NBL Round 3 (Regular Season): Decin loses to Opava

After 3 rounds played we can already see who rules in the NBL and who belongs to weaker ones. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Round 3 most important game was a defeat of Decin (2-1). They were defeated by Opava (1-2) 83-76 on Saturday night. Opava forced 21 Decin turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for the former international forward Matej Svoboda (200-1996, college: Dayton, agency: Octagon Europe) who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. American forward Ethan Chargois (205-1999, college: Oklahoma) helped adding 19 points and 9 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Belgian Zaccharie Mortant (192-1998) with 16 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Decin will play next round against Brno trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Opava will try to continue on its current victory against Usti n/Labem in Usti nad Labem.
NH Ostrava (2-1) recorded a loss on the court of Olomoucko. Visitors were edged by Olomoucko 77-76. Americans were the main players on the court. It was an exceptional evening for swingman Lamb Autrey (193-1989, college: St.Mary's, TX) who led the winners and scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Asa Williams accounted for 23 points. Center Andre Screen (216-2001, college: Butler) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds for NH Ostrava in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Olomoucko will play against Slavia in Praha in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. NH Ostrava will play at home against H.Kralove and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game in Brno was also quite interesting. Slavia (3-0) played at the court of Brno (0-3). Slavia defeated Brno 108-96 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was Ronaldo Segu who scored 21 points and 8 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Radek Farsky who recorded 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Slavia will meet at home Olomoucko (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Brno will play against Decin and hopes to get finally their first victory.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 3: Pardubice won against H.Kralove on the opponent's court 88-78. Winless USK Praha unfortunately lost to Usti n/Labem in a home game 80-89. Srsni Pisek managed to beat Plzen on the road 88-81.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 23 points and 8 rebounds by Martin Svoboda of Srsni Pisek.



Brno - Slavia 96-108:
The game in Brno was also quite interesting. Slavia (3-0) played at the court of Brno (0-3). Slavia defeated Brno 108-96 on Saturday. Slavia made 26-of-30 free shots (86.7 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Brno turnovers. Slavia looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was American-Haitian point guard Ronaldo Segu (183-1999, college: Buffalo) who scored 21 points and 8 assists. ex-international Jaromir Bohacik (197-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 20 points, 6 assists and 5 steals. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international guard Radek Farsky (195-1999, agency: Octagon Europe) who recorded 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and Danish center Jermaine Ballisager-Webb (216-2003, college: Portland) added 20 points respectively. Five Slavia and four Brno players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Slavia will meet at home Olomoucko (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Brno will play against Decin and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Brno: J.Ballisager-Webb 20+3reb+2ast, V.Synacek 19+1reb+2ast, R.Farsky 16+6reb+6ast, C.Thomas 11+6reb, P.Krivanek 10+5reb+3ast, M.Stranel 9+4reb+2ast
Slavia: S.Ronaldo 21+2reb+8ast, B.Jaromir 20+2reb+6ast, K.Martin 19+2reb+1ast, O.Nana 13+9reb, B.Martez 12+4reb, M.Javian 10+4ast

H.Kralove - Pardubice 78-88:
Rather expected game in Hradec Kralove where H.Kralove (1-2) was defeated by Pardubice (3-0) 88-78 on Saturday. Pardubice outrebounded H.Kralove 39-28 including 17 on the offensive glass. The best player for the winners was American point guard Trey Bonham (183-2002, college: Chattanooga) who scored 15 points and 6 rebounds. ex-international center Kamil Svrdlik (206-1986, college: FDU, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 9 points and 10 rebounds. Pardubice's coach Jan Sotnar used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Martin Roub (208-1997, college: Jax State) who recorded 26 points and 5 rebounds and guard Tomas Dvorak (189-2002) added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. Pardubice will meet Srsni Pisek (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. H.Kralove will play against NH Ostrava (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
H.Kralove: M.Roub 26+5reb, T.Dvorak 15+5reb+5ast, J.Banks 10+6reb+2ast, C.Ashby 8+2reb+2ast, X.Brown 7+4reb+10ast, J.Cortesao 5+2reb+2ast
Pardubice: K.Zed 17+2reb, B.Trey 15+6reb+2ast, M.Ryan 10+5reb+2ast, K.Lubos 10+3reb+3ast, S.Nick 9+1ast, S.Kamil 9+10reb

