Messaggioda TheSaint1530 » 19/12/2007 - 15:45
non credo di fare cosa gradita ma queste sono le preview nei match-up per le partite di eurolega di oggi e domani (da sito euroleague.net; grazie a bettingadvice.com per la sistemazione)
GROUP A
CSKA Moscow:
- Aleksey Savrasenko is expected to be out for 3 more weeks due to a shoulder injury.
- Matjaz Smodis is out indefinitely with an ankle injury.
- With Savrasenko and Smodis sidelined, David Andersen has averaged 17.7 points and 9.7 rebounds in the last three Euroleague games.
- Theo Papaloukas returned to action against Prokom, missed a Russian Cup game this weekend, but is scheduled to play against Montepaschi.
Tau Ceramica:
- Tau released forward Linton Johnson after the last Euroleague game.
- Igor Rakocevic is expected to be sidelined for at least 2 weeks due to a leg injury.
- James Singleton remains a long-term injury.
- Power forward Mirza Teletovic hurt an ankle in domestic play over the weekend but rejoined practices and is expected to play at Virtus Bologna.
Olympiacos:
- Giorgios Printezis missed the last Euroleague game with a foot injury but returned for Greek League action over the weekend.
- Loukas Mavrokefalidis is expected to be out again due to a knee injury, joining Lynn Greer in the injured list.
- Panagiotis Vassilopoulos is back in action and ready to face Union Olimpija.
- Roderick Blakney had 13 points and 6 steals in Olympiacos' road loss against Tau Ceramica last week.
Prokom:
- Center Tomas Van den Spiegel missed the last two Euroleague games but returned to action in the Polish League this weekend.
- Guard Christos Harissis and forward Tomas Masiulis did not play against CSKA Moscow but are back in action, too.
- Milan Gurovic is ready to face Zalgiris. He averaged 20.6 points in the first three Euroleague games and just 1.6 in his next three.
- Jovo Stanojevic has shined since he arrived in Sopot, averaging 12.8 points and 6.3 rebounds in 4 games.
Union Olimpija:
- Boris Gorenc was registered but he still has yet to make his Euroleague return with Olimpija.
- Chris Booker did not take part in his team's Adriatic League game and is questionable against Olympiacos.
- Center Mirza Begic is back in action and will travel to Greece to face the Reds.
- Goran Dragic had a Euroleague career-high of 22 points against Montepaschi last week.
Zalgiris:
- Zalgiris has no significant injuries for its game against Prokom Trefl Sopot.
- DeJuan Collins is second in the assists standings (5.25 apg.).
- Marcus Brown was the Weeks 7 and 8 top scorer with 27 and 31 points against Tau Ceramica and Virtus, respectively. He combined for 13-for-15 three-pointers in both wins.
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Montepaschi Siena:
- Montepaschi Siena has no significant injuries for its game against CSKA Moscow.
- Terrell McIntyre had 4 triples in the fourth quarter against Union Olimpija last week. He finished the game with 20 points.
- Rimantas Kaukenas had 21 points on 12-for-12 free throws, good for a 29 index against Olimpija.
VidiVici Bologna:
- Dewarick Spancer had 22 points in his team's 102-82 road loss against Zalgiris last week.
- Delonte Holland and Federico Lestini will not play against Tau Ceramica for disciplinary reasons and might be released, although the club still has them registered to play.
- Guilherme Giovannoni and Andrea Michelori missed an Italian League game last week but were back in action against Zalgiris.
GROUP B
Unicaja:
- Big man Daniel Santiago, the Week 7 MVP, will miss several weeks due to a muscle tear.
- Marcus Haislip is recovered from his knee injury and had 18 points and 6 rebounds against Aris TT Bank.
- German Gabriel has been playing consistently in the last two games after being on and off the team for two weeks.
Maccabi Elite:
- Maccabi Elite might still be without Nikola Vujcic, who is questionable against Lietuvos Rytas.
- Tal Burstein is set to miss the entire season with a knee injury.
- David Bluthenthal has been on fire in the last two games, averaging 20 points on 10-for-11 two-pointers and 6.5 rebounds.
Efes Pilsen:
- Drew Nicholas had 20 points against Cibona despite battling a hand injury.
- Andre Hutson shined in last week's win with 16 points and 8 rebounds, good for a 29 index.
- Rashad Wright made his Euroleage debut - 5 points, 4 rebounds - against Unicaja but did not play last week.
- Ermal Kuqo leads the Euroleague in points per minute (0.70).
