Euroleague Week 2 bwin MVP: Sonny Weems!
19.10.2012
In the first overtime game of this Turkish Airlines Euroleague season, CSKA Moscow forward Sonny Weems walked away with a victory for his team and bwin Week 2 MVP honors due to a career-best performance – and the fifth-best by any CSKA Moscow player in competition history.
In the first overtime game of this Turkish Airlines Euroleague season, CSKA Moscow forward Sonny Weems walked away with a victory for his team and bwin Week 2 MVP honors due to a career-best performance – and the fifth-best by any CSKA Moscow player in competition history.
Weems was all over the place under the bright lights of Pionir Arena in leading his team to a 71-76 road win in an intense showdown. He scored 8 points in the final three minutes, including 6 free throws without a miss, to put the victory on ice.
When the dust settled, Weems had finished the game with 30 points – while incredibly missing only 4 shots – plus 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 6 fouls drawn for a performance index ranking of 38. Jordan Farmer of Anadolu Efes Istanbul had the second-best index rating of Week 2 after leading his team to a 98-72 home win over defending champion Olympiacos with 25 points on 4-of-4 three-point shooting, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, good for an index rating of 36.
Lukasz Koszarek of Asseco Prokom Gdynia, Steed Tchicamboud of Elan Chalon-sur-Saone and Curtis Jerrells of Besiktas JK Istanbul, each with a 26 index, rounded out the top five individual performances of the week.
Weems was all over the place under the bright lights of Pionir Arena in leading his team to a 71-76 road win in an intense showdown. He scored 8 points in the final three minutes, including 6 free throws without a miss, to put the victory on ice.
When the dust settled, Weems had finished the game with 30 points – while incredibly missing only 4 shots – plus 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 6 fouls drawn for a performance index ranking of 38. Jordan Farmer of Anadolu Efes Istanbul had the second-best index rating of Week 2 after leading his team to a 98-72 home win over defending champion Olympiacos with 25 points on 4-of-4 three-point shooting, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, good for an index rating of 36.
Lukasz Koszarek of Asseco Prokom Gdynia, Steed Tchicamboud of Elan Chalon-sur-Saone and Curtis Jerrells of Besiktas JK Istanbul, each with a 26 index, rounded out the top five individual performances of the week.
