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Lebanese League -Official thread- News and Updates

Do we have a formal system to trade players here in Lebanon?

I was thinking that Sagesse could really use Alpha as well next year in the local league. If that happens then they would need a solid Lebanese presence down low along with the 2nd import.

Also, with the implementation of the 10 team league next year, does that mean that the 2 finalists from the 2nd division will be moved up? It seems that Kahraba and Tebnine would be good additions especially considering Tebnine's performance against Mouttahed in the Lebanese Cup.
 
illmatic88 said:
Do we have a formal system to trade players here in Lebanon?

I was thinking that Sagesse could really use Alpha as well next year in the local league. If that happens then they would need a solid Lebanese presence down low along with the 2nd import.

Also, with the implementation of the 10 team league next year, does that mean that the 2 finalists from the 2nd division will be moved up? It seems that Kahraba and Tebnine would be good additions especially considering Tebnine's performance against Mouttahed in the Lebanese Cup.
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The lebanese teams should start a new mentality in Basketball,like trade players,draft the players,load the players...
this summer should be very decisive for the future of the lebanese league,today Elie Mchantaf said that Sagesse next year will have a very good bench with very good players,i felt happy when i heard such statements from Elie.This means that Sagesse is seriously thinking to compete Riyadi and trying to reach a good level outside especially that next year the champion of the asian cup will qualify to the WC for clubs like the Mcdonald championship if you remember when Sagesse had participated.
Blue Stars also is very close to sign with the lebanese descent player " Tom Ammar" who will be a great addition to the lebanese basketball,be sure!
Mouttahed seem to be a very professional team,every year mouttahed is improving with a great enthusiasm.
Tebnine and kahraba as u said are very close to move up to the 1st div,i hope they will be competitive next year.


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Also Coach Fouad Abou chakra will be hosted tomorrow with Ibrahim Wehbe on New TV in "Dunk" program to discuss the reasons for the bad performance of Riyadi during the arab champions cup.
In the div 2 league,tebnine led the serie 2-0 against ENB,and same for kahraba vs Antonine.
 
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3rd game

Champville vs Blue Stars 60-72

Best performances:

Blue Stars: Jean Abdelnour (28pts,7rebs,4assists),Derek Tarver(18pts),Rodrigue Akl(8pts,12rebs,7assists)

Champville:Jarred Merril (17pts),Jonathan Jones (13pts),Elie Estephan(11pts)

Serie: 2-1 for Blue Stars
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Blue Stars Dictates A 2-1 Series Lead Against Champville


Date: May 3, 2008


Getting into the desired rhythm early on the game proved worthy for Blue Stars.

Game 3 started out looking like a carbon copy of Game 1… Champville’s attempts leading to Blue Stars’ fast breaks.

Blue Stars had it easy in the first half. All the hosts had to do was make sure they rebound Champville’s missed shots and score in transition.

After a close few minutes, Blue Stars went on a 10-0 run, mainly off fast breaks, and never trailed from there.

In the second quarter, Champville’s shots betrayed its players once more. And once more, the Blue Stars took advantage.

They doubled their lead, extending it to 15 points, and outscoring Champville 21-13.

Even when they weren’t scoring in transition, they were showing their dominance inside.

Blue stars shot 53% from the floor, making 13 of 17 attempts in the paint, where they found little resistance, to lead 49-33 at the break.

Keeping a 15-point-plus cushion in the third, Blue Stars proved themselves worthy of a Game 3 victory. They stayed in control throughout the second half and sealed the 72-60 win to lead the series 2-1.

Jarred Merrill, who left the game at the end of the third quarter, after sustaining an ankle injury, finished with 17 points and 5 rebounds.

“It’s [the ankle] throbbing,” Merrill said. “Just gotta ice it, sleep on it and get some rest… and I hope I’ll be able to play tomorrow.”

About the game, he said, “We’ve had problems all year. Sometimes we’re good, sometimes we’re bad. We just can’t be consistent.”


Next game is tomorrow on 5 pm.
 
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Jean Abdel Nour was simply unstoppable in the first half. I thought that he was gonna go for 40 for sure. Still great stuff. Waki Williams isn't looking too good.

Maybe they should consider getting somebody who is a better low post scorer if they want to have a chance against Riyadi if/when they qualify to the Final Four.
 
Division 2 results updates

CS Antonins Baabda won against Kahraba Zouk and managed to reduce the score to 2-1, preventing Kahraba Zouk from another victory. Anis Feghali was the star of the game, leading his team to win, scoring from everywhere and giving it the hope to reach a fifth game. Kahraba Zouk players seemed tired and exhausted, in 3rd and 4th quarters, due to the three consecutive games they were playing.

