Lnb 2006/07 (ROUND 9)

[Jokinen2]

The new season of the Argentinian National league just started. Last season Gimnasia CR got their first championship ever and will try to repeat while Boca Jrs with Leo Gutierrez and Regatas with Montecchia and Diego Garcia are also top candidates.

First Stage
Round 1

The new season of the Argentinian league began with several surprises as power houses Boca jrs, Atenas, Libertad and Regatas were all defeated. Gimnasia CR and Peñarol were the only top team to win in the first round of the new season of the Argentinian Liga Nacional de Basquetball.

Ciclista 71 - 86 Gimnasia CR

Gimnasia:
Charles Jones 23 pts 6 rbs 4 ast 2 stls
Pablo Moldu 16 pts 4 ast 3 rbs
Jervaughn Scales 15 pts 8 rbs 3 ast

Ciclista:
Igwe Chima 18 pts 10 rbs

Obras 64 - 71 Peñarol

Peñarol:
Josh Pittmann 23 pts 9 rbs
Jason Osborne 20 pts 5 rbs 2 stls

Obras:
Tyler Field 25 pts 5 rbs 2 ast

Ben Hur 95 - 67 Regatas

Ben Hur:
Lamont Roland 20 pts 7 ast 2 rbs 2 stls
Eduardo Villares 26 pts 2 rbs
Maurice Spillers 17 pts 6 rbs 4 ast 3 stls

Regatas:
Roberto Lopez 16 pts 8 rbs 2 stls
Diego Garcia 19 pts 3 rbs

Boca Jrs 81 - 85 Dep. Madryn

Madryn:
Ryan Carrol 24 pts 4 rbs
Andres Rodriguez 16 pts 9 rbs 2 ast 2 stls

Boca:
Raymundo Legaria 17 pts 5 ast 2 rbs
Leo Gutierrez 16 pts 4 rbs

Libertad 61 - 66 Sionista

Sionista:
Michael Robinson 18 pts 4 rbs 2 ast
Mariano Byro 16 pts 5 rbs

Libertad:
Dionisio Gomez 17 pts 20 rbs 2 bks
Diego Cavaco 16 pts 2 stls

Atenas 70 - 84 Belgrano

Belgrano:
Fernando Funes 25 pts 4 rbs 3 stls 2 blks
Nicolas Ferreyra 14 pts 2 rbs 2 ast

Atenas:
William McFarlan 17 pts 6 rbs 3 stls
Bruno Labaque 18 pts 3 ast 2 rbs

Quilmes 109 - 101 Estudiantes

Quilmes:
Sebastian Ginobili 28 pts 7 ast 3 rbs
Clarence Robinson 18 pts 9 rbs 2 stls
Pedro Calderon 23 pts 7 rbs 2 ast
Ramzee Stanton 17 pts 8 rbs 2 ast

Estudiantes:
Stalin Ortiz 24 pts 2 rbs
Martin Ghirardi 19 pts (3/4 3PTFG)
Fernando Titarelli 14 pts 5 ast

Quimsa 69 - 62 Central

Quimsa:
Erron Maxey 15 pts 18 rbs 2 stls
Robert Brown Jr 17 pts 10 rbs

Central:
Nathaniel Green 12 pts 6 rbs 2 stls

 

[J-Mart2]

Stalin Ortiz 24 pts 2 rbs

is this guy the colombian guard?

 

[carlosGC2]

is this guy the colombian guard?

Yes. Ortiz scored 27pts, 67% 2pts against Obras Sanitarias but Estudiantes Bahia Blanca lost again 79 - 72.

 

[Jokinen2]

Yes. Ortiz scored 27pts, 67% 2pts against Obras Sanitarias but Estudiantes Bahia Blanca lost again 79 - 72.

Anyway I think that Ortiz would be one of the better foreigners this season, he is a scoring machine and needs to be the first offensive option. So he is in the right team, he is going to be Estudiantes main offensive weapon. He led the last SouthAmerican championship in scoring with 26.7 ppg, the second was Esteban Batista (Uruguay) with 21.3 ppg.

