Bonus League Round 2 (Regular Season): Alftanes defeat IR Reykjavik

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

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of IR Reykjavik at the home court on Thursday night. Hosts were rolled over by Alftanes 119-88. The game without a history. Alftanes led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to IR Reykjavik's 52. Alftanes forced 19 IR Reykjavik turnovers and outrebounded them 43-29 including 29 on the defensive glass. Alftanes looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. American-French forward Jordan Semple (201-1992, college: Chico St.) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. American point guard Dedrick Basile (178-1994, college: CSUB) contributed with 22 points and 7 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. American guard Montez Mathis (193-1999, college: St.John's) replied with 23 points and 5 rebounds for IR Reykjavik. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Alftanes is looking forward to face Keflavik at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. IR Reykjavik will play against Hottur in Egilsstadir and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 2: Sindri lost to Keflavik on the road 90-106. KR Reykjavik won against Njardvik on its own court 84-73. Armann lost to Tindastoll in Sauoarkrokur 86-109. Winless Stjarnan recorded a loss to Hottur at home 98-103. Grindavik lost to undefeated Valur on the opponent's court 74-81.
The most impressive performance of 2nd round was 22 points and 19 rebounds by Mirza Bulic of Grindavik.



IR Reykjavik - Alftanes 88-119:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of IR Reykjavik at the home court on Thursday night. Hosts were rolled over by Alftanes 119-88. The game without a history. Alftanes led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to IR Reykjavik's 52. Alftanes forced 19 IR Reykjavik turnovers and outrebounded them 43-29 including 29 on the defensive glass. Alftanes looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. American-French forward Jordan Semple (201-1992, college: Chico St.) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. American point guard Dedrick Basile (178-1994, college: CSUB) contributed with 22 points and 7 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. American guard Montez Mathis (193-1999, college: St.John's) replied with 23 points and 5 rebounds and Swedish guard Jarrett Bryant (198-2003, college: Westmont) added 15 points in the effort for IR Reykjavik. Five Alftanes and four IR Reykjavik players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Alftanes is looking forward to face Keflavik at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. IR Reykjavik will play against Hottur in Egilsstadir and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Alftanes: S.Jordan 22+10reb+6ast, B.Dedrick 22+2reb+7ast, P.Sigurdur 17+6reb+5ast, G.Luka 15+6reb+1ast, L.Martins 12+3reb, B.Frank 10+5reb+2ast
IR Reykjavik: M.Mathis 23+5reb+3ast, J.Bryant 15+4reb+2ast, I.Kristjan 13+2reb+2ast, K.Kone 13+7reb, D.Koljanin 8+9reb+3ast, H.Hjalmarsson 7+1reb+3ast

Keflavik - Sindri 106-90:
No shocking result in a game when Keflavik beat at home Sindri 106-90 on Thursday. The game was mostly controlled by Keflavik. Sindri managed to win second period 30-25. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Keflavik looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Keflavik made 7 blocks. 28 personal fouls committed by Sindri helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international guard Bragi Gudmundsson (196-2003, college: Campbell, agency: One Motive Sports) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. American guard Jamir Chaplin (193-2000, college: Little Rock) contributed with 26 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Five Keflavik players scored in double figures. American point guard Kaleb Higgins (178-2001, college: CSUB) replied with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists and Swedish-American forward Craig Lecesne (206-1997, college: SJSU) added 23 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Sindri. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Keflavik is looking forward to face Alftanes in Reykjavik in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Sindri will play at home against Tindastoll and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Keflavik: C.Jamir 26+1reb+5ast, G.Bragi 24+10reb+6ast, B.Jaka 17+8reb+1ast, P.Hilmar 16+4reb+6ast, G.Olafur 12+7reb+2ast, J.Robertas 7+6reb+2ast
Sindri: C.Lecesne 23+10reb+1ast, K.Higgins 20+8reb+9ast, M.Meiers 15+6reb+2ast, B.Erlendur 9+1reb+1ast, J.Hilmar 5+2reb, S.Magnus 4+5reb+1ast

KR Reykjavik - Njardvik 84-73:
Very expected game when Njardvik lost on the road to KR Reykjavik 84-73 on Thursday. The hosts trailed by 5 points after three quarters before their 22-6 charge, which allowed them to win the game. KR Reykjavik dominated on the defensive end, holding Njardvik to just 6 points in fourth quarter. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Greek point guard Rafail Lanaras (196-2001) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. ex-international guard Thorir Thorbjarnarson (198-1998, college: Nebraska, agency: Octagon Europe) contributed with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists for the winners. Four KR Reykjavik players scored in double figures. Serbian center Aleksa Ilic (207-2000, agency: Olsta) replied with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds and American guard Makye Richards (188-1999, college: Xavier, LA) added 23 points and 6 assists in the effort for Njardvik. KR Reykjavik's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Reykjavik Armann.
Top scorers:
KR Reykjavik: J.Linards 20+6reb+3ast, L.Rafail 18+10reb+4ast, T.Thorir 15+5reb+11ast, R.Adam 12+10reb+7ast, B.Lars 9+1reb+1ast, B.Roberts 8+2reb+1ast
Njardvik: M.Richards 23+3reb+6ast, A.Ilic 20+10reb+2ast, G.Brynjar 12+5reb+2ast, C.Isaiah 7+1reb, S.Svejcar 6+4reb+2ast, H.Hugi 5+4reb+4ast

