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Americas U21 continentals

Pool B:

Results:

Paraguay 84 at Mexico 93
This game was a close one, but Mexico was able to pull it out as they shouldve. Paraguay actually put up some good ratings, but Mexico was able to match and beat that. Paraguay was up after the first quarter but then lost every quarter after that. POTG: Gabriel Guzman had 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and an 11.5 rating.

United States 150 at Puerto Rico 106
This one was just a mismatch and United States highflying offense was too much for Puerto Rico to handle. THe individual ratings and the team ratings put up by United States was extremely impressive and Puerto Rico just had no answer to United States Run and Gun offense. United States were able to put up 43 points in a quarter twice and scored 30 or more in each quarter. POTG: The 20 year old guard star Jimmie Brown was able to put up 28 points on 11-13 fg shooting and 6-6 3pt shooting while also getting 4 assists, 3 rebounds and a game high 15.5 rating.

Brasil 122 at Bolivia 57
Brasil really outmatched Bolivia in this one, cruising to the easy 65 point victory in this one. Brasil had 24 more rebounds and 22 more assists. However looking at Brasil's ratings I think they look weaker then the United States right now. POTG: Gilbertao Rampelotto had 17 points, a game high 5 assists, 3 rebounds and a 17.5 rating.

1.Brasil U21(1) 3-0 359 229
2.Colombia U21(2) 3-0 349 228
3.United States U21(3) 3-0 372 259
4.Paraguay U21(5) 2-1 321 285
5.México U21(4) 1-3 326 401
6.Puerto Rico U21(6) 0-4 366 497
7.Bolivia U21(7) 0-4 309 503

Picks:

Paraguay(70) at United States(5)
I really like the Gameshape update that Paraguay got(besides one player at inept) however the United States are just too strong a team. United States had a pretty decent GS update as well and look poised and ready to possible win this group. My pick: United States wins this one on even effort levels.

Colombia(38) at Brasil(18)
Both teams had about equal GS updates and they are close talent wise. With slight edge to Brasil with the guards and a slight edge inside for Colombia. I don't think this game is too important however as both teams will advance to the next round. My pick: Brasil is a little bit too strong.

Bolivia(96) at Puerto Rico(90)
Puerto Rico is a bit stronger then their ranking tells I think and Bolivia is a work in progress right now. If Puerto Rico wants any shot at advancing to the next round they must win this game. My pick: Bolivia uses more effort but loses this one.

U21 americas continentals

Pool A:

Results:

Costa Rica 89 at Venezuela 133
Venezuela took full control of this game from the get go and was able to win this one handily. Individually and team wise the ratings were really good from Venezuela who look like a team that could make some noise. POTG: Emiro Caridad had 23 points, 12 rebounds and went 11-12 from the field while putting up a game high 14.0 rating.

Peru 117 at Barbados 36
Peru had HCA and played one of the worst countries in buzzerbeater. This game was ugly with an 81 point difference. Peru even put up some impressive ratings thatll win them lots of games. Barbados only made 13 field goals the whole game. POTG: Miguel Angel Huamancaja had 22 points, a game high 25 rebounds, a game high 5 assists and a 15.0 rating in the victory.

Canada 115 at Bahamas 42
This game resembled the previous game quite a bit. However it was only a 73 point difference. Canada had some good ratings with their PTB offense and the Bahamas still had terrible ratings. POTG: Isaac Massicotte had a game high 19 points, 18 rebounds and a game high 13.5 rating.

1.Peru U21(3) 3-0 326 162
2.Uruguay U21(2) 3-0 356 196
3.Canada U21(1) 3-0 320 179
4.Costa Rica U21(5) 2-1 307 292
5.Venezuela U21(4) 1-3 378 360
6.Bahamas U21(7) 0-4 232 465
7.Barbados U21(6) 0-4 219 484

Costa Rica(70) at Peru(30)
Peru has HCA, but even if they didn't they would win this game with relative ease. Costa Rica isn't a very strong team, but they aren't the weakest either. I think they'll be smart and pick their spots the rest of the way. My pick: Peru wins this one on same effort levels.