 

[J-Mart2]

I saw him play on the centroamerican games and he is pretty good, nice to see him making a career

 

[Jokinen2]

2nd Round

2nd Round

Current champions Gimnasia CR defeated Boca Jrs 88-82 in the most important match of the second round. In Mar del Plata Peñarol defeated their eternal rivals, Quilmes 76-71.
Atenas and Libertad got their first victory of the season while Regatas from Corrientes, one of the teams with the biggest budget in the league was defeated again, starting the season with a 0-2 record.

Boca Jrs 82 - 88 Gimnasia CR

Gimnasia:
Gabriel Cocha 18 pts 6 rbs 2 stls
Leandro Masieri 15 pts 5 rbs

Boca:
Leo Gutierrez 24 pts 5 rbs
Martin Leiva 14 pts 10 rbs 2 blks
Luis Cequeira 16 pts 3 rbs 2 ast 2 stls

Quimes 71 - 76 Peñarol

Peñarol:
Jason Ousborne 18 pts 9 rbs 2 stls
Sebastian Rodriguez 16 pts 3 ast

Quilmes:
Sebastian Ginobili 15 pts 6 rbs 3 ast 2 stls
Agustin Carabajal 17 pts 4 ast 3 rbs
Ramzee Stanton 17 pts 5 rbs

Libertad 94 - 71 Regatas

Libertad:
Diego Cavaco 20 pts 3 rbs 2 ast
Leopoldo Ruiz Moreno 21 pts 6 ast 2 stls
Diego Alba 14 pts 9 ast 5 stls
Andres Pelussi 14 pts 4 rbs 2 ast 2 stls

Regatas:
Diego Garcia 31 pts 5 rbs 2 stls
Roberto Lopez 13 pts 7 rbs 4 ast

Atenas 106 - 90 Central Entrerriano

Atenas:
Cristian Romero 19 pts 4 rbs 3 stls 2 ast
William McFarlan 14 pts 7 rbs 5 stls 4 ast 4 blks (Kirilenko )
Terrel Taylor 15 pts 6 rbs
Bruno Labaque 18 pts 3 stls

Central:
Branduin Fullove 22 pts 8 rbs
Nathaniel Green 25 pts 5 rbs 2 stls
Gabriel Diaz 21 pts 5 rbs 3 ast 3 stls

Ben Hur 77 - 63 Sionista

Ben Hur:
Maurice Spillers 14 pts 7 rbs 3 stls 2 ast
Eduardo Villares 19 pts 2 rbs

Sionista:
Michael Robinson 11 pts 8 rbs 2 ast

Quimsa 95 - 75 Belgrano

Quimsa:
Robert Brown Jr 25 pts 7 rbs 3 ast 3 blks
Julio Mazzaro 24 pts 4 ast 3 stls
Erron Maxey 15 pts 5 rbs 2 stls

Belgrano:
Fernando Funes 18 pts
Eric Pool 10 pts 10 rbs

Ciclista 82 - 79 Dep Madryn

Ciclista:
Marcus Fleeming 27 pts 7 rbs
Diego Prego 20 pts 3 rbs 3 stls

Madryn:
Ryan Carrol 22 pts 8 rbs 3 stls
Andres Rodriguez 14 pts 4 rbs 2 stls

Obras 79 - 72 Estudiantes

Obras:
Tyler Field 21 pts 11 rbs 2 stls
Raheim Brown 16 pts 7 rbs 2 blks

Estudiantes:
Stalin Ortiz 27 pts 5 rbs 3 stls
Jamal Levy 17 pts 14 rbs 3 stls

 

[Jokinen2]

I saw him play on the centroamerican games and he is pretty good, nice to see him making a career

I remember hearing about him when he was about 18 years old already playing for the Colombian senior NT, but then I didn't hear anything else until the last South American Championship earlier this year. Let's see how he does in the remaining of the season.

 

[Jokinen2]

News

News

Small forward Maurice Spillers was cut from Ben Hur from Rafaela even if he has averaged 15.5 ppg 6.5 rpg 3 apg and 3 spg his replacement will be power forward Jamar Brown who played the whole preseason for Atenas averaging 16.9 ppg and 8.9 rpg in the Argentinian cup.

Regatas from Corrientes will also cut Joe Zalatel, who will play his last game tonight against Atenas. To replace him Regatas will sign Puerto Rican forward Carmelo Lee

 

[Jokinen2]

More News

More News

Boca Jrs small forward Damond Williams got injured and will be replaced by Maurice Spillers recently cutted from Ben Hur.

