Leader CB Guadalajara delivered the ninth win on Saturday night. This time they beat 7th ranked Fontedoso Carrefour (5-8) 80-69. The game was mostly controlled by CB Guadalajara. Fontedoso Carrefour managed to win fourth quarter 26-19. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Strangely Fontedoso Carrefour outrebounded CB Guadalajara 44-30 including a 21-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was center Jose Balmon (204-81) who scored 21 points and 7 rebounds. point guard Sergio Llorente (188-90) chipped in 16 points and 4 assists. American swingman Riley Luettgerodt (196-85, college: Hawaii, agency: I.D.S. Law) produced 32 points and 7 rebounds for the guests. Fontedoso Carrefour's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted CB Guadalajara maintains first position with 9-3 record, which they share with Oviedo CB. Fontedoso Carrefour lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with eight games lost. They share the position with Cafes Aitona. CB Guadalajara is looking forward to face bottom-ranked La Palma (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Fontedoso Carrefour will play against Cafes Aitona in San Sebastian and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Eleventh-ranked La Palma (3-9) made lots of trouble for third ranked Clinicas Rincon (9-4). The visitors from Malaga managed to secure only seven-point victory 57-50. However their fans expected much easier game. Bosnian-Serbian forward Dejan Todorovic (-94) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points. Jose Pozas contributed with 9 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. point guard Fabio Santana (188-92, agency: Beo Basket) replied with 14 points and 5 rebounds for La Palma. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Clinicas Rincon have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 9-4 record having just -1 point less than leader Guadalajara. La Palma at the other side stay at the bottom place with nine games lost. Clinicas Rincon will play against league's second-placed Oviedo CB at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. La Palma will play against Aurteneche M. (#6) in Vitoria-Gasteiz and hopes to get back on the winning track. The game in Azpeitia was also quite interesting. One of their biggest challengers Prat Juventud (7-6) played at the court of fifth ranked Lan Mobel ISB (7-5). Lan Mobel ISB managed to secure a 8-point victory 79-71 on Friday. Joseba Ibargutxi scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners. Joonas Caven responded with 20 points (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lan Mobel ISB moved-up to fourth place. Loser Prat Juventud dropped to the fifth position with six games lost. Lan Mobel ISB will meet Palma (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. Prat Juventud will play against Castello (#7) in Castellon and it may be a tough game between close rivals. We should mention about the upset which took place in San Sebastian, where higher ranked Aurteneche M. (6-7) lost to tenth ranked Cafes Aitona (5-8) in a road game 64-73. Jon Santamaria notched 23 points and 6 assists to lead the effort. Aurteneche M.'s coach Inaki Merino let to play eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Cafes Aitona moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Avila. Aurteneche M. at the other side keeps the sixth position with seven games lost. Cafes Aitona's next round opponent will be Fontedoso Carrefour (#8) in Avila.
In the last game of round 14 Palma was defeated by Oviedo CB in a road game 83-74.
Eleventh-ranked La Palma (3-9) made lots of trouble for third ranked Clinicas Rincon (9-4). The visitors from Malaga managed to secure only seven-point victory 57-50. However their fans expected much easier game. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But La Palma won fourth quarter 20-10. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening, at least not yet. The game turned upside-down in the last quarter, where La Palma used huge pressure winning it 20-10 getting a tie at the end of regular time. They lost eventually overtime period 5-12. Clinicas Rincon dominated on the defensive end, holding La Palma to just 4 points in first quarter and to 10 points in first half. Clinicas Rincon held La Palma to an opponent 23.8 percent shooting from the field compared to 25.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Clinicas Rincon forced 19 La Palma turnovers and had a 23-12 advantage in offensive rebounds. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. Bosnian-Serbian forward Dejan Todorovic (-94) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points. point guard Jose Pozas (184-92) contributed with 9 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. point guard Fabio Santana (188-92, agency: Beo Basket) replied with 14 points and 5 rebounds and forward Anaterve Cruz (196-86) added 11 points in the effort for La Palma. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Clinicas Rincon have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 9-4 record having just -1 point less than leader Guadalajara. La Palma at the other side stay at the bottom place with nine games lost. Clinicas Rincon will play against league's second-placed Oviedo CB at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. La Palma will play against Aurteneche M. (#6) in Vitoria-Gasteiz and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Clinicas Rincon: D.Todorovic 17+4reb, L.Conde 10+4reb+2ast, J.Pozas 9+10reb+2ast, T.Sabonis 8+5reb+2ast, D.Sabonis 6+8reb, M.Malick 6+7reb La Palma: F.Santana 14+5reb+3ast, A.Cruz 11+3reb+1ast, J.Miguel Morales 6+4reb+1ast, C.Diaz 5+6reb+1ast, M.Barro 4+11reb, M.Niang 4+6reb
