2006/07 Baltic basketball league (BBL) Official Thread

[Basketball GOD]

I agree that Nelsien absence wasn't the reason why rytas lost but after this game I still think that rytas is a stronger team. What I found strange in this game how easily rytas managed to cut bigger diferences in a couple minutes while zalgiris worked for those points very hard. Also I am not sure if Machado explosion wasn't a fluke. He still took bad shots but this time they went in while in Euroleague he is shooting ridiculously poor percent by taking same shots. Zalgiris won this game because they wanted more. They played with more passion and heart.
Also after this game I am almost sure that Rytas won't win Uleb Cup. They have weak front line and I am starting to think that Sagadin isn't very good coach. He is good at making young players to good players but he isn't good tactician.

P.S. I hate A. Slezas with passion. He plays against zalgiris like someone from them killed his children

[Marius123]

What I found strange in this game how easily rytas managed to cut bigger diferences in a couple minutes while zalgiris worked for those points very hard.

Hm... Žalgiris was superior in halfcourt game with long attacks and thorough shot-clock usage, while Rytas thrived in faster transition game.

[sashikas]

P.S. I hate A. Slezas with passion. He plays against zalgiris like someone from them killed his children

What's wrong with that, if he plays against bitter achrival with such a passion? The guy plays for Rytas since 1998 with only one season loaned out to Šiauliai. So he knows, how important those games are for his club, and he prepares himself mentaly for them better than anyone from his team.
Moreover, I wouldn't say, that he plays good only against Žalgiris this season

[rikhardur]

Full game torrent video:

Lietuvos Rytas vs Ventspils (23rd January): http://www.sportbit.org/details.php?id=2633

[Vilius]

Live now! 13:00 GMT BBL All-Star Game Baltic Stars vs Foreign Stars. Watch Here

Replay will be shown later that day at 20:40 GMT here.

Rosters

Baltic Stars
Raitis Grafs (ASK Riga, Latvia)
Martin Muursepp (Rock, Estonia)
Jonas Maciulis (Zalgiris, Lithuania)
Mantas Kalnietis (Zalgiris, Lithuania)
Sandis Valters (ASK Riga, Latvia)
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Michailas Anisimovas (Neptunas, Lithuania)
Eurelijus Zukauskas (Lietuvos Rytas, Lithuania)
Arturas Jomantas (Lietuvos Rytas, Lithuania)
Tadas Klimavicius (Siauliai, Lithuania)
Darius Lukminas (Atletas, Lithuania)
Tomas Gaidamavicius (Panevezys, Lithuania)
Gert Kullamae (Rock, Estonia)

Coaches Rimantas Grigas (Zalgiris) and Ramunas Butautas (ASK Riga)

Foreign Stars
Tanoka Beard (Zalgiris, Lithuania)
J.P.Batista (Lietuvos Rytas, Lithuania)
Darlon Johnson (Ventspils, Latvia)
Marcelo Machado (Zalgiris, Lithuania)
Curtis Millage (ASK Riga, Latvia)
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Travis Reed (Kalev/Cramo, Estonia)
A.J.Bramlett (ASK Riga, Latvia)
Hanno Mottola (Zalgrisi, Lithuania)
Kirk Penney (Zalgiris, Lithuania)
Ronald Dorsey (Neptunas, Lithuania)
Eddie Shannon (Ventspils, Latvia)
Justin Love (Ventspils, Latvia)

Coaches Zmago Sagadin (Lietuvos Rytas) and Veselin Matic (Kalev/Cramo)

Dunk Contest Participants
Darius Pakamanis (Lietuvos rytas, Lithuania), Mantas Kalnietis (Zalgiris, Lithuania), Aivaras Kiaušas (Sakalai, Lithuania), Ronaldas Dorsey (Neptūnas, Lithuania), Paulius Počiuipa (Panevėžys, Lithuania), Andrius Čižikas (Atletas, Lithuania), Curtis Millage (ASK Riga, Latvia), Kristjan Kangur (Kalev/Cramo, Estonia).

[elaj]

Thanks!

[Manu Ginobili]

Kalnietis win's the dunk contest.it becomes a habit..
What a pity that he is dont playing much with Grigas.
Gecevicius with notable achievement,win's the three-point shootout which is very difficult I guess with all these Lithanians and Latvians out there..

[sashikas]

Kalnietis had today plenty of time on court in the All-Star game. And he was productive - especially in the second and third quater, when the duo of him and Eurelijus Žukauskas started to deliver. It was good to see Eurelijus playing well. I hope Sagadin will find him more time on court for Rytas.

Tanoka Beard was chosen as All-Star game MVP. It must be his 14th or so award of that kind. I would say, that the organizers could be more original in picking the winner of such award... The "fearless warrior" (the translation of Beard's name from africans suahili language) didn't do anything special..

[rikhardur]

Torrent video:

All Star (1st and 2nd periods + 3-point contest): http://www.sportbit.org/details.php?id=2832

[rikhardur]

Torrent video:

All Star (3rd and 4th periods + dunk contest (?)): http://www.sportbit.org/details.php?id=2863

[rikhardur]

Full game torrent video:

Lietuvos Rytas vs ASK Rīga (17th February): http://www.sportbit.org/details.php?id=3085

[Gytaz]

The game between Žalgiris and Rytas was canceled in the fourth quarter, because Žalgiris's fans were really unhappy with reffees' work and started to throw full cans of beer, lighters and other stuff on the court. Rytas had a 15 points lead (87:72). Žalgiris suffered a technical defeat. And, off course, the club will have more trouble because of this.

[adebisi]

Kaunas...
The biggest question for me is: who the hell is alowding to sell cans of beer in the arena?

[Gytaz]

Kaunas...
The biggest question for me is: who the hell is alowding to sell cans of beer in the arena?

Well, empty cans isn't real threat. I guess they think that Lithuanians are so greedy that they would never throw away a full can. However, drunk fan is a real threat...

[re5pectas]

That was one of the most emotional games between those clubs!
Before game it was expected Zalgiris will win, but... everytime, once again, it starts from 0:0