Joe Zalatel who was dropped by Regatas will continue to play in Argentina but in the TNA (Second Division) playing for El Nacional

Eric Pool from Belgrano left the team and traveled to EEUU due to personal problems in his place Belgrano signed 6'9" F/C Will O`neal Caudle

 

[carlosGC2]

LNB has just started, and there are already transfers. Now, it is permitted a transfer of a foreigner from an LNB team to another LNB team during the tournament. This was forbidden last season, am I wrong here?.

Also Regatas is evaluating the cut of Romero (who would probably return to Gim. Y Esg. Comodoro) and Jason Keep. Regatas has big governmental economic support, thus want to bring in Román González. Estudiantes is on the search of a big guy (a center) so maybe J. Keep could play in Estudiantes, last season he played well for Belgrano de San Nicolás.


Montecchia sprained, in the game Atenas lost to Regatas Corrientes 93-71. Regatas had 5 losses in a row(3 in Argentinean Cup, and 2 in the championship), and there was a general feeling of discomfort, they really needed a win.

 

[carlosGC2]

First victory for Estudiantes de Bahia Blanca against Ciclista de Junin, with an awesome performance by Stalin Ortiz who scored 26pts in the second half.

 

[Jokinen2]

LNB has just started, and there are already transfers. Now, it is permitted a transfer of a foreigner from an LNB team to another LNB team during the tournament. This was forbidden last season, am I wrong here?.

Also Regatas is evaluating the cut of Romero (who would probably return to Gim. Y Esg. Comodoro) and Jason Keep. Regatas has big governmental economic support, thus want to bring in Román González. Estudiantes is on the search of a big guy (a center) so maybe J. Keep could play in Estudiantes, last season he played well for Belgrano de San Nicolás.


Montecchia sprained, in the game Atenas lost to Regatas Corrientes 93-71. Regatas had 5 losses in a row(3 in Argentinean Cup, and 2 in the championship), and there was a general feeling of discomfort, they really needed a win.

I'm not sure if it was forbidden last season, but i don't remember something like that happening last season, I am also surprised by so many early changes in the rosters

 

[Jokinen2]

Round 3

Round 3

Gimnasia CR lost their first game of the season against Ginobili's Quilmes from Mar del Plata, while Leo Gutierrez's Boca Jrs got their first victory of the season defeating the powerfull Peñarol also from Mar del Plata. Regatas without Alejandro Montecchia, won their second game in a row playing their best basketball so far.

Gimnasia CR 69 - 77 Quilmes

Quilmes:
Clarence Robinson 17 pts 7 rbs 2 stls
Pedro Calderon 14 pts 4 rbs 2 stls
Sebastian Ginobili 13 pts 4 rbs

Gimnasia:
Leandro Masieri 17 pts 5 rbs
Pablo Moldu 12 pts 4 stls 3 ast

Peñarol 62 - 84 Boca Jrs

Boca:
Leo Gutierrez 21 pts 3 rbs
Maurice Spillers 9 pts 7 rbs 4 ast 2 stls

Peñarol:
Sebastian Rodriguez 14 pts
Josh Pittman 14 pts

Regatas 94 - 69 Quimsa

Regatas:
Diego Garcia 24 pts 5 ast 3 rbs 2 stls
Roberto Lopez 12 pts 19 rbs 2 ast 2 stls
Hernando Salles 16 pts 7 ast 4 rbs 2 stls

Quimsa:
Robert Brown Jr 17 pts 10 rbs 3 blks
Fernando Small 15 pts

Belgrano74 - 92 Libertad

Libertad:
Dionisio Gomez 21 pts 7 rbs 4 ast 2 stls 2 blks
Andres Pelussi 16 pts 9 rbs 6 stls 2 ast 1 blks
Diego Cavaco 17 pts 3 rbs

Belgrano:
Leonardo Peralta 12 pts 8 rbs
William Caudle 14 pts 6 rbs

Sionista 98 - 94 Atenas:

Sionista:
Michael Robinson 11 pts 8 rbs 8 ast 2 stls
Mariano Byro 27 pts
Mariano Franco 17 pts 6 ast 5 rbs
Alejandro Zilli 16 pts 10 rbs 4 ast

