BuzzerBeater Forums

Pool E
1.Crna Gora(5) 1-0 112 81
2.Espana(1) 1-0 118 100
3.Poland(3) 1-0 91 79
4.England(4) 1-0 131 124
5.Srbija(2) 0-1 124 131
6.Sakartvelo(6) 0-1 79 91
7.Osterreich(7) 0-1 100 118
8.Hayastan(8) 0-1 81 112

England 131 Srbija 124

You read that correctly. There is no typo there. England ranked 48th in the world did indeed defeat Srbija ranked 6th in the world by seven in OT, using the same amount of effort. The first crazy result of this tournament! If the rumour that both teams CT’d is also true it just makes this result and game absolutely wacky. This result could truly throw my predictions out the door from 2 down. Very surprising. If they did both CT however it could make winning the rest of the games in this Pool very, very difficult. I don’t think Cting is so smart in first game. What makes this game weirder is that it was one of the two games that were won by the team listed as the away team. That’s two out of 24 games won by the away team. Paul Innes is my pick for Player of the Game all though I should give it to the whole England team, Innes seems like a good pick to me. 23 points 10 rebounds, a 14.0 rating and held Srbijas PF in check.


Osterreich 100 Espana 118

Espana was the favourite and they won. This was a simple game. Or so I thought. Espana was down 11 at half and 3 at the end of the third quarter. Another England Srbija game in the making? Nahh Espana won the fourth by 21 points and took the game by 18 points, just adding some suspense to the game I guess. I think not picking Luciano Courel for Player of the Game is hard to do. He had a game high 18.0 rating, a game high 35 points on 14-22 shooting, 10 assists and 8 rebounds. Nearly a triple double.


Sakartvelo 79 Poland 91

Poland put up some jawdropping ratings. Could make a case for the top two. Sakartvelo didn’t have the greatest chance at winning this one, but I must admit they put up a good fight. Moritz Luderitz is my Player of the Game, an 18.0 rating, 12 rebounds and a team high 19 points on 8-12 shooting.


Hayastan 81 Crna Gora 112

Crna Gora was the recipients of the free win in this Pool. They won every single quarter, but the ratings suggest that the game would end up being a bit closer. Anyhow Crna Gora came out on top like they should have. Nothing out of the ordinary here, Hayastan lost. Cedomir Gusic receives my player of the Game honours for this game. Game high 17.5 rating, 20 points on 6-8 shooting, 13 rebounds, and being +23 will help that.

In this Pool this week we saw how crazy and unpredictable Buzzerbeater can be. I LOVE IT. Can’t wait for next week, this Pool could get interesting.


Last edited by Bballin at 1/29/2011 2:45:14 AM

Bullocks! England was 53th at the time of the game and shot up a bit there at the daily update.

But yeah. Same thing.

edit: I am leaving "53th" there. Oh my god.

Last edited by Stajan at 1/29/2011 2:55:00 AM

Pool F
1.Ukraina(3) 1-0 128 95
2.Portugal(1) 1-0 118 95
3.Belgium(5) 1-0 114 100
4.Island(4) 1-0 110 98
5.Danmark(7) 0-1 98 110
6.Slovensko(3) 0-1 100 114
7.Moldova(6) 0-1 95 118
8.Scotland(8) 0-1 95 128

Moldova 95 Portugal 118

Moldova won the first and last quarter, but all Portugal needed were the middle quarters and they came out on top with a satisfying victory over Moldova. Moldova didn’t actually look that bad, but Portugal is the highest ranked team in this Pool and it showed. Filipe Bola takes Player of the Game honours with a game high 16.5 rating, 21 points on 9-13 shooting, 8 assists and a +27 plus/minus.


Belgium 114 Slovensko 100

This was the 2nd most shocking game of the week. Belgium was one of the two away teams to come away with a win. 51st ranked Belgium beat 14th ranked Slovensko. Looking at ratings, it sort of looks like Slovensko should’ve won this game, but ratings do not tell the whole story, and Belgium came out on top. Gerry Fleeton takes the Player of the Game award with a 15.5 rating, 13 points on 5-10 shooting, 11 rebounds and a game high +19. Most of all though he kept Slovenskos Center, Branislav Drunek, in check. Well played by Fleeton.


Scotland 95 Ukraina 128

Ukraina with the freebie in this Pool. Not much to say about this game. Ukraina beat them in every quarter and in every rating. Ukraina is the stronger team and should’ve won. Vasiliy Filipchenko gets a game high 16.0 rating, 19 points on 8-12 shooting, 5 rebounds and a game high +25 in 15 minutes of action.


Danmark 98 Island 110

Danmark showed me that they were better than I thought they were, but not good enough for me to say they are the number 6 team in this Pool. Island seemed weaker than I had anticipated and I think they could end up being 5 or 6 by the end of the Tournament. Atli Johannsson gets player of the game with his 15.5 rating, 22 points on 11-22 shooting, 11 rebounds and a game high +17.

Belgium looks like a darkhorse, but I don’t think they will qualify for the next round yet, I am still not convinced. The rest of the week was straight forward though.

A fun week of European Tournament action, I hope I will have time on a weekly basis to continue to do this, I should. Hope everyone enjoys these little write-ups, thanks for the comments and compliments.

