of points scored, but looking at the over-all picture, it's Mark Barroca who makes this team go.

Jervy put up some great numbers because of a couple of overtime games too. But the Tigers didn't win especially against the Top 4 squads and that pulled down his numbers. Take a look at his final numbers though... pretty heavy.

I'm thinking of trying another facet of tabulating points which should include: dunks, three-pointers three-point plays, and fourth quarter points.

Anyways, based on the Brew Index, that's how I saw who was really valuable for their team and the league. And I didn't even add any points for making the Final Four (maybe I should). But Rabeh tops the list still.

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