Tebnine ended its series v/s ENB, 3-0, with a 12 point difference. The game was exciting; the confrontation was at its highest extent. ENB players did not abandon until the end, especially Ahmad Abou Al Nasr who was at his best. They even managed till the middle of the second quarter to lead with 10 points, but when C. Tony Khalil pushed Khaled El Mawla (190-G-82) into the court, the latter lead his team to win the game. Tebnine lost the efforts of its pointguard Georges Akiki (171-G-83) who got a serious knee injury, during the second quarter.

Tebnine will have to wait for the result of Kahraba Zouk / CS Antonins (next game on Monday at 20h00 at Kahraba) confrontation to see which team it will be facing in the final.
 
Game 4:
Blue stars vs Champville 72-69

Best performances:

Champville: Jonathan Jones (21pts,10rebs),Elie Estephan (15pts,5rebs),Karl Sarkis (14pts)

Blue Stars: Derek Tarver 25pts,Jean Abdelnour( 22pts,7rebs),Waki Williams (18pts,11rebs)

Serie : 3-1 for Blue Stars !!
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Congratulations!
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With Jarred Merrill sidelined with an ankle injury, Champville lost the most important game of the season… the game that ended its 2008 journey.

After trading the lead with Blue Stars for 39 minutes, hosts Champville saw themselves down by 3.

With 11 seconds to go in the game, Merrill gets on the court for a chance to tie the game behind the arc.

He never received the ball, and Champville ended up with a missed shot. The result was a Game 4 win for Blue Stars, and most importantly, the Final Four birth.

When asked how hard was it to watch the team lose without being able to do something about it, Merrill said: “It was hard. Putting a lot into the season and team to just not be able to fight with them when they needed me most hurt.”

Ending the series with the 3-1 lead, Blue Stars get ready to meet champions Al Riyadi in the semifinals.



Now the semi final games are:
Blue Stars vs Riyadi
Sagesse vs Mouttahed
 
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jumaine jones is the new import of Sagesse,he will replace Micah Brand.

Announcements from the management of the club:
-Thanks to all the fans of Sagesse who supported us, you are the reason I am in Sagesse. A big thanks to all the fans that came spending more then 18hours to Amman. I am really proud knowing that we have the best fans in the world !! The surprise: Tonight at 3am the NBA player who is also the second best scorer in the Italien league Jumeil Jones will arrive, I am sure he will perform very good and will surprise you... You can go watch him at the training tomorrow at 6h at Fouad ChehabGeorge Chehwane

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Jumaine Jones

Height: 201cm / 6'7''
Position: Forward
Born: 1979
Team: Eldo (Italy) (2007-0
Nationality: USA
Agency: Octagon
Jumaine Jones Basketball Career / Stats:
Born: February 10, 1979
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Outlook:
A powerful forward with a soft shooting touch, who can hit a 3 pointer if needed. Thanks to his strong body, can successfully play inside as an undersized 4, and his shooting skills make him an effective SF. Plus, he has experience of top level

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Career:
1997-1998: Georgia (NCAA, starting five): 14.7ppg, 8.5rpg
1998-1999: Georgia (NCAA, starting five): 18.8pph, 9.5rpg
1999: drafted by Atlanta Hawks (NBA,1rd(27)) and traded to Philadelphia 76ers (NBA)
1999 - signed 3-years contract for $2,205,000 at Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) with team option for additional year
1999-2000: Philadelphia 76ers (NBA): 1.8ppg, 1.2rpg
2000: NBA Boston Summer League (Philadelphia 76ers)
2000-2001: Philadelphia 76ers (NBA): 4.7ppg, 2.9rpg
2001: Shaw’s Pro Summer League in Boston (Philadelphia 76ers)
2001-2002: $786,000: Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA): 8.3ppg, 6rpg, 1.4apg
2002: July: Rocky Mountain Revue (Cleveland Cavaliers team)

2002-2003: Sacramento Kings (NBA), in Sep.'02 traded to Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA, starting five): 80 games: 9.8ppg, 5.1rpg, 1.4apg
2003-2004: $1,500,000: In Aug.'03 was re-signed by Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) and traded to Boston Celtics (NBA) for J.R. Bremer, Bruno Sundov and a second-round pick: Regular Season: 42 games: 2.2ppg, 1.6rpg; Play-Offs: 2 games: 2.0ppg, 2.5rpg
2004-2005: Los Angeles Lakers (NBA): in Nov.'04 was placed on the injured list: 76 games: 7.6ppg, 5.2rpg, FGP: 43.2%, 3Pts: 39.1%
2005-2006: Los Angeles Lakers (NBA), in Oct.'05 traded to Charlotte Bobcats (NBA, starting five): Regular Season: 76 games: 10.5ppg, 4.9rpg, FGP: 40.5%, 3PT: 34.3%, FT: 72.7%
2006-2007: $998,967: Phoenix Suns (NBA): Regular Season: 18 games: 2.2ppg, 1.3rpg; DNP in the play-offs
2007-2008: New Jersey Nets (NBA), left in Oct.'07, later that month signed one year contract with Eldo Basket Napoli (Italy-SerieA, starting five)

