Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship Live from UAE from 15 May till 25 May in Dubai

Groups:

Group 1 :

1- Riyadi (Lebanon)
2-Sala (Morroco)
3-Al Shariquah (UAE)
4-Dar El Bayda'a (Morroco)
5-Ittihad Sakandari (Egypt)
6-Al Jazaer (Algeria)

Group 2:

1-Champville (Lebanon)
2-ASU (Jordan)
3-Beni Yas (UAE)
4-Karkh (Iraq)
5-Al Sahel (Kuwait)
6-Ahli Oman (Oman)

Note that all the Teams are allowed to have 3 foreigners in their Roster

Last Editions:
2009-2010

Riyadi (Lebanon) [Cup Holders]
Mouttahed (Lebanon) [2nd Position]

2008-2009

Riyadi (Lebanon) [Cup Holders]
Sagesse(Lebanon) [2nd Position]

2007-2008

Zain (Jordan) [Cup Holders]
Sagesse (Lebanon) [2nd Position]

2006-2007

Riyadi (Lebanon) [Cup Holders]
Ahli (KSA) [2nd Position]

2005-2006

Riyadi (Lebanon) [Cup Hoders]
Ittihad(KSA) [2nd Position]

2004-2005

Riyadi (Lebanon) [Cup Holders]
Zain (Jordan) [2nd Position]

http://www.asia-basket.com/Arab-Club-Championships/photos/10alRiyadi.jpg

Riyadi holding the cup of 2009-2010

http://sports.lebanese-forces.com/UserFiles/image/new-images-2010/sport/main-rotation/riyade-winners.jpg

Riyadi holding the cup of 2008-2009

http://www.asia-basket.com/Arab-Club-Championships/Photos/07AlRiyadi.jpg

Al Riyadi defeated Arab Club Championship 2007 crown

[gazara]

Riyadi and Champville will dominate this cup as usual the Lebanese teams dominate all the Arab cup and numbers can talk about it ,in my opinion all the other teams can t pass 50 % of champville and Riyadi Level ,Champville and riyadi are 2 teams from another planet of these other teams, the 2 Lebanese Teams are so strong for this teams ,Ittihad can have some impact but they will find a hard way to match riyadi or Champville these 2 are very strong teams and their levels is by far from all the other teams (Respect for Them but it s a fact) and we can see the 2 last editions Lebanese Pure finals with the presence of good arab Teams !!

[daniab]

Gazara, 3 foreigners in the same time on the floor are allowed, i think you mixed up with dubai tournament :D

the tournament is very weak, so for sure the Lebanese teams will dominate, but i also expect ASU to compete with having Sam Daghlas and Zaid Abbas on the roster!

[gazara]

ah okk it s my mistakee i will correct it ,thx dani ...the last 2 editions were more competitive ,Now ittihad are not that stronger as the past ,and riyadi and Champville are more stronger than last years ,ASU is a good team but also Riyadi and Champville are much better ...

[thelebanese80]

i think champville will take Larry cox or Jay Youngblood as third import

[wilo22]

it will be the 3rd lebanese final in a row :)

[lebanese phoenix]

i dont think it'll be such an easy tournement for riyadi and champville, i expect a huge fight from ASU with Osama douglas (best assister in the CBA) as their starting Pg,and zeid abbas (who also had a good showing in the CBA) on the roster + 3 super imports,i think they will be a tough team to match,so dont count them up just yet,i see them competing on the 1st or 3rd place at least.
as for champville,i think they will take larry Cox as their 3rd import and have him play the 5 along with benson on the 4,but knowing Sarkis,i think he might go with only 2 imports:)
Riyadi i think are the strongest contenders,with vogel + 3 foreigners on their roster i think the balance is hugely tipped into their favor.

[khaledlebanon]

3rd consecutive year " a Pure Lebanese Final" ? :D
nshalla:)

2009: Riyadi vs Sagesse
2010: Riyadi vs Moutahed
2011: Riyadi vs Champville " would be great " :)

A Lebanese Classico in Arab Final..:)


Gooo Lebanon :D


Visca el Barca :eek:

[wilo22]

i dont think it'll be such an easy tournement for riyadi and champville, i expect a huge fight from ASU with Osama douglas (best assister in the CBA) as their starting Pg,and zeid abbas (who also had a good showing in the CBA) on the roster + 3 super imports,i think they will be a tough team to match,so dont count them up just yet,i see them competing on the 1st or 3rd place at least.
as for champville,i think they will take larry Cox as their 3rd import and have him play the 5 along with benson on the 4,but knowing Sarkis,i think he might go with only 2 imports:)
Riyadi i think are the strongest contenders,with vogel + 3 foreigners on their roster i think the balance is hugely tipped into their favor.

cox on the 5 benson on the 4 it will help chamvpille because their weakness is on the PF spot

[gazara]

Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon) Roster:

http://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/riadi%20logo.JPG

Coach:Fouad Abou Chakra(LEB)

4-Jean Abdel Nour (199-SF)
5-Amir Saoud(188-PG/SG)
6-Ali Mahmoud(180-PG)
7-Joseph Vogel(211-C) (Team Captain)
8-Omar El Turk(188-SG)
9-Mohammad Ibrahim(195-PG)
10-Ismail Ahmad(205-PF)(EGY)(Foreigner)
11-William "Billy" Faris (206-PF)
12-Ali Fakhreddine(202-PF)
13-Ali Kanaan(206-C)
14-Nate Johnson(199-SF)(USA)(Foreigner)
15-Loren Woods(218-C)(USA)(Foreigner)

[gazara]

Champville "Dik El Mehde" (Lebanon):

http://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/logo%20champville.JPG

Coach:Ghassan Sarkis(LEB)


4-Miguel Martinez(188-PG)
5-Karl Sarkis(181-PG)
6-Hassan Dandash(187-PG)
7-Yehia sabra(198-PF)
8-Patrick Bou Abboud(200-PF)
9-Nadim Hawi(205-C)
10-Mazen Mneimneh(192-SG)
11-Karam Mechref(188-SG)
12-Tyrone Anderson(193-SG/SF)(USA)(Foreigner)
13-Lee Benson(208-C)(USA)(Foreigner)
14-Larry "Darnell" Cox (209-C)(USA)(Foreigner)
15-Cheikh Fadi El Khatib (199-SF) (Team Captain)

[Khalid80]

Coach Abou Chacra should be smart and not play any of his major players big minutes as Riyadi will play in the Asian Championship just 3 days after the end of the Arab Championship...

Woods and Jean have been suffering from injuries this season so he shouldn't play them any extended minutes...

Last but not least Riyadi has won this tournament many times before while they haven't won the Asian Championship once :D...

Ittihad (Egypt), ASU (Jordan), Riyadi+Champville (Lebanon) will be the main teams qualifying to the semis and competing for the title with a slight advantage for both Lebanese teams....

[joshw31]

I know they haven't been competitivein past years but is there not a team from Palestine?

[hakim]

Arab Basketball Championship Live from UAE from 15 May till 25 May in Dubai

Groups:

Group 1 :

1- Riyadi (Lebanon)

2-Sala (Morroco)
3-Al Shariquah (UAE)
4-Dar El Beida (algeria)
5-Ittihad Sakandari (Egypt)
6-el garafa qatar
[ B]Group 2:[/B]

1-Champville (Lebanon)
2-ASU (Jordan)
3-Beni Yas (UAE)
4-Karkh (Iraq)
5-Al Sahel (Kuwait)
6-Ahli Oman (Oman)

Note that all the Teams are allowed to have 3 foreigners in their Roster

Last Editions:
2009-2010

Riyadi (Lebanon) [Cup Holders]
Mouttahed (Lebanon) [2nd Position]

2008-2009

Riyadi (Lebanon) [Cup Holders]
Sagesse(Lebanon) [2nd Position]

2007-2008

Zain (Jordan) [Cup Holders]
Sagesse (Lebanon) [2nd Position]

2006-2007

Riyadi (Lebanon) [Cup Holders]
Ahli (KSA) [2nd Position]

2005-2006

Riyadi (Lebanon) [Cup Hoders]
Ittihad(KSA) [2nd Position]

2004-2005

Riyadi (Lebanon) [Cup Holders]
Zain (Jordan) [2nd Position]

http://www.asia-basket.com/Arab-Club-Championships/photos/10alRiyadi.jpg

Riyadi holding the cup of 2009-2010

http://sports.lebanese-forces.com/UserFiles/image/new-images-2010/sport/main-rotation/riyade-winners.jpg

Riyadi holding the cup of 2008-2009

http://www.asia-basket.com/Arab-Club-Championships/Photos/07AlRiyadi.jpg

Al Riyadi defeated Arab Club Championship 2007 crown

merci

[mvblair]

I don't want to offend my Lebanese friends here, but I kind of hope that one of these other teams (ASU??) can stop Champville or Riyadi. Believe me, I love seeing Champville and Riyadi succeed internationally, but I'm starting to get tired of them, you know? Especially Riyadi...they're kind of like the Lakers for me. :D I'd be ecstatic if a team of pro-amatuers like the Algerians won.

[SIZE="3"]13-Lee Benson(208-C)(USA)(Foreigner) How long has he been playing for Champville? :confused: Last I heard, Lee Benson was still in China. I'm a big fan of Benson's. He's from my hometown. He's a great player and he could have gone to the NBA, but after his basketball season in high school, he "fell in" with the wrong crowd and had to go to jail for 8 years. Fortunately, he really turned his life around and has played all over the world now.

[Khalid80]

How long has he been playing for Champville? :confused: Last I heard, Lee Benson was still in China. I'm a big fan of Benson's. He's from my hometown. He's a great player and he could have gone to the NBA, but after his basketball season in high school, he "fell in" with the wrong crowd and had to go to jail for 8 years. Fortunately, he really turned his life around and has played all over the world now.

2 weeks :D. Seems to be still in great shape for his age (37)...knock on wood :D

[mvblair]

2 weeks :D. Seems to be still in great shape for his age (37)...knock on wood :D Is he signed for just the tournament? He is in amazingly great shape. I saw a picture of him from China and he looked like a statue. He takes great care of himself.

[Khalid80]

Is he signed for just the tournament? He is in amazingly great shape. I saw a picture of him from China and he looked like a statue. He takes great care of himself.

No he along with Tyrone Anderson are playing with Champville in the final 4 in the Lebanese league as replacements for the previous 2 foreigners (Jay Youngblood and Larry Cox) who got banned from the Lebanese federation for doping...

[mavrick_h]

Is he signed for just the tournament? He is in amazingly great shape. I saw a picture of him from China and he looked like a statue. He takes great care of himself.

he scored 24 pts and grabbed 26 rebounds in his third game with Champville (Semi finals 3rd game).He was chosen the player of the game from Reebok company.

[gazara]

http://www.sportkello.com/modules/photoalbums/plog-content/thumbs/basketball/champville-vs-moutahedf4-3/large/14174-dsc_0735-copy.jpg

Lee Benson (208-C)(USA) Still in a very Good Shape what a player

[wilo22]

Is he signed for just the tournament? He is in amazingly great shape. I saw a picture of him from China and he looked like a statue. He takes great care of himself.

he has played 3 games so far in each game he's grabbing 20reb+

[lebanese phoenix]

it seems that champville opted for Garnett Thompson instead of Larry Cox as their third import for the pan arab games
bad choice:mad: i absolutly despise this player,he's a complete clown,never in system,always seems to be lost amounts more turnovers than points in each game:p
what is GS thinking:eek: ( ma metet ma chefet min met :D)
translation: didint you learn from sagesse's mistake:p

[gazara]

According To Sports-Leb Loren Woods(218-C)(USA) Riyadi Beirut American Center will Not play in Arab Cup with the Team due to Recover from his injury from the last game in Final 8 Vs Champville ,So Riyadi will negociate with a new Player to Replace Woods in Arab Cup
-Daniel Faris(206-C)(LEB) May Be With Riyadi in Arab and Asian Cup
-Jean Abdel Nour (199-SF)(LEB) Will be back with Riyadi in Arab and Asia ,he will be a big add for the team
-For Now ,Ismail Ahmad(205-PF)(EGY) ,Nate Johnson(199-SF)(USA) ,A New player may be a C or PF will be the 3 Foreigners for Riyadi in Arab Cup
-For Champville ,Tyrone Anderson(193-SG)(USA) ,Garnett Thompson(207-PF)(USA) ,Lee Benson(208-C)(USA) Will be Champville 3 Foreigners in Arab Cup

[SOLO]

‎ASU Sports Club Schedule in Arab Clubs Championship (15-25 May) in Abu Dhabi :
Monday 16/5 vs. Karkh (IRAQ) @17:00 AMMAN Local Time
Wednesday 18/5 vs. Champville (Lebanon) @17:00
Thursday 19/5 vs. Sahel (Kuwait) @15:00
Saturday 21/5 vs. Bani Yas (UAE) @19:00
Sunday 22/5 vs. Ahli (Oman) @17:00

Courtesy of Jordanian Basketball Fan Page on Facebook

[Le MaK]

According To Sports-Leb Loren Woods(218-C)(USA) Riyadi Beirut American Center will Not play in Arab Cup with the Team due to Recover from his injury from the last game in Final 8 Vs Champville ,So Riyadi will negociate with a new Player to Replace Woods in Arab Cup
-Daniel Faris(206-C)(LEB) May Be With Riyadi in Arab and Asian Cup
-Jean Abdel Nour (199-SF)(LEB) Will be back with Riyadi in Arab and Asia ,he will be a big add for the team
-For Now ,Ismail Ahmad(205-PF)(EGY) ,Nate Johnson(199-SF)(USA) ,A New player may be a C or PF will be the 3 Foreigners for Riyadi in Arab Cup
-For Champville ,Tyrone Anderson(193-SG)(USA) ,Garnett Thompson(207-PF)(USA) ,Lee Benson(208-C)(USA) Will be Champville 3 Foreigners in Arab Cup

Jay youngblood will replace Tyrone anderson !