Uruguay(24) at Canada(19)
This is going to be the big game of the week and could very well decide who finishes first in this pool. Gameshape wise the teams had fairly similiar GS updates, however Canada is hurt by William Rivas being at inept GS. I think Canada has a slight advantage down low and on the outside. My pick: Both teams use the same effort level, Canada comes out victorious in a close match.

Bahamas(98) at Barbados(92)
Its the epic matchup, the rivalry of all rivalries. The one chance that either of these teams have at winning. I think Barbados has an edge talent wise being the only team with a 10k+ player and they have a GS advantage as well, as they had more luck with the GS. My pick: In a game using unnecessay amounts of effort Barbados will come out on top and get the crucial victory.

World Cup:

Pool A:

since jfarb was kind enough to do some recaps for last weeks games, ill just have picks for this week.

1.Chile(2) 2-0 249 210
2.Italia(1) 2-0 267 246
3.Uruguay(3) 1-1 234 232
4.Misr(6) 1-1 220 227
5.Australia(5) 0-2 231 258
6.Philippines(4) 0-2 218 246

Picks:

Phillipines(16) at Australia(15)
This game is massive as it is basically a must win for both teams. Phillipines has some GS issues with their big men, but had a great GS update for their guards, expect an outside offense from them. Australia had a good GS update for their bigs and their guards had a less impressive GS update and are also wekaer then Phillipines' guards. Expect an inside offense from them. My pick: Australia uses a little more effort and win this game.

Chile(1) at Misr(32)
Misr is coming off an impressive upset over the Philippines, Chile is coming off winning the world championships. Chile is stronger and has the better talent. This game get ugly. My pick: Chile cruises to victory.

Uruguay(11) at Italia(4)
Italia is scary good. Like frightening. They have great GS on all of their players, including their monsters. They are also stronger than Uruguay who actually had a good GS update, but not enough to compete with Italia. My pick: Italia wins and Uruguay is forced to have to win at least one of their last two games.

Pool B:
1.Poland(1) 2-0 305 249
2.United States(4) 2-0 242 220
3.España(2) 1-1 217 209
4.Canada(5) 1-1 224 234
5.China(3) 0-2 195 221
6.Al Maghrib(6) 0-2 245 295

Picks:

United States(8) at Al Maghrib(60)
Joe Bronson is at proficient GS, thats not good for Al Maghrib. United States have plenty of top notch players at proficient GS right now and that spells disaster for Al Maghrib. My pick: United States wins and books their ticket to the 2nd round.

Poland(6) at China(3)
Poland is coming off a high scoring game that saw them crush Al Maghrib. Poland also has HCA which is crucial in the world cup. Poland also has an extremely strong team. This is not good for any teams, even the strong China team. My pick: China saves some effort and loses this one, preparing for back to back must wins.

Canada(10) at Espana(5)
Espana is strong all over the court, but this looks like a week where Canada can really make an upset, judging by the GS update for Canada they're roster is at possible as good as it is going to get. Canada will most likely only need one more win to advance to the 2nd round. My pick: Same effort and Espana takes this one in a close game that comes down to the fourth quarter.

Insane game! That is a big shock and going to complicate the final standings significantly.

Tough loss USA!

Yep thats BB, congrats to Morocco, that was a big upset and they nailed the tactics.

I actually don't think it complicates things that much, since only wins vs other advancing teams carry over to round 2. Frustrating, but unlikely to change our outcome that much, our upcoming games vs Spain and Poland are more important. Still seems like Canada vs China will be the game that will be most crucial. Poland looks very strong, especially defensively, and HCA is quite a boost.

Thought I might as well get the results over with earlier :P

Americas U21 Continentals

Pool C:
Panama 74 at Argentina 94
This game was actually a pretty good game. Panama put up some real good ratings and ratingswise I thought it could have been closer, oh well! Argentina had some really good ratings with their motion offense and continue to look dangerous. It was only a 4 point game heading into the 4th quarter but then Argentina blew it open. POTG: Gerasim Varakyan had 16 points on 8-8 shooting, 9 rebounds and a 14.5 rating.

