The 3 Stripes JC Shootout took place July 13-14-15 at the Felix Event Center at Azusa Pacific University. Some 30 teams attended the event, including teams from both Northern and Southern California. Once again it was a resounding success, and just as in past years the credit goes to Coach Dieter Horton and his top assistant, Chris Malloy, from Antelope Valley College. They set it all up.
I managed to attend 15 games featuring 24 teams. I tried to concentrate on teams that are usually fairly successful while catching a few from outside the SoCal area (and I hope to have a chance to see at least most of the others at Gerry Freitas' Shootout later this month). But if I happened to miss your team, please try not to take it personally. Since there were usually 3 games going on simultaneously, I had to make some tough choices!
What's Posted: There are box scores from the games I saw, a brief game-by-game summary for all 15 games, individual game player ratings and my selections for All-Stars & Most Outstanding Player. As you might expect, it's just about impossible to keep records on the 200 or so players involved without there being some mistakes. I've made an effort to be accurate, but if anyone finds any mistaken identifications, please tell me! I'll change them as soon I as know better!
On the Box Scores: The game format was two 20-minute halves with running time. Each game took about an hour and obviously the stats are going to be affected by the shorter playing time. As a rule of thumb, I'd recommend multiplying all the numbers by 1.5 to get an accurate comparison with a regular season game. So if someone scored 10 pts in a Showcase game, it would be comparable to 15 pts in a regular season game. The same goes for the other stats, particularly rebounds and assists. As always, I kept my full slate of usual stats for the games.
Another thing to mention is the free-throw format: free throws were condensed to keep the game moving. If a player was awarded 2 shots (or a 1-and-1), he got just one shot but if he made it the shot would be worth 2 points. If the player was fouled when attempting a 3-pointer, the free throw would be worth 3 points. If a player was fouled while shooting and made the shot, he was awarded a free throw worth the normal 1 point.
Also...there were no foulouts. So you might see players with 5, 6 or even 7 personal fouls. Theoretically, a player could be "sent off" for excessive fouls, but as far as I know that did not happen in this event.
On the Player Ratings: I've used 2 formulas, each of which rate each player for each game I saw them play. The first is a player rating that is a slight modification of what the NBA Pre-Draft Camp uses: Index=pts+rebs+asts+blk+stl+3pt+fg-fga+ft-fta-turns-pf. This measures a player's performance, and also puts a premium on efficiency since missed shots and turnovers reduce the rating. The second is an "activity rating": ARF=fga+fta+reb+ast+blk+stl+turns+pf. This measures if a player was active or aggressive, not how successful the results were. Missed shots and turnovers actually increase the rating. Still, as John Wooden noted, the team that makes the most mistakes usually wins (because by being aggressive they risk mistakes but also makes plays that win games). And the idea of this rating is to show which players were out there making things happen. Both of these formulas are adjusted for (approximate) minutes played. Finally, there is a third "combined" rating, which is just a combination of the first two ratings.
I Couldn't See everyone. For teams I missed, none of their players are rated, which doesn't mean they didn't play well. It just means I didn't see them. And again, I'll try to catch those teams if they play in the next shootout (July 30-31).
On Mistakes: Again, I've tried to be accurate on the box scores but I'm sure there are mistakes. And again, if I've misidentified a player, I'd be happy to correct any errors if someone lets me know about it. (If you think my stat totals or whatever are wrong, well, that may be something we all have to live with).
For More Information: Contact Dieter Horton at Antelope Valley College - (661)449-7969 - dhorton2@avc.edu. This was his show. I was just part of the audience.
And finally: Much thanks and appreciation to Coach Horton and Assistant Coach Malloy for not only organizing this outstanding event, but inviting me back again this year and getting me set up with the information I needed to know what was going on. I had a great time once again and am very happy to have once again had the chance to report on this great event!
What's Available
Game-by-Game summary (& other scores)
Showcase Summary (All-Stars & Most Outstanding Player)
Player Ratings (Performance Index)
Player Ratings (Activity Rating Formula)
Player Ratings (Combined Rating)
American River 64, Santa Ana 58
Orange Coast 62, Mt. San Jacinto 49
Riverside 50, Antelope Valley 45
Bakersfield 62, Palomar 41
Irvine Valley 58, Foothill 56
West Valley 37, Canyons 25
Monterey Peninsula 40, Yuba 39
West Valley 46, Citrus blue 33
Long Beach 58, Monterey Peninsula 44
Sequoias 60, Citrus white 57
Moorpark 40, Sequoias 38
LA Trade Tech 67, Canyons 49
LA Pierce 41, East LA 33
Riverside 39, Santa Barbara 31
East LA 42, West LA 39