[gazara]

Al Riyadi Beirut Foreigners in Arab Cup:

1-Nathanel Johnson(199-SF)(USA)
2-Ismail Ahmad(205-PF)(EGY)
3-Loren Woods(218-C)(USA)
N.B:Woods recovered from the injury and will play !

Champville Maristes Foreigners in Arab Cup:

1-Jay Yongblood(195-SG)(USA)
2-Garnett Thompson(207-PF)(USA)
3-Lee Benson(208-C)(USA)

[gazara]

Schedule of the Games for the Lebanese Teams:
Groups Round :

Monday 16 May 2011:

Champville(Lebanon) Vs Al Sahel (Kuwait) :2 P.M Beirut Time

Al Riyadi (Lebanon) Vs Dar Al Bayda'a (Algeria) :6 P.M Beirut Time

Tuesday 17 May 2011:

Champville (Lebanon) Vs Ahli Sidab (Oman) : 2 P.M Beirut Time

Al Riyadi (Lebanon) Vs Ittihad Sakandari (Egypt) :6 P.M Beirut Time

Wednesday 18 May 2011:

Champville (Lebanon) Vs ASU (Jordan) : 4 P.M Beirut Time

Thursday 19 May 2011:

Al Riyadi (Lebanon) Vs Al Gharrafa (Quatar) :6 P.M Beirut Time

Friday 20 May 2011:

Champville (Lebanon) Vs Beni Yas (UAE) : 6 P.M Beirut Time

Saturday 21 May 2011:

Champville (Lebanon) Vs Karkh (Iraq) :4 P.M Beirut Time

Sunday 22 May 2011:

Al Riyadi (Lebanon) Vs Shariqah (UAE) : 6 P.M Beirut Time


**Games Are Broadcasted on Future Tv **

[leb-basket]

Al Riyadi Beirut Foreigners in Arab Cup:

1-Nathanel Johnson(199-SF)(USA)
2-Ismail Ahmad(205-PF)(EGY)
3-Loren Woods(218-C)(USA)
N.B:Woods recovered from the injury and will play !

Champville Maristes Foreigners in Arab Cup:

1-Jay Yongblood(195-SG)(USA)
2-Garnett Thompson(207-PF)(USA)
3-Lee Benson(208-C)(USA)

Riyadi's imports are with no doubts the best in the tournament!!
Riyadi has great chemistry and strong locals capable of beating any team!! gd luck for both lebanese teams!!

[SOLO]

Ittihad Alexandria from Egypt decided to withdraw from the tourney due to Bankruptcy !
Their management said that they can't even pay their stay in the Hotels of Abu Dhabi :eek:

[Walken]

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/4364/4537.png
can someone translate from Arabic names of the Banni Yas imports? through the google translator knew only local players names - Khalfan Ibrahim (181-F-79) and Salem Talal (185-G-88)

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Round 1:

Sunday May 15:

Beni Yas (UAE) v/s Ahli Sadab (Oman) 5h30PM [Live on Future TV (Local & SAT)] [Playing Now]


Sala (Morocoo) v/s Gharrrafa (Qatar) 7h30PM

N.B:The Stadium looking Good !

[Gilardino1206]

Sala imports should be Brandon Fields (SG/PG, Nevada), Kejuan Johnson (PG, Long Beach State) and Christian Bayang (SG, Cameroon).

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]


Round 1:

Sunday May 15:

Beni Yas 84-71 Ahli Sadab
Q1: 22-15, Q2: 45-35, Q3: 65-48, Q4: 84-71

Stats:

Beni Yas:
-Scott William 20Pts, 16Rbs, 1Ass (0/2 3's + 4/8 FT) (Added 2 Blocks)
-Darrel Pitterfield 19Pts, 13Rbs, 2Ass (0/3 3's + 5/6 FT) (Added 1 Block)
-Talal Salem 13Pts, 3Rbs, 1Ass (1/4 3's)
-Ibrahim Khalfan 13Pts, 7Rbs (3/5 3's)
-Jasem Salem 12Pts, 2Ass (1/4 3's + 1/2 FT)
-Cyril Vakenda 8Pts, 8Rbs, 4Ass (0/2 3's + 6/6 FT)

Ahli Sadab:
-Christopher Thomason 26Pts, 6Rbs, 2Ass (2/7 3's)
-Malcolm Battles 17Pts, 5Rbs, 1Ass (1/8 3's + 2/4 FT) (Added 2 Blocks)
-Brandon Forrest 15Pts, 12Rbs (0/2 3's + 1/3 FT)
-Majed Blouchi 8Pts, 3Rbs, 1Ass (1/3 3's + 1/2 FT)



Upcoming Game :

Sala (Morocoo) v/s Gharrrafa (Qatar) 7h30PM

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Round 1:

Sunday May 15:

Sala 78-71 Gharrafa

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Round 1:

Sunday May 15:

Beni Yas(UAE) 84-71 Ahli Sadab(Oman)

Sala (Morroco) 78-71 Gharrafa (Quatar)

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Round 1:

Monday May 16:

Champville (Lebanon) v/s Sahel (Kuwait) 2h00PM

ASU (Jordan) v/s Karakh (Iraq) 4h00PM

Riyadi (Lebanon) v/s Dar El Baydaa (Algeria) 6h00PM

Sharjah (UAE) v/s Sala (Morocco) 8h00PM

All Games Are Live on Abu Dhabi Sport and Dubai Sport and Future TV [Game on 4 ,Game on 6 ]

Easy Mission for the 2 Lebanese Teams tomorrow !

[zik013]

is there any website that is covering this event?
with news, stats, teams, etc?

thanks

[mavrick_h]

is there any website that is covering this event?
with news, stats, teams, etc?

thanks

http://www.asia-basket.com/Arab-Club-Championships/basketball.asp

your best bet

no official website....no $$ :P

[mavrick_h]

there was a fight at the end of Sharjah - As Sale game.. anybody with details?

كتب : الفريق الإعلامي - بتاريخ : 2011-05-17
خسر الشارقة نهائي بطولة كأس الشباب لكرة اليد بنتيجة(23/21) بعد مباراة شهدت أحداث مؤسفة تسبب فيها لاعبو النصر في الثانية العشرون الأخيرة عندما حاول منع أحد
لاعبي النصر لاعبو الشارقة اللعب الكرة في وسط الملعب والتي أدت لأشهار البطاقة الحمراء له وعندما أهم بالخروج رمى قميصه أمام دكة الشارقة ورمى قارورة مياه على اللاعبين ثم حدث الخروج الصريح عن النص بعد صافرة النهاية عندما اشتبك لاعبو الفريقين مع بعضهم بعضاً في مشهد لا يمت للرياضة بصلة، حيث كان لاعبو الشارقة في طريقهم إلى غرف الملابس ويبدو أن الملاسنات حدثت بين لاعبي الفريقين فور انتهاء المباراة وتواصلت لحظة احتفالات لاعبي النصر بالبطولة وبلغت ذروتها في اللحظة التي كان يتوجه فيها لاعبو الشارقة إلى غرف الملابس ويلحق بهم لاعبو النصر ويشتبك الفريقان عند إحدى البوابات اليسرى في الصالة الحمراء ويتبادل اللاعبون الضرب فيما بينهم، وبعد مجهود مقدر من شرطة دبي إلى جانب الجهازين الفني والإداري للفريقين تم فض الاشتباك الذي استخدمت فيه غرشات المياه والكراسي والأيدي في مشهد اختلط فيه الحابل بالنابل داخل الصالة الأهلاوية وتبودل الرشق بقارورات المياه في المشهد الأخير من الأحداث المؤسفة وقد تم سحب بطاقات 5 لاعبين من النصر بينما لا يتم سحب أي بطاقة من لاعبين الشارقة .
وعقب احتواء الأحداث قام طارق بن غليطة أمين سر عام الاتحاد ونائبه عبدالسلام بلال وصالح عاشور بتتويج النصر بطلاً والشارقة وصيفاً، وعلق طارق بن غليطة على الأحداث المؤسفة قائلاً: لقد وقعت الأحداث ثانية ولم نتعرف إلى شرارتها، ولكن اتحاد كرة اليد سيحقق في ما حدث، وعبّر عن أسفه لوقوع أحداث مؤسفة وغير مسؤولة وخروج صريح من النص من قبل لاعبي الفريقين واعتبره عدم انضباط، وقال: ما حدث يعتبر رد فعل غير طبيعي من اللاعبين .

the first phrase says "Sharjah lost 'Al Shabeb Cup' final of Handball :D

[Khalid80]

there was a fight at the end of Sharjah - As Sale game.. anybody with details?

كتب : الفريق الإعلامي - بتاريخ : 2011-05-17
خسر الشارقة نهائي بطولة كأس الشباب لكرة اليد بنتيجة(23/21) بعد مباراة شهدت أحداث مؤسفة تسبب فيها لاعبو النصر في الثانية العشرون الأخيرة عندما حاول منع أحد
لاعبي النصر لاعبو الشارقة اللعب الكرة في وسط الملعب والتي أدت لأشهار البطاقة الحمراء له وعندما أهم بالخروج رمى قميصه أمام دكة الشارقة ورمى قارورة مياه على اللاعبين ثم حدث الخروج الصريح عن النص بعد صافرة النهاية عندما اشتبك لاعبو الفريقين مع بعضهم بعضاً في مشهد لا يمت للرياضة بصلة، حيث كان لاعبو الشارقة في طريقهم إلى غرف الملابس ويبدو أن الملاسنات حدثت بين لاعبي الفريقين فور انتهاء المباراة وتواصلت لحظة احتفالات لاعبي النصر بالبطولة وبلغت ذروتها في اللحظة التي كان يتوجه فيها لاعبو الشارقة إلى غرف الملابس ويلحق بهم لاعبو النصر ويشتبك الفريقان عند إحدى البوابات اليسرى في الصالة الحمراء ويتبادل اللاعبون الضرب فيما بينهم، وبعد مجهود مقدر من شرطة دبي إلى جانب الجهازين الفني والإداري للفريقين تم فض الاشتباك الذي استخدمت فيه غرشات المياه والكراسي والأيدي في مشهد اختلط فيه الحابل بالنابل داخل الصالة الأهلاوية وتبودل الرشق بقارورات المياه في المشهد الأخير من الأحداث المؤسفة وقد تم سحب بطاقات 5 لاعبين من النصر بينما لا يتم سحب أي بطاقة من لاعبين الشارقة .
وعقب احتواء الأحداث قام طارق بن غليطة أمين سر عام الاتحاد ونائبه عبدالسلام بلال وصالح عاشور بتتويج النصر بطلاً والشارقة وصيفاً، وعلق طارق بن غليطة على الأحداث المؤسفة قائلاً: لقد وقعت الأحداث ثانية ولم نتعرف إلى شرارتها، ولكن اتحاد كرة اليد سيحقق في ما حدث، وعبّر عن أسفه لوقوع أحداث مؤسفة وغير مسؤولة وخروج صريح من النص من قبل لاعبي الفريقين واعتبره عدم انضباط، وقال: ما حدث يعتبر رد فعل غير طبيعي من اللاعبين .

As Mavrick_h mentioned this is in reference to the Sharjah-Al Nasr final game of the Shabab Hand Ball Championship which ended 23-21 in favor of Sharjah ;)

I can tell you though that the Sharjah-Al Sale game went to OT and was a really close nice game to watch...As Sale won 101-99 (I watched the game on Abu Dhabi Sports +2 here in the UAE)... Some games are also being shown by Dubai Sports so if you can get access to these 2 channels then that would be great..

I will be planning to go to the stadium to watch some of the games but what sux are the timings of the games especially for the Lebanese teams...

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]


Monday May 16:

Champville (Lebanon) v/s Sahel (Kuwait) ---> 84-71

ASU (Jordan) v/s Karakh (Iraq) ---> 93-79

Riyadi (Lebanon) v/s Dar El Baydaa (Algeria) ---> 87-71

Sharjah (UAE) v/s Sala (Morocco) ---> 99-101

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]


Tuesday May 17:


Ahli Sadab (Oman) v/s Champville (Lebanon) ---> 94-111


Karakh (Iraq) v/s Beni Yas (UAE) 6h00PM

[gazara]

the Lebanese Teams as usual are smashing all the Teams !
Easy Wins

[gpralph]

Does anyone have the stats from the ASU game yesterday?