Atenas:
Bruno Labaque 27 pts 9 ast 5 stls 3 rbs

Central 86 - 80 Ben Hur

Central:
Gabriel Diaz 13 pts 8 rbs 2 stls
JM Rivero 19 pts (3/4 3PT)
Martin Trovellesi 14 pts 6 ast 4 stls
Nathaniel Green 14 pts 7 rbs 2 stls

Ben Hur:
Eduardo Villares 20 pts 3 ast
Lucas Picarelli 19 pts 4 rbs
Lamont Roland 14 pts 9 rbs 5 stls 2 ast

Dep Madryn 79 - 74 Obras

Madryn:
Ryan Carrol 32 pts 3 rbs 3 ast 2 stls 2 blks
William Sanders 20 pts 8 rbs 3 ast 3 blks

Obras:
Tyler Field 22 pts 9 rbs
Julian Olmedo 12 pts 6 ast 5 rbs

Estudiantes 95 - 78 Ciclista

Estudiantes:
Stalin Ortiz 32 pts (10/14FG, 10/13 FT) 5 rbs 2 stls
Gerardo Barrera 14 pts 5 rbs 2 ast 2 blks
Mariano Franco 11 pts 7 rbs 4 ast 2 stls 7 to

Ciclista:
Marcus Fleming 17 pts 7 rbs
Diego Prego 20 pts 2 rbs

 

[carlosGC2]

4th round
North Zone
belgrano 75 : benhur 72
regatas 93 : atenas 71
sionsita 95 : quimsa 75
central 74 : libertad 84

South Zone
estudiantes 89 : boca 99 30pts by Stalin Ortiz
gimnasia 91 : obras 74
madryn 105 : quilmes 92
peña 99 : ciclista 88

placings
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North Zone
Libertad, Sionista 7
Regatas, Ben-Hur, Belgrano, Atenas, Quimsa 6
Central Entrerriano 5

South Zone
Gimnasia, Deportivo Madryn, Peñarol 7
Boca, Quilmes 6
Ciclista, Obras, Estudiantes 5


Great numbers for Diego CAVACO (Libertad), Eduardo VILLARES (Ben Hur), and Ryan Carroll (Madryn).

Leaders from a statistical standpoint after 4 rounds

PTS
ORTIZ Stalin 113pts 28.2ppg
GARCÍA Diego 103pts 25.7
CARROLL Ryan 98pts 24.5
CAVACO Diego 85pts 21.2
FIELD Tyler Thomas 85pts 21.2
GUTIERREZ Leonardo 84pts 21
PITTMAN Abdul Joshua 83pts 20.7
VILLARES Eduardo 82pts 20.5


3PTS % (>=10 shots converted)
CAVACO Diego 19/35 54.3%
MASIERI Leandro 17/32 53.1%
GINÓBILI Sebastián 10/19 52.6%
LÁBAQUE Bruno 12/23 52.2%
GUTIERREZ Leonardo 17/34 50%
JONES Charles 13/26 50%
CARROLL Ryan 15/32 46.9%
VILLARES Eduardo 10/25 40%

2PTS % (>=10 shots converted)
SPILLERS Maurice 14/16 87.5% (playing for Boca Jrs)
FERRERO Diego 10/12 83.3%
SPILLERS Maurice 14/18 77.8% (playing for Ben Hur)
CAVACO Diego 10/14 71.4%
VILLARES Eduardo 21/30 70%
Mc FARLAN William 25/36 69.4%
FIELD Tyler Thomas 26/38 68.4%
CARROLL Ryan 21/31 67.7%
CARABAJAL Agustín 10/15 66.7%


Free throws % (>=10 free shot converted)
OSBORNE Jason 20/20 100%
RODRÍGUEZ Pablo S. 10/10 100%
RODRÍGUEZ Andrés 12/14 85.7%
FERREYRA Nicolás 12/14 85.7%
ROBINSON Clarence 17/20 85%
WILSON Byron Neal 16/19 84.2%
GINÓBILI Sebastián 21/25 84%
COLLA Carlos 15/18 83.3%


