Three games remain; records will fall in Spain

Ahearn: He came, he shot free throws, he left With three games left to play in what has been another truly great ACB season, some folks are thumbing through the league record books to see which bits of 2009-10 might be immortalized in statistics when it’s over. Over at the league’s official website, Daniel Barranquero takes a long look – no, a loooooooooooong look – at the facts, figures and numbers of 2009-10 ACB play. Some of the stats to watch for as Spanish baloncesto closes the season are listed below the break. (Serious number junkies, Hispanophones, ACB fans/historians and all those into the general statistical voodoo should read the entire article packed with 50 figures to put things in numerical perspective — some really outstanding work by Sr. Barranquero.) The teams: • At 28-3, FC Barcelona could garner the single best record ever under the current schedule format. The league record is 28-4 and is held by Baskonia; note that Barcelona will play 34 games in 2009-10,...