[gazara]

no i have only the stats of the lebanese teams ,i don t knwo if anyone else can help you
they won easily yesterday ,against Karakh (Iraq) a weak team ,tomorrow it will be a good game ,Champville Vs ASU (Top teams in Group 2 )

[gpralph]

OK. Thanks for the reply. Good luck tomorrow against ASU. I'm interested in how Ryan Forehan-Kelly is doing for ASU.

[gazara]

i didn t watch him yet ,maybe tomorrow but as i heard that he s a very good shooter ,i think champville have the advantage With Khatib-Jay-Thompson !!

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]


Tuesday May 17:


Ahli Sadab (Oman) v/s Champville (Lebanon) ---> 94-111


Karakh (Iraq) v/s Beni Yas (UAE) ---> 80-79

[gazara]

Beni Yas 79-80 Karekh
Q1: 16-17, Q2: 39-32, Q3: 53-52, Q4: 79-80

Stats:

Beni Yas:
-Darrel Pitterfield 22Pts, 9Rbs, 2Ass (2/4 3's + 6/7 FT)
-Cyril Vakenda 19Pts, 1Rbs, 6Ass (2/5 3's + 5/6 FT) (Added 1 Block)
-Ibrahim Khalfan 13Pts, 1Rbs, 2Ass (2/7 3's + 1/1 FT)
-Talal Salem 8Pts, 3Rbs, 5Ass (0/1 3's + 4/6 FT)
-Jasem Salem 7Pts, 1Rbs (1/1 3's)
-Scott William 5Pts, 9Rbs, 1Ass (0/2 3's + 3/6 FT) (Added 2 Blocks)
-Mohamad Saleh 4Pts, 2Rbs (2/2 FT)

Karekh:
-Chudney Gray 29Pts, 2Rbs, 4Ass (3/4 3's + 2/4 FT)
-Norman Nolan 22Pts, 15Rbs, 4Ass (0/1 3's + 0/1 FT)
-Ahmad Saad 11Pts, 5Rbs, 1Ass (0/4 3's + 1/2 FT)
-Ali Taleb 9Pts, 2Rbs (1/5 3's)
-Malek Faleh 5Pts, 4Rbs (3/4 FT)

[zik013]

where is Lee Benson? he is not playing for Champville?

[Khalid80]

I got to watch the Karekh-Bani Yas game from the stadium and took some photos.

Chudney+Norman were almost like the whole team of Karekh and they had bigger men and were able to play easily from under the basket. Bani Yas was able to get a lot of fouls and scored many of their points in the final quarter from the FT line.

Had a small chat with Chudney Gray and he was really happy when I recognized him and told him I always used to follow his games in Lebanon. He misses Lebanon and wants to go back there to play in the league :).
Also met up with Norman Nolan who was last playing in Kuwait.
Coach Kosai Hatem, who I also spoke with told me he's coaching Al Gharafa (Qatar) in this tournament.
Last but not least I saw Olajuwon's signed jersey on the wall in the stadium which it seems he presented to the team during his last visit to UAE this past December.
The timings for the Lebanese teams in this tournament sux but i'm hoping to catch the games of Riyadi on Thursday and Friday..

[mvblair]

Had a small chat with Chudney Gray and he was really happy when I recognized him and told him I always used to follow his games in Lebanon. He misses Lebanon and wants to go back there to play in the league :).
Also met up with Norman Nolan who was last playing in Kuwait.
Awesome!! Gray is a good player. Very skilled. I just looked up his website at ChudneyGray.Com (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chudneygray.com%2F&ei=59bSTY6CH46WsgOcodSWCQ&usg=AFQjCNFTaBBaTfskDruwA5io2M7qrV6bwQ). You should send him your pics. I bet he'll put them up. He might even join IBN. :D Anyhow, pretty solid player for Saint John's. Great to see he's still playing professional basketball. Respect.
Coach Kosai Hatem, who I also spoke with told me he's coaching Al Gharafa (Qatar) in this tournament. Did he say anything interesting or just pleasantries?

[Le MaK]

where is Lee Benson? he is not playing for Champville?

Lee didn't play the first game due a small accident 30 hours b4 the game ( 6 snatches ).
he Played for less than 20 mins in game 2... i dont have his states, but it was a seriously easy game to judge.
I guess Lee will have a bigger role today when he faces jameel watkins of ASU.

[Le MaK]

Awesome!! Gray is a good player. Very skilled. I just looked up his website at ChudneyGray.Com (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chudneygray.com%2F&ei=59bSTY6CH46WsgOcodSWCQ&usg=AFQjCNFTaBBaTfskDruwA5io2M7qrV6bwQ). You should send him your pics. I bet he'll put them up. He might even join IBN. :D Anyhow, pretty solid player for Saint John's. Great to see he's still playing professional basketball. Respect. Did he say anything interesting or just pleasantries?

Chudney Gray was supposed to play the final 4 with champville , but his wife gave birth 3 days b4 the first game, so he couldn't make it.
Gray is getting Old, but obviously he's getting wiser and wiser day after day... huge leadership, amazing vision and ball handling with very high percentage from everywhere on the floor!
Money wise, he is absolutly the best player for that salary !

[Khalid80]

Awesome!! Gray is a good player. Very skilled. I just looked up his website at ChudneyGray.Com (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chudneygray.com%2F&ei=59bSTY6CH46WsgOcodSWCQ&usg=AFQjCNFTaBBaTfskDruwA5io2M7qrV6bwQ). You should send him your pics. I bet he'll put them up. He might even join IBN. :D Anyhow, pretty solid player for Saint John's. Great to see he's still playing professional basketball. Respect.

Thanks. Chudney really has a great personality and he's very friendly from the few minutes I spoke with him before he hopped on the bus with his team mates. I actually sent him an email along with the picture so I and hope he replies back... And then I can ask him to join IBN :D



Did he say anything interesting or just pleasantries?

Actually I knew coach Kosay Hatem (Iraqi and married to a Lebanese) since he was a basketball player with Sagesse in the early 90's. He was a great player for them at the time (considering the league was still starting to pick up and improve after the civil war ended) and he helped them win a few championships as well as playing in the Arab Championship in the late 90's where he was an assistant coach for Sagesse back then and he came back from retirement to play with them and help them win the Arab Championship in Beirut along with the likes of Elie Mchantaf and Fadi Khatib...

After coaching in Lebanon for a few years he moved to the Gulf region where he has been coaching for a few years now...

Kosay Hatem, in my opinion, is the greatest Iraqi basketball player to have played the game.

Back to topic, I only exchanged a few words and pleasantries with him since he was already having a conversation with the coach of Al Karekh (Iraq)

P.S: You can see him in the second photo from the bottom left hand side... He's the one wearing the striped blue and white shirt with blue jeans on the left hand side of the pic.

[zik013]

any stats from the Qataris game? what squad do they have?

thank

[Khalid80]

Chudney Gray was supposed to play the final 4 with champville , but his wife gave birth 3 days b4 the first game, so he couldn't make it.
Gray is getting Old, but obviously he's getting wiser and wiser day after day... huge leadership, amazing vision and ball handling with very high percentage from everywhere on the floor!
Money wise, he is absolutly the best player for that salary !

That season he played with Tebnine along with Ghaleb Rida, Mohamad Hamdar, Hasan Lakis, Brandon Kurtz was really amazing when they made it all the way to the final 4 under the leadership of coach Alen Abaz...

[Khalid80]

any stats from the Qataris game? what squad do they have?

thank

Couldn't find any stats :(

Their import players are Boney Watson and Alexander McLean... I don't know about their 3rd import. Apparently they also have a naturalized player named Ousseynou N'Diaye.

I'll be going tomorrow to the stadium to watch their game against Al Riyadi so I can tell you more their team but for now that's all I have :cool:

[Walken]

I don't know about their 3rd import
Omari Westley

[Khalid80]

Omari Westley

Thanks for the info.

[mavrick_h]

Karakh just won on Ahli Sadab 90-78

[gazara]

Champville Basketball Team (Lebanon) is smashing ASU from Jordan ,Khatib is really killing Them ! the lead more than 25

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]


Wednesday May 18 :

Champville (Lebanon) 85-70 ASU (Jordan)

it was like a practice for Champville ,they played really well ,the Jordanian team were really bad ,The lebanese Team was leading all the time more than 25 but in the last Q ,Coach Ghassan Give a rest for all players and yong players continue the game (the last Q) and ASU down the big lead of Champville ,Khatib was the best --- and scored in 3 Q ( Till the 3rd Q) 35 pts !!

Congrats Lebanon ,Hard Luck ASU

i think now that the title will be between Riyadi and Champville and none of the other Teams can compete these Big 2 and numbers talk , their level is by far from all the other teams..

[SOLO]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]


Wednesday May 18 :

Champville (Lebanon) 85-70 ASU (Jordan)

it was like a practice for Champville ,they played really well ,the Jordanian team were really bad ,The lebanese Team was leading all the time more than 25 but in the last Q ,Coach Ghassan Give a rest for all players and yong players continue the game (the last Q) and ASU down the big lead of Champville ,Khatib was the best and scored in 3 Q ( Till the 3rd Q) 35 pts !!

Congrats Lebanon ,Hard Luck ASU

i think now that the title will be between Riyadi and Champville and none of the other Teams can compete these Big 2 and numbers talk , their level is by far from all the other teams ---



Calm down baby , it's still the first round and you said it : ASU was today really bad and you know who plays with ASU ... those who showed you the Finger in 2009 :D

We have the Dumbest Coach on this Planet , No Chemistry , the team is totally lost and the imports are out of coverage !!!

Who laughs at the End .... Last too much ;)

[daniab]

Calm down baby , it's still the first round and you said it : ASU was today really bad and you know who plays with ASU ... those who showed you the Finger in 2009 :D

We have the Dumbest Coach on this Planet , No Chemistry , the team is totally lost and the imports are out of coverage !!!

Who laughs at the End .... Last too much ;)

man you keep on reminding us abt 2009 which is 2 years from now, while in the past 2 years, we beat u in every single match whether it was on the clubs level or the National teams including senior and youths!
and we r for sure going to meet u this summer and ill remind u by then ;)

[gazara]

---- ,you always said 2009 2009 , i said to you that we were in our bad days ,problems everything wrong with the team , today we show u that there is a big difference btw us and u ,before talking on champville wa5tch your team hahaha ,Miguel stopping Daghlas but unfortunatly No one can stop khatib ,Hope Riyadi meet Asu in Semis and i will laugh for a second time
Peace and talk something true

[gpralph]

Does anyone have the stats from the ASU - Champville game?

[SOLO]

,you always said 2009 2009 , i said to you that we were in our bad days ,problems everything wrong with the team , today we show u that there is a big difference btw us and u ,before talking on champville wa5tch your team hahaha ,Miguel stopping Daghlas but unfortunatly No one can stop khatib ,Hope Riyadi meet Asu in Semis and i will laugh for a second time
Peace and talk something true


As Daghlas played !!!! he played only 2 quarters , the Team is lost at all , played w/o any Plan ... Big Difference : in this Compeuititon ..... you always show your Muscles in Dubai cup ,Arabs cup = Friendly Tournaments , but in the Official Ones you are behind .... Now did Riyadi or Champvillee ever won ASIA Clubs Championship (Official) ?!! of course NOT but Zain did it Once and 1 time Second Place .....and Sagesse won it when teams like Ittihad Jeddah and Rayyan and Malisyan und Sry lanka Teams played :D

----

[gpralph]

Guys, this is real love fest here. Keep in mind its just a game. The ASU team has played TWO games together with the current roster. My son-in-law, Ryan Forehan-Kelly, joined the team last week and thay hardly even practiced as some of the guys were not even around. They went on tours !!!

Anyway, Champville won this one. Give ASU a chance to figure each other out and then they may be able to compete a little stronger. I would really like to get the stats for this tournament. Is there ANY source that might have it?

Also, can someone explain the format for this tournament? Is there some sort of playoff?

[SOLO]

Guys, this is real love fest here. Keep in mind its just a game. The ASU team has played TWO games together with the current roster. My son-in-law, Ryan Forehan-Kelly, joined the team last week and thay hardly even practiced as some of the guys were not even around. They went on tours !!!

Anyway, Champville won this one. Give ASU a chance to figure each other out and then they may be able to compete a little stronger. I would really like to get the stats for this tournament. Is there ANY source that might have it?

Also, can someone explain the format for this tournament? Is there some sort of playoff?

Ryan played for minutes , i think the 1st 7 Minutes from the 1st Quarter only ... he did nothing remarkable and unfortunately his level is too bad !

[mavrick_h]

Guys, this is real love fest here. Keep in mind its just a game. The ASU team has played TWO games together with the current roster. My son-in-law, Ryan Forehan-Kelly, joined the team last week and thay hardly even practiced as some of the guys were not even around. They went on tours !!!

Anyway, Champville won this one. Give ASU a chance to figure each other out and then they may be able to compete a little stronger. I would really like to get the stats for this tournament. Is there ANY source that might have it?

Also, can someone explain the format for this tournament? Is there some sort of playoff?

well for some this team is going to win Asian Cup after 2 weeks from now.it seems they can't even match Champville's level. Mahram, Rayyan, Riyadi are stronger or near to the same level of Champville.