Opava - Decin 83-76:
Round 3 most important game was a defeat of Decin (2-1). They were defeated by Opava (1-2) 83-76 on Saturday night. Opava forced 21 Decin turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for the former international forward Matej Svoboda (200-1996, college: Dayton, agency: Octagon Europe) who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. American forward Ethan Chargois (205-1999, college: Oklahoma) helped adding 19 points and 9 rebounds. Chargois is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. The best for the losing side was Belgian Zaccharie Mortant (192-1998) with 16 points and 4 assists and ex-international power forward Jan Sterba (200-1995) scored 11 points and 9 rebounds. Four Decin players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Decin will play next round against Brno trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Opava will try to continue on its current victory against Usti n/Labem in Usti nad Labem.
Top scorers:
Decin: Z.Mortant 16+3reb+4ast, E.Timko 12+6reb, J.Sterba 11+9reb+1ast, M.Houska 10+2reb, T.Pomikalek 7+5reb+1ast, T.Vyoral 6+3ast
Opava: S.Matej 22+8reb+4ast, C.Ethan 19+9reb+2ast, S.Jan 15+1ast, M.Jalen 9+2reb+2ast, T.Elijah 8+1reb, M.Vyroubal 4+5reb+1ast

USK Praha - Usti n/Labem 80-89:
Very predictable result when Usti n/Labem (2-1) defeated on the road USK Praha (0-3) 89-80 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was power forward Ladislav Pecka (201-1991, agency: Starting 5) who had a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. American guard JaBorri McGhee (188-2004, college: MSU) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international Patrik Auda (206-1989, college: Seton Hall, agency: Octagon Europe) who recorded 19 points and 6 rebounds and ex-international Tomas Kyzlink (198-1993) added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. Five Usti n/Labem and four USK Praha players scored in double figures. Usti n/Labem will meet at home Opava (#8) in the next round. USK Praha will play against Plzen (#11) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
USK Praha: P.Auda 19+6reb+3ast, T.Kyzlink 15+7reb+5ast, K.Doucet 12+2reb+3ast, M.Safarik 12+3reb+1ast, O.Svec 8+4reb+5ast, S.Wilson 7+6reb
Usti n/Labem: M.Ja'Borri 17+5reb+1ast, L.Kobe 14+3reb+5ast, P.Chayce 13+4reb+1ast, P.Ladislav 13+11reb, D.Zikla 12+3reb, L.Niels 10+2ast

Olomoucko - NH Ostrava 77-76:
NH Ostrava (2-1) recorded a loss on the court of Olomoucko. Visitors were edged by Olomoucko 77-76. Strangely NH Ostrava outrebounded Olomoucko 39-24 including 25 on the defensive glass. Americans were the main players on the court. It was an exceptional evening for swingman Lamb Autrey (193-1989, college: St.Mary's, TX) who led the winners and scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Asa Williams (198-1999, college: Montana Tech) accounted for 23 points for the winning side. Center Andre Screen (216-2001, college: Butler) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Alex Lomax (183-2000, college: Memphis, agency: MSG) added 14 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals respectively for NH Ostrava in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Olomoucko will play against Slavia in Praha in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. NH Ostrava will play at home against H.Kralove and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
NH Ostrava: A.Screen 17+12reb+1ast, A.Lomax 14+6reb+6ast, L.Palyza 14+3reb+1ast, O.Belikov 13+2reb+1ast, E.Howlin 8+7reb+1ast, M.Svoboda 8+5reb+2ast
Olomoucko: W.Asa 23+2reb, A.Lamb 21+8reb+6ast, S.Ondrej 11+4reb+3ast, G.Ethan 11+2reb+1ast, O.Jordan 6+2reb+1ast, B.Manny 4+2reb

Plzen - Srsni Pisek 81-88:
Not a big story in a game when Plzen (0-3) was defeated at home by Srsni Pisek (3-0) 88-81 on Sunday. The best player for the winners was international center Martin Svoboda (201-2001) who scored 23 points and 8 rebounds. Power forward Jan Karlovsky (201-1999) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Damon Nicholas Jr. (193, college: SHSU) who recorded 20 points and 7 rebounds and Michal Svojanovsky (200-2001) added 18 points and 7 assists respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Srsni Pisek will meet at home Pardubice in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Plzen will play against USK Praha (#12) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Plzen: D.Nicholas Jr. 20+7reb+3ast, S.Michal 18+2reb+7ast, T.D'Amico 15+2reb+5ast, J.Palenik 11+4reb+3ast, F.Vana 6+6reb, K.Jakub 4+15reb+2ast
Srsni Pisek: M.Svoboda 23+8reb+1ast, J.Svoboda 15+2reb+2ast, M.Burda 13+3reb+2ast, K.Jan 13+10reb+7ast, C.Mikulas 8+4reb+3ast, P.Slechta 7+5reb+2ast