Ecuador 62 at Chile 104
Chile's Look Inside offense absolutely overpowered Ecuador in this one. Chile also played a 3-2 zone against Ecuador's Outside Isolation and did not let Ecuador score 20 points or more in any quarter. Chile also had 28 more rebounds then Ecuador did even though they played 3-2. POTG: Ruben Rodriguez had a game high 22 points, a game high 12 rebounds and a game high 16.5 rating.

Jamaica 110 at Guatemala 144
Once again a game that looks like it should've been closer although Jamaica doesn't have very high enthusiasm heading into this one I don't believe. Guatemala was able to score 30+ points in each quarter very effective offense in this one. POTG: Walter Castro had a triple double in this one consisting of 18 points, 10 rebounds and a game high 10 assists to go with his 9.5 rating.

Pool B:
Paraguay 81 at United States 126
United States was able to easily dispose of Paraguay in this game and managed to score 76 points in the seond half and 42 points in the 3rd quarter alone! United States was just the stronger team and got scoring from everyone! POTG: Lloyd Suarez had 21 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and a game high 15.5 rating.

Colombia 82 at Brasil 100
Both teams had some great ratings, but it was clear that Brasil is just that much better than Colombia. Colombia really needs to work on their shooting guards who went a combined 0-13 in this one :O. The first quarter really just put the game to bed early as it was 25-9 in Brasil's favour. POTG: Danilo Martinello had a game high 27 points, a team high 13 rebounds and a game high 16.0 rating.

Bolivia 96 at Puerto Rico 73
Bolivia saw their oppurtuniy to pick up a win(which is key for ranking purrposes) and CTd Puerto Rico in this one, obviously Puerto Rico did not see it coming as they TIEd. Bolivias ratings for a team that crunched were extremely bad, but they are a work in progress as their manager said and hopefully will become more competitive in the future... the far future... POTG: Elias Quisbert had a game high 22 points and an 8.5 rating.

Pool A:
Costa Rica 75 at Peru 101
Costa Rica used extra effort to try and snatch a game from Peru... mission failed. Peru's HCA is really coming in handy although they would've won this game without it. Peru still had some impressive ratings even with factoring in HCA. POTG: Carlos Alberto Patino had 18 points and a game high 17 rebounds along with a 15.0 rating.

Uruguay 77 at Canada 82
This game was crucial in placing of the pool and it also let the teams see where they match up against each other. Canada was able to come out on top in a close battle that saw both teams put up some good ratings. Definetly a defensive matchup as both teams each had 3 double digit scorers, not very good for the U21 level, but hey whatever you gotta do to win. POTG: David Castro had 13 points, 10 rebounds and a 12.5 rating.

Bahamas 112 at Barbados 84
There is honestly nothing I can say about this game... Bahamas won. POTG: uhhhh Lawrence Kendall with 20 points, 14 rebounds and a 7.5 rating.


Last edited by Bballin at 6/2/2011 1:00:09 AM

World Cup

Pool A:

Results:

Chile 123 at Misr 87
Misr put more effort into this game, however it really did not help as Chile was still able to dominate this game. Chile's motion offense was extremely effective against the weaker Misr team. Chile dominated the rrebounds and had much more assists then Misr and it really helped. POTG: Odol Rouse had 20 points, 9 rebounds and a 17.5 rating.

Philippines 97 at Australia 109
Both teams played Look Inside, Australia was just better this weak as both teams also played at the same effort level. The Philippines 16 turnovers really hurt them in this game and Australia was able to take advantage of those mistakes. POTG: Rudolph Radford had 23 points, a team high 11 rebounds and a game high 17.5 rating.

