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Full stats on google docs –> Season 9 Finale stats, 3-20-2010
Also some video highlights here –> AFBL Video from Season 9

Game 6 created a new dream team–the tandem of Nicky Santore and John Freeborn continued with support from Tim Gleeson, Andrew Jones and Ethan Conner-Ross. The opposition: Marcus, Jules Cornelius, Justin Stuhltrager, John Folmar and Big Mike. The new team clicked pretty well from the start. Freeborn dropped 7 on 75% shooting, Ethan and Tim Gleeson put in another 4 each. The opponents had trouble putting the ball in the hole, shooting 23.8%.

Game 7 was the Tim Gleeson/Nicky Santore show. They combined for 15 (Tim with 11 on 83% shooting). Jules did what he could, scoring 6 and grabbing 4 rebounds. A new dream team is born, NDT.

Game 8 was as big as it gets at McCall Elementary. The New Dream Team (NDT) was pitted against a strong group featuring John Folmar, Big Mike, Jules Cornelius Marcus and Dominic Fuscia. The game lived up to the hype and was tied 8 to 8. It was at that point the winners seemed to pull away scoring 4 straight and setting a tone on defense. Just when all seemed lost, Dominic Fusica (7 points) hit a much needed 3 pointer bringing his team back and down just 1. NDT pulled away again, but this time John Folmar banged a three and tied the score at 14. The challengers led in almost every statistical category, but their 8 turnovers cost them. The game finished on a series of moves and game-winning, mid-range jumper by Ethan Conner-Ross who shot 60% in the game.

Game 9, the final official game of the 2009-2010 AFBL season. The New Dream Team (Freeborn, Santore, Conner-Ross, Gleeson & A. Jones) hit the floor against Team One More Shot (Marcus, Folmar, Papp, Stuhltrager & McMenamin). The game stayed tight early and was tied at 6 to 6. After Dave Papp barreled through the end line doors, Tim Gleeson took over and hit 3 three pointers, included a season-ending 3 to win the game. He knew this was his last chance to make a rookie of the year statement, and make a strong case in dramatic fashion.

Fantasy Evaluations (FV) & the brand new Hummel variation (HV)
The fantasy value is calculated by this formula: ( points – (missed shots x .5) + (rebounds x 1.5) + (assists x 2) – turnovers + (steals x 2.5) + (blocks x 2.5)) divided by the number of games played
The Hummel variation is a recommendation by John Hummel to take into account wins, each win adds 1 to the final total. I didn’t take this to the extreme and deduct for losses or try and incorporate plus/minus.

Andrew Jeffrey Wright
FV & HV: -0.4
Plus/Minus: -19.5
This was not AJW’s best day on the court. He shot 0 for 9 and grabbed 3 rebounds in just 2 1/2 games.

Marcus
FV & HV: 2.7
Plus/Minus: -34
His 1 turnover per game hurt his numbers, but .4 blocks per game (tied for 1st) is awesome from the guard spot.

Andrew Jones
FV: #13, 3.38
HV: #11, 7.38
Plus/Minus: +14
This was not a standard Andrew Jones day: only 8 points on 21.2% shooting with a 0 for 10 from the three point line. He did have .8 assists per game (tied for 3rd best) but he also had 1.1 turnovers per game (worst of the day).

Keith McMenamin
FV: 4.0
HV: 7.0
Plus/Minus: +4
In 5 games Keith tallied 9 points and 9 rebounds. Unfortunately he shot 16% from the floor in the process.

Mike
FV: #11, 5.5
HV: #13, 5.5
Plus/Minus: -8
Mike showed up late (usually a good strategy to pick on tired players) and grabbed 4 rebounds per game (tied for 2nd best). His turnovers cost him, 1 per game (tied for 2nd worst).

Justin Stuhltrager
FV: #10, 7.63
HV: #5, 12.63
Plus/Minus: +14 (4th best)
The difference bewteen the Hummel variation and the standard formula is evident with Justin’s game. Justin had 5 wins on the day. 19 points, 26 rebounds and 6 assists (.8 per game, tied for 3rd best) put Justin in the mix all day long.

Dave Papp
FV: #9, 7.6
HV: #10, 7.6
Plus/Minus: -39
It’s hard to believe that Dave didn’t get a win all day long. He did get 10 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals (1 per game, tied for 1st).

Tim Gleeson
FV: #8, 8.14
HV: #6, 12.14
Plus/Minus: +5
Tim Gleeson made the strongest case for rookie of the year when it counted most. He hit game winners, made big threes, pounded the boards and played the all-out relentless style that made many people this season want to play win him, and not against him. The numbers are plentiful: 4.6 points per game (3rd best), 45.2% shooting (2nd best) and 36.4% from three (1st), 14 rebounds and 7 steals (1 per game, tied for 1st).

Dominic Fuscia
FV: #7, 8.88
HV: #9, 8.88
Plus/Minus: -20
11 point and 16 rebounds (4 per game, tied for 2nd) put Dom down for a solid day. He didn’t get any wins and his 1 turnover per game hurt. but, he did pass for .8 assists per game (tied for 3rd best).

Ethan Conner-Ross
FV: #6, 9.14
HV: #4, 13.14
Plus/Minus: +5
Another Hummel variation affect here. Ethan had 4 wins, during the 2nd half of the day and his overall numbers are impressive. 16 points, 19 rebounds, 8 assists (1.1 per game, 2nd best), 5 steals (.7 per game, tied for 2nd best) and 2 blocks. His downsides were 33.3% shooting (low for Ethan) and 6 turnovers.

John Freeborn
FV: #5, 9.5
HV: #3, 18.5
Plus/Minus: +60 (tied for 1st)
John went undefeated in official play (both he and Nicky lost in the un-recorded last game) with 9 wins. On top of that John finally broke out of his season-long slump, 3.9 points per game (4th best), .8 three pointers per game (1st), on 46.7% shooting (1st), 32 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

Jules Cornelius
FV: #4, 9.6
HV: #8, 9.6
Plus/Minus: -32
Jules quietly put up great stats: 3.6 points per game (5th best), 4 rebounds per game (tied for 2nd best), 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block. He only played 5 games total (and didn’t get a win) but this is what you call efficiency.

Jon Hummel
FV: #3, 11.0
HV: #7, 11.0
Plus/Minus: -10.5
The Hummel variation took it’s namesake down a notch. Jon’s rookie season is just the tip of the iceberg and you should expect no letdown for his sophmore year. Even with a twisted and achy knee Jon dominate the scoring with 7.3 points per game (1st). I think he knee wouldn’t let him do the rest, but who cares about that stuff.

Nicky Santore
FV: #2, 13.89
HV: #1, 21.25
Plus/Minus: +60 (tied for 1st)
This is where the Hummel variation get interesting. Nicky won 9 games, which is kind of an anomaly, but is a good test for the new stat. Nicky had his usual dominating numbers: 5.1 points per game (2nd best), 4.4 rebounds per game (1st), 6 assists, .9 steals per game (3rd), and 4 blocks. He did have 9 turnovers, but he also shot 45.1% (3rd best) from the floor.

John Folmar
FV: #1, 16.25
HV: #2, 22.89
Plus/Minus: +19
Once again John Thousand dropped a tripple double: 15 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists. He did this while shooting 16.7% and turning the ball over 8 times. But his 5 steals and 3 tripples evens it all out. This has been John’s best season so far and puts him in position for the coveted MVP trophy.