What determines a BBL league winner?

What determines a BBL league winner?

The common saying is "Win games and the league will sort out itself" but how are games won? Is it scoring points? Stopping the opposition from scoring? Or both?

Leicester Riders are having a brilliant season so far and are sitting quite comfortable at the top of the table winning 10 out of their 11 games. But to assume this is down to scoring lots of points would be very wrong. 

Leicester are averaging 79.1 points per game, which doesn’t seem too bad, but this puts the Riders at a shocking 8th in the Average Points per game table. Manchester Giants, who sit at 10th in the league table, are even out-scoring them.

So how do they do it?

Well this is simply. Although they are only averaging 79.1 points per game, they are managing to hold their opponents to 68.8 points per game. This gives them the best defensive record in the league this year.

Plymouth raiders on the other hand are averaging an impressive 95.8 points per game but are letting their opponents score an average 85.3 points on them. The raiders are currently 4th in the league table.

How do you win games? Stop the opposition scoring.

 

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Hunt for the missing body of David Guilfoyle in Ribble Valley

Police reopened the search for the missing body of David Guilfoyle last Saturday 3rd November after new evidence was brought forward. Mr Guilfoyle was murdered  in 2005 and the body was never found. 

Police are currently searching Admiral's Wood, off Gisburn Road, Bolton-by-Bowland in the Ribble Valley.

Shane Fitzpatrick, who was convicted of murder in 2006, originally pleaded not guilty but has recently came forward to police.

Speaking at the scene of the search on Wednesday, Detective Superintendent Paul Wither, who is leading the inquiry, said: "Two officers visited him [Mr Fitzpatrick] at Garth Prison last Friday when he basically admitted his guilt, admitted responsibility for the murder and indicated that the body had been buried in a shallow grave in Admiral's Wood." 

Below is a map with all the key locations that are related to the murder of Mr Guilfoyle and the recent search for his body.





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Original article's:

Lancashire Evening Post's article on search: 2012
BBC report on search: 2012
BBC report on conviction: 2006
BBC original article on search: 2006

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DJ Waltz: An Inspiring DJ

Adam Walton, also known as DJ Waltz, has been DJ'ing in his bedroom now for just a year but already has his eyes set on a bigger stage. He spoke to me about where it all started, from the initial inspiration to his first steps into becoming a DJ.

Bedroom DJ Adam Walton

Inspiration comes from many places but for Adam Walton, 19, inspiration hit when partying it up in nightclubs. The inspiring DJ found his new love last year when he started university. Walton, whose stage name is DJ Waltz, was amazed by the DJ's in Preston's biggest nightclubs and decided to give it a try. From speaking to the right people and hours of training, Adam is now ready to leave his bedroom and move onto the bigger stage.