Uruguay 118 at Italia 127
Uruguay had some very very good ratings in this one, but in the end they were not enough to beat the strong Italia team. I think that with a bit more luck Uruguay could have won this one and they were in the lead at half. Uruguay had more rebounds and more assists. The biggest difference was that Italia had 10 3 pointers while Uruguay had one three pointer. So both teams had the same amount of field goals made, Italia's were just worth more. POTG: Leonardo Biondi had a game high 30 points, a game high 8 assists and a game high 19.0 rating.

1.Chile(2) 3-0 372 297
2.Italia(1) 3-0 394 364
3.Uruguay(3) 1-2 352 359
4.Australia(5) 1-2 340 355
5.Misr(6) 1-2 307 350
6.Philippines(4) 0-3 315 355

Picks:
Uruguay(10) at Philippines(16)
Both teams really need a win in this game, Philippines more than Uruguay though. In my mind, Philippines is a lost cause as they have terrible GS issues with their big men which are the strength of the team. Uruguay has talent everywhere and a good GS update. My pick: Uruguay wins their 2nd game and put themselves in good position to advance.

Misr(32) at Australia(11)
Both teams need one win and this is Misr's best chance to win that game. Australia has a talent advantage all over the court, but their GS update was only decent. Misr had a pretty good GS update, but have much weaker talent. My pick: Misr crunches recognizing this is their one chance, but they come up just short and Australia sneakes away with the win.

Italia(4) at Chile(1)
It is the big matchup for first, these teams are two of the strongest teams in Buzzerbeater and both have amazing GS right now. This game is extemely hard to pick. My pick: Both TIE and Chile sneaks out a close win.

World Cup

Pool B:

Results:

United States 107 at Al Maghrib 109
This game was absolutely shocking, no one saw this coming. Al Maghrib crunhed and that was honestly the only reason they won as they put up ratings that a U21 team would put up. United States played a 3-2 against Al Maghrib's Look Inside and that was a factor in this one. Still this game was stunning, but I don't think it makes much of a difference in the pool and United States will still advance while Al Maghrib will still not advance. POTG: Yazid Bin-Ameen had a team high 19 points, a team high 9 rebounds and a 14.0 rating.

Poland 111 at China 89
China had some fantasti ratings in this game and it is rather odd that they have not won a game with ratings like that. Poland was able to win easily for the third time and had some unbelievable ratings with their HCA. Poland had 13 more OR, 27 more REB, and 14 more Assists in this game. POTG: Jerzy Wisnieski had a team high 25 points, a game high 14 rebounds and a game high 21.5 rating. yes, 21.5.

Canada 113 at Espana 126
This game was fairly close and it was only a 4point game heading into the 4th, but then Espana dropped 45 points and was able to win this game. Canada had some good ratings for their motion offense, but not as good as China's. Espana had some amazing ratings for their Look Inside offense and look like contenders for the World Cup right now. In all the commotion the reason that Canada stayed close in this one is because of Ed Matthews who was in beast mode. 48 points, 21-39 FG, 6-15 3FG and a 19.5 rating really kept Canada in the game. POTG: besides Ed Matthews it was Lluis Montolio who had a team high 33 points, 9 rebounds and an 18.0 rating.

1.Poland(1) 3-0 416 338
2.España(2) 2-1 343 322
3.United States(4) 2-1 349 329
4.Canada(5) 1-2 337 360
5.Al Maghrib(6) 1-2 354 402
6.China(3) 0-3 284 332

Picks:

Al Maghrib(45) at China(3)
Al Maghrib has terrible GS, China's isn't muh better, but China has much more talent and are desperately in need of a win. Al Maghrib should realize that this is their only legitimate shot at getting a win and advancing. My pick: Al Maghrib crunches and China TIEs, but China still wins.

Espana(6) at United States(7)
Espana is the stronger team in my mind, but United States is right there with them, GS wise I think Espana had a weaker GS update and United States GS update has their roster at its best possible potential. My pick: United States wins with more effort.

Canada(9) at Poland(5)
Poland had a not so great GS update this weak and Canada's wasn't bad but it wasn't the best one they've had. Poland has more talent inside while I think Canada is stronger outside. Poland has HCA however which helps alot. My pick: same effort level and Poland comes out on top.