As for the format, last year the competition had 16 teams divided to 4 groups best 2 from each qualifies to second round. 8 teams divided on 2 groups in the second round best two from each qualifies to semi finals the first from group A plays against the second from the other one, etc. and then the finals

As for this year 12 teams divided to 2 groups 6 each
second round ? or straight quarter finals maybe ?!

option 1: the best 4 teams from each group qualifies for second round.two new groups will be created the rest like last year.

option 2: the best 4 teams from each group qualifies for second round and then the traditional QF the first A vs the fourth B, etc,....

[mavrick_h]

Ryan played for minutes , i think the 1st 7 Minutes from the 1st Quarter only ... he did nothing remarkable and unfortunately his level is too bad !

that's because he had foul trouble at the start of the game which kept him benched the whole first half

[gazara]

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u said ASU is a big team and will compete on the title ! Champville is a contender with Riyadi (Who s level is higher then Champville even if they have Khatib ) plz when u want to talk u have to be sure that ur words are correct ! i told u that we have a tough Teams and strong teams ! u said to me in your dream and always the same song ,today you were Smashed by Champville ! it was a practice for us

see u in Semis (but this time Vs Riyadi a difficult one) the level of Jordanian basketball decrease a lot and trust me ,No league nothing ...here we have a strong league one of the best ,don t tell me Abbas and Daghlas play in China ,we saw them today and they were Made in Chin ,like Rony and Sabah the same thing ,when they were back their level was a disaster
Did you see Jameel Today ?? lol also i told u he s not good because i watch him , i don t talk anything if i am not sure about my words

Hard luck for Today ,and Good luck in other Games :)

[gpralph]

that's because he had foul trouble at the start of the game which kept him benched the whole first half

Thanks Mavrick. This team will get it together after some more practice and live games. If they meet again it will be a better competition.

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]


Wednesday May 18 :


Karekh (Iraq) v/s Ahli Sadab (Oman) ---> 90-78

Champville (Lebanon) v/s ASU (Jordan) ---> 85-70

Beni Yas (UAE) v/s Sahel (Kuwait) ---> 89-61

[lebanese phoenix]

guys calm down,us lebanese have won the battle,but the war is far from over,ASU are still in the competition,we might eat our words
it's true that today's game was kind of a practice game for champville,but you can be sure that ASU didint say their last word,let's give them some credit,they might bounce back in the second round,they have some good players ( cant match khatib's skills but good nonetheless),and they are playing with the jordanian NT,i expect the 2nd match against riyadi to be a tough one, i guess riyadi will win +10.
anyways,it's to admire that the jordanian team is still competing specially with the situation in jordan basketball wise,so i say let's give them some credit,and let's not kick the lion when he's down,remmember that jordanian basketball witnessed a huge decline since 2009.
best of luck to our jordanian brothers.

[SOLO]

guys calm down,us lebanese have won the battle,but the war is far from over,ASU are still in the competition,we might eat our words
it's true that today's game was kind of a practice game for champville,but you can be sure that ASU didint say their last word,let's give them some credit,they might bounce back in the second round,they have some good players ( cant match khatib's skills but good nonetheless),and they are playing with the jordanian NT,i expect the 2nd match against riyadi to be a tough one, i guess riyadi will win +10.
anyways,it's to admire that the jordanian team is still competing specially with the situation in jordan basketball wise,so i say let's give them some credit,and let's not kick the lion when he's down,remmember that jordanian basketball witnessed a huge decline since 2009.
best of luck to our jordanian brothers.

Thumbs Up , You are the only Lebanese Man here .....

[Khalid80]

Come on guys :cool:

Any more flaming posts of this nature will be given warnings... I will delete some of the posts as well.

I didn't get to watch the game but we have to remember that Champville's players are more in sync especially the team came directly after the end of the season while ASU has 5 main new players who are still getting acquainted with the team... And this game is still in the first round. I'm sure ASU will get better as the tournament progresses...

What is clear though is that at the moment the Lebanese teams are playing better and at a higher level than the other teams and I prefer if we let the results on court do the talking rather than here in the forums :cool:

[gazara]

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/230695_10150247694125943_621055942_9160861_968096_ n.jpg

it s a long time we didn t see these Big 4 !

FAC-Khatib-Sarkis-Koussay Hatem

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Thursday May 19:

Sahel (Kuwait) v/s ASU (Jordan) 2h00PM

Dar El Baydaa (Algeria) v/s Sharjah (UAE) 4h00PM

Riyadi (Lebanon) v/s Gharrafa (Qatar) 6h00PM

[gazara]

ASU Won Against Al Sahel Kuwait

Sahel (Kuwait) 71-84 ASU (Jordan)

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]


Dar El Baydaa (Algeria) 66-87 Sharjah (UAE)

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Round 1:

Thursday May 19:

Sahel (Kuwait) 71-84 ASU (Jordan)

Dar El Baydaa (Algeria) 66-87 Sharjah (UAE)

Riyadi (Lebanon) 66-70 Gharrafa (Qatar)

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Riyadi(Lebanon) 66-70 Gharrafa (Quatar)

Q1: 17-20, Q2: 39-31, Q3: 58-51, Q4: 66-70

Stats:

Riyadi:
-Loren Woods 15Pts, 12Rbs (1/1 FT) (Added 1 Block)
-Ismail Ahmad 11Pts, 8Rbs, 7Ass (2/10 3's + 3/4 FT)
-Joe Vogel 9Pts, 3Rbs, 1Ass (1/4 3's + 2/2 FT) (Added 1 Block)
-Jean Abdel Nour 9Pts, 4Rbs, 2Ass (1/3 3's + 2/4 FT)
-Omar Turk 6Pts, 10Rbs (2/6 3's)
-Mohamad Ibrahim 6Pts, 3Rbs, 1Ass (2/5 3's)
-Nate Johnson 5Pts, 4Rbs, 4Ass (1/4 3's)
-Ali Mahmoud 3Pts, 2Rbs, 3Ass (0/1 3's + 1/2 FT)

Gharrafa:
-Bony Watson 19Pts, 5Rbs, 5Ass (3/7 3's + 2/2 FT)
-Ousseyou N'daye 16Pts, 3Rbs, 1Ass (2/13 3's + 2/2 FT)
-Omar Salem 14Pts, 1`Rbs (1/3 3's + 3/3 FT)
-Omari Westley 10Pts, 10Rbs, 1Ass (0/3 3's + 2/2 FT)
-Alexander Mclean 9Pts, 11Rbs, 1Ass (1/6 3's + 1/2 FT)
-Mami Moulari 3Pts, 1Rbs (3/4 FT)

[gazara]

Riyadi Lost Today , i wasn t expecting this level from Riyadi ,Riyadi played bad and not the Quatari Team is Strong ,Riyadi were really bad + it wasnt their night in shooting ,there was no chemistry even if Ismail give many assists but they was thinking in an easy Game and the players were like in a Trip not in a championship no fighting ,So they Lost even if they were leading all the time

Congrats Gharrafa ,Hard luck Riyadi

i believe Riyadi will be the Champion ,last year same thing loose in the first Round then come to finals and take the title


Till now Champville are playing their Best Game ,Then Come Riyadi-ASU-Gharaffa

[SOLO]

Riyadi Lost Today , i wasn t expecting this level from Riyadi ,Riyadi played bad and not the Quatari Team is Strong ,Riyadi were really bad + it wasnt their night in shooting ,there was no chemistry even if Ismail give many assists but they was thinking in an easy Game and the players were like in a Trip not in a championship no fighting ,So they Lost even if they were leading all the time

Congrats Gharrafa ,Hard luck Riyadi

i believe Riyadi will be the Champion ,last year same thing loose in the first Round then come to finals and take the title


Till now Champville are playing their Best Game ,Then Come Riyadi-ASU-Gharaffa

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa 7abeeby enta ya Jazara :D
we said stay on the Earth but nobody hears , seems that 2009's Scenario gonna be repeated and after Asia Championship am not gonna hear those Papagais , and you one of the !
w ana I believe that ASU will be the Champion moo bess enta :eek:

[Khalid80]

Today was a horrible game by Riyadi....The players looked lost on court, tired, not focused, shots weren't going in... You name it.

I hope they can get back and play a better game tomorrow and I hope that Ali Mahmoud's injury isn't too serious.

Jean Abdel Nour still isn't 100% and I could see he wasn't comfortable playing even though when I asked him if he's fine before the game he gave me the thumbs up sign...

As for Al Gharrafa they're not that great of a team but it was clear that none of their starting 5 players are originally Qatari especially if one of them is called N'Diaye :cool: (Most are African players)

Some pics from todays' game between Riyadi and Al Gharrafa:

[mavrick_h]

FAC is trying to give the players more chemistry than win a game that was obvious enough...losing a game will not affect a team but gaining more stability will give a team championships.

he played with Jean more than Omar , Moe played most of the time than Ali. Giving more time for Som3a and Loren together on the field.
also Riyadi were unlucky today very bad shooting percentage.

better to lose now then later.

And looooooooooooll @ Gharrafa 7 players all foreigners the rest are quataris but they never play above they barely can win

[SOLO]

FAC is trying the players more chemistry then win a game that was obvious enough...losing a game will not affect a team but gaining more stability will give a team championships.

he played with Jean more than Omar , Moe played most of the time than Ali. Giving more time for Som3a and Loren together on the field.
also Riyadi were unlucky today very bad shooting percentage.

better to lose now then later.

And looooooooooooll @ Gharrafa 7 players all foreigners the rest are quataris but they never play

What Chemistry you talking about !? Riyadi plays with the same Roster since Months and they played FLB League together .... Nate Johnson plays with Riyadi since 2 years ... same for others .... no new players at all in this Compeition !!

Just don't make execuses , Gharrafa humiliated Riyadi ... you better admitt it ... they played with 7 Imports or even 12 it's not an excuse ... big team don't care about others ... who plays who don't play ! Get Real for aSecond

[daniab]

Very bad game by Riyadi, they deserve to loose after what they offered today!!
Their rythm is very slow, specially that most of their players are relying on creating shots for themselves not for each other, but this loss is ok as much as it is in the first round!
And i still wonder why Coach Fouad kept on Ismael while he is delivering nothing, he could have pushed in Ali kanaan or William Pharis whom both are playing very well!

[mavrick_h]

What Chemistry you talking about !? Riyadi plays with the same Roster since Months and they played FLB League together .... Nate Johnson plays with Riyadi since 2 years ... same for others .... no new players at all in this Compeition !!

Just don't make execuses , Gharrafa humiliated Riyadi ... you better admitt it ... they played with 7 Imports or even 12 it's not an excuse ... big team don't care about others ... who plays who don't play ! Get Real for aSecond

was describing what really happened on the court.no one is making any excuses riyadi deserved the loss, plus your information's are so wrong Riyadi and ASU having the same problem atm.

i think humiliated is a big word..you're exaggerating as always

[eliooo93]

was describing what really happened on the court.no one is making any excuses riyadi deserved the loss, plus your information's are so wrong Riyadi and ASU having the same problem atm.

i think humiliated is a big word..you're exaggerating as always

just ignore him.. At the end of the day, the winner will either be champville or riyadi.. let him say whatever he wants in the mean time.

[SOLO]

just ignore him.. At the end of the day, the winner will either be champville or riyadi.. let him say whatever he wants in the mean time.

hahahahaaha IGNORE :D

[Le MaK]

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa 7abeeby enta ya Jazara :D
we said stay on the Earth but nobody hears , seems that 2009's Scenario gonna be repeated and after Asia Championship am not gonna hear those Papagais , and you one of the !
w ana I believe that ASU will be the Champion moo bess enta :eek:

Well lets get real a bit !
2 days ago, you didn't lost a game, but u felt the pain of being the most over rated team in the arab pan.
actually ASU is a big team, with very good local players... but after a small experience with the CBA league, whoever plays there, comes back to a stronger league with a performance of a rookie !
Is that Sam duglas ?seriously ... !
now lets get a bit into basketball, how are u hoping to beat the lebanese giants? if i were you, i would be thanking champville and especialy the head coach ghassan sarkiss for not sending you the K.O and beating u by 50 in the last game !
Good luck for the coming games... your gona need it ... BIG TIME!

[mavrick_h]

just ignore him.. At the end of the day, the winner will either be champville or riyadi.. let him say whatever he wants in the mean time.

yea man you're right :)

[SOLO]

Lebanese Guys and other forumers here : you should thank me for making Excitement in this Forum since years :D
plus caring and giving some value to your Lebanese overrated Basketball !:D

am jealous that you really talented in talking and btw it is something long known about Lebanese but in the Field something else :cool:

Who laughs at the End , Laughs so Much , keep it in your minds !

[SOLO]

Well lets get real a bit !
2 days ago, you didn't lost a game, but u felt the pain of being the most over rated team in the arab pan.
actually ASU is a big team, with very good local players... but after a small experience with the CBA league, whoever plays there, comes back to a stronger league with a performance of a rookie !
Is that Sam duglas ?seriously ... !
now lets get a bit into basketball, how are u hoping to beat the lebanese giants? if i were you, i would be thanking champville and especialy the head coach ghassan sarkiss for not sending you the K.O and beating u by 50 in the last game !
Good luck for the coming games... your gona need it ... BIG TIME!

