LNB season 2009/2010

[LaNaranjaBasket]

Flamengo has signed Kyle Lamonte and Pinheiro has signed Juan Pablo Figueroa. What can brazilian expect from these two players in your opinion?

Lamonte: Great scorer. He can put up points in a lot of ways, but he´s at his best in the mid range game, either pulling up for a jumper, a floater or slashing to the basket. He gets a lot of offense in isolation sets. Draws a lot of fouls. Excelent in Fast Break. Good shooter, but a little inconsistent from three. A little undersized for a shooting guard. Not the best defender.

Figueroa has already been described above, but I agree he was probably the best point guard in the LNB. Dont expect a lot on offense (6 to 8 ppg), even when he is a good shooter, but prepare to see one of the best perimeter defenders of south america, if not the best. Very good passer and great basketball IQ. He´s young but already a leader and a winner.

[alermac]

Figueroa is probably the best PG in Argentina; although not a great scorer, he is not afraid to be the go-to man in clutch situations, be it by shooting or driving. But his best feature is individual defense, that is what got him NT consideration, he is very aggressive and good at that.

[planaria]

Flamengo has signed Kyle Lamonte and Pinheiro has signed Juan Pablo Figueroa. What can brazilian expect from these two players in your opinion?

[sinobball]

http://www.latinbasket.com/Argentina...?NewsID=192372

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[LaNaranjaBasket]

I agree with these statements. I don't know why Gutierrez never caught on with a big team. When I've seen him play for the Argentina National Team, he has always been one of the smarter players on the court...even when Manu, Nocioni, and Hermann are with him. I should have spent the past decade in the NBA.

Even as much as i like Leo, I think the reason he never played on the NBA its because of lack of athleticism.
He could be playing in Europe easily...

[rikhardur]

Libertad Sunchales tour Asia

Libertad Sunchales opened their tour of Asia. The Argentinean outfit arrived in China and played two friendly games against the Jordanian selection.
The first game of the tour turned out success. Libertad shot down Jordan 78:65. Trailing by two points at the first intermission Libertad turned thing around in the next periods. Libertad came up strong in the fourth term and eked out a tough victory at the end. Ruben Wolkowyski (207-C-73) provided 17 points to lead Libertad. Sebastian Ginobili (190-G-72, agency: Interperformances) added 15 points, while Robert Battle (204-C-81, agency: Lanshire Group, college: Drexel) had 14 in the win.
Libertad and Jordan met again this time in the city of BengHu, China. This time Libertad were less successful. Jordan proved the strength and celebrated a 75:60 win. Robert Day (197-F-82, college: W.Oregon) finished with 15 points for Libertad. Sebastian Ginobili knocked down 11 points, while Ruben Wolkowyski accounted for 10 points in the loss. Robert Battle suffered an injury in the second quarter and had to leave the court.

http://www.latinbasket.com/Argentina/basketball.asp?NewsID=192372

[mvblair]

The best players are: Leo Gutierrez (probably the best player of all time in the LNB)...1) Leo Gutierrez can score on EVERYONE. 2)...

I agree with these statements. I don't know why Gutierrez never caught on with a big team. When I've seen him play for the Argentina National Team, he has always been one of the smarter players on the court...even when Manu, Nocioni, and Hermann are with him. I should have spent the past decade in the NBA.

[LaNaranjaBasket]

Can anyone tell me something more about David Jackson... I can't find much info about his previous career. Seems he's one of best players in LNB.

By the way, which are top players in this seasons LNB? Which players are highest paid in Argentinian basketball and what are biggest contracts?

Thanks!

David Jackson is a natural scorer, with a lot of talent but a bit undersized to play the 2. He is a great shooter, goes through screens to find a good shot (like Ray Allen, Reggie, etc), and cant take it to the hoop, even when he has average athleticism. He struggles a little bit on defense, but he is so good on offense that he has been elected the best shooting guard for the past 2 seasons of the lnb (he only played for those 2 seasons here). He still has to prove to be a winner.

The best players are: Leo Gutierrez (probably the best player of all time in the LNB), Roman Gonzalez, Federico Kammerichs (best rebounder by far), Diego Lo Grippo, Martin Leiva... there are a lot more of good players, but that are the ones who came to my mind first.

