Sabin Productivity Rankings, Part II

In the continuing 4-part series of Sabin Productivity Rankings, here is Group 3, better known as "Just above the Mendoza Line."

11) JT Singz - 69 points

Everybody's favorite PCTI showman went on a roller coaster ride in PCTI 7. He certainly had some moments that make you think he is a top-shelf player in the tournament, but like several participants, had a difficult time stringing shots together. For a large part of the weekend, his 3 ball abandoned him and he ended the tournament at just 4-27 from deep, a cool 15%. However, he did shoot 8-13 from 2 point land, and this raised his overall FG% to 30%. He also attacked the basket well for much of the weekend and led the tournament in FTAs with 20. Yet he only converted there at a 50% clip. Still slapped up 26 boards and 15 assists, and co-led the league in steals with 8. Had very nice games 1 and 6, with a 12-7-5 in the opener and an 11-4-5 in the finale. And nobody is a better one-man wrecking crew in the full court than this guy. Also needs to be given props for playing through Day 3 when he wasn't feeling well physically. And even though his jumper was absent for much of the tourney, this is still a guy that you want to play with.

10) Diesel Donley - 75 points

This may be the most interesting case study in PCTI. By any measure, Donley is a max-effort player on every possession. His teammates love that he crashes the boards on both ends, accepts any challenge or assignment on defense, is always in great physical condition, and ALWAYS gives a crap. By a different measure, you could see from the videos that Cockstrong was taking some very high degree of difficulty shots that would be tough for any player to make. A fair way to analyze his performance is to say that his effort and energy are always sky high, but his efficiency is not quite what he would like to see. As an example, he tied for 3rd overall in rebounding with 32, but also shot 32% for the weekend. He led the league in steals with 8, but also competed with Abe for most shot attempts on the Snipers. He tied BC for the aggregate steals/blocks lead in the tourney with 12, but also shot just 20% from deep at 4-20. If Diesel can get his efficiency in 8 to approach his effort and energy, I don't see how he would ever be anything less than a high draft pick. Also, major props for organizing a great event in 7. In all likelihood, that may have been the best hosting job in the history of the tournament. Respect.

11) Bruiser - 79 points

Everybody's favorite bodyguard who is also a genuinely nice guy. I've always enjoyed this guy's company even though we have done quite a bit of losing together. You can always count on the Bruise for a hard-hat effort and some spectacular/scary moments of elite basketball ability. One of my favorite guys to be around and also one of the guys who is most self-critical in the tournament. He was super solid for much of the weekend, averaging more than 7PPG on 41.3% from the field. Also went 5-8 from the FT line for an above-average 63%. Co-tied Donley for 3rd in rebounds with 32. Had a terrific day 3 with 20 points and 12 boards. Also had 5 steals in the tournament. Given that he had to chase a very active pair of TP and BC for much of the weekend, Bruise put in some really good work for much of the weekend. Hopefully, he will hit the gym this offseason and bring it even better in 8.


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