VSC Guimar. - Ovarense 71-78
Ovarense prevailed against Vitoria Guimaraes on the road. John Waller (193-F-82, college: ODU) connected for 26 points to lead Ovarense to the tenth win. Christopher Lee added 15 points and 9 rebounds in the victory. Karlton Mims responded with 16 points and 5 steals for Guimaraes.
Academica - Fisica 84-83
Academica narrowly defeated visiting Fisica. Manuel Johnson (201-F-83, agency: Court Side, college: Tex.A&M-Comm [read more]
VSC Guimar. - Ovarense 71-78 Ovarense prevailed against Vitoria Guimaraes on the road. John Waller (193-F-82, college: ODU) connected for 26 points to lead Ovarense to the tenth win. Christopher Lee added 15 points and 9 rebounds in the victory. Karlton Mims responded with 16 points and 5 steals for Guimaraes.
Academica - Fisica 84-83 Academica narrowly defeated visiting Fisica. Manuel Johnson (201-F-83, agency: Court Side, college: Tex.A&M-Comm.) unloaded 32 points and pulled down 9 boards for Academica. Kalen Grimes accounted for 18 points and 9 caroms for the winners. Austen Powers replied with 25 points for Fisica.
CAB - AD Vagos 88-76 CAB Madeira prevailed against AD Vagos as Matthew Webster (203-F-84, college: Evansville) tallied 29 points, 11 boards and 5 steals. Lance Soderberg netted 15 points in the winning case. AD Vagos had to surrender despite 30 points and 11 caroms from Brandon Voorhees.
Barreirense - Sampaense 62-71 Sampaense outclassed Barreirense on the road. Ricardo de Bem (210-F/C-84, college: Oklahoma City) and Bobby Madison came up with 17 points each for Sampaense. Vitor Furtado and Alexandre Madison had 10 points apiece in the victory. Shane Clark answered with 17 points and 7 rebounds for Barreirense.
Illiabum - Porto Ferpinta 69-61 Illibaum shocked Porto at home court. Nate Daniels (201-F-83, agency: Hart Sports Mngm, college: Mountain St.) was pivotal with 18 points and 6 boards for the hosts. James St.Robert contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds for Illibaum. Gregory Stempin replied with 22 points and 10 rebounds for Porto.
Ginasio - Benfica 107-113 Sergio Ramos (200-F-76) scored 26 points and grabbed 12 boards to lead Benfica past Ginasio in overtime. Heshimu Evans contributed 21 points and 10 boards as Benfica improved at 12-0 record. Jason Hartford answered with 27 points for Ginasio. Brandon Dagans netted 24 points in the losing effort.
Penafiel - Seixal 74-67
Penafiel maintained the leading position as they fired past Seixal. Sidney Holmes (200-F-82, agency: Court Side, college: Lewis) scored 17 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and dished out 6 assists to pace Penafiel. Vladimir Teixeira contributed 16 points and 8 steals in the winning effort. Pedro Silva replied with 18 points for Seixal.
A.Musical - Terceira Basket 61-73
Terceira prevailed against Academia Musical as Renato Lindmets (198-F, college: Westfield St [read more]
Penafiel - Seixal 74-67 Penafiel maintained the leading position as they fired past Seixal. Sidney Holmes (200-F-82, agency: Court Side, college: Lewis) scored 17 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and dished out 6 assists to pace Penafiel. Vladimir Teixeira contributed 16 points and 8 steals in the winning effort. Pedro Silva replied with 18 points for Seixal.
A.Musical - Terceira Basket 61-73 Terceira prevailed against Academia Musical as Renato Lindmets (198-F, college: Westfield St.) notched 20 points and 13 rebounds. Matthew Murrer contributed 17 points and 8 caroms for the winning side. Ba Cassama answered with 12 points for Academia.
Galitos FC - Lusitania 68-72 Lusitania claimed the 12th win as they nipped Galitos on the road. Frederico Tavares (194-F-88) nailed 21 points for Lusitania. Marcel Monplasir added 15 points and 13 boards in the victory. Tiago Brito replied with 23 points for Galitos.
Barcelos - Sangalhos 76-66 Barcelos stayed just behind the league leaders recording the tenth win. John Winchester (193-G-83, college: Robert Morris) scored 26 points to lead Barcelos past Sangalhos. Pedro Silva added 16 points and 15 boards in the win. Justin Marshall responded with 21 points and 8 rebounds for Sangalhos.
Angra - Electrico FC 75-93 Anastacio Sami (207-C-76) knocked down 25 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to lead Electrico past Angra. Tiago Pinto accounted for 21 points and 9 steals in the victory. Riu Monteiro notched 22 points for Angra.
Maia Basket - Povoa 63-92 Povoa earned the eighth win in the season as they defeated Maia Basket. Nuno Oliveira (181-G-83) and Rui Coelho scored 20 points each to lead the charge. Antonio Gomes had 13 points in the victory. Luis Correia responded with 13 points for Maia Basket as they remained winless.
