1Liga Round 7 (Regular Season): Svitavy loses to Zlin

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Round 7 most important game was a defeat of league's leader Svitavy (5-2). They were crushed by fourth ranked Zlin (5-2) 97-74 on Sunday night. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Zlin outrebounded Svitavy 44-27 including 29 on the defensive glass. Zlin looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Svitavy's players. It was a great evening for center Jakub Krakovic (205-1990) who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points and 6 rebounds. Power forward Jan Micka (204-2002) helped adding 20 points and 6 rebounds. Zlin's coach Jaroslav Kotala felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side naturalized Slovakian point guard Roman Marko (192-1986) responded with 15 points. Zlin moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Svitavy. Svitavy will play next round against Pardubice trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Zlin will try to continue on its current victory against eighth ranked MS Academy in Ostrava.
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked J.Hradec as it allowed them to take a leadership position. J.Hradec defeated 10th ranked Slavia PT in Jindrichuv Hradec 94-76. It was an exceptional evening for center Matej Zejdl (208-2003) who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 19 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists. Marek Zvolanek accounted for 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. point guard Vojtech Zeithammer (150-2005) came up with 19 points and 9 assists for Slavia PT in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. J.Hradec (6-1) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Novy Jicin. Slavia PT lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with five games lost. They share the position with Olomouc Bbal. Slavia PT will play next round against strong USK Praha B trying to get back on the winning streak. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will travel locally in Praha to the arena of USK Praha B. J.Hradec will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Cz.Academy at Praha.
Quite upsetting was Radotin's (#6) 19-point home defeat in a game versus seventh ranked Sokol Prazsky who smashed hosts . Adam Ruzicka fired 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Lukas Festr produced 17 points for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Sokol Prazsky (3-4) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Brno 2. Radotin at the other side dropped to the seventh position with five games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Sokol Prazsky will meet at home Polabi (#8) in the next round. Radotin will play against Litomerice and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 7: Cz.Academy won against Polabi on the opponent's court 80-79. Novy Jicin outscored MS Academy in a home game 93-71. Brno 2 recorded a loss to Opava 2010 on the road 89-87. Vysoka defeated Slavia ZB on its own court 76-71.



Polabi - Cz.Academy 79-80:
Very expected game in Nymburk where 8th ranked Polabi (2-5) was edged by fourth ranked Cz.Academy (3-1) 80-79 on Sunday. Strangely Polabi outrebounded Cz.Academy 51-39 including 37 on the defensive glass. Tomas Zronek (-2007) fired 25 points for the winners. Forward Krystof Davidek (203-2008) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds. point guard Theodor Dlugos (183-1997) produced 20 points and Lukas Stegbauer (197-1995) added 9 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Four Polabi players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Cz.Academy maintains fourth place with 3-1 record. Polabi at the other side dropped to the seventh position with five games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Cz.Academy will meet at home league's leader J.Hradec in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Polabi will play against Sokol Prazsky (#5) in Praha and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Cz.Academy: T.Zronek 25+3reb+1ast, K.Brezik 13+3reb+3ast, D.Krystof 12+10reb+2ast, M.Prochazka 9+8reb+1ast, N.Messele 8+7reb+4ast, Z.Jakub 5+1reb+1ast
Polabi: D.Theodor 20+4reb+2ast, S.Thomas 11+6reb+4ast, G.Arsen 10+10reb+3ast, K.Adam 10+7reb, J.Jakub 9+6reb+1ast, L.Stegbauer 9+9reb+5ast

J.Hradec - Slavia PT 94-76:
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked J.Hradec as it allowed them to take a leadership position. J.Hradec defeated 10th ranked Slavia PT in Jindrichuv Hradec 94-76. J.Hradec dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Slavia PT's 30. They outrebounded Slavia PT 56-38 including a 37-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. J.Hradec players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists. Slavia PT was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for center Matej Zejdl (208-2003) who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 19 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists. Swingman Marek Zvolanek (201-2006) accounted for 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Five J.Hradec players scored in double figures. point guard Vojtech Zeithammer (150-2005) came up with 19 points and 9 assists and Matej Langsadl (-2007) added 11 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Slavia PT in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. J.Hradec (6-1) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Novy Jicin. Slavia PT lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with five games lost. They share the position with Olomouc Bbal. Slavia PT will play next round against strong USK Praha B trying to get back on the winning streak. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will travel locally in Praha to the arena of USK Praha B. J.Hradec will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Cz.Academy at Praha.
Top scorers:
J.Hradec: M.Zejdl 19+17reb+10ast, C.Jackson 15+8reb+1ast, W.AJ 14+3reb+5ast, Z.Marek 12+10reb+4ast, J.Simonek 11+7reb+3ast, D.Nosek 11+3reb+1ast
Slavia PT: Z.Vojtech 19+3reb+9ast, V.Zahorik 12+5reb+1ast, L.Matej 11+9reb+3ast, H.Prokop 8+3reb+2ast, B.Michal 6+3reb+2ast, F.Simon 6+6reb+2ast

Novy Jicin - MS Academy 93-71:
Very predictable result when first ranked Novy Jicin (6-1) smashed at home 7th ranked MS Academy (2-5) 93-71 on Sunday. Novy Jicin dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to MS Academy's 32. Novy Jicin looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international center Vaclav Bujnoch (200-1993, college: Des Moines A.) fired 12 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Center Miroslav Kvapil (202-1993) chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Five Novy Jicin players scored in double figures. point guard Pavel Czudek (161-2006) produced 24 points and 8 assists and guard Viktor Novak (191-2008) added 18 points respectively for lost side. MS Academy's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Novy Jicin maintains first place with 6-1 record, which they share with J.Hradec. MS Academy at the other side keeps the seventh position with five games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Novy Jicin will meet Slavia ZB (#5) in the next round. MS Academy will play against the league's second-placed Zlin and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Novy Jicin: K.Miroslav 15+5reb+1ast, J.Kelar 13+5reb, V.Bujnoch 12+9reb+3ast, S.Cermak 12+5reb, Z.Jakubu 11+2ast, I.Adam 11+5reb+3ast
MS Academy: C.Pavel 24+3reb+8ast, N.Viktor 18+1reb+2ast, D.Marko 12+7reb+1ast, S.Jan 4+2reb, K.Daniel 4+1reb+1ast, H.Tomas 3+4reb