Aris TT Bank:
- Giorgos Kalaitzis missed the game against Maccabi Elite but was back in action against Unicaja.
- Jeremiah Massey is battling a sprained ankle and did not practice on Monday. He is expected to face Le Mans.
- Reyshawn Terry had 16 points and 5 rebounds against this week's opponent, Le Mans, earlier in the season.
Cibona:
- Playmaker Tre Kelley is back in action, as he had 5 points and 5 turnovers against Efes Pilsen last week.
- As such, Damir Mulaomerovic will see less playing time from now on. He already played 15 minutes against Efes.
- Chris Warren had 16 points in his team's road loss in Istanbul while Sam Hoskin added 15.
Le Mans:
- Nebojsa Bogavac has missed his team's last three games. He is questionable for the game against Aris TT Bank.
- Nicolas Batum had a career-best Euroleague performance with 24 points on 10-for-10 shooting and 4 assists against Maccabi last week.
- Raviv Limonad had averaged 20.5 points on 13-for-16 two-pointers and 5 assists in the last two Euroleague games.
Lietuvos Rytas:
- Mindaugas Lukauskis is very questionable for the game against Maccabi. Roberts Stelmahers is out indefinitely
- Newcomer Jared Jordan already made his Euroleague debut last week, replacing Darrel Mitchell.
- Marijonas Petravicius, who averaged 17 points on 12-for-15 two-pointers in the last 2 games, has been sick this weekend but should be ready to face Maccabi.
Armani Jeans Milano:
- AJ Milano has no significant injuries for its game against Lietuvos Rytas.
- Danilo Gallinari had 16 points in Vilnius last week. He has scored in double digits in all 6 games.
- Travis Watson is second in the rebounders list, pulling down 9.5 boards per night.
GROUP C
Panathinaikos:
- Dejan Tomasevic and Fragiskos Alvertis will not travel to Germany due to respective back injuries.
- Sarunas Jasikevicius had 13 points against Lottomatica Roma last week while Mike Batiste added 10.
- Panathinaikos still has 14 players available, so rotations are expected.
AXA FC Barcelona:
- AXA FCB had 5 players in double digits in its home win against Partizan Igokea. Roger Grimau had a season-high 19 points.
- Barcelona has no significant injuries for its game against Fenerbahce Ulker.
- Mario Kasun has averaged 15 points on 17-for-26 two-pointers in the last 3 Euroleague games.
Partizan:
- Partizan Igokea has no significant injuries for its home game against Chorale Roanne.
- Nikola Pekovic was limited to just 7 points against Barcelona last week.
- Uros Tripkovic had 16 points in his team's road loss in Barcelona. Dejan Vorovnjak added 13.
Lottomatica Roma:
- Erik Daniels was suspended by the club, missed his team's last two games and is not on the roster for Real Madrid's visit to Rome.
- Allan Ray had 18 points in Lottomatica's win against Panathinaikos. Roko Ukic added 13 for Roma.
- Christian Drejer will be out for 2 more months due to a severe ankle injury.
Fenerbahce Ulker:
- Shooter Ibrahim Kutluay and big man Semih Erden are expected to miss at least one more game with respective injuries.
- Fenerbahce newcomer Omer Asik already had 7 points and 5 rebounds against Real Madrid.
- Rebounding ace Mirsad Turkcan needs just 12 rebounds to pull down his 1,000th board in Euroleague Basketball.
- Willie Solomon and Oguz Savas each had 16 points in their team's road loss against Madrid.
Real Madrid:
- Alex Mumbru returned to action in the Spanish League this weekend and is ready to face Lottomatica Roma.
- Venson Hamilton is once again questionable for the game in Roma.
- Felipe Reyes shined against Fenerbahce Ulker last week with 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Brose Baskets:
- Other than Sajmen Hauer, coach Dirk Bauermann had his full roster available for the game against Panathinaikos.
- Steffen Hamann had 24 points on 4-for-4 three-pointers in his team's road loss against Chorale Roanne.
- Predrag Suput had 16 points against Roanne and as many as 31 in a German League game this weekend.
Chorale Roanne Basket:
- Ron Hale returned to action this weekend, while Laurent Cazalon has missed Roanne's last three games due to an injury.
- Marc Antoine-Pellin is the Euroleague assists leader at 5.6 per game.
- Marc Salyers (22.8 ppg.) leads the Euroleague in scoring while Brion Rush (18.9 ppg.) is fifth.