Rebounds (offensive + defensive)
LÓPEZ Roberto 11.2 rbs pg
GOMEZ CAMARGO Dionisio 9
FIELD Tyler Thomas 8.7
BROWN JR Robert 8.5
ZILLI Alejandro 8.5
LEIVA Martín 8
POOLE Eric 8
LEVY Jamaal 7.7
ROBINSON Clarence 7.5
SPILLERS Maurice 7.5
KEEP Jason 7.5
MAXEY Erron 7.2
ROBINSON Michael 6.7


Assists
LÁBAQUE Bruno 5 ast pg
ROLAND Lamont 4.5
OLMEDO Julián 4.2
MARTÍNEZ Enrique 4
ALBA Diego 4
COSTA Rafael 4

Blocks
BROWN JR Robert 1.7 blks pg
GOMEZ CAMARGO Dionisio 1.7
BROWN Raheim 1.7
GARNETT Christopher 1.7
KEEP Jason 1.2
OSBORNE Jason 1.2
SANDERS William 1.2


Steals
SPILLERS Maurice 2.75 stls pg (2 games played for Boca and 2 for Benhur)
ROLAND Lamont 2.7
Mc FARLAN William 2.7
MOLDÚ Pablo 2.5
PELUSSI Andrés 2.5
LÁBAQUE Bruno 2.2
DÍAZ Gabriel 2.2
GREEN Nathaniel 2.2


Turnovers
GINÓBILI Sebastián 4.2 to pg
GREEN Nathaniel 3.7
OLMEDO Julián 3.5

 

[Jokinen2]

Puertorrican forward Carmelo Lee who signed for Regatas didn't had a very good debut with 1 pts (1/8 FG) and 3 rbs in 21 minutes, anyway it was his first game and he played without knowing his team mates, reports says that he has the potential to be a star in this league.

 

[carlosGC2]

I'm not sure if it was forbidden last season, but i don't remember something like that happening last season, I am also surprised by so many early changes in the rosters

Well, I am sure now. Before, it was only possible to transfer a foreigner to TNA or other category below. Maurice Spillers became the first foreigner in history that on the same season of LNB will play for two different LNB teams. This occured because of a change in the regulation that now permitts it for the first time, previously it was only possible to transfer a foreigner to a category below.

News
* TNA Joseph Zalatel: Some people say he has some overweight, he will stay on El Nacional until next year. Evans who is injured will travel back to US and will return on January 2nd to replace Zalatel.

* Lábaque asked/suggested shooting guard Timothy Lee Jones for Atenas de Córdoba? Palladino rescinded a contract he had with CSKA Sofia, Bulgaria due to economic differences . It is said he could sign with Atenas, or Boca.

*Ciclista Juninense cut nigerian import Chima Igwe due to poor performances in Copa Argentina and Liga Nacional. They're are looking for a substitute.

 

[Jokinen2]

Well, I am sure now. Before, it was only possible to transfer a foreigner to TNA or other category below. Maurice Spillers became the first foreigner in history that on the same season of LNB will play for two different LNB teams. This occured because of a change in the regulation that now permitts it for the first time, previously it was only possible to transfer a foreigner to a category below.

Great info, thanks Carlos.

*Ciclista Juninense cut nigerian import Chima Igwe due to poor performances in Copa Argentina and Liga Nacional. They're are looking for a substitute

It seems that Quentin Smith a 6'9" F/C will be Iwe's replacement. Smith is 28 years old and has played in Vicksburg High School, Mississippi College, Northern Kentucky (NCAA), Spain, Turkey, Lebanon, Norway and Uruguay among other countries

 

[carlosGC2]

Estudiantes de Bahia Blanca accepted an invitation to participate in the "Haarlem Basketball week" @ Haarlem, Netherlands, the invitation was originally intended to go for Quilmes de Mar Del Plata, but they rejected to go.
Other teams that will participate include: Omniworld Almere (NL), BCI-Edge (USA), GEZIRA Sports Club (Egy), Soles Mexicali (Mex), Hanzevast Capitals Groningen (NL),Israel National Team and EiffelTowers Den Bosch (NL).
The event will take place from Dec 22nd-30th

 

[Jokinen2]

Round 5

Round 5

As result of the participation of Boca Jrs and Gimnasia CR (both in the South group of the LNB) in the South American Clubs Championships, all the games of the South group were postponed.