Thanks for Ghassan Sarkis for not not sending us the K.O ....!

[Le MaK]

Thanks for Ghassan Sarkis for not not sending us the K.O .... Now Get Lost !

Is that your only basketball wise reply to what i said ? :)
and i was expecting a way more from a jordanian fan ... !
Enjoy your day mate ...

[SOLO]

Is that your only basketball wise reply to what i said ? :)
and i was expecting a way more from a jordanian fan ... !
Enjoy your day mate ...

Cause your way of talk is not realistic at all , what the hell is that (Thanking Ghassan Sarkis) ? ---- The most famous Trouble maker in the Lebanese Basketball History , along with El cheikh Fadi el Khatib ! am wondering why is he called (Cheikh) !!!

CBA League is the Best in Asia , nobody can deny it but the long Season there by playing about 50 games and getting back to play in Arab Clubs Championship ( which is ZERO beside CBA) will make their Level Drop . No Chemistry at all + Coach who has no Basketball Vision & no Personality + 2 Imports who has nothing to do with being Imports , we don't need imports at all , all these things will lead to such Results .

You know who is Sam Daghlas and who is Zaid abbas and Ayman Idais , no need to remind you

[Le MaK]

Cause your way of talk is not realistic at all , what the hell is that (Thanking Ghassan Sarkis) ? Who is that Idiot !? The most famous Trouble maker in the Lebanese Basketball History , along with El cheikh Fadi el Khatib ! am wondering why is he called (Cheikh) !!!

CBA League is the Best in Asia , nobody can deny it but the long Season there by playing about 50 games and getting back to play in Arab Clubs Championship ( which is ZERO beside CBA) will make their Level Drop . No Chemistry at all + Coach who has no Basketball Vision & no Personality + 2 Imports who has nothing to do with being Imports , we don't need imports at all , all these things will lead to such Results .

You know who is Sam Daghlas and who is Zaid abbas and Ayman Idais , no need to remind you

hehehehehee ok that was cute :)
who is Ghassan sarkiss? winner of ASIA cup twice ... !and the lebanese league for 8 times !
trouble maker or not, let us , the lebanese worry about it , while you should worry about ur country not having a league :)
now about the CBA, actually you can ask whoever u want about the level there... but trust me its far from being the best league in the ME.
i know who is Sam daghlas, thats why i asked about his performance!
But again, your not to be blamed, you Don't have a league ... lol

[SOLO]

hehehehehee ok that was cute :)
who is Ghassan sarkiss? winner of ASIA cup twice ... !and the lebanese league for 8 times !
trouble maker or not, let us , the lebanese worry about it , while you should worry about ur country not having a league :)
now about the CBA, actually you can ask whoever u want about the level there... but trust me its far from being the best league in the ME.
i know who is Sam daghlas, thats why i asked about his performance!
But again, your not to be blamed, you Don't have a league ... lol

Go and revise your infos !! we had a league this year and compeitive one (regarding the current situation) , our leaue ended in the 5th Series Final Game
ASU won over Riyadi hardly 3-2 , not as others 3-0 without any compeition :cool:
I don'T blame you as you don't follow regional Basketball at all , now am wondering if you know that Iran or Syria had leagues also ! remember that the whole region has basketball not your country only :D

[Le MaK]

Go and revise your infos !! we had a league this year and compeitive one (regarding the current situation) , our leaue ended in the 5th Series Final Game
ASU won over Riyadi hardly 3-2 , not as others 3-0 without any compeition :cool:
I don'T blame you as you don't follow regional Basketball at all , now am wondering if you know that Iran or Syria had leagues also ! remember that the whole region has basketball not your country only :D

well yea if you call Sporting a team , you do have a league lol :)

[SOLO]

well yea if you call Sporting a team , you do have a league lol :)

You're trying to Provoke me then ! :cool:
------ Riyadi is a team who has a bright Future with very Young Roster but i can't blame you cause you know nothing about the Regional basketball , you are a Basketball Illitrate :p

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Round 1:

Friday May 20:
Order Of Play - Day 6

Karekh (Iraq) 97-85 Sahel (Kuwait)

Gharrafa (Qatar) 83-96 Sharjah (UAE)

Beni Yas (UAE) 67-80 Champville (Lebanon)

Riyadi (Lebanon) v/s Sala (Morocco) 8h00PM (Live on Abu Dhabi Sports 2) and (Future TV on 9.30 PM)

[gazara]

Lee Benson (208-C)(USA) Had today a Big injury in his leg ,hope he will recover in the next days !

As Todays Game ,The game was close until the 3rd quarter ,Khatib as usual the tiger Killed the UAE Team with Garnett thompson both performs really well ,About khatib he scored 33 pts and lead Champville for another Win

[golebanon]

too bad the play has opened before i had the time to watch it from the beginning,please can you repeat the first few parts:D:D
common guys do we need to have the same useless replies,both teams are great and each has the chance to win the championship.
i swear that we can make a comedy series with a lot of seasons from such replies:D:D just calm down;).

[SOLO]

heheheheh Sala Team from Morroco is Destroying Legend team Of Lebanon Riyadi 32-15 !
keep it up Morrocans

Dirty playing from Riyadi and the Referees , Referees gonna give the Game to Riyadi ! Arab championship as usual :BIASED :mad:

[zik013]

what is going on there.. its 25-41 already

30-42 HT

Riyadi started 2nd half on a 7-0 run, but fell behind at 15-17...

48-59 now

52-61 after 3q

Riyadi started good.. 5-1.. but then 5-7

63-76 now

69-86 Riyadi lost

[SOLO]

End of the Game .....
Sala club (Morocco) Destroyed Riyadi from Lebanon (Title Holders:eek:) Easily..
this is the second consecutive loss for Riyadi !

Sala lead the game from the beginning and if the Refereeing was Okay and not biased i guess Sala won by bigger Margin .... Say thanks to Referees for preventing a Humiliation from Riyadi club :D haha

Where is my Lebanese Friends here , am not hearing a Voice .... where are those who made from Riyadi an NBA Team !? aha they got Lost NOW !:cool:

[zik013]

what is the format of this tournament?

how many teams from each group get to the next round?

[Khalid80]

Congrats for Champville on their important win today. It wasn't an easy game but they managed to make a come back in the second half and get the win... Khatib was really great with 33 points. Thompson had a very good game as well with 20 points. I like the hussle of Nadim Hawi who was able to somehow miss the gap that was left with Lee Benson's injury... It looked quite serious and he couldn't walk on his leg as he left the court so he had to be carried off court :(...

As for Riyadi I don't know what to say other than once again they played a very horrible game even though they were just a bit better than last night....

I could definitely see how much the absence of Ali Mahmoud affects the team... Without him, due to his injury, Riyadi didn't have the right chemistry and looked lost on the court with a lot of turnovers and no proper system.

Mohamad Ibrahim, due to some bad calls from the ref at the beginning of the game, took it personal and started arguing with the ref at every single call and that made him lose his concentration. Amir played extensive minutes in the game yet he doesn't have the required experience to play such a tough game....I don't know why coach Abou Chacra didn't use a bigger rotation of players...

Moreover Sala is a real tough team to play against (play very physical and have very tough defense) and they actually will be competing for this championship. They also as happen to be one of the best African teams.

But for sure if this is how Riyadi will be playing next week in the Asian Cup Championship in Philippines next week then they are in huge trouble and would probably not even qualify to the next rounds of the competition.

I'll hopefully upload some photos from today's games here tomorrow.

[Khalid80]

what is the format of this tournament?

how many teams from each group get to the next round?

4 top teams from each group... Format will be A1-B4, A2-B3, etc..

The winners from the 4 games will play in the semis.

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Round 1:

Friday May 20:
Order Of Play - Day 6

Karekh (Iraq) 97-85 Sahel (Kuwait)

Gharrafa (Qatar) 83-96 Sharjah (UAE)

Beni Yas (UAE) 67-80 Champville (Lebanon)

Riyadi (Lebanon) 69-86 Sala (Morocco)



Yesterday Riyadi also had a bad Game ,and lost again ... i don t know what s happening to Riyadi ,but all what i can say it s the maximum of Over Confidence ,they are playing like a practice not a game ,no spirit no fighting nothing just to play and consider that the win will come easily ,hope Riyadi do their best and return to their real level (the level of FLB-WABA ...)
FAC Should now play in the roster of WABA or Roster of FLB

As For Champville they still the best team in the tournament ,Khatib is doing everything ,there is no team in the Championship who can stop this player and that will be a hard mission on all the Teams

Gd luck For Riyadi and Champville

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Saturday May 21:

Sahel (Kuwait) v/s Ahli Sadab (Oman) 2h00PM

Karekh (Iraq) v/s Champville (Lebanon) 4h00PM

ASU (Jordan) v/s Beni Yas (UAE) 6h00PM

[Khalid80]

Some pics from yesterdays' games for Champville vs. Bani Yas and Riyadi vs. Sal

By the way Loren Woods was almost going to climb into the stands to fight with the Morrocan fans but was held back by his team mates....
They apparently said some very nice words to him :rolleyes: (The fans were then sent to the left side of the stadium so that they wouldn't be sitting behind the Riyadi bench but rather the Sala bench :cool:

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Saturday May 21:

Sahel (Kuwait) 98-104 Ahli Sadab (Oman)

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Saturday May 21:


Karekh (Iraq) 73-96 Champville (Lebanon)

Q1: 19-16, Q2: 42-38, Q3: 58-67, Q4: 73-96

Stats:

Karekh:
-Chudney Gray 24Pts, 5Rbs, 1Ass (0/2 3's + 2/4 FT)
-Norman Nolan 13Pts, 11Rbs (0/1 3's + 3/7 FT)
-Iron Spears 11Pts, 12Rbs (1/2 FT)
-Hamid Rade 7Pts, 3Rbs (2/4 3's + 1/2 FT)
-Ahmad Jabr 4Pts, 2Rbs (0/6 3's)
-Malek Faleh 4Pts
-Ali Taleb 3Pts, 1Rbs (1/4 3's + 0/2 FT)

Champville:
-Fadi Khatib 29Pts, 10Rbs, 5Ass (0/10 3's + 11/11 FT)
-Jay Youngblood 22Pts, 5Rbs, 2Ass (1/2 3's + 7/8 FT) (Added 2 Blocks)
-Garnett Thompson 21Pts, 14Rbs, 5Ass (0/1 3's + 3/6 FT) (Added 3 Blocks)
-Carl Sarkis 14Pts, 3Rbs, 2Ass (4/6 3's)
-Yehya Sabra 4Pts, 8Rbs (0/2 FT)
-Nadim Hawi 2Pts, 4Rbs
-Karam Mechref 2Pts (2/2 FT)
-Hassan Dandash 2Pts (2/4 FT)
-Mazen Mneimneh 0Pt, 1Rbs

Champville all the Way 5/5 Wins ,No losses and top 1 of the Group 2 ,Khatib amazing as always even if he had bad night in shooting but scored 29 and topscore the game !

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Saturday May 21:

Sahel (Kuwait) 98-104 Ahli Sadab (Oman)

Karekh (Iraq) 73-96 Champville (Lebanon)

Upcoming Game:
ASU (Jordan) v/s Beni Yas (UAE) 6h00PM

[mavrick_h]

so far Group 1 looks like this

1. Sala 3-0 (+7 +2 +17 = 26)
2. Sharjah 2-1 (+21 -2 +13 = 32)
3. Riyadi 1-2 (+16 -4 -17 = -5)
4. Gharrafa 1-2 (-7 +4 -13 = -16)
5. Dar el Baydaa 0-2 (-16 -21 = -37)

Remaining Games (Not in Order)

Riyadi vs Sharjah
Sala vs Dar el Baydaa
Dar el Baydaa vs Gharrafa

Riyadi must win +37/ 2 = 18.5 pts on Sharjah to secure the 2nd spot (hard task) = No more 100 % Lebanese Final like last 2 years. Semi finals, QF or maybe not even face to face game

[SOLO]

ASU annihilated Hosts Bani Yas easily 90-66 to send a Warning to everybody in this Competition that ASU were kidding before :D

Enver Soobzkov was the man of the Match with about 6 shots from the Arc ... Jameel Watkins & Ryan Forehan-Kelly had a very Good Game specially Watkins who dominated the Rebounds . ASU where playing against the Imports of Bani Yas nothing else and without these Imports may ASU hit a Record in this Championship !

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Saturday May 21:

Sahel (Kuwait) 98-104 Ahli Sadab (Oman)

Karekh (Iraq) 73-96 Champville (Lebanon)

ASU (Jordan) 90-66 Beni Yas (UAE)

[gazara]

Fadi El Khatib till now is the Best player in the tournament every Game 30+ he s playing very well these days and we have to not miss that Champville are missing one of their Key players: Lee Benso who s injured !

