Super Liga Round 3 of Regular Season

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

The most interesting game of round 3 was only one-point a home defeat of Tikvesh (1-2) to Kumanovo MK (2-1) 76-75. Strangely Tikvesh outrebounded Kumanovo MK 40-25 including 30 on the defensive glass. It was a great evening for American guard Cameron Gooden (182-1998, college: Utah Tech, agency: One Motive Sports) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points and 4 assists. ex-international forward Stojan Gjuroski (203-1991, college: La Tech, agency: BIG) helped adding 14 points and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American guard Davion Sykes (198-2003, college: SIU) with 27 points and 8 rebounds. Kumanovo MK is looking forward to face Rabotnicki in Skopje in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Tikvesh will play on the road against Kozuv in Gevgelija and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Skopje: MZT Skopje (#1) and TFT (#8). Despite it looked like an easy game for MZT Skopje, those rules do not exist in derby games. It's more the case of honor for local supporters and such games have that special and unique approach you cannot find in other games. Guest TFT challenged much higher ranked MZT Skopje giving them a very tough game, but finally losing it by four points 70-66. It was an exceptional evening for Serbian point guard Tadija Tadic (194-1999, agency: Olsta) who led the winners and scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Dimitrije Nikolic accounted for 15 points and 5 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Guinean-American forward Sekou Sylla (195-2000, college: Towson) came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds for TFT in the defeat. TFT's coach Boro Smilkovski rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. MZT Skopje will play against Strumica (#6) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. TFT will play against Sokoli 1933 to get more than just one victory in their record.
The game in Bitola was also quite interesting. Rabotnicki (3-0) played at the court of Pelister (1-2). Rabotnicki managed to secure a 4-point victory 91-87 on Sunday. The best player for the winners was Viktor Efremovski who scored 22 points. Rabotnicki's coach Vladimir Mirkovski used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was Nikola Kocovic who recorded 30 points and 5 assists. Rabotnicki will meet at home Kumanovo MK (#4) in the next round. Pelister will play against Madzari 2003 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 3 Strumica lost to Madzari 2003 on the opponent's court 68-83. Winless Sokoli 1933 unfortunately lost to Kozuv in a home game 77-85.



Madzari 2003 - Strumica 83-68:
There was a minor upset in Skopje where Strumica (1-2) was defeated by Madzari 2003 (1-2) 83-68 on Sunday. The best player for the winners was American guard Cameron Jones (198-1999, college: McNeese St.) who scored 32 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. His fellow American import forward Collin Parker (203-2003, college: Austin Peay) chipped in 21 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Cameron Crawford (196-2003, college: Duquesne) who recorded 18 points and 5 rebounds and ex-international forward Dimitar Pandev (208-1997, college: IUPUI) added 18 points respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Madzari 2003 will meet Pelister (#9) in the next round. Strumica will play against MZT Skopje (#1) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Strumica: C.Crawford 18+5reb, D.Pandev 18+4reb, M.Jacobs 12+2reb+4ast, M.Harris 9+11reb+1ast, M.Saiti 6+3reb, K.Petar 3
Madzari 2003: J.Cameron 32+8reb+4ast, P.Collin 21+9reb+1ast, M.Marko 12+3reb, S.Mladenovski 9+3reb+2ast, J.Jayden 3+5reb+1ast, V.Ivan 2+1reb+2ast

Sokoli 1933 - Kozuv 77-85:
Very predictable result in Stip where Kozuv (2-1) defeated Sokoli 1933 (0-3) 85-77 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was Nikola Bojchev (192-2004) who scored 31 points and 5 steals. American forward Nigel Burris (201-2003, college: Weber St.) chipped in 22 points and 8 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was swingman Ivica Dimcevski (195-1989) who recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and 15 rebounds and American point guard Cam Hamilton (180-1999, college: Valdosta St.) added 22 points and 4 assists respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Kozuv will meet at home Tikvesh (#7) in the next round. Sokoli 1933 will play against TFT in Skopje and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Sokoli 1933: C.Hamilton 22+4reb+4ast, V.Djordjevic 17+8reb, I.Dimcevski 16+15reb+1ast, J.Pal 14+10reb+3ast, M.Mitev 5+3reb+1ast, S.Aleksandar 2+1ast
Kozuv: B.Nikola 31+1reb+3ast, B.Nigel 22+8reb, S.Stefan 15+10reb+2ast, A.Terry 13+5reb+5ast, A.Kolev 2+3reb+1ast, K.Ilija 2+6reb+5ast