Yeah I know they were "53th" but I figure i might as well update everyone :P

I hope to have predictions for mondays game up by tommorrow night or sunday night.

Wow, those are some impressive right ups. I'll be posting mine on Asia later this evening.

Nice, I'm lovin' the awesome writeups. Hopefully it leads to more Canadian involvement in the forums. Crazy game by England

In Asia they have 21 teams split into 3 groups with the top 4 from each group advancing to the next round. From there they split into two groups of six with the top two teams in each group advancing to the semi-finals.

Asia Pool A
World Rank. Country(record so far)

21. Philippines(1-0)- An inside focused team with five 200k+ C's down low. They have great balance across the other positions as well with good depth. All players 27 and under, so improvement is likely as the season goes on. Lock to advance to 2nd round.

27. Taiwan(1-0)- Led by star SG Wu Chang Kun-368k. He ran the point for them in their first game(18.0 rating) covering for an obvious deficiency there, with the only PG on their roster having a salary of 49k. ATG C Chan Ren Qing is only 23 years old so he will most likely continue to improve and become a dominant force down low. Lock to advance to 2nd round.

71.Thailand(1-0)- Scored a big upset win over host Japan in the first round of games, but unfortunately had to use more effort to do so. As a team they have no bigtime stars, being fairly equal all around. They have a solid chance to advance with that win over Japan, but are unlikely to go any further.

65.Indonesia(0-0)- They have yet to play a game, so not a ton to say yet. They appear to be saving 6 youngsters and their roster is all full up, so changes could hurt them.

49.Japan(0-1)- Tough loss to Thailand in the first round, but most likely will be better off with the greater enthusiasm. Another balanced roster that looks able to mix up its tactics, just not sure if they have the talent to take down Taiwan or the Philippines, but homecourt should assure advancing to the next round.

88.Saudi Arabia(0-1)- Look to be on the outside looking in as far as advancing goes, but whatever chance they might have leans on HOF 23 year old C Qadir Khoury. Rebounded well against Taiwan, but was limited on the offensive end.

83.Hanguk-Korea(0-1)- Blown out by Philippines in round 1, they'll have some ground to make up to have a shot at advancing. No PG's on the roster. Led by 262K C Jung-Soon Jang, who's salary is more than any two of his teammates combined.

Last edited by Eminence Front at 1/29/2011 10:25:42 PM

Asia Pool B

4.China(1-0)- Dominant in their first game this appears to be the team to beat in Asia. Plus their manager has 100% approval rating:D. Dangerous at every position they have no real weaknesses, with 8 200k+ players on the roster. 24 year old 429k C Sha Chenglin might be on his way to being the best player in the world, and if they can keep his gameshape up he will be nearly unstoppable. Lock to advance to 2nd round.

19.Hong Kong(1-0)- Another team that looked sharp in their first game, winning by 30+. No PGs on the roster. Best player is 267k PF So Ka Hay, who shot 11-12 in their first game. They are also grooming future star Cheung Kin Mun on the perimeter, a 85k 22 year old ATG SG. Lock to advance to 2nd round.

37.Malaysia(1-0)- The final 30+ point victory in this section of the tournament, really matched up the top teams vs. the bottom in the first game. Their strength is at PG, with three 100k plus guys ready to go at a moments notice. Lock to advance to 2nd round.

63.U.A.E.(0-0)- Really look to be in for it this tournament with no players over 100k, they will have to work for any success they get.

91.Vietnam(0-1)- Only a 10 player roster so far they look to have a chance to advance led by 119k SG Thuc Toung. Looks like they could really use some more depth though and hopefully they have some more good players waiting to be called up.

84.Lebanon(0-1)- Have a couple of ok players, but you know it's going to be tough when you have a 14k player on your NT.

74.Kazakhstan(0-1)- Unfortunate to run into China in the first game, have a nicely balanced roster. No stars to go against the top 3 teams in this section though.

Asia Pool C

40.Singapore(1-0)- Used more effort in round 1 in a game they could have won either way, could come back to hurt them. Led by 444k C Fang Shuangxiang they will rely heavily on him to carry them into the next round as they have only two other players above 100k in salary. Not a lock simply because if Fang goes down they will have a very tought time of it.

8.Australia(1-0)- Another team that used more effort in round 1 when they didn't really need to as they won by 42. A more balanced team then Singapore but they too are led by a monster big man, 410k C Rudolph Radford. In the past this team has shown to be excellently managed and that is likely to continue. Lock to advance to 2nd round.

15.Iran(1-0)- Looked smooth in an easy win in round 1. An inside focused team, they are led by a pair of C's 373k Iman Hemmati and 416k Hormoz Kavousi. If both of their gameshapes stays up they will dominate down low. Lock to advance to 2nd round.

55.India(0-0)- Balanced all around, but unfortunately for them in this section that means they are going to get destroyed down low.

78.Pakistan(0-1)- Clearly led by 220k C Arif Salim he will have to play above even his level to hang with the other big men in this section. Will struggle after Arif and also have a 14k player on the roster.:(

76. New Zealand(0-1)- Another well balanced team, I believe they will have a solid shot to advance to the next round. If not then they'll get a better shot next time around when they host this tournament.

96.Macau(0-1)- With only 4 players above 20k they will be going nowhere this season and can only hope for improvement down the road.

Nice write ups Eminence Front! Really enjoyed these :)