Penarol was just dominant this season, winning FIBA Americas, Interliga, and the LNB (a treble?). Kind of makes me wish they could play Barca just to see where they stand globally.

Barcelona will win, obviously, but... i think Peñarol would make this a close game (lose by 10, 14, something like that). Here are my reasons: 1) Leo Gutierrez can score on EVERYONE. 2) They are full of defensive specialists, like Leiva, Mata or Campazzo. 3) Sergio Hernandez its a great coach.

[Dtown]

Penarol was just dominant this season, winning FIBA Americas, Interliga, and the LNB (a treble?). Kind of makes me wish they could play Barca just to see where they stand globally.

[rikhardur]

ARG - Peñarol win Argentinian National League title

MAR DEL PLATA (Liga Nacional de Basquet) - Peñarol Mar del Plata became Argentinian National League champions after seeing off Atenas de Córdoba 80-60 in Game 5 of the Finals on Tuesday.

Peñarol won the best-of-seven games series 4-1 to claim the championship for the second time in their history. They took their maiden title back in the 1993-1994 season.

The two time FIBA Americas League champions sealed the game in the third quarter against a tired-looking Atenas side.

Leo Gutierrez was selected as the Finals MVP and led his team with 23 points in Game 5. Atenas' Diego Lo Grippo was the high-scorer with an impressive 38 points.

The game was closely contested early on and the score was tied at 24 at the end of the first quarter.

The hosts then went on an 8-1 run early in the second period to create a bit of distance and were up 44-37 at halftime.

Facundo Campazzo had the hot hand to start the third period and that allowed Peñarol to stretch their advantage to 56-39.

Atenas then reeled off eight straight points to get within 59-47 heading into the final frame.

In the fourth quarter, Peñarol stayed consistent on the offensive end and held Atenas to just 13 points as fans began to celebrate at Polideportivo Islas Malvinas.

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/40090/arti.html

[rikhardur]

ARG - Peñarol win finals opener

MAR DEL PLATA (Liga Nacional de Basquet) - Peñarol Mar del Plata opened the Argentinean National League finals with an 82-69 win over Atenas de Cordoba.

Atenas got off to a great start to the game and part of that was due to putting Juan Manuel Locatelli on Leo Gutierrez, a move that surprised many and paid dividends.

The visitors took a 12-6 lead before Peñarol got within one, 18-17, by the end of the opening period.

In the second quarter, Gutierrez and Marcos Mata helped the home team go on the offensive as they took a 37-34 lead at intermission.

They would carry that momentum into the third quarter, where they opened a double-digit lead thanks to the firepower of Facundo Campazzo and Martin Leiva.

Atenas struggled in getting anything going offensively as they lacked options down low and were closely defended on the perimeter.

Sebastián RodrÃguez and Kyle Lamonte (picture) had 16 points each to lead Peñarol. Campazzo added 14 while Gutierrez and Marcos Mata finished with 13 each.

Locatelli led all players with a game-high18 points and Diego Lo Grippo 11 for Atenas.

After the game, Peñarol head coach Sergio Hernandez shared his thoughts.

"The game started the way Atenas wanted it to," he said. "They wanted to stop out rhythm and surprised us with the defense of Locatelli on Gutiérrez.

"We had a great third quarter, we were loose and aggressive and we took advantage of the fall of Atenas to take a big lead in a game that was well balanced. We forced them to make mistakes and we capitalised on them."

Game 2 is on Friday at Polideportivo Islas Malvinas in Mar del Plata.

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/39960/arti.html

[rikhardur]

10/05/2010
ARG - Atenas hold off Sionista to set up final showdown with Peñarol

CORDOBA (Liga Nacional de Basquet) - Atenas de Córdoba reached the Argentinean National League finals after defeating Juventud Sionista de Paraná 74-72 in the fifth and decisive game of their semi-final series.

Atenas will face Peñarol Mar del Plata in the finals - played in the best-of-seven games format - which start on Wednesday (12th May). Peñarol have the home court advantage.

The series between Atenas and Sionista was as close as it could get since the start, with both teams performing at very high levels. In Game 5, played on their home court, Atenas did not have the win assured until the final buzzer sounded.

Javier MartÃnez scored the game's first six points for Sionista who were up 24-16 at the end of the first quarter.