As For Riyadi hope tomorrow they will be back to their real level and beat the UAE team al sharjah ,i think Nate is playing like this shit because he played all the Season for Riyadi and give for the team a lot and play from his heart then come to UAE and Riyadi said to him:it s your last championship this year ,You will be OUT in ASIA ,for sure he will loose the spirit and everything ,i think FAC Should not start with Nate ,he should Start with Mohammad ibrahim (instead of Ali who s injured) ,Omar on pos 2 who can easily hit 3 pts ,Jean on 3 ,Ismail on 4,and Loren on 5

the combination Ismail-Nate-Woods isn t good at all

i am sure that riyadi will be back and same scenario will be like last year when they lost in the first round and come back with the title !

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Round 1:

Sunday May 22: Order Of Play - Day 8

ASU (Jordan) v/s Ahli Sadab (Oman) 4h00PM (Live on Future TV Local & SAT)

Sharjah (UAE) v/s Riyadi (Lebanon) 6h00PM (Live on Future TV Local & SAT)

Sala (Morocco) v/s Dar El Dayaa (Algeria) 8h00PM

[Khalid80]

Great performance again yesterday by Champville and specifically Khatib. Youngblood and Thompson had really good performances as well from what I was able to see.

I just managed to watch a bit of the 3rd quarter and the last quarter of the game since I went directly from work to the stadium...

Some pics:

[Khalid80]

ASU annihilated Hosts Bani Yas easily 90-66 to send a Warning to everybody in this Competition that ASU were kidding before :D

Enver Soobzkov was the man of the Match with about 6 shots from the Arc ... Jameel Watkins & Ryan Forehan-Kelly had a very Good Game specially Watkins who dominated the Rebounds . ASU where playing against the Imports of Bani Yas nothing else and without these Imports may ASU hit a Record in this Championship !

I didn't have the chance to watch ASU in this tournament yet so I decided to stay at the stadium and watch their game (I probably was the only Lebanese guy in the stadium who stayed after the Champville game to watch ASU playing :D)

I could notice that there was good team chemistry between the players in this game. Mussa Awadi started off shooting a couple of quick 3's and eventually everyone else caught up with him. Enver also was on fire as once he started scoring his 3's there was no one stopping him. He ended up with 17 points with 5 3PT FG's.
Sam Daghlas showed a few nice highlights especially one great alleyoop to Ryan Kelly who dunked it with authority... Ayman Idais even at such an age remains an amazing player. He ended up with 16 points.
As for the foreigners Jameel had a descent game and scored 16 points.
Ryan Kelly ended up with 8 points if I remember correctly and it seems he's slowly getting better as the tournament is progressing...

As for Bani Yas, well they lost all their matches if i'm not mistaken and they are the weakest team in this group. It was their foreigners who only scored during the game until the last few minutes of the game when all the subs from teams were playing.

Here are some pics from the game.. I managed to take a few pics with the Abbas brothers after the game since they were the first guys to leave from the changing rooms to spend time with their family here in the UAE. I am not kidding but the Abbas brothers had more than 20 family members cheering for them :D (Including the kids and ladies)..

[mavrick_h]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Round 1:

Sunday May 22: Order Of Play - Day 8

ASU (Jordan) v/s Ahli Sadab (Oman) 4h00PM (Live on Future TV Local & SAT)

Sharjah (UAE) v/s Riyadi (Lebanon) 6h00PM (Live on Future TV Local & SAT)

Sala (Morocco) v/s Dar El Dayaa (Algeria) 8h00PM

is today the last day of Round 1 ?
if so, Dar el Baydaa vs Gharrafa game who was the winner ?

[Walken]

Who is the 3rd import in Al Sharja? (first 2 - Brandon Crump (usa), Radhouane Slimane (tun)) Arab media write that it someone with the surname "Colley" (26 pts against AlGarrafa). maybe JuJuan Cooley? :confused:

btw all today games on Dubai Sports (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.dmi.ae/dubaisports/Schedule.asp)

[Walken]

is today the last day of Round 1 ?
yes, it is

if so, Dar el Baydaa vs Gharrafa game who was the winner ?
Dar el Bayda 73 : 75 AlGarrafa

[SOLO]

Who is the 3rd import in Al Sharja? (first 2 - Brandon Crump (usa), Radhouane Slimane (tun)) Arab media write that it someone with the surname "Colley" (26 pts against AlGarrafa). maybe JuJuan Cooley? :confused:

btw all today games on Dubai Sports (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.dmi.ae/dubaisports/Schedule.asp)

Omari Westley is the 3rd Import

[Walken]

Omari Westley is the 3rd Import
he is Al Garafa import, not Al Sharja

[mavrick_h]

Who is the 3rd import in Al Sharja? (first 2 - Brandon Crump (usa), Radhouane Slimane (tun)) Arab media write that it someone with the surname "Colley" (26 pts against AlGarrafa). maybe JuJuan Cooley? :confused:

btw all today games on Dubai Sports (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.dmi.ae/dubaisports/Schedule.asp)

Applied Science (Jordan) x with friends, my family (Oman) (Arab Clubs Championship Basketball - Day 8) directly

hahahhahahahahhahaaa

Ahli Sadab :D

[mavrick_h]

yes, it is

Dar el Bayda 73 : 75 AlGarrafa

thx Walken

[mavrick_h]

Group 1 again

1. Sala 3-0 (+7 +2 +17 = 26)
2. Gharrafa 2-2 (-7 +4 -13 +2 = -14)
3. Sharjah 2-1 (+21 -2 +13 = 32)
4. Riyadi 1-2 (+16 -4 -17 = -5)
5. Dar el Baydaa 0-3 (-16 -21 -2 = -39)

Riyadi must win if not

they will remain fourth to face Champville on QF

+ 18.5 pts win to be second
wining less than that will be third

[SOLO]

Great Practice for ASU Today against Ahli Sadab from Oman ::D
ASU 127 - 64 Ahli , Forrest and Battles (Ahli) scored about 50 points ! while ASU played with Bench since the 2nd Quarter

[Walken]

52-11 rebounds :eek:
41/53 2pt for asu

[SOLO]

52-11 rebounds :eek:
41/53 2pt for asu

It'S ASU ... It's Jordan :D
You still did not See the Whole Image !

[zik013]

52-11 rebounds :eek:
41/53 2pt for asu

where do you see the stats?

[Walken]

where do you see the stats?
on tv report (Dubai Sports)

[golebanon]

riyadi has lost his game against sharja of emirates by 11 points.
tomorrow's quarter final will be pure lebanese between champville and riyadi.
i hope that champville can win this game cause riyadi is playing like crap.
the 400 000$ loren woods had 0 points and the useless nate had a very terrible shooting percentage.i do believe that nate was scoring in lebanon by following this proverb ''why do you accept to be a zero when you can dope and be a hero''.
what a great coach fouad abu chakra:rolleyes::rolleyes:

[mavrick_h]

riyadi has lost his game against sharja of emirates by 11 points.
tomorrow's quarter final will be pure lebanese between champville and riyadi.
i hope that champville can win this game cause riyadi is playing like crap.
the 400 000$ loren woods had 0 points and the useless nate had a very terrible shooting percentage.i do believe that nate was scoring in lebanon by following this proverb ''why do you accept to be a zero when you can dope and be a hero''.
what a great coach fouad abu chakra:rolleyes::rolleyes:

oh now he's a drug addict

when you tell a player 'we don't need you anymore and this is your last championship' after an extraordinary year being MVP of the year in the league and the best import in WABA what did you expect ?

Ismail came and everything turned to crap.
don't tell me they've won the league with Som3a coz it was just one import change Loren for Ismail

now they have the WABA players added to the league and Ismail, lack of chemistry, players out of system , Ali's injury and a bad management every time they bring someone out of the blue and expect in 10 days to win Arab and Asia...it's always same problem.

6 players playing pos 4 & 5 = wrong formation.

Send Ismail away keep Nate, Loren Ali when he's back Omar Ali K or Billy on 4
Jean will recover shway shway if they want to bring Fadi fine

A team full of stars lacks chemistry.

The key of Champville's success is that they kept every single player with them and brought one additional import which sometimes they were playing with only 2 on court.
and now after Lee's injury they are starting the game with one import and then Jay comes in.

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Round 1:

Sunday May 22: Order Of Play - Day 8

ASU (Jordan) 127-64 Ahli Sadab (Oman)

Sharjah (UAE) 82-71 Riyadi (Lebanon)

Playing Now :

Sala (Morocco) v/s Dar El Dayaa (Algeria) 8h00PM

[gazara]

all what i can say that Riyadi are in a big disaster tommorow they will face the Team that they faced in Finals of Lebanon when they won 3-0 the serie ,but tomorrow they will face the team who had 5/5 wins with no loses in Round 1 in ARAB ,so all what i can say good luck for both teams

[golebanon]

oh now he's a drug addict

when you tell a player 'we don't need you anymore and this is your last championship' after an extraordinary year being MVP of the year in the league and the best import in WABA what did you expect ?

Ismail came and everything turned to crap.
don't tell me they've won the league with Som3a coz it was just one import change Loren for Ismail

now they have the WABA players added to the league and Ismail, lack of chemistry, players out of system , Ali's injury and a bad management every time they bring someone out of the blue and expect in 10 days to win Arab and Asia...it's always same problem.

6 players playing pos 4 & 5 = wrong formation.

Send Ismail away keep Nate, Loren Ali when he's back Omar Ali K or Billy on 4
Jean will recover shway shway if they want to bring Fadi fine

A team full of stars lacks chemistry.

The key of Champville's success is that they kept every single player with them and brought one additional import which sometimes they were playing with only 2 on court.
and now after Lee's injury they are starting the game with one import and then Jay comes in.

nate was proved to be doping with a lot of other foreigner players in our league including larry cox and j. youngblood,but mysteriously the second doping test was negative for all players except champville's foreigners,maybe charlock holmes can solve this obvious mystery.
i don't know what's happening to riyadi,the only think i know is that they don't deserve to win tomorrow's game,champville are playing real basketball despite playing with 2 foreigners and with a depleted bench.

[mavrick_h]

nate was proved to be doping with a lot of other foreigner players in our league including larry cox and j. youngblood,but mysteriously the second doping test was negative for all players except champville's foreigners,maybe charlock holmes can solve this obvious mystery.
i don't know what's happening to riyadi,the only think i know is that they don't deserve to win tomorrow's game,champville are playing real basketball despite playing with 2 foreigners and with a depleted bench.

unlike Riyadi they are still playing with the same roster.

[golebanon]

unlike Riyadi they are still playing with the same roster.

but isn't this roster the same one they used in west asia against mahram and al-jalaa syria?the only new memeber is ismael ahamad.so,what's missing the team?

[SOLO]

Hay hay ... who the Hell deleted my Post !?
It's my Opinion and nobody can Stop me from saying it :( Yeah Riyadi's Ass got kicked 3 times in a row and hope tomorrow be kicked for the 4th Time ....

We said stay on Earth but nobody understood , you keep doing the Mistake as for 2009 CLOWNS !

[mavrick_h]

but isn't this roster the same one they used in west asia against mahram and al-jalaa syria?the only new memeber is ismael ahamad.so,what's missing the team?

true but remember the starting 5 of Riyadi in WABA and FLB league was the same.

now we have Jean recovering back Nate careless Ali injured Omar lost confidence cause Jean is playing more than him also Ismail-Woods isn't the perfect combination plus the thing with Fadi coming to play in Asia will confuse any player in that position since Fadi is a leader and that means basically one of the regular guys in the team will sit on the bench in Asia...they should have not announce Fadi's coming in Asia

About Nate's doping i believe doing such thing will let a player be powerful physically like he can't get tired...what about his shots, his percentage it's dropped massively he used to make every single one of them.

As for Chemistry problems:

Jean - Ismail
Ismail - Woods
Nate - Ismail - Woods
Ismail - Moe
Ismail - Ali K
Ismail - Billy

even the rest of the guys they played 6 games together with Ismail

[Le MaK]

he is Al Garafa import, not Al Sharja

Corey Bradford !

[Khalid80]

The game Riyadi played last night was simply appalling/disgusting...

The team simply is playing without any energy like they don't even care...

Coach FAC didn't even say anything... He just had his hands crossed the whole time.

Riyadi imo shouldn't have participated in this tournament if they wanted to come here to the UAE for vacation... I have more things to say regarding this but out of respect for Riyadi I will not say them...At least for now that is.

I hope all the fans today just cheer for Lebanon and Lebanese basketball (instead of Riyadi or Champville) and may the best team win and hopefully compete for the Championship.

I wasn't even in the mood to take pics yesterday so I only took a few:

[Khalid80]

The game between Sal and Dar Al Baydaa was quite entertaining and went to OT even though Sal would still qualify in first place from their group even if they lost the game (which is what happened)...

Dar Al Baydaa (Algeria) kept fighting till the end not only to get their first victory but also since was like a duel/battle between Algeria and Morocco, the 2 North African Countries.

Some pics from the game:

[Le MaK]

The game Riyadi played last night was simply appalling/disgusting...

The team simply is playing without any energy like they don't even care...

Coach FAC didn't even say anything... He just had his hands crossed the whole time.

Riyadi imo shouldn't have participated in this tournament if they wanted to come here to the UAE for vacation... I have more things to say regarding this but out of respect for Riyadi I will not say them...At least for now that is.