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Awards/Achievements:
1998 All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) third team
Basketball Weekly's 1998 All-SEC second team
1998 SEC All-Freshman Team
Associated Press' 1998 All-SEC third team
1998 SEC Co-Newcomer of the Year by the Associated Press
USA National Team -98
Goodwill Games Winner -98
Shaw's Pro Summer League All-Star Team -00
NBA Atlantic Division Champion -01
NBA Finalist -01
NBA Pacific Division Champion -07
NBA Western Conference Semifinals -07
 
with anothere good foreigner (not necessarly nba player) we might be able to clinch the title this season
 
WOW! Jumaine Jones... that's so great. This is a player who has NBA Finals experience. Very excited to see what he can bring to the team.

I'll try to scan and post up an article on him I have from SLAM Magazine issue #54 when the Lakers beat the Sixers for the 2001 NBA championship.

This is good because I guess he is the first NBA caliber player to come to Lebanon who is still in his prime since he is 29 years old. In the past we used to get ex-NBA players who were at the end of their career such as Willie Burton, Dickie Simpkins and Benoit Benjamin.
 
Illmatic,there's too many NBA players who came to Lebanon like Mark Strickland,Kenny saterfield,....

Play Offs-Final 4 :

Saturday 10 may:
Mouttahed vs Sagesse

Monday 12 may:
Sagesse vs Mouttahed

Saturday 17 may:
Mouttahed vs Sagesse

Sunday 18 may:
Sagesse vs Mouttahed

Monday 19 may :
Riyadi vs Blue Stars
Mouttahed vs Sagesse

Saturday 24 may:
Blue Stars vs Riyadi

Sunday 25 may:
Riyadi vs Blue stars

Monday 26 may:
Blue Stars vs Riyadi

Saturday 31 may
Riyadi vs Blue stars
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Updates on Division 2:

The old exhausted Kahraba Zouk beat the young CS Antonins (61-57) and ended the series 3-1 to reach the finals of the 2nd division. A tied and tensed game, several 24 seconds violations were called in the last quarter. The Experienced duo Kozah - Saba were the game turning point in addition to their young centers effort. Mark Kozah (190-F-73) (190-F-73) ended the game by a killing 2 points shot at the last 17 seconds.
From the other side, CS Antonins couldn't stop the ambitious Kahraba Zouk from reaching the finals, even thought the hard and non stop efforts of its point guard Anis Feghali who had a great performance. C. Georges Kilzi applied the zone defense, for most of the game time, and last ones as well, which facilitate the mis-matched Patrick Saba (166-G-71)'s offense who was finding easily the open gaps and mates.
Finally, CS Antonins will face ENB for 3rd position, while Kahraba Zouk have to face Tebnine for the championship title.
 
according to AlBalad Newspaper..he will be getting 40000$ for 20 days!

The question now, after what is happening now..will he stay?!
 
nnt01 said:
according to AlBalad Newspaper..he will be getting 40000$ for 20 days!

The question now, after what is happening now..will he stay?!
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yeah u're right....man i hate politics...walla cha3eb bhim...they always follow their leaders without thinking:mad: ...thank god nothing is happening in tripoli at least but walla it hurts seeing these events always happening in lebanon
 
nnt01 said:
according to AlBalad Newspaper..he will be getting 40000$ for 20 days!

The question now, after what is happening now..will he stay?!
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aslan no way to leave Lebanon !
The airport is closed today as the MEA decided to stop their airplanes today due for the problems beside the airport.

The question now,after what is happening now,will the league going to be continued ? :(

Fuck politics !
 
Hopefully none of the games will be postponed.

I propose we lock Jumaine in a cage and unleash him on Mouttahed on Saturday. Agree? :) btw Marcus Melvin is here? Or Brand is staying? Anybody catch any of their practices? Hope they can get used to each other before the game.
 
illmatic88 said:
Hopefully none of the games will be postponed.

I propose we lock Jumaine in a cage and unleash him on Mouttahed on Saturday. Agree? :) btw Marcus Melvin is here? Or Brand is staying? Anybody catch any of their practices? Hope they can get used to each other before the game.
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It seems that due for the situation,sagesse decided to just bring Jumaine alongside with kevin jonhson.
That's all what i know,i doubt any player accept to come anyway.
 
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The federation decided to postpone the playoffs due for the problems in Lebanon for another date will be decided later.

God Bless Our Country.
 
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daniab said:
The federation decided to postpone the playoffs due for the problems in Lebanon for another date will be decided later.

God Bless Our Country.
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The game is postponed to tomorrow at 9.45 pm.
Hope the situaton will allow the teams to continue the playoffs.
 
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