By John Rammas/ irammas@eurohoops.net
Standings, current for and dynamics and the significance of results are among the criteria for ranking the 16 teams.
16. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade
Previous ranking: 12 (-4)
Record: 3-7
Home: 2-3
Away: 1-4
Offense-Defense: 75.1 points scored, 82.1 allowed
Even though Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade has the third-worst offense in the EuroLeague, it managed to beat Real Madrid by scoring 87 points in the Spanish capital. Despite this, it was Zvezda’s first win, not just on the road (1-4), but in some time (five consecutive defeats prior to this game), which is why its record is 3-7. At least, as of late, they have started to fight for their games (an 81-85 loss to Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz in Round 9), as opposed to what they were doing previously, even if the big defeats came against big opponents like CSKA Moscow (59-85) and Olympiacos Piraeus (85-59).
15. Unicaja Malaga
Previous ranking: 13 (-2)
Record: 3-7
Home: 2-3
Away: 1-4
Offense-Defense: 72.1 points scored, 80.2 allowed
After its latest defeat by Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens, 82-71, Unicaja Malaga has the second-worst record in the competition, but unfortunately for them, it gets worse: they also have the worst offense among all the teams and have lost with the biggest deficit too (-81 points). And this is why Unicaja is tied for last place –alongside four other teams – with seven defeats from 10 games. It must be said though that Unicaja might have deserved something better recently (83-85 to Zalgiris Kaunas, 80-89 to CSKA Moscow).