There was no surprise when 10th ranked Palma (4-9) was defeated on the road by second ranked Oviedo CB (9-3) 83-74. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning the initial quarter 21-13. But Palma won second period 21-19. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. American-Irish swingman Will Hanley (200-90, college: Bowdoin, agency: Duran International) notched 15 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and point guard Francisco Cardenas (177-90) supported him with 11 points and 7 assists. Four Oviedo CB players scored in double figures. Even 16 points by guard Miguel Corbacho (192-79) did not help to save the game for Palma. Forward Ivan Matemalas (193-80) added 12 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Oviedo CB have an impressive six-game winning streak. Oviedo CB keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Guadalajara. Palma lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the tenth place with nine games lost. Oviedo CB's next round opponent will be Clinicas Rincon (#3) in Malaga, which may be the game of the day. Palma will play at home against Lan Mobel ISB (#4) in Azpeitia. Top scorers: Oviedo CB: W.Hanley 15+9reb+1ast, H.Macia 14+4reb+2ast, V.Perez 12+3reb+4ast, F.Cardenas 11+4reb+7ast, D.Sanchez 9+3reb+1ast, W.Galick 9+4reb Palma: M.Corbacho 16+1reb+1ast, I.Matemalas 12+5reb, R.Joseph 10+3reb+2ast, G.Torres 9+3reb, C.San Emeterio 9+4reb+3ast, V.Veski 8+2reb+1ast
Leader CB Guadalajara delivered the ninth win on Saturday night. This time they beat 7th ranked Fontedoso Carrefour (5-8) 80-69. The game was mostly controlled by CB Guadalajara. Fontedoso Carrefour managed to win fourth quarter 26-19. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Strangely Fontedoso Carrefour outrebounded CB Guadalajara 44-30 including a 21-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was center Jose Balmon (204-81) who scored 21 points and 7 rebounds. point guard Sergio Llorente (188-90) chipped in 16 points and 4 assists. Four CB Guadalajara players scored in double figures. American swingman Riley Luettgerodt (196-85, college: Hawaii, agency: I.D.S. Law) produced 32 points and 7 rebounds and naturalized Senegalese center Moussa Diagne (210-94) added 8 points and 10 rebounds respectively for the guests. Fontedoso Carrefour's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted CB Guadalajara maintains first position with 9-3 record, which they share with Oviedo CB. Fontedoso Carrefour lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with eight games lost. They share the position with Cafes Aitona. CB Guadalajara is looking forward to face bottom-ranked La Palma (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Fontedoso Carrefour will play against Cafes Aitona in San Sebastian and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Guadalajara: J.Balmon 21+7reb+3ast, S.Llorente 16+4reb+4ast, V.Arteaga 14+5reb, A.Casas 13+4reb+3ast, G.Markovic 6+1reb+2ast, J.Medori 5+3reb+1ast Avila: R.Luettgerodt 32+7reb+1ast, O.Herrero 14+2reb+2ast, M.Diagne 8+10reb, A.Vicens 7+7reb, J.Maria Gonzalez 5+10reb, P.Fernandez 3+4reb+4ast
We should mention about the upset which took place in San Sebastian, where higher ranked Aurteneche M. (6-7) lost to tenth ranked Cafes Aitona (5-8) in a road game 64-73. Aurteneche M. was ahead by 4 points at the halftime before a 46-33 second half run of Cafes Aitona. They made 20-of-26 charity shots (76.9 percent) during the game. Point guard Jon Santamaria (191-82) notched 23 points and 6 assists to lead the effort and guard Pope Urtasun (187-80) supported him with 11 points and 6 rebounds. Even 16 points by guard Ander Arruti (189-90) did not help to save the game for Aurteneche M.. Power forward Martin Buesa (202-88) added 10 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Aurteneche M.'s coach Inaki Merino let to play eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Cafes Aitona moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Avila. Aurteneche M. at the other side keeps the sixth position with seven games lost. Cafes Aitona's next round opponent will be Fontedoso Carrefour (#8) in Avila. Top scorers: Cafes Aitona: J.Santamaria 23+2reb+6ast, P.Urtasun 11+6reb+2ast, A.Martinez 10+6reb+1ast, U.Fernandez 10+1reb, J.Aramburu 8+6reb+1ast, A.Arzallus 7+5reb+1ast Aurteneche M.: A.Arruti 16+1reb, M.Buesa 10+5reb+2ast, D.Forbes 8+6reb+2ast, A.Carrera 7+8reb, A.Arcelus 7+2reb+1ast, I.Diop 6+1reb
