Category: League Analysis


  • Court Vision MVP Race: 2025–26

    Court Vision MVP Race: 2025–26

    For the first two months of the season, the MVP conversation looked to be settling before it had fully formed. Joel Scott’s early performances stood out, quickly establishing him as the standard everyone else was measured against. His hamstring injury in early December reopened the race. The players below have shaped the league since, each

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  • Guest Post: Predicting the SLB Playoff Race

    Guest Post: Predicting the SLB Playoff Race

    About Me I’m Grant, a.k.a jumpshot_theory, and I’ve been a basketball fan for a long time, since Channel 4 started showing NBA content in the 1990s. After some time away from the sport, I started watching the BBL (as-was) three or four years ago when my kids got some cheap tickets for the Sheffield Sharks

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  • Who is the MVP of the SLB?

    Who is the MVP of the SLB?

    This season, the league’s most impactful player isn’t dominating the scoreboard. It’s a defensive anchor whose presence changes the game on every possession. 1. Charles Thompson (Leicester Riders) – The Defensive Force Leicester can’t survive without him. That’s the simplest way to explain Thompson’s MVP case. He’s the single most dominant defensive force in the

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  • Rock, Paper, Scissors: Leicester, London, Sheffield

    Rock, Paper, Scissors: Leicester, London, Sheffield

    The SLB Championship is beginning to take shape, with three teams separating themselves as the clear frontrunners. Here’s how the league stands in terms of net rating: Team NRtg ORtg DRtg Leicester Riders 12.31 119.81 107.50 London Lions 11.86 115.67 103.81 B. Braun Sheffield Sharks 6.06 115.54 109.48 Surrey 89ers -1.53 112.65 114.18 Cheshire Phoenix

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