In the North, Atenas got a great victory over Libertad 77-69 with a HUGE game by Diego Osella despite his 37 years old posting 26 pts and 5 rbs. The surprising Sionista clearly defeated Belgrano 102-80 to led the north group while Regatas and Quimsa also got victories.

Atenas 77 - 69 Libertad

Atenas:
Diego Osella 26 pts 5 rbs
Cristian Romero 15 pts 2 rbs
Leo Schattmann 14 pts

Libertad:
Dionisio Gomez 18 pts 4 rbs 2 stls
Diego Cavaco 15 pts 7 rbs 2 ast

Sionista 102 - 80 Belgrano

Sionista:
Alejandro Zilli 22 pts 4 rbs 4 ast 2 stls
Michael Robinson 22 pts 4 ast 2 rbs 2 blks
Quincy Alexander 21 pts 5 rbs 2 ast 2 stls

Belgrano:
Fernando Funes 23 pts 3 rbs 2 blks
Nicolas Ferreyra 15 pts 2 rbs 2 ast 2 stls

Regatas 94 - 84 Central

Regatas:
Diego Garcia 29 pts 6 ast
Carmelo Lee 14 pts 6 rbs
Sebastian Acosta 15 pts 3 rbs 2 ast 2 stls

Central:
Branduin Fullove 18 pts 6 rbs 4 ast
JM Rivero 16 pts 2 rbs
Gabriel Diaz 14 pts 5 rbs 2 ast

Quimsa 88 - 78 Ben Hur

Quimsa:
Robert Brown Jr 25 pts 8 rbs 3 stls
Julio Mazzaro 19 pts 2 rbs

Ben Hur:
Damian Tintorelli 20 pts 6 rbs
Lamont Rolland 14 pts 5 rbs 5 stls
Lucas Picarrelli 14 pts 5 rbs 2 ast 2 stls

 

[Jokinen2]

Due the participation of Boca Jrs and Gimnasia CR in the South American Clubs Championship, only five games of the sixth round were played.

Regatas continues to play very solid basketball, even if Alejandro Montecchia is still injured, as they defeated Belgrano 94 - 72. At Parana the surprising Sionista defeated Central Entrerriano to remain in the first place of the north group. At Cordoba a recovered Atenas got a very valuable victory against Ben Hur from Rafaela. Also Libertad defeated Quimsa the same as Peñarol with Estudiantes.

Regatas 94 - 72 Belgrano

Diego Garcia 21 pts 5 ast 2 rbs
Roberto Lopez 12 pts 14 rbs 2 ast
Sebastian Acosta 18 pts 4 ast

Belgrano:
Fernando Funes 14 pts 4 rbs
Carlos Colla 14 pts 4 rbs

Sionista 78 - 67 Central

Sionista:
Michael Robinson 24 pts 6 rbs 2 stls
Mariano Byro 16 pts 4 rbs
Alejandro Zilli 10 pts 9 rbs 3 ast 3 stls

Central:
Gabriel Diaz 15 pts 3 ast 3 rbs
Ezequiel Dentis 11 pts 11 rbs

Atenas 86 - 80 Ben Hur

Atenas:
Bruno Labaque 18 pts 5 rbs 4 ast 2 stls
William Mc Farlan 18 pts 5 rbs 2 ast
Leonel Schattmann 14 pts 3 ast 2 rbs
Diego Osella 14 pts 4 rbs

Ben Hur:
Jamar Brown 20 pts 12 rbs
Eduardo Villares 18 pts 3 rbs 3 ast

Quimsa 83 - 99 Libertad

Libertad:
Andres Pelussi 16 pts 10 rbs 2 ast 2 stls
Dionisio Gomez 16 pts 6 rbs
Jorge Benitez 15 pts 4 rbs
Leopoldo Ruiz Moreno 15 pts 3 rbs

Quimsa:
Fernando Small 18 pts 9 rbs
Erron Maxey 18 pts 5 rbs

Estudiantes 70 - Peñarol 81

Peñarol:
Josh Pittman 23 pts 8 rbs 2 ast
Sebastian Festa 14 pts

Estudiantes:
Stalin Ortiz 21 pts
Mariano Franco 16 pts 4 ast 2 rbs
Jamal Levy 11 pts 8 rbs 2 stls 2 blks