The home side cut into the deficit in the second period but were still playing from behind, down 40-35 at the intermission.

A 10-0 run in the final frame saw Atenas go up 57-55 and they would not trail again as MartÃnez was the only offensive threat for Sionista.

Juan Manuel Locatelli had a team-best 19 points for Juventud while Diego Lo Grippo and Federico Ferrini had 11 each.

MartÃnez finished with a game-high 25 points and Chuckie Robinson 12 in the loss.

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/39908/arti.html

[rikhardur]

03/05/2010
ARG - Sionista tie semi-final series with Atenas

CORDOBA (Liga Nacional de Basquet) - Juventud Sionista de Paraná beat Atenas de Córdoba 93-84 to tie their Argentinean National League semi-final series at 1-1.

Sionista spread the scoring load as Alejandro Zilli recorded a team-best 19 points, Chuckie Robinson added 17, Javier MartÃnez chipped in with 14 and Luis Cequeira had 11 in the winning cause.

The game was close early on with the score tied at 21 by the end of the first quarter. Sionista stepped up their defense to take a 47-37 at intermission and carried their momentum early in the third quarter to go up by as many as 24, 69-45.

Down 77-56 at the start of the final frame, Atenas made a strong run to cut the deficit in half but they ran out of time. Diego Lo Grippo had 21 points, Djibril Kante 20 and Juan Pablo Cantero 17 for the team from Cordoba, who had won Game 1 74-66.

The series moves to Parana on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Peñarol took a stronghold in their series against Boca Juniors by winning the first two games, 100-83 and 71-62. Game 3 is on Tuesday.

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/39803/arti.html

[rikhardur]

30/04/2010
ARG - Peñarol beat Boca in semi-final opener

MAR DEL PLATA (Liga Nacional de Basquet) - Peñarol Mar del Plata opened the Argentinean National League semi-finals with a 100-83 win over Boca Juniors at Polideportivo de Islas Malvinas.

Leo Gutierrez scored a game-high 31 points - hitting an impressive nine of 13 attempts from three-point range - to lead Peñarol.

The team from Mar del Plata made 19 of their 34 shots (56 percent) from beyond the arc, a big factor in the final outcome.

Kyle Lamonte added 25 points in the winning cause.

The game was close early on, with the score tied at 21 at the end of the first quarter. Peñarol though got the hot hand in the second period with Lamonte and Gutierrez connecting from long range to build a 52-37 lead at the break.

Boca tried to stay within striking distance in the second half, but they were not consistent enough while Peñarol continued their three-point assault to stay in control.

Cedric Moodie scored 30 points and Brian Woodward 20 for Boca.

Game 2 is on Friday in Mar del Plata.

The other semi-final, between Atenas de Cordoba and Juventud Sionista de Paraná, begins on Friday.

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/39751/arti.html

[rikhardur]

26/04/2010
ARG - Atenas, Boca, Juventud and Peñarol are last four standing

BUENOS AIRES (Liga Nacional de Basquet) - Atenas de Córdoba, Boca Juniors, Juventud Sionista and Peñarol Mar del Plata all reached the semi-finals in the Argentinean National League after winning their respective best-of-five-games quarter-finals.

Atenas crushed Regatas Corrientes 81-53 in Game 5 of their series to win 3-2. Diego Lo Grippo exploded for 31 points while Djibril Kante had 20 and Juan Locatelli added 17 in the winning cause.

Boca Juniors needed just about every single one of the 51 points they got from the trio of Nicolás Aguirre, Cedric Moodie and Gabriel Mikulas to edge out Libertad Sunchales 81-78 in Game 4 and progress after winning 3-1 overall and continue being the surprise team in the competition.

Import Chuckie Robinson had 22 points as Juventud Sionista de Paraná also won their series 3-1 to reach the last four as they brought to an end Quimsa Santiago del Estero's season with an 83-75 win.

Finally, Peñarol Mar del Plata swept Atlético Lanús 3-0 after an 81-79 overtime win. Leo Gutierrez had 27 points for the winners.

The semi-finals start on Wednesday with Boca Juniors taking on Peñarol Mar del Plata and Juventud Sionista go up against Atenas on Friday.

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/39666/arti.html