I hope all the fans today just cheer for Lebanon and Lebanese basketball (instead of Riyadi or Champville) and may the best team win and hopefully compete for the Championship.

I wasn't even in the mood to take pics yesterday so I only took a few:

imo riyadi's problem now is the following :
Nate knowing the fact that he's not joining for Asia, which means wether he played or not in arab, its already done for him ( and probably wont come back next year , since ish signed for 3 years ).
the come back of jean and woods was a disaster, the first took omar's place ( which killed the confidence of omar, and woods is a dead man playing ) i would have tried ali kanaan as a starter.
second, its the lack of management and the worst long term planning ever .
But again, i'll say what i said in the lebanese basketball group, regardless of who's gona read this post ...
The only reason why riyadi is winning the lebanese league, is bcz of the size advantage gained by Joe Vogel.
when they played the last 3 teams in arab pan, they had zero size advantage... so they lost!
I'm cheering for champville, as always...

[zik013]

why is everywhere written that the first match is
Karekh (Iraq) v/s Ahli Sadab (Oman)

when it should be Sharja playing the Iraqis...

[mavrick_h]

Final Standings

Group 1:
1. Sala
2. Sharjah
3. Gharrafa
4. Riyadi
5. Dar El Baydaa

Group 2:
1. Champville
2. ASU
3. Karekh
4. Beni Yas
5. Ahli Sadab
6. Sahel


Quarter Finals:

Sala vs Bani Yas
Sharjah vs Karekh
Champville vs Riyadi
ASU vs Gharrafa

[mavrick_h]

why is everywhere written that the first match is
Karekh (Iraq) v/s Ahli Sadab (Oman)

when it should be Sharja playing the Iraqis...

wrong writing that's all :)

[golebanon]

Final Standings

Group 1:
1. Sala
2. Sharjah
3. Gharrafa
4. Riyadi
5. Dar El Baydaa

Group 2:
1. Champville
2. ASU
3. Karekh
4. Beni Yas
5. Ahli Sadab
6. Sahel


Quarter Finals:

Sala vs Bani Yas
Sharjah vs Karekh
Champville vs Riyadi
ASU vs Gharrafa

the lebanese game and the game of ASU will be very interesting to watch.
i guess they'll be close games.

[SOLO]

the lebanese game and the game of ASU will be very interesting to watch.
i guess they'll be close games.

WRONG :D
Another Practice Game for ASU against United Nations Team of Gharrafa , played with Bench more than 2 quarters .... to be accurate ASU has no Bench ....;)
ASU 87-62 Gharafa

[gpralph]

Can someone close to this PLEASE find the stats for the game? This is really bush league that nothing is ever posted. Who is running this tournament? Is there a local paper that has this?

[Gilardino1206]

I just watched the game between Champville and Riyadi. Champville won narrowly, by the way.

Usually, I don´t watch a lot of Middle East basketball so I am not an expert at all but I was kind of shocked at the lack of quality of the import players, on both teams. I heard that these teams pay big money for their import guys and I wonder why. You can see that they are not motivated at all, even though they might have been good one day, especially Loren Woods and Nate Johnson. They look as if they are only collecting paychecks, Johnson could not even inbound the ball in the key possession of the 4th quarter and then he was smiling while losing the game. The Egyptian big guy was horrible, too, only complaining all the time.

Garnett Thompson is an athletic streetball player but he has no basketball IQ, at all. The only import I liked a bit was Youngblood. I had seen him at Kent and in Austria before, he is skilled and can do different things on the court but he probably makes the least money of all those guys.

I was also disappointed in El-Khatib; I had heard so much about him. You can see that he is skilled but he forces too much and looks kind of old.

The guy I liked best was the SG on Champville; he made key three pointers, played smart and did not force anything.

I wonder why the teams don´t sign younger, hungry guys for less money...

[golebanon]

WRONG :D
Another Practice Game for ASU against United Nations Team of Gharrafa , played with Bench more than 2 quarters .... to be accurate ASU has no Bench ....;)
ASU 87-62 Gharafa

congratulations for your team,seems that the team is on the right track.
i hope to see a lebanese-jordanian final.

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Quarter.Finals

Monday May 22:

ASU (Jordan) v/s Gharrafa (Qatar) ---> 87-62

Sala (Morocco) v/s Beni Yas (UAE) ---> 89-85

Champville (Lebanon) v/s Riyadi (Lebanon) ---> 73-69

Karekh (Iraq) v/s Sharjah (UAE) 8h00PM

[Le MaK]

I just watched the game between Champville and Riyadi. Champville won narrowly, by the way.

Usually, I don´t watch a lot of Middle East basketball so I am not an expert at all but I was kind of shocked at the lack of quality of the import players, on both teams. I heard that these teams pay big money for their import guys and I wonder why. You can see that they are not motivated at all, even though they might have been good one day, especially Loren Woods and Nate Johnson. They look as if they are only collecting paychecks, Johnson could not even inbound the ball in the key possession of the 4th quarter and then he was smiling while losing the game. The Egyptian big guy was horrible, too, only complaining all the time.

Garnett Thompson is an athletic streetball player but he has no basketball IQ, at all. The only import I liked a bit was Youngblood. I had seen him at Kent and in Austria before, he is skilled and can do different things on the court but he probably makes the least money of all those guys.

I was also disappointed in El-Khatib; I had heard so much about him. You can see that he is skilled but he forces too much and looks kind of old.

The guy I liked best was the SG on Champville; he made key three pointers, played smart and did not force anything.

I wonder why the teams don´t sign younger, hungry guys for less money...

The game you just watched Was between two teams with a huge dif in budgets...
riyadi's budget is like 3X champville's ...
And champville were missing the american center Lee benson , due to an injury since game 2 in this tourney .
Jay youngblood's salary is the lowest between all 6 imports, not to mention that lorren woods is getting paid per month more than the starting line up for champville :)
Garnett thompson joined the team for this cup , so the chemistry with him is a bit " under construction " ... but he did well in my opinion .
as for the SG ur talking about , his name mazen mneimneh, and yes he's the key factor in the game... he did extremly well !

[gazara]

congrats champville ,they deserve it ,all what i can say if Riyadi continue in this way they will be in a big disaster in asia ,i think there is problems between Players and some fights ,this is not a problem of spirit or Confidence ,Riyadi are a professional team and in Riyadi history they didn t even Loose 2 games in a row while this year 4 games in a row !!!! there is something huge inside the Team

[gazara]

can anyone have stats for the Game ? (Riyadi-Champville game ) ??

[Le MaK]

can anyone have stats for the Game ? (Riyadi-Champville game ) ??

Champville 73-69 Riyadi

Q1: 25-17, Q2: 39-38, Q3: 57-60, Q4: 73-69

Stats:

Champville:
-Garnett Thompson 27Pts, 13Rbs (4/7 3's + 1/2 FT) (Added 2 Blocks)
-Jay Youngblood 22Pts, 8Rbs, 2Ass (2/5 3's + 4/5 FT) (Added 2 Blocks)
-Mazen Mneimneh 14Pts, 6Rbs (3/7 3's + 1/2 FT)
-Fady Khatib 13Pts, 5Rbs, 7Ass (0/2 3's + 7/8 FT)
-Carl Sarkis 0Pt, 2Rbs, 2Ass (0/2 3's)
-Nadim Hawi 0Pt, 3Rbs
-Miguel Martinez 0Pt (0/1 3's)

Riyadi:
-Jean Abdel Nour 20Pts, 3Rbs, 2Ass (3/8 3's + 1/1 FT)
-Nate Johnson 13Pts, 6Rbs, 4Ass (2/5 FT) (Added 1 Block)
-Ismail Ahmad 12Pts, 11Rbs, 5Ass (0/4 3's + 6/8 FT) (Added 2 Blocks)
-Loren Woods 10Pts, 5Rbs (0/1 FT)
-Ali Mahmoud 6Pts, 5Rbs, 4Ass (0/4 3's)
-Omar Turk 3Pts, 3Rbs (1/4 3's)
-Joe Vogel 3Pts, 4Rbs (1/5 3's) (Added 1 Block)
-Billy Pharis 2Pts

[Gilardino1206]

The game you just watched Was between two teams with a huge dif in budgets...
riyadi's budget is like 3X champville's ...
And champville were missing the american center Lee benson , due to an injury since game 2 in this tourney .
Jay youngblood's salary is the lowest between all 6 imports, not to mention that lorren woods is getting paid per month more than the starting line up for champville :)
Garnett thompson joined the team for this cup , so the chemistry with him is a bit " under construction " ... but he did well in my opinion .
as for the SG ur talking about , his name mazen mneimneh, and yes he's the key factor in the game... he did extremly well !

Thanks for these insights, I did not know the differences were that big. I did not mean to say that Garnett Thompson is a bad player, he surely is talented, will grab a lot of rebounds, etc. but I don´t think he understands the game too well.

But Champville surely looked better than Riyadi, especially if they were missing one import player.

I will surely try to watch the semi-finals, too...

[Le MaK]

Thanks for these insights, I did not know the differences were that big. I did not mean to say that Garnett Thompson is a bad player, he surely is talented, will grab a lot of rebounds, etc. but I don´t think he understands the game too well.

But Champville surely looked better than Riyadi, especially if they were missing one import player.

I will surely try to watch the semi-finals, too...

The fact is, Riyadi also have joe vogel the neutralized 211 CM center , when champville in this game had Nadim hawi ( not to be compared ) 203 CM center ... who only played for less than half the game . thats when garnett started to play the 5, which is not his role actually !
i just hope you see champville playing with full squad in the finals, with lee garnett fadi jay and miguel ... your gona be surprised what a 800K budget team can do ... compared to riyadi's 2M+ budget ...!

[Le MaK]

Champville 73-69 Riyadi

Q1: 25-17, Q2: 39-38, Q3: 57-60, Q4: 73-69

Stats:

Champville:
-Garnett Thompson 27Pts, 13Rbs (4/7 3's + 1/2 FT) (Added 2 Blocks)
-Jay Youngblood 22Pts, 8Rbs, 2Ass (2/5 3's + 4/5 FT) (Added 2 Blocks)
-Mazen Mneimneh 14Pts, 6Rbs (3/7 3's + 1/2 FT)
-Fady Khatib 13Pts, 5Rbs, 7Ass (0/2 3's + 7/8 FT)
-Carl Sarkis 0Pt, 2Rbs, 2Ass (0/2 3's)
-Nadim Hawi 0Pt, 3Rbs
-Miguel Martinez 0Pt (0/1 3's)

Riyadi:
-Jean Abdel Nour 20Pts, 3Rbs, 2Ass (3/8 3's + 1/1 FT)
-Nate Johnson 13Pts, 6Rbs, 4Ass (2/5 FT) (Added 1 Block)
-Ismail Ahmad 12Pts, 11Rbs, 5Ass (0/4 3's + 6/8 FT) (Added 2 Blocks)
-Loren Woods 10Pts, 5Rbs (0/1 FT)
-Ali Mahmoud 6Pts, 5Rbs, 4Ass (0/4 3's)
-Omar Turk 3Pts, 3Rbs (1/4 3's)
-Joe Vogel 3Pts, 4Rbs (1/5 3's) (Added 1 Block)
-Billy Pharis 2Pts

Stats according to Roy Hajj from lebanese basketball group on facebook

[lebanese phoenix]

The fact is, Riyadi also have joe vogel the neutralized 211 CM center , when champville in this game had Nadim hawi ( not to be compared ) 203 CM center ... who only played for less than half the game . thats when garnett started to play the 5, which is not his role actually !
i just hope you see champville playing with full squad in the finals, with lee garnett fadi jay and miguel ... your gona be surprised what a 800K budget team can do ... compared to riyadi's 2M+ budget ...!

great win for champville,not to be underestimated as i noticed that riyadi were playing better basketball then their last 3 games,specially with jean performing good.
but i guess that in the end coach ghassan and Fadi's experience gave champville the game.
i'm really surprised to see thomson playin this way, i could never've imagined that coach ghassan would make use of him this way,it's like he's a completely different player,not the same clown playin for sagesse, he was even hitting the 3s :D
it just goes to show that coach ghassan can make good use of his players unlike someone:rolleyes:

[SOLO]

Can someone close to this PLEASE find the stats for the game? This is really bush league that nothing is ever posted. Who is running this tournament? Is there a local paper that has this?

For ASU's game : Jameel Watkins 16 pts , Sam Daghlas 14 , Ayman Idais 13 , Zaid Abbas 12 , Mousa Awadi 10 as for Forehan-Kelly may be 6 points from two shots from the Arc .... Kelly did not show up so good in this Tournament , Watkins was better ... Kelly only shoots from the Arc and in this he makes too many attempts .... he is a little bit Moody player

[mavrick_h]

The first is the champion, the second is the runner up

the runner up was 5-0, the champion 1-3 in first round

despite all the problems with both sides

when they meet against each other = High Quality = Close Game = Fun = Our Teams are in good health

Proud To Be Lebanese \o/

[mavrick_h]

Som3a out Garnett Thompson in with Riyadi in ABC Cup 2011

[Le MaK]

Som3a out Garnett Thompson in with Riyadi in ABC Cup 2011

Nothing yet my friend, Riyadi's management mentioned it , and might have talked to garnett about it, but its not official @ all !
Anyway, that would be another bad mistake from the yellow management...
they signed Lorren bcz mahram knew how to use him... they didn't !
they signed ismail, believing that he's the Savior ... he's not !
they waived Nate from asia, while he gave them everything ...
now they want garnett bcz he killed them last night ... !
i wonder , will they ask champville to give them Coach ghassan on loan for the asian cup ?

