All Hail Eric Devendorf, King Of New Zealand

by Sean Keeley on May 5, 2010 6:43 PM EDT

The caption for this photo on the Saints' site reads "Eric Devendorf Shows his Desire." Sure, I'll go with that.

Waikato Pistons, may God have mercy on your soul when Eric Devendorf and the Wellington Saints get a hold of you.

A week after scoring 31 points in his first game for the Wellies (my nickname), Devo was at it again this past week, scoring 38 in a victory and nabbed his third Player of the Week accolade.

38 points (15/20 FG, 7/8 3pt, 1/1 FT), 5 assists, 2 blocks in the 126-90 win over the Harbour Heat.

Currently leading the league in scoring at 26.6 a game, Devendorf has been averaging 34.5 points in his first two games with the Saints and is shooting the three at 84% in those games.

The Saints are now in fourth place in the NBL with a 6-3 record. Their latest win was over the league's No. 2 squad, the Harbour Heat. Like the villain in an 80's sports movie, Waikato sits atop the league at 8-1...awaiting the eventual showdown.

Up next for Devo and the Saints, the 0-9 OceanaGold Nuggets. I'd say Devo will fatten up his stats in this one but they're pretty much as fat as they can get as-is.

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These shooting %'s are ridiculous

Have you ever heard of anyone in any level of basketball shooting 3’s for the percentage he has been in New Zealand? Unless he had a couple of terrible games, he’s got to be shooting at least 65% from 3 for the season, stats combined from both teams.

by SpotOnSpotwood on May 5, 2010 6:51 PM EDT reply actions

You should see what Preston Shumpert is doing in Turkey these days

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by SyraJosh on May 5, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Judging from the picture

he’s also really committing himself on the defensive end. Perhaps too much.

by Rocklionheart on May 5, 2010 8:03 PM EDT reply actions

Its all that time spent in the 2-3 zone...

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by Sadler1 on May 5, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions

I miss Devo.

"We've got to show you the baby, and the baby is winning." -BUDDY NIX

by S2 on May 6, 2010 12:38 AM EDT reply actions

84 percent?!

That’s insane. I mean, Devo never had trouble scoring but, he’s shooting lights out over there. Good for him.

by orange in veins on May 6, 2010 7:45 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

84% is good if you're shooting by yourself in a gym.

I don’t care how good or bad the competition is in this league, that’s impressive.

by DMF on May 6, 2010 10:16 AM EDT reply actions

84% 3pt shooting means one thing only

too small a sample size.

Go Orange(men)!

by SUmonkey on May 6, 2010 12:05 PM EDT reply actions

He was 7-8 in that game

and 4/5 in the previous game.

That’s 11 of 13 (math!). Not a huge sample but pretty damn significant over two separate games.

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by Sean Keeley on May 6, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions

13 shots is not a big enough sample size.

Especially when he has taken 150 shots so far this year in 9 games.

source: http://www.basketball.org.nz/_r/uploads/2010/05/darryl-hudson-and-eric-devendorf-stats-round-nine.pdf

This also means he was 13 out of 24 in the other 7 games (54%). In my eyes those stats over 7 games mean a lot more than these radical stats over 2 games.

Go Orange(men)!

by SUmonkey on May 6, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions