Premijer Liga Round 2 (Regular Season): Skrljevo loses to Zadar

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in Premijer Liga. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Skrljevo at the home court on Friday night. Hosts were rolled over by Zadar 107-69. Zadar outrebounded Skrljevo 45-24 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Zadar looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was power forward Lovro Buljevic (210-1998) who scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. Forward Krsevan Klarica (200-2003) chipped in 20 points (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!). American forward Bismark Nsiah (203-2002, college: FDU, agency: Olsta) produced 16 points for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zadar is looking forward to face Virtus ZG in Zagreb in the next round. Skrljevo will play on the road against Alkar in Sinj and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another exciting game was between Alkar and Samobor where Alkar beat Samobor on the road 95-91. American point guard Terrell Burden (178-2000, college: KSU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points and 9 assists. Mirko Jukic contributed with 27 points for the winners. Mislav Brzoja (198-1994, college: Evansville) replied with 31 points and 9 rebounds (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) for Samobor. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Alkar will play against Skrljevo at home in the next round. Samobor will play against Cibona in Zagreb to get more than just one victory in their record.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Zagreb: Virtus ZG and Dubrava. Virtus ZG won against visiting Dubrava 89-84. Filip Kruslin scored 17 points and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners. Pavao Paic responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Virtus ZG will meet Zadar on the road in the next round. Dubrava will play against Split and hope to win that game.

Rest of the games of round 2 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Cibona defeated Zabok in Zagreb 100-84. Split smashed Kvarner at home 94-73. Winless Dubrovnik lost to undefeated Dinamo on the opponent's court 85-94.
The best stats of 2nd round was 24 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks by Filip Vujicic of Dubrovnik.



Zabok - Cibona 84-100:
There was no surprise when Zabok was defeated at home by Cibona 100-84 on Wednesday. Cibona dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Zabok's 40. They outrebounded Zabok 40-17 including a 29-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Cibona looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American guard Khalif Battle (196-2000, college: Gonzaga) scored 21 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import power forward Tre Mitchell (206-2000, college: Kentucky) chipped in 17 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Four Cibona players scored in double figures. Dino Cinac (201-1988) responded with 32 points and 4 steals and Swedish forward Luka Babic (199-2000, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 10 points and 5 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Cibona will meet at home Samobor in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Zabok will play against Dubrovnik and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Cibona: B.Khalif 21+5reb+2ast, M.Tre 17+7reb+2ast, M.Lovro 16+7reb+2ast, B.Vigo 10+2reb+1ast, M.Rickey 8+3ast, C.Marjan 8+5reb+3ast
Zabok: D.Cinac 32+3reb+2ast, T.Torbarina 13+1reb+4ast, L.Babic 10+3reb+5ast, A.Perkusic 9+6reb+3ast, N.Svoboda 6+4ast, P.Ogrizovic 4+1ast

Samobor - Alkar 91-95:
Another exciting game was between Alkar and Samobor where Alkar beat Samobor on the road 95-91. Alkar made 25-of-29 charity shots (86.2 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Samobor was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. American point guard Terrell Burden (178-2000, college: KSU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points and 9 assists. Forward Mirko Jukic (198-2003) contributed with 27 points for the winners. Mislav Brzoja (198-1994, college: Evansville) replied with 31 points and 9 rebounds (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) and American power forward Brandon Garrett (206-1990, college: Murray St.) added 15 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Samobor. Four Samobor players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Alkar will play against Skrljevo at home in the next round. Samobor will play against Cibona in Zagreb to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Alkar: M.Jukic 27+3reb, B.Terrell 22+3reb+9ast, B.Ante 17+7reb+2ast, M.Pavle 10+2reb, G.Vlatko 9+8reb, S.Fabian 8+5reb+6ast
Samobor: M.Brzoja 31+9reb+2ast, B.Garrett 15+10reb, B.Kapusta 13+1reb+5ast, L.Mandalinic 13+4reb+2ast, Q.Mitchell 6+2reb+1ast, L.Menalo 5+1reb+3ast

Skrljevo - Zadar 69-107:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Skrljevo at the home court on Friday night. Hosts were rolled over by Zadar 107-69. Zadar outrebounded Skrljevo 45-24 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Zadar looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was power forward Lovro Buljevic (210-1998) who scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. Forward Krsevan Klarica (200-2003) chipped in 20 points (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!). Five Zadar players scored in double figures. American forward Bismark Nsiah (203-2002, college: FDU, agency: Olsta) produced 16 points and Slovenian guard Luka Anzulovic (183-2004) added 12 points and 5 assists respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zadar is looking forward to face Virtus ZG in Zagreb in the next round. Skrljevo will play on the road against Alkar in Sinj and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Zadar: K.Krsevan 20+1reb+2ast, D.Dario 14+4reb+1ast, W.Ross 13+4reb+5ast, B.Lovro 13+9reb+2ast, M.Andro 10+2reb+1ast, V.Ivan 10+9reb
Skrljevo: B.Nsiah 16+3reb+1ast, L.Anzulovic 12+5ast, F.Pilepic 10, A.Robertson 8+5reb, T.Jelenkovic 8+2reb+3ast, P.Jambrovic 7+5reb+1ast

Virtus ZG - Dubrava 89-84:
Another interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Zagreb: Virtus ZG and Dubrava. Virtus ZG won against visiting Dubrava 89-84. Virtus ZG looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The former international swingman Filip Kruslin (198-1989) scored 17 points and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Luksa Buljevic (199-2002) chipped in 20 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Power forward Pavao Paic (205-1998) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Luka Cvitanovic (192-2000) scored 13 points and 8 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Virtus ZG will meet Zadar on the road in the next round. Dubrava will play against Split and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Virtus ZG: B.Luksa 20+7reb, S.Dino 17+3reb+4ast, K.Filip 17+4reb+6ast, G.Lucas 15+5reb+4ast, P.Filip 13+4ast, K.Mate 4+4reb+4ast
Dubrava: P.Paic 19+15reb+4ast, K.Uljarevic 16+5reb+1ast, C.Luka 13+8reb+3ast, M.Klepo 12+4reb+2ast, L.Dixon 11+4reb+3ast, M.Akrap 5+1reb

Split - Kvarner 94-73:
No shocking result in a game when Split smashed at home Kvarner 94-73 on Friday. Split looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Guard Vito Kucic (190-2002) scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Slovenian point guard Matic Rebec (183-1995) chipped in 13 points and 7 assists during the contest. Split's coach Damir Rancic felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international Luka Krajnovic (196-2004, college: Gonzaga) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds and naturalized Bosnian power forward Marko Bakovic (205-1993) scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Split will meet Dubrava in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kvarner will play against Dinamo and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Split: K.Mindaugas 15+4reb+1ast, M.Trenton 14+3reb+2ast, K.Vito 14+5reb+5ast, R.Matic 13+2reb+7ast, B.Darko 11+1reb+1ast, T.Benedict 6+9reb
Kvarner: L.Krajnovic 19+11reb+2ast, J.Batinic 14+3ast, M.Bakovic 13+5reb+1ast, M.Laus 10+2reb, O.Tomic 6+3reb+1ast, L.Basic 4+3reb+9ast

Dinamo - Dubrovnik 94-85:
Rather expected game in Zagreb where Dubrovnik was defeated by Dinamo 94-85 on Saturday. American guard Taye Donald (188-2002, college: Seward County, agency: Players Group) had a double-double by scoring 21 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the charge for the winners and ex-international Matej Rudan (208-2001) chipped in 15 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Five Dinamo players scored in double figures. Filip Vujicic (195-2000) responded with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks and Petar Dubelj (196-1997, agency: Players Group) scored 18 points and 5 assists. Dubrovnik's coach Goran Gunjevic rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Dinamo will meet Kvarner in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Dubrovnik will play against Zabok and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Dinamo: D.Taye 21+5reb+10ast, V.Mateo 18+2reb+2ast, B.Filip 16+6reb+1ast, S.Emil 15+6reb+1ast, R.Matej 15+8reb+2ast, B.Jani 5+6reb+1ast
Dubrovnik: F.Vujicic 24+16reb+2ast, P.Dubelj 18+1reb+5ast, L.Francesevic 11+2reb+3ast, V.Ivan 9+3reb+1ast, M.Loncovic 8+7reb+4ast, L.Andric 6+2reb