Opava 2010 - Brno 2 89-87:
There was an upset when higher ranked Brno 2 (3-4) was edged on the road by ninth ranked Opava 2010 (2-5) 89-87 on Sunday. Opava 2010 dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Brno 2's 32. Opava 2010 looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Vaclav Warisch (-2007) fired 29 points and 7 assists for the winners. Forward Stepan Pavelek (198-2002) chipped in 10 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Guard Jan Strasak (190-1998) produced 24 points and 5 rebounds and Krystof Pys (-2009) added 19 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Five Opava 2010 and four Brno 2 players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Opava 2010 moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Brno 2 at the other side keeps the fifth position with four games lost. They share it with Sokol Prazsky. Opava 2010 will meet at home higher ranked Vysoka (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Brno 2 will play against Olomouc Bbal and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Opava 2010: V.Warisch 29+1reb+7ast, D.Motycka 13+8reb+1ast, V.Gronsky 13+5reb+2ast, M.Perkins 11+2reb+2ast, S.Pavelek 10+8reb+8ast, T.Durczok 8+3reb
Brno 2: S.Jan 24+5reb+1ast, P.Krystof 19+2reb+6ast, T.Houzar 16+3reb+3ast, P.Adam 11+3reb+2ast, Z.Lukas 6+1reb, M.Ruzicka 5+5reb+2ast

Radotin - Sokol Prazsky 63-82:
Quite upsetting was Radotin's (#6) 19-point home defeat in a game versus seventh ranked Sokol Prazsky who smashed hosts . They also forced 22 Radotin turnovers. Guard Adam Ruzicka (194-2004) fired 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Tobias Mikula (204-1999) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. Four Sokol Prazsky players scored in double figures. point guard Lukas Festr (187-1994) produced 17 points and Jakub Jaros (-2006) added 9 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Sokol Prazsky (3-4) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Brno 2. Radotin at the other side dropped to the seventh position with five games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Sokol Prazsky will meet at home Polabi (#8) in the next round. Radotin will play against Litomerice and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sokol Prazsky: T.Mikula 15+7reb+1ast, N.Filip 12+4reb+2ast, J.Sop 11+5reb+1ast, A.Ruzicka 10+8reb+5ast, L.Charvat 10+6reb+1ast, T.Blazek 8+4reb
Radotin: L.Festr 17+3reb+2ast, J.Jakub 9+9reb+1ast, O.Daniel 7+5reb+1ast, P.Michael 6+3reb, T.Marek 6+8reb, D.Fait 5+2reb+3ast

Vysoka - Slavia ZB 76-71:
We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams in Vysoka nad Labem where fifth ranked Vysoka (4-3) beat 4th placed Slavia ZB (4-3) 76-71 on Sunday. Vysoka forced 23 Slavia ZB turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Center Vojtech Kalny (208-2002) fired 9 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Forward Krystof Bata (196-2000) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Guard Michal Balint (186-2006) produced 25 points and 5 rebounds and forward Matej Rous (197-2003) added 14 points and 12 rebounds respectively for lost side. Slavia ZB's coach Peter Balint tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Vysoka moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Slavia ZB. Vysoka will meet Opava 2010 (#9) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Slavia ZB will play against the league's leader Novy Jicin (#1) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Vysoka: K.Bata 14+6reb+1ast, T.Tkadlec 12+3reb+4ast, S.David 12+6reb+2ast, V.Kalny 9+9reb+3ast, S.Dominik 9+7reb+3ast, K.Lukas 8+4reb+6ast
Slavia ZB: B.Michal 25+5reb+3ast, M.Rous 14+12reb, R.Vitezslav 8+3reb+3ast, V.Petr 7+3reb+4ast, V.Dalibor 7+1reb+5ast, F.Richard 4+4reb+1ast

Zlin - Svitavy 97-74:
Round 7 most important game was a defeat of league's leader Svitavy (5-2). They were crushed by fourth ranked Zlin (5-2) 97-74 on Sunday night. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Zlin outrebounded Svitavy 44-27 including 29 on the defensive glass. Zlin looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Svitavy's players. It was a great evening for center Jakub Krakovic (205-1990) who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points and 6 rebounds. Power forward Jan Micka (204-2002) helped adding 20 points and 6 rebounds. Zlin's coach Jaroslav Kotala felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side naturalized Slovakian point guard Roman Marko (192-1986) responded with 15 points and swingman Jiri Svojanovsky (194-2002) scored 12 points. Five Zlin and four Svitavy players scored in double figures. Zlin moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Svitavy. Svitavy will play next round against Pardubice trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Zlin will try to continue on its current victory against eighth ranked MS Academy in Ostrava.
Top scorers:
Zlin: J.Krakovic 20+6reb+2ast, J.Micka 20+6reb+1ast, J.Musil 11+3reb+2ast, T.Jansa 10+4reb+2ast, M.Mueller 10+4reb+3ast, P.Radek 10+6reb+6ast
Svitavy: R.Marko 15+4reb+1ast, S.Jiri 12+4reb+2ast, S.Pavel 11+5reb+1ast, N.Martin 10+2reb+2ast, V.Vondra 8+4reb, M.Nabelek 6+1reb