LPB Round 12 Preview and Picks - Feb 4, 2010 (by Antonio Santos)
Two weeks after the last round, with the Hugo dos Santos Cup being played last week (formerly called the League Cup), the LPB is back! It is the start of the second half of the season and it promises to be an interesting one. Here are the games, our picks, and some insight about the matchups:Ginasio - BenficaGinasio is getting stronger, at least on paper, with the signing of Jason Hartford (206-F/C-85). He will be important as an inside presence [read more]
Two weeks after the last round, with the Hugo dos Santos Cup being played last week (formerly called the League Cup), the LPB is back! It is the start of the second half of the season and it promises to be an interesting one. Here are the games, our picks, and some insight about the matchups:
Ginasio - Benfica Ginasio is getting stronger, at least on paper, with the signing of Jason Hartford (206-F/C-85). He will be important as an inside presence. The team struggled to contain weight and height on the inside. The bad news is that they are facing the, so far, best team in the league. Coming off a loss in the cup against Porto, Benfica will be ready. A defeat for an experienced team is usually taken as a wake up call for stepping up and raising it up a notch. Will Frisby (203-F/C-81, college: Miami, FL) got injured last week, but this is an experienced and deep roster that has in Heshimu Evans (198-F-75, college: Kentucky) a versatile option for playing inside outside. Pick: Benfica - Even if Ginasio came close to winning at Benfica in the first round, we don't see it happening this time around against a team who should be out to prove something
Academica - Fisica Academica has added a new face in Kalen Grimes (206-C, agency: Hart Sports Mngm, college: Missouri). The club has stated it felt it needed to add height to the team. I believe Academica's problems are a bit deeper than that and, while a strong side, it won't improve significantly. Last year's successful run was made by a team based on a trio of import players lacking height, but excelling in mobility and ability to create their owns shots. It is a solid team, but it is still lagging behind the elite of the league. It faces Fisica, the likely lowest budget in the league. A team that will struggle to win in the 2nd round. Their direct competitors have gotten stronger, and the fantastic performances of Austen Powers (203-F-87, agency: Tank Sports, college: Seattle) have slowed down a bit, maybe due to the fact every opponent is now preparing well for containing him. Pick: Academica - while the team has been struggling to score, it faces, at home, the so far worst team in the league
CAB - Vagos Two new faces in the CAB lineup, David Vik (210-C-72, college: Washington St.) (who has already played a game) and Dwayne Archbold (198-F/G-80, college: Siena). It will be interesting to see if CAB can raise the quality of its game which has been somewhat disappointing so far. After being 5 seconds away from defeating Benfica, Vagos was annihilated by Guimaraes. Raheem Moss (193-G-83, college: Cleveland St.) is predicted to be returning to the lineup, giving them one more option on offense. Pick: CAB - it's once more about home court advantage
Barreirense - Sampaense Barreirense added Anthony Brown (203-F-86, college: Oklahoma St.) to a team that was often killed on the boards during the first half of the season. Sampaense saw the departure of Ricondo Crutchfield (200-F/G-78, agency: Hart Sports Mngm, college: Philadelphia), the third best scorer in the league. While his replacement, Bobby Madison (198-F-82, college: W.Michigan), is a quality player, it is a blow to a team that overperformed in the beginning of the season just to take a hard fall after the first few games. Sampaense is seriously risking a second half of the season with very few wins. Still, a good chance for Sampaense to gain momentum if they can pull it off. Barreirense has shown it can be mighty at home. It has a 3-2 record against the top five teams in the league (granted, only one of those games was away) and a stunning 1-5 against the bottom 6 teams (with only 2 home games). Pick: Barreirense - Its youth leads us to believe it won't be a blow out as the team lacks that killing instinct, when up by double digits, to completely kill a game. Still, at home, it should prevail against a free falling Sampaense
Illiabum - Porto Porto got humbled in Barreiro during the last round. While a defeat is a negative, it can be seen as a positive when a team proudly sees it as an opportunity to correct and improve. It took Porto one week to do just that. Coach Moncho Lopez (agency: Interperformances ) turned things around that fast, and got quality wins in the cup against Guimares, Benfica and Ovarense. Those are just, other than Porto, the three best teams in the league. It was not an easy walk folks, props to Porto for bringing it. It was rumored for a while that Illiabum was going to switch one of its import players and then the team won 3 in a row and those rumors disappeared. While the team suffered step backs after that, it is now a stronger side. Pick: Porto - An experienced group will remember well what last happened when they traveled to play on the road, and will be very focused this time around
Guimaraes - Ovarense I'll admit it, this writer finds it very frustrating to see Ovarense playing. It is a talented group, with good import players lining up with quality Portuguese players. Miguel Miranda (205-F-78)'s production has dramatically decreased. But, most frustrating, is to see the team's total inability to score on offense. It just should not be as bad as it has been. Thankfully for the team's loyal followers (kudos to a great group of fans in a town that truly cares about the game of basketball) it excels on defense. Guimaraes forces a quick tempo, a higher number of ball possessions than usual. Interesting matchup? I think so. But, at the same time, I sense if Guimaraes gets going, it might be a blow out. Pick: Guimaraes - in what, on paper, looks like the most unpredictable game of the week, Guimaraes prevails driven by going on a couple of good runs throughout the game
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