By Aris Barkas/ barkas@eurohoops.net
In Europe, individual performances are usually only celebrated when your team wins. That’s why in many cases an amazing, but ultimately losing, performance can be overlooked.
That’s why this weekend in the Adriatic League Goga Bitadze will not take any award for his performance, while Jaycee Carroll also made history in Spain but that’s a sidenote since Real Madrid was defeated.
Add an amazing performance by an NBA veteran, a surprise in Germany and a show in Italy and you have a Fabulous Five.
Goga Bitadze – ABA LIGA
He had a 43 rating, that translated to an amazing double-double. The Georgian center of Mega Bemax finished the game against Partizan with 28 points on 10/11 FG, missing his only three-point attempt. He also grabbed 12 rebounds and had four blocks. Partizan won the game 81-74 but with no doubt, Bitadze, a well-known NBA project, was the best player on the court.
Jaycee Carroll – Liga Endesa
Jaycee Carroll scored 32 points, registering a new career high with Real Madrid in the Spanish domestic league and tying his EuroLeague best.
He also made six threes in 11 attempts and entered the all-time Top 10 with the players who scored the most triples in the Spanish Liga Endesa. However, this was the first defeat of the season for Real Madrid, a 107-105 upset at home by Andorra, and Carroll’s big night took the back seat.
| Pos. | Player | Triples | Games |
| 1 | Herreros, Alberto | 1233 | 654 |
| 2 | Navarro, Juan Carlos | 1179 | 689 |
| 3 | Mumbrú, Álex | 901 | 677 |
| 4 | Perasovic, Velimir | 882 | 354 |
| 5 | Martínez, Rafa | 774 | 508 |
| 6 | Pérez, Raúl | 770 | 495 |
| 7 | Bullock, Louis | 734 | 364 |
| 8 | Fernández, Rudy | 719 | 413 |
| 9 | Jofresa, Rafa | 712 | 756 |
| 10 | Carroll, Jaycee | 710 | 367 |