American Lorenzo Williams (189-PG-84, agency: Court Side) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's second-best Atomeromu and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 2 (Second Stage). The 28-year old playmaker had the game-high 34 points adding nine assists for Atomeromu in his team's victory, helping them to crush Szolnok (1-1) with 16-point margin 90-74. Atomeromu is placed at 2nd position in Hungarian A Division. Atomeromu is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 1st lost game this season out of 2 games. In the team's last game Williams had a remarkable 77.8% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Atomeromu and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Rice University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Williams is league's best passer with 6.5apg. Williams is in league's top in and averages solid 52.8% FGP.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 31-year old Slovenian forward Zeljko Zagorac (204-F-81) of Falco-Szova. Zagorac impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds. Of course he lead Falco-Szova to another comfortable win outscoring FS Debrecen (2-21) 107-57. The Second Stage is still at the very beginning and this victory may help a lot. Let's wait for the next round. Zagorac is one of the most experienced players at Falco-Szova and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.
The third best performed player last round was international David Gaspar (196-SF-82, agency: Laszlo Vinko Group) of ZTE KK (#-2). Gaspar showcased his all-around game by recording 29 points, five rebounds and five assists in the last round. He was a key player of ZTE KK, leading his team to a 83-64 easy win against #-1 ranked Marso NYKK in a game of the week. The chances of ZTE KK ranking at the top of Places 7-13, however are very questionable as they have already lost 13 games, recording just ten victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Gaspar could help ZTE KK to bring them higher in the standings. Gaspar has a very solid season. In 23 games in Hungary he scored 12.0ppg. He also has 3.8apg and FGP: 53.3%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Tomislav Ivosev (204-F-90) of Falco-Szova - 22 points and 11 rebounds 5. Miljan Rakic (195-G-86) of Jaszberenyi - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 6. David Vojvoda (196-G/F-90) of Atomeromu - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Anthony Nelson (185-G-89) of Marso NYKK - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Marton Bader (212-C-80) of Szolnok - 18 points and 11 rebounds 9. Dorenzo Hudson (195-G-88) of ZTE KK - 18 points and 11 rebounds 10. Kyle Austin (203-F-88) of Kormend - 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
A Division Round 1 of Finals. Albacomp surge ahead - May 23, 2013
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Albacomp - Szolnok 79-70
Albacomp pulled ahead in the championship series edging visiting Szolnok in the opener. The hosts trailed by 5 points at the halftime before their 49-35 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Albacomp made 8 blocks. American guard Brandon Wood (187-89, college: Michigan St., agency: N.E.T.) fired 26 points and 4 assists for the winners [read more]
Albacomp pulled ahead in the championship series edging visiting Szolnok in the opener. The hosts trailed by 5 points at the halftime before their 49-35 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Albacomp made 8 blocks. American guard Brandon Wood (187-89, college: Michigan St., agency: N.E.T.) fired 26 points and 4 assists for the winners. His fellow American import point guard Ronald Moore (183-88, college: Siena) chipped in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Albacomp players scored in double figures. American guard James Florence (185-88, college: Mercer, agency: Pro One Sports) produced 26 points and 8 rebounds and naturalized American forward Rashad Bell (201-82, college: Boston U.) added 14 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Top scorers: Albacomp: B.Wood 26+2reb+4ast, R.Moore 15+5reb+4ast, D.Hollis 13+3reb, Z.Szabo 12+4reb+2ast, J.Jones 9+3reb, Z.Supola 2+1reb Szolnok: J.Florence 26+8reb+2ast, R.Bell 14+7reb, B.Simon 8+2reb+3ast, M.Bader 6+10reb+1ast, S.Sehovic 6+5reb+1ast, M.Szabo 4+4reb
A Division Round 5 of Semi-Finals. Szolnok join Albacomp in the Final - May 20, 2013
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Szolnok - Atomeromu 102-98 OT
Szolnok survived overtime to hand Atomeromu the decisive third loss in the semifinal series. Szolnok will now take on Albacomp in the championship series. The hosts trailed by 10 points after three quarters before their 30-20 charge, which allowed them to tie the game at the end of regular time and get a 4-point victory in overtime. Szolnok outrebounded Atomeromu 51-35 including 18 on the offensive glass [read more]
Szolnok survived overtime to hand Atomeromu the decisive third loss in the semifinal series. Szolnok will now take on Albacomp in the championship series. The hosts trailed by 10 points after three quarters before their 30-20 charge, which allowed them to tie the game at the end of regular time and get a 4-point victory in overtime. Szolnok outrebounded Atomeromu 51-35 including 18 on the offensive glass. Atomeromu was plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. The best player for the winners was American guard James Florence (185-88, college: Mercer, agency: Pro One Sports) who scored 31 points and 7 rebounds. The former international center Marton Bader (212-80, agency: Laszlo Vinko Group) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points and 18 rebounds. International swingman David Vojvoda (196-90, agency: Laszlo Vinko Group) produced 23 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Akos Kovacs (184-88, agency: TSS Management) added 23 points and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Five Szolnok and four Atomeromu players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Szolnok: J.Florence 31+7reb+3ast, B.Simon 17+1reb+3ast, R.Bell 14+6reb+1ast, M.Bader 13+18reb+3ast, S.Sehovic 10+5reb+3ast, B.Gay 8+3reb+3ast Atomeromu: D.Vojvoda 23+5reb+3ast, A.Kovacs 23+2reb+4ast, T.Kaman 11+2reb+1ast, L.Williams 11+8reb+10ast, J.Levy 10+9reb+3ast, A.Toth 9+6reb
The best hungarian guard, Adam Hanga(200-SG-89, agency: TSS Management) just finished his season last weekend. His team, Assignia Manresa lost - without Hanga as he could not play because of his sickness - against Valencia in the 34th round of the regular season and finished on the 18th place with a 6-28 record of the ACB. Hanga, who got drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2nd round in 2011 spent two seasons in a row with Manresa. In his first season he averaged 7 [read more]
The best hungarian guard, Adam Hanga (200-SG-89, agency: TSS Management) just finished his season last weekend. His team, Assignia Manresa lost - without Hanga as he could not play because of his sickness - against Valencia in the 34th round of the regular season and finished on the 18th place with a 6-28 record of the ACB. Hanga, who got drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2nd round in 2011 spent two seasons in a row with Manresa. In his first season he averaged 7.8 points, 2.9 steals and 1.9 assists per game. During summer 2012 he was working out with the Spurs and helped our National Team with 16.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.3 steals in 8 games of the EC qualification. This season he was a key player of Assignia Manresa puting up 11.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 stelas in 25.6 minutes on the court.
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