The game in Azpeitia was also quite interesting. One of their biggest challengers Prat Juventud (7-6) played at the court of fifth ranked Lan Mobel ISB (7-5). Lan Mobel ISB managed to secure a 8-point victory 79-71 on Friday. Lan Mobel ISB made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. Lan Mobel ISB outrebounded Prat Juventud 40-27 including a 29-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Guard Joseba Ibargutxi (190-82) scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and guard Lander Lasa (193-88) chipped in 13 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Four Lan Mobel ISB players scored in double figures. Finnish power forward Joonas Caven (211-93) responded with 20 points (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) and swingman Guillem Vives (190-93) scored 9 points and 8 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lan Mobel ISB moved-up to fourth place. Loser Prat Juventud dropped to the fifth position with six games lost. Lan Mobel ISB will meet Palma (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. Prat Juventud will play against Castello (#7) in Castellon and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Lan Mobel ISB: J.Ibargutxi 15+5reb+7ast, L.Lasa 13+7reb, B.Barberena 12+5reb, A.Pantin 10+8reb+2ast, I.Guridi 8+4reb+1ast, G.Justo 8+4reb+4ast Prat Juventud: J.Caven 20+4reb, F.Bassas 10+1ast, A.Barrera 9+4reb+1ast, G.Vives 9+2reb+8ast, A.Ros 6+3ast, A.Suarez 6+4reb
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When that Something Hits the Fan by Tim Shea - May 18, 2013
Highwater rising the shacks are sliding down,Folks lose their possessions, the folks are leaving town.Reformation shook it, broke it, then she hung it on the wall,Say you dancin' with whom they tell you to or you don't dance at all.It's tough out there,Highwater everywhere.Bob DylanXXX The Spanish Players Association the ABP, has given a 48 hour ultimatum to the Spanish League offices, the ACB to attend to its demands [read more]
Highwater rising the shacks are sliding down, Folks lose their possessions, the folks are leaving town. Reformation shook it, broke it, then she hung it on the wall, Say you dancin' with whom they tell you to or you don't dance at all. It's tough out there, Highwater everywhere. Bob Dylan
XXX The Spanish Players Association the ABP, has given a 48 hour ultimatum to the Spanish League offices, the ACB to attend to its demands. If not a players strike is threatened 10 days before the league playoffs are scheduled to begin.
From the mouth of the Player Associations President the Spanish version of the NBA Derrick Fischer, Jose Luis Llorente, these words: "Our Association has left the negotiating table because the league has absolutely broken the basis of the negotiations, has broken the actual ground rules. From the very first moment of our reunion the actual, in force and legally valid collective agreement was the basis of negotiations. From the very first moment the league has broken this basis and collective agreement therefore we have left the table until these conditions are recovered. We have given the league 48 hours to return to continue negotiations".
Some of the demands of the Players Association include: 1. Increase the Minimum Salary which at the moment is 25,000 Euros. 2. Double the actual coverage of the Guaranteed Salary Fund and ease the recovery process. 3. Teams that are not up to date on salary payments to players lose their right to first refusal on said players. 4. No restrictions on procuring a contract for those players that utilize the labor law (Real Decree #1006) to terminate their contracts with their clubs
Other negotiating points include: Christmas vacations, the conditions of unfulfilled contractual obligations to present players and that these clubs be prohibited from contracting new players, the ability of clubs to declare bankruptcy and continue to compete in the league and points regarding labor laws, free agent status, and the clubs social fiscal contributions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The economic situation is Spain is in dire straits with 27% general unemployment and in the age group of most players that unemployment figure reaches almost 50%. It is a bad time all around. Take my word for it... Right now the times are worse than a Ponzi Scheme and there seems no end in sight.
Highwater risin', rising night and day, All the gold and silver are being stolen away. Big Joe Turner looking east and west from the dark room of his mind, He made it to Kansas City, twelfth street and vine. Nothin' standing there, Highwater everywhere. Bob Dylan
Tim Shea is an American and long time European basketball coach and former NBA International Scouting Director residing in Spain. He is a frequent contributor to Eurobasket.