MZT Skopje - TFT 70-66:
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Skopje: MZT Skopje (#1) and TFT (#8). Despite it looked like an easy game for MZT Skopje, those rules do not exist in derby games. It's more the case of honor for local supporters and such games have that special and unique approach you cannot find in other games. Guest TFT challenged much higher ranked MZT Skopje giving them a very tough game, but finally losing it by four points 70-66. TFT was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for Serbian point guard Tadija Tadic (194-1999, agency: Olsta) who led the winners and scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Serbian center Dimitrije Nikolic (211-1997) accounted for 15 points and 5 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Guinean-American forward Sekou Sylla (195-2000, college: Towson) came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds and American forward Nakavieon White (201-2002, college: Georgia South) added 6 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for TFT in the defeat. TFT's coach Boro Smilkovski rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. MZT Skopje will play against Strumica (#6) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. TFT will play against Sokoli 1933 to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
TFT: S.Sylla 19+13reb, A.Louis 13+2reb+2ast, M.Mitrevski 10+1reb, T.Stojanoski 8+2reb, N.White 6+5reb+7ast, G.Zafirov 4+3reb
MZT Skopje: N.Dimitrije 15+5reb, T.Tadija 12+5reb+4ast, V.Lesley 11+2reb+2ast, S.Damjan 8+6reb+2ast, A.Maslinko 8+6reb+1ast, S.Vojdan 6+4reb+1ast

Pelister - Rabotnicki 87-91:
The game in Bitola was also quite interesting. Rabotnicki (3-0) played at the court of Pelister (1-2). Rabotnicki managed to secure a 4-point victory 91-87 on Sunday. The best player for the winners was the former international Viktor Efremovski (194-1998) who scored 22 points. American-Hungarian point guard Darrin Govens (185-1988, college: St.Joseph's) chipped in 14 points and 9 assists. Four Rabotnicki players scored in double figures. Rabotnicki's coach Vladimir Mirkovski used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was Serbian guard Nikola Kocovic (197-1996) who recorded 30 points and 5 assists and American point guard CJ Wilson (180-1994, college: Young Harris) added 20 points and 4 assists respectively. Rabotnicki will meet at home Kumanovo MK (#4) in the next round. Pelister will play against Madzari 2003 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Pelister: N.Kocovic 30+4reb+5ast, C.Wilson 20+4reb+4ast, A.Range 10+11reb+1ast, R.Wheeler 9+9reb, L.Savikjevikj 8+1reb+1ast, B.Dimitriev 5+3reb
Rabotnicki: E.Viktor 22+4reb+2ast, J.Ellingsworth 16+6reb, R.Robert 15+5reb, G.Darrin 14+2reb+9ast, R.Damjan 9+2reb+2ast, F.Nakov 7+4reb+1ast

Tikvesh - Kumanovo MK 75-76:
The most interesting game of round 3 was only one-point a home defeat of Tikvesh (1-2) to Kumanovo MK (2-1) 76-75. Strangely Tikvesh outrebounded Kumanovo MK 40-25 including 30 on the defensive glass. It was a great evening for American guard Cameron Gooden (182-1998, college: Utah Tech, agency: One Motive Sports) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points and 4 assists. ex-international forward Stojan Gjuroski (203-1991, college: La Tech, agency: BIG) helped adding 14 points and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American guard Davion Sykes (198-2003, college: SIU) with 27 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import guard Jeremy Smith (190-1991, college: Nicholls) scored 20 points and 4 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Kumanovo MK is looking forward to face Rabotnicki in Skopje in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Tikvesh will play on the road against Kozuv in Gevgelija and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Tikvesh: D.Sykes 27+8reb+3ast, J.Smith 20+4reb+4ast, S.Gligorijevic 9+11reb+4ast, Z.Todor 6+4reb+1ast, T.Wolfe 6+7reb+1ast, M.Ilija 4+3reb
Kumanovo MK: G.Cameron 21+4reb+4ast, S.Andreja 15+2reb, G.Stojan 14+4reb+4ast, S.Boban 9+6reb+3ast, F.Stefan 8+6reb+4ast, K.Bojan 5+1ast