Luo "The Natural" Hsin-liang's combined 15-for-31 shooting from beyond the three-point arc over a three-game span in last week's Super Basketball League action, landing the YMY guard the Player of the Week honor.
For the second straight week, the 34-year-old veteran has taken home the weekly distinction designated for the top individual whose on-court performance is worthy of the praise from the voting sports media in Taiwan.
His 27.3-point average, along with nearly seven rebounds and four assists per game over the three-game stretch last, made him an easy choice.
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In addition to his impressive numbers, Luo's leadership on the court made him even more valuable to the young YMY team, which has already won two of five games after last season dismal 3-27 showing.
"Luo keeps himself in top physical condition," Tien Lei, the Dacin Tigers' MVP, said. "We can all learn a lot from him."
"I guess it's a good Christmas present for me," Luo said after receiving the weekly honor for the second time.
Luo and his YMY teammates will face the winless ETTV Antelopes at the Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium tonight, before YMY takes on the Yulon Dinos for the second time this season tomorrow afternoon.
YMY may have some trouble with the Antelopes despite their 0-5 record, because the Antelopes have actually come close to winning two of their games.
The availability of YMY's other veteran, power forward Liu Yi-shiang, following an injury could give YMY a boost.
Tomorrow's contest against the Dinos may be an uphill battle as the Dinos have won three games in a row. YMY will have to play a flawless game to overcome the defending champions.
Tonight's second game will feature Taiwan Beer and the Tigers in an expected offensive shootout.
The big cats will look to extend their winning streak to five in a row with a big win over the brew masters by bombarding them with a slew of three-pointers -- ?their most effective means of attack.
Keeping the Tigers shooters from launching uncontested three-pointers will be a difficult task for the beermen defense since the top three-point shooters for the Tigers are forwards Tien Lei, Lee Fong-yong and Chen Tsu-wei, all of whom quicker than their Taiwan Beer counterparts.
Inability to defend against the Tigers' three-point attack may not be so critical for the beermen as they will also try to run up the score by showering the Tigers with long-range "threes" of their own.
Scoring threats Lin "The Beast" Chih-jeh and Ho Sho-cheng are both due for a huge game after a dismal showing (18 points below their combined scoring average) last Sunday in an ugly 70-57 loss to the Dinos.
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