LEB Gold Round 3 of Semi-Finals. Lucentum reach Final - May 18, 2013
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Palencia - Lucentum 76-81
Lucentum snatched a road win over Palencia to advance into LEB Gold Final. Palencia Baloncesto was ahead by 1 point after three quarters before a 22-16 charge of Meridiano Alicante, which allowed them to win the game. It was a great evening for power forward Guillermo Rejon (206-77) who led his team to a victory scoring 14 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). point guard Pedro Rivero (186-79) helped adding 17 points [read more]
Lucentum snatched a road win over Palencia to advance into LEB Gold Final. Palencia Baloncesto was ahead by 1 point after three quarters before a 22-16 charge of Meridiano Alicante, which allowed them to win the game. It was a great evening for power forward Guillermo Rejon (206-77) who led his team to a victory scoring 14 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). point guard Pedro Rivero (186-79) helped adding 17 points. The best for the losing side was American power forward Jonathan Durley (203-88, college: Wichita St.) with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and Latvian forward Janis Porzingis (201-82, agency: Interperformances) scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. Five Meridiano Alicante and four Palencia Baloncesto players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Palencia: J.Durley 16+10reb, J.Porzingis 14+8reb+3ast, R.Fornas 14+5reb, C.Bravo 12+4reb+6ast, U.Otegui 9+3reb+1ast, X.Forcada 7+2reb+5ast Lucentum: P.Rivero 17+1reb+2ast, G.Rejon 14+7reb+1ast, A.Sabat 12+4reb+2ast, T.Coppenrath 11+4reb, A.Llorca 10+7reb+2ast, R.Bas 8+1reb
Caceres avoided elimination beating Andorra at home court. The game was mostly controlled by Caceres Basket. River Andorra managed to win second period 22-14. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Caceres Basket dominated on the defensive end, holding River Andorra to just 7 points in first quarter. Caceres Basket looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by River Andorra's players. It was a good game for American guard Braydon Hobbs (195-89, college: Bellarmine) who led his team to a victory with 8 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals. Power forward Roberto Morentin (206-81, college: Cent.Florida) contributed with 13 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the winners. Forward Marc Blanch (194-82) answered with 11 points and 7 rebounds and American forward Justin Safford (204-87, college: Missouri, agency: Hart Sports Mngm) added 9 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for River Andorra. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Andorra: M.Blanch 11+7reb+1ast, J.Safford 9+9reb, D.Wright 8+6reb, P.Sanchez 8+2reb, A.Moncasi 6+1reb, D.Flis 6+3reb+1ast Caceres: P.Robles 14+2reb+2ast, R.Morentin 13+4reb+1ast, A.Pena 10+3reb, B.Hobbs 8+7reb+9ast, O.Ashaolu 8+7reb+2ast, J.Duinker 6+5reb+1ast
FCB Regal adds Mavrokefalidis to their roster - May 15, 2013
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Regal FC Barcelona (ACB) added to their roster 29-year old Greek ex-international center Loukas Mavrokefalidis (207-118kg-84). He started the season at Spartak St.Petersburg in Russian PBL league. Mavrokefalidis managed to play in three leagues this year. In 15 PBL games he recorded 11.5ppg, 4.4rpg and 2.2apg. He also played 14 games in Eurocup where he averaged 14.5ppg, 5.3rpg and 1.4apg. Mavrokefalidis also played 21 games in VTB United League where he averaged impressive 15 [read more]
Regal FC Barcelona (ACB) added to their roster 29-year old Greek ex-international center Loukas Mavrokefalidis (207-118kg-84). He started the season at Spartak St.Petersburg in Russian PBL league. Mavrokefalidis managed to play in three leagues this year. In 15 PBL games he recorded 11.5ppg, 4.4rpg and 2.2apg. He also played 14 games in Eurocup where he averaged 14.5ppg, 5.3rpg and 1.4apg. Mavrokefalidis also played 21 games in VTB United League where he averaged impressive 15.5ppg, 6.3rpg, 1.8apg and 1.0spg. The last season he played also at Spartak St.Petersburg (PBL) in Russian league. Similarly like in this season, the team also played in three different competitions (!!!) that year, and Mavrokefalidis was exposed to basketball on different levels. In 14 PBL games he averaged 10.6ppg and 4.1rpg. He also played 16 games in Eurocup where he averaged 11.3ppg, 3.6rpg and 1.1apg. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Mavrokefalidis also played 14 games in VTB United League where he averaged 11.1ppg, 5.1rpg and 1.3apg. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals. In 2006 Mavrokefalidis was drafted by Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) in second round (57th overall). Mavrokefalidis was also voted Eurobasket.com All-EuroCup 2nd Team in 2013. The list of the past achievements is quite long as his team won Greek Cup for two years in a row (2010 and 2011). He was also a member of Greek international program for some years. Mavrokefalidis played for Greek Senior National Team between 2010 and 2011 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2004. He represented Greece at the World Championships U21 in Argentina eight years ago. Mavrokefalidis has played also professionally in Italy (Lottomatica Roma), Greece (Olympiacos, PAOK Thessaloniki and Marousi) and Spain (Valencia Basket). The scouts decsribe him following way:
(by Vagelis Kotsifis for NBADraft.net in 2006)
Excellent feel for the center position ... A good rebounder and great moves around the basket ... Can play back to the rim or facing the basket with the same efficiency ...
Lacks great athletic ability ... Not a huge leaper or tremendous foot speed ...
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