Tindastoll - Armann 109-86:
Rather predictable result when Tindastoll rolled over Armann in Sauoarkrokur 109-86 on Thursday. The game without a history. Tindastoll led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 26-of-30 free shots (86.7 percent) during the game. Bulgarian-American point guard Dee Bost (189-1989, college: MSU, agency: Dagger Basket) orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. ex-international point guard Sigtryggur Bjornsson (180-1993, college: St.Mary's) contributed with 21 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Five Tindastoll players scored in double figures. American guard Kinyon Hodges (188-2000, college: Tennessee St.) replied with 26 points and 7 rebounds and Swedish guard Adam Johansson (191-2000, agency: BIG) added 17 points in the effort for Armann. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tindastoll is looking forward to face Sindri in Hofn in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Armann's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Reykjavik to the arena KR Reykjavik.
Top scorers:
Tindastoll: B.Sigtryggur 21+5reb+2ast, B.Dee 18+6reb+8ast, R.Agustsson 18+8reb+1ast, M.Ade 18+7reb+1ast, B.Taiwo 12+3reb+1ast, G.Davis 6+2reb+3ast
Armann: K.Hodges 26+7reb+2ast, A.Johansson 17+1reb+3ast, I.Gudmundsson 14+3reb+3ast, S.Jonasson 8+2reb+1ast, G.Arnaldur 8+4reb+1ast, Z.Jukic 5+4reb+6ast

Stjarnan - Hottur 98-103:
But Stjarnan was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Egilsstadir 103-98 on Friday night. Stjarnan trailed by 15 points after 3 quarters before a 32-22 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 98-103 at the end of the game. Hottur made 25-of-33 free shots (75.8 percent) during the game. Hottur outrebounded Stjarnan 41-29 including 16 on the offensive glass. 26 personal fouls committed by Stjarnan helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American point guard Marquis Jackson (183-1994, college: Ohio Christian) orchestrated the victory by scoring 27 points and 7 assists. Montenegrin power forward Nemanja Knezevic (202-1987, agency: Dagger Basket) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. The former international guard Hilmar Henningsson (195-2000) replied with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and ex-international point guard Aegir Steinarsson (185-1991, college: Newberry) added 19 points and 9 assists in the effort for Stjarnan. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hottur is looking forward to face IR Reykjavik at home in the next round. Stjarnan will play against Grindavik and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Hottur: J.Marquis 27+3reb+7ast, M.Josh 18+4reb, T.Obie 14+1reb+1ast, K.Nemanja 12+11reb+2ast, S.Birgisson 11+11reb+2ast, G.David 8+5reb
Stjarnan: H.Henningsson 29+8reb+6ast, M.Stajcic 22+5reb+2ast, A.Steinarsson 19+2reb+9ast, B.Jonsson 10+3reb+1ast, V.Ludviksson 5+5reb+1ast, H.Arnarson 5+2reb+1ast

Valur - Grindavik 81-74:
Everything went according to plan when Valur defeated Grindavik in Reykjavik 81-74 on Friday. The hosts trailed by 6 points after three quarters before their 19-6 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Valur dominated on the defensive end, holding Grindavik to just 6 points in fourth quarter. Forward Atli Katrinarson (202-2010) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds. Argentinian-Italian Pablo Bertone (190-1990, college: FAU) contributed with 25 points for the winners. Four Valur players scored in double figures. Bosnian Mirza Bulic (207-1992) replied with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 19 rebounds and ex-international guard Ragnar Bragason (201-1994) added 20 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Grindavik. Valur is looking forward to face Njardvik on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Grindavik will play against Stjarnan and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Valur: B.Pablo 25+4reb+1ast, J.Kari 17+2reb+4ast, L.Dwayne 17+6reb+5ast, A.Katrinarson 16+14reb+3ast, A.Kristofer 4+9reb+4ast, V.Svavarsson 2
Grindavik: M.Bulic 22+19reb+3ast, B.Ragnar 20+6reb+2ast, A.Helgason 13+6reb+3ast, K.Unnsteinn 7+2reb, V.Valur 6+2reb+3ast, J.Pargo 6+2reb+7ast