[wilo22]

i wonder , will they ask champville to give them Coach ghassan on loan for the asian cup ?

hope so :)

[Le MaK]

hope so :)

This is seriously funny man, a team going to the Asian cup in 4 days... not knowing his line up yet... ! are u kidding me ? :S

[mavrick_h]

Nothing yet my friend, Riyadi's management mentioned it , and might have talked to garnett about it, but its not official @ all !
Anyway, that would be another bad mistake from the yellow management...
they signed Lorren bcz mahram knew how to use him... they didn't !
they signed ismail, believing that he's the Savior ... he's not !
they waived Nate from asia, while he gave them everything ...
now they want garnett bcz he killed them last night ... !
i wonder , will they ask champville to give them Coach ghassan on loan for the asian cup ?

it's looking official on Asia Basket, the latest headline :)

I could understand if Garnett denied the news (wise man) he doesn't want to confirm during a critical stage at a certain regional tournament. Unlike Riyadi lool :)

[Khalid80]

Nothing yet my friend, Riyadi's management mentioned it , and might have talked to garnett about it, but its not official @ all !
Anyway, that would be another bad mistake from the yellow management...
they signed Lorren bcz mahram knew how to use him... they didn't !
they signed ismail, believing that he's the Savior ... he's not !
they waived Nate from asia, while he gave them everything ...
now they want garnett bcz he killed them last night ... !


I agree, I think Riyadi's management are lost and don't know what they need to do to save face...

Imo they should have stayed with Nate+Loren who played with them for most of the season.
If Riyadi manage to get Thompson they will have a team of 5 players where each is playing on his own like previously used to happen when Riyadi plays in such tournaments and that still will not guarantee them to win anything...

Really, deciding to play in this Arab championship was so wrong of a decision by Riyadi that it screwed up everything for them (mentally/emotionally/psychologically...you name it)

1) They took this championship for granted.
2) They didn't really care about winning this championship since they have already won it 5 times before.
3) Players here were on vacation rather than preparing well for the Asian Championship.

So obviously this tournament had a much more negative impact+outcome for Riyadi rather than a positive one...

If Riyadi had decided to have a small camp whether internally or outside Lebanon where they might have played against some European teams I think that would have been way better for them.

Anyways I don't think last minute changes are going to do anything now... What Riyadi needs to do is regroup themselves and try to believe (this is where coach Fouad has to do alot of work) that they can be able to compete with the other teams in the Asian Championship and have a chance to to reach the later stages of the competition....

And I am saying all this because I am a Riyadi fan and want to see them do well...

[Le MaK]

it's looking official on Asia Basket, the latest headline :)

I could understand if Garnett denied the news (wise man) he doesn't want to confirm during a critical stage at a certain regional tournament. Unlike Riyadi lool :)

Don't take asia-basket as an official news page, since i used to write there and i know how things are done !
Riyadi's management did talk with garnett, but there is nothing official yet ...

[mavrick_h]

I agree, I think Riyadi's management are lost and don't know what they need to do to save face...

Imo they should have stayed with Nate+Loren who played with them for most of the season.
If Riyadi manage to get Thompson they will have a team of 5 players where each is playing on his own like previously used to happen when Riyadi plays in such tournaments and that still will not guarantee them to win anything...

Really, deciding to play in this Arab championship was so wrong of a decision by Riyadi that it screwed up everything for them (mentally/emotionally/psychologically...you name it)

1) They took this championship for granted.
2) They didn't really care about winning this championship since they have already won it 5 times before.
3) Players here were on vacation rather than preparing well for the Asian Championship.

So obviously this tournament had a much more negative impact+outcome for Riyadi rather than a positive one...

If Riyadi had decided to have a small camp whether internally or outside Lebanon where they might have played against some European teams I think that would have been way better for them.

Anyways I don't think last minute changes are going to do anything now... What Riyadi needs to do is regroup themselves and try to believe (this is where coach Fouad has to do alot of work) that they can be able to compete with the other teams in the Asian Championship and have a chance to to reach the later stages of the competition....

And I am saying all this because I am a Riyadi fan and want to see them do well...

totally agree with you Khalid

they should have played the same starters as before the final 4
Nate Loren Omar Ali Joe

they could have use Ismail as a jocker card during the game...like Ghassan Sarkis did with Jay in Champville

FAC gave priority to the names instead of keeping the same formation.
Pulling of Omar directly was a big mistake....i agree that Jean at some point is better than Omar but he can't throw everything out of the blue.

2 weeks ago this team was somewhere and now is completely a different place it's like the start of the season for Riyadi lol

I used to remember when Yasser El Hajj went to play with Sagesse in Asia during the golden days...Ghassan Sarkis Kept him on the bench and used him as a rotation with one of his main players.

[Le MaK]

For ASU's game : Jameel Watkins 16 pts , Sam Daghlas 14 , Ayman Idais 13 , Zaid Abbas 12 , Mousa Awadi 10 as for Forehan-Kelly may be 6 points from two shots from the Arc .... Kelly did not show up so good in this Tournament , Watkins was better ... Kelly only shoots from the Arc and in this he makes too many attempts .... he is a little bit Moody player

Hard luck man ... :)

[gpralph]

What time are the games being played? Are there any results yet?

[gazara]

Arab Basketball Championship UAE 2010-2011 [15 May - 25 May]

Semi.Finals

Tuesday May 24:

ASU (Jordan) v/s Sala (Morocco) ---> 62-74

Champville (Lebanon) v/s Sharjah (UAE) ---> 75-80


Final Game :

Sala (Morroco) Vs Sharjah (UAE)


:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:


Champville played very well against Sharjah in the first Q ,and lead by over then 20 but then the UAE Team come back and come back to have a lead in the 4th Q then won the Game ,if Champville had 3 Foreigners (Equal to UAE Team foreigners they would won the game easily) the 3 imports of UAE Give them the win ,as for Champville Khatib-Jay-Thompson were very good but unfortunatly lost the game ,as i said if there is and Equal between the 2 teams Champville would win the game easily !

Hard luck Champville and Congrats sharjah !!

[gpralph]

The ASU coach needs to be replaced before the FIBA Manila tournament. He is clearly not qualified to coach. He only played Forehan-Kelly limited minutes. What was he thinking?

[mvblair]

It's hard to believe we're looking at a Salah/Sharjah finals. Both those semi-final games are shocking: seeing Champville and ASU lose is very difficult.

Still, I guess congratulations are in order to Morocco and UAE. I hope this brings some fans of their teams here to InterBasket.Net. :D

[Gilardino1206]

I watched again today, Sala vs. ASU and I now can see why Sala made it to the final. They play with effort and aggressiveness on defense and their aggressive guard play is killing the opposing teams because they have no ballhandlers. Their big men are not that good but that does not matter bc the other team´s big guys rarely even get the ball in a good position down low. If Sala had not had a lot of stupid TOs (big guys not catching the ball, careless passes), they would have blown out ASU by 30 but they always let them back in the game.

[gazara]

Champville could win the Game if they had their 3rd import Lee Benson ,Champville was playing 3 4 Games Without C !!!!!! if Lee was there i think champville to the Finals
but it s okk , i am very happy of Khatib performance what a player !!! no one stopped him

he scored today big Numbers :


Fadi Khatib 35Pts, 5Rbs, 3Ass (5/7 3's + 5/6 FT) (Added 1 Block)

What a huge Player !!

[SOLO]

The ASU coach needs to be replaced before the FIBA Manila tournament. He is clearly not qualified to coach. He only played Forehan-Kelly limited minutes. What was he thinking?

Well , Both Forehan and coach Oniga should be replaced and Forehan before Oniga ! Kelly can't do anything other than shooting from the Arc and his Defense Sucks ..... he is a 1 Dimensional Player

[Khalid80]

Hard luck for Champville and ASU.... Imo they both didn't take their opponents seriously and both played below par to lose to Sala and Sharjah...

On the other hand congrats to both Sala and Sharjah who honestly played their hearts out in todays' game.

Some pics from both games:

[Khalid80]

It's hard to believe we're looking at a Salah/Sharjah finals. Both those semi-final games are shocking: seeing Champville and ASU lose is very difficult.

Still, I guess congratulations are in order to Morocco and UAE. I hope this brings some fans of their teams here to InterBasket.Net. :D

And yet if you look at the fans who came to the games today it was mostly Lebanese and some Jordanians :cool:

There were a few Moroccans as well but just a handful but i'm sure they'll come in bigger numbers for tomorrow's game...

[gazara]

Hey Solo ,For sure you need Necessarly to Change Forehan-Kelly ,Jameel is Ok Average you can find better but as for Kelly i think you need someone like Nate Johnson-Jay Yongblood-Calvin Cage-Chudney Gray -Darren Kelly ... Those are big Imports ,they can Bring the Game and the score ...

As For Riyadi they changed Nate by Corey Bradford Sharjah Team Player for The Asian Championship along with (Ismail or Loren ) and 90% will be Loren Woods !

Corey and Khatib will make a big Duo !

[SOLO]

Hey Solo ,For sure you need Necessarly to Change Forehan-Kelly ,Jameel is Ok Average you can find better but as for Kelly i think you need someone like Nate Johnson-Jay Yongblood-Calvin Cage-Chudney Gray -Darren Kelly ... Those are big Imports ,they can Bring the Game and the score ...

As For Riyadi they changed Nate by Corey Bradford Sharjah Team Player for The Asian Championship along with (Ismail or Loren ) and 90% will be Loren Woods !

Corey and Khatib will make a big Duo !

Hey Gazara , dunno the general atmosphere in ASU is not good at all , Sam Daghlas is really upset and thinks of not making it to Asia Champions Cup , our Imports took the last place between the whole Tourney Imports ... Frederick Oniga made nothing at all ... now we regret Mario Palma's days... am really guys with you now that CBA Chinese League is a Propaganda ... Zaid Abbas is the Best Example for that .... Sam Daghlas was the best in ASU as usual and did his Best but nobody supported him !

Am really upset , with these 2 Imports (Watkins is a little bit better but still under the Level) , Player's Mentality and this Coach : I hope ASU gonna make it to second round in Asia!

[Khalid80]

Hey Gazara , dunno the general atmosphere in ASU is not good at all , Sam Daghlas is really upset and thinks of not making it to Asia Champions Cup , our Imports took the last place between the whole Tourney Imports ... Frederick Oniga made nothing at all ... now we regret Mario Palma's days... am really guys with you now that CBA Chinese League is a Propaganda ... Zaid Abbas is the Best Example for that .... Sam Daghlas was the best in ASU as usual and did his Best but nobody supported him !

Am really upset , with these 2 Imports (Watkins is a little bit better but still under the Level) , Player's Mentality and this Coach : I hope ASU gonna make it to second round in Asia!

Solo the CBA league style of play is much more different than in our leagues and this will make it difficult for these players to adapt again to our systems...First their games are 48 minutes, second and this is my opinion, they don't play tough physical defense in the CBA... Last but not least some players who were quite successful in the CBA weren't able to impress and have good games in our league so it all depends.

We had Rony Fahed and Sabah Khoury play in the CBA last season and since they came back they haven't been playing that well... Rony averaged something close to 14 points/game in the CBA but when he came back to Lebanon he was averaging close to 11 points/game.

As for our teams chances in Asia it will be tough for both of us and we need to watch for Mahram, Al Rayyan and Smart Gilas (playing in front of their fans and home court advantage)

[Khalid80]

Am really upset , with these 2 Imports (Watkins is a little bit better but still under the Level) , Player's Mentality and this Coach : I hope ASU gonna make it to second round in Asia!

ASU won't be able to change their foreign players for the Asian Cup as they tried but their request got rejected from FIBA Asia (same with Riyadi).... This will make things really tough for you guys unless Kelly and Watkins play at a much higher level by then...

[mvblair]

he scored today big Numbers :

Fadi Khatib 35Pts, 5Rbs, 3Ass (5/7 3's + 5/6 FT) (Added 1 Block)

What a huge Player !!
Yeah, he's still big time. You can give a man years, but you can never take away his skill.

[sinobball]

We had Rony Fahed and Sabah Khoury play in the CBA last season and since they came back they haven't been playing that well... Rony averaged something close to 14 points/game in the CBA but when he came back to Lebanon he was averaging close to 11 points/game.
Actually they weren't very good in the CBA. 14p/48min vs. 11p/40min, what's the difference. How about the FG% in the CBA: 30.9% for Rony Fahed (28.2% from 3); 34.7% for Sabah Khoury (30.6% from 3). Both below average in the league. Also they played for 2 of the worst teams in the league, Khoury didn't help his team at all; Fahed helped but it wