OBL Round 30 (Regular Season): King lose to Legia

The Regular Season in OBL just ended. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Round 30 most important game was a defeat of league's leader Wilki Morskie (21-9). They were defeated by second ranked Legia (22-8) 88-84 on Wednesday night. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Wilki Morskie. It was a key game for the top position in the league. The former international Michal Kolenda (202-1997) had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and international Andrzej Pluta (190-2000) chipped in 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Legia's coach Heiko Rannula used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was Serbian forward Nemanja Popovic (205-2001) with 27 points and 9 rebounds. Legia have an impressive seven-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader. King at the other side dropped to the second place with nine games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Legia.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Trefl (19-11) against seventh ranked Anwil (17-13) on Wednesday night. Visiting Trefl was defeated by Anwil in Wloclawek 94-79. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Trefl. Icelandic point guard Elvar Fridriksson (182-1994, college: Barry) notched 11 points and 6 assists to lead the effort and Tyler Wahl supported him with 11 points. Even 19 points and 4 assists by American guard Grant Sherfield (188-1999, college: Oklahoma, agency: Octagon Europe) did not help to save the game for Trefl. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Anwil maintains seventh position with 17-13 record. Trefl at the other side dropped to the fourth place with 11 games lost.
Dziki (#5) was upset in Zielona Gora by eighth ranked Zastal 105-86. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Dziki. The best player for the winners was Conley Garrison who scored 9 points, 9 rebounds and 13 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Landrius Horton who recorded 18 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Zastal maintains eighth position with 16-14 record, which they share with Stal and MKS. Defending champion Dziki keeps the fifth place with 12 games lost. They share the position with Arka.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 30: GTK won against Czarni on the opponent's court 89-80. MKS managed to outperform Start in a home game 105-100. Slask rolled over Krosno on the road 88-66. Stal defeated Gornik on its own court 86-74. Arka was beaten by Arriva P.Cukier in Torun 95-86.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 20 points and 8 rebounds by Phil Fayne II of Zastal.



Anwil - Trefl 94-79

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Trefl (19-11) against seventh ranked Anwil (17-13) on Wednesday night. Visiting Trefl was defeated by Anwil in Wloclawek 94-79. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Trefl. Icelandic point guard Elvar Fridriksson (182-1994, college: Barry) notched 11 points and 6 assists to lead the effort and American forward Tyler Wahl (206-2001, college: Wisconsin) supported him with 11 points. Even 19 points and 4 assists by American guard Grant Sherfield (188-1999, college: Oklahoma, agency: Octagon Europe) did not help to save the game for Trefl. His fellow American import Kenny Goins (201-1996, college: Michigan St., agency: Players Group) added 10 points and 8 rebounds. Four Trefl players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Anwil maintains seventh position with 17-13 record. Trefl at the other side dropped to the fourth place with 11 games lost.
Top scorers:
Anwil: S.A.J. 13+1reb+3ast, W.Tyler 11+4reb+3ast, F.Elvar 11+1reb+6ast, K.Michal 9+2reb+1ast, J.Ife 8+1ast, M.Isaiah 8+3reb+1ast
Trefl: G.Sherfield 19+3reb+4ast, S.Nowicki 11+7reb, K.Suurorg 11+1reb+1ast, K.Goins 10+8reb, K.Szymon 10+1reb+2ast, P.Scruggs 8+6reb+3ast

Czarni - GTK 80-89

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Slupsk where 14th ranked Czarni (9-21) was defeated by fifteenth ranked GTK (7-23) 89-80 on Wednesday. GTK made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was Cape Verdean-Portuguese Ivan Almeida (197-1989, college: Stonehill) who scored 28 points and 9 rebounds. American guard KJ Jackson (187-1998, college: UMBC) chipped in 26 points and 6 rebounds. Four GTK players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was power forward Szymon Tomczak (201-1998, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) who recorded 16 points and 7 rebounds and American guard Chico Carter Jr (190-2000, college: DePaul) added 17 points and 4 assists respectively. Czarni's coach Ivica Skelin rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. GTK maintains fifteenth position with 7-23 record. Loser Czarni keeps the fourteenth place with 21 games lost.
Top scorers:
GTK: A.Ivan 28+9reb+2ast, J.KJ 26+6reb+3ast, K.Pisla 12+2reb+2ast, G.Wesley 10+15reb+3ast, M.Jodlowski 4+4reb+1ast, B.Maciej 4+3reb+1ast
Czarni: C.Carter Jr. 17+2reb+4ast, S.Tomczak 16+7reb+1ast, S.Hines Jr. 11+7reb+3ast, D.Wilczek 9+2reb, A.Skele 7+4reb+2ast, J.Parzenski 7+3reb

MKS DG - Start 105-100

Rather predictable result in Dabrowa Gornicza where ninth ranked MKS (16-14) defeated 13th ranked Start (10-20) 105-100 on Wednesday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. MKS dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to Start's 44. They outrebounded Start 45-34 including a 16-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. MKS looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was American power forward EJ Montgomery (208-1999, college: Kentucky) who scored 26 points and 6 rebounds (on 11-of-12 shooting from the field). The other American import guard Luther Muhammad (191-1999, college: Arizona St.) chipped in 21 points and 8 assists. MKS's coach Artur Gronek allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Quincy Ford (203-1993, college: Northeastern) who recorded a double-double by scoring 26 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and Georgian-American point guard Conner Frankamp (185-1995, college: Wichita St., agency: Octagon Europe) added 22 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) respectively. Five MKS and four Start players scored in double figures. MKS moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Zastal and Stal. Loser Start keeps the thirteenth position with 20 games lost.
Top scorers:
MKS DG: M.E.J. 26+6reb, M.Luther 21+3reb+8ast, P.Martin 17+9reb+2ast, B.Adrian 14+8reb, B.Dale 11+3reb+5ast, T.Jamarii 7+1reb+6ast
Start: Q.Ford 26+12reb+4ast, C.Frankamp 22+4reb+2ast, K.Michal 18+1reb+1ast, P.Bartlomiej 11+2reb+3ast, L.O'Reilly 8+3reb+3ast, C.Ramey 7+8reb+8ast

Krosno - Slask 66-88

Not a big story in a game in Krosno where 16th ranked Miasto Szkla (4-26) was rolled over by fourth ranked WKS Slask (20-10) 88-66 on Wednesday. Slask looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international forward Jakub Niziol (201-1996, college: Cal Poly) who scored 19 points and 9 assists. Bosnian Ajdin Penava (206-1997, college: Marshall) chipped in 11 points and 8 rebounds. Four WKS Slask players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Croatian power forward Ivica Radic (208-1990) who recorded a double-double by scoring 15 points and 13 rebounds and Estonian guard Leemet Bockler (200-2001, college: SMC) added 14 points respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Slask moved-up to third place. Krosno lost seventh consecutive game. They stay dead last with 26 lost games.
Top scorers:
Slask: N.Jakub 19+1reb+9ast, P.Ajdin 11+8reb, B.Kulikowski 11+3reb, U.Jakub 10+5reb, D.Stefan 10+2reb+1ast, W.Jarvis 8+6reb+1ast
Krosno: I.Radic 15+13reb+2ast, L.Bockler 14+3reb+1ast, T.Jackson 11+3reb+1ast, M.Jankowski 9+1reb+1ast, B.Shungu 6+5reb+5ast, J.Wojcik 6+6reb

Legia - King 88-84

Round 30 most important game was a defeat of league's leader Wilki Morskie (21-9). They were defeated by second ranked Legia (22-8) 88-84 on Wednesday night. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Wilki Morskie. It was a key game for the top position in the league. The former international Michal Kolenda (202-1997) had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and international Andrzej Pluta (190-2000) chipped in 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Legia's coach Heiko Rannula used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was Serbian forward Nemanja Popovic (205-2001) with 27 points and 9 rebounds and international forward Tomasz Gielo (205-1993, college: Ole Miss) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Legia have an impressive seven-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader. King at the other side dropped to the second place with nine games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Legia.
Top scorers:
Legia: M.Kolenda 23+13reb+2ast, P.Carl 18+9reb, P.Andrzej 16+5reb+6ast, H.Shane 13+5reb+2ast, G.Jayvon 8+2reb+3ast, B.DJ 4+4reb+1ast
King: N.Popovic 27+9reb, T.Gielo 14+7reb+3ast, A.Roberts 13+4reb, N.Freidel 12+5reb+2ast, J.Roach 11+3reb+2ast, J.Novak 5+4reb+13ast

Stal - Gornik 86-74

Everything could happen in Ostrow Wielkopolski at the game between two tied teams. Both eleventh ranked Stal and 10th ranked Gornik had identical 15-14 record. This time Stal used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Walbrzych 86-74 on Wednesday night. Stal made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was Latvian power forward Mareks Mejeris (207-1991) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds. American guard Trenton Gibson (193-2000, college: Indiana St.) chipped in 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Five Stal players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American point guard Lovell Cabbil (188-1997, college: Liberty) who recorded 18 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and his fellow American import guard Ryan Taylor (198-1995, college: Northwestern) added 15 points respectively. Stal (16-14) moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Zastal and MKS. Loser Gornik dropped to the eleventh position with 15 games lost.
Top scorers:
Stal: G.Trenton 17+5reb+6ast, M.Mareks 16+13reb+3ast, S.Luka 16+4reb+4ast, L.Daniel 15+1reb, J.Quan 12+6reb, G.Daniel 7+1reb+4ast
Gornik: L.Cabbil 18+5reb+8ast, R.Taylor 15+3reb+1ast, A.Anderson III 14+1reb+2ast, W.Dariusz 9+8reb+1ast, G.Kulka 8+4reb+1ast, M.Bojanowski 5+6reb+2ast

Arriva P.Cukier - Arka 95-86

There was an upset in Torun where higher ranked Arka (18-12) was defeated by twelfth ranked Twarde Pierniki (12-18) 95-86 on Wednesday. Arriva P.Cukier looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international power forward Damian Kulig (205-1987) who had a double-double by scoring 28 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Serbian Aleksandar Langovic (205-2001) chipped in 24 points and 5 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Twarde Pierniki's coach Srdjan Subotic allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international Jaroslaw Zyskowski (203-1992) who recorded 20 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and French point guard Milan Barbitch (197-2001) added 14 points and 6 assists respectively. Four Arriva P.Cukier and five Arka players scored in double figures. Arriva P.Cukier maintains twelfth position with 12-18 record. Loser Arka dropped to the fifth place with 12 games lost. They share the position with Dziki.
Top scorers:
Arriva P.Cukier: K.Damian 28+15reb+4ast, L.Aleksandar 24+5reb, T.Noah 17+2reb+6ast, P.Tayler 14+6reb+7ast, C.Isaiah 6+2reb+5ast, S.Mateusz 3+3reb+2ast
Arka: J.Zyskowski 20+4reb+3ast, B.Luke 17+3reb+1ast, M.Barbitch 14+3reb+6ast, J.Garbacz 13+2reb, E.Tubutis 11+9reb+2ast, M.Okauru 5+4reb+2ast

Zastal - Dziki 105-86

Dziki (#5) was upset in Zielona Gora by eighth ranked Zastal 105-86. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Dziki. Zastal dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Dziki's 30. Zastal shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Conley Garrison (185-1999, college: Furman) who scored 9 points, 9 rebounds and 13 assists. American-Belizean power forward Phil Fayne II (206-1997, college: Illinois St.) chipped in 20 points and 8 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!). At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Landrius Horton (193-1998, college: Columbus St.) who recorded 18 points and 5 rebounds and Grzegorz Kaminski (200-2000) added 20 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Four Zastal and five Dziki players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Zastal maintains eighth position with 16-14 record, which they share with Stal and MKS. Defending champion Dziki keeps the fifth place with 12 games lost. They share the position with Arka.
Top scorers:
Zastal: M.Jayvon 23+1reb, F.Phil 20+8reb+2ast, J.Szumert 12+4reb+1ast, M.Andrzej 11+4reb+8ast, L.Chavaughn 10+3reb+4ast, G.Conley 9+9reb+13ast
Dziki: K.Grzegorz 20+5reb+1ast, L.Horton 18+5reb+3ast, D.Edge 14+1reb+3ast, T.Chavez 13+2reb+7ast, R.Soares 12+3reb, L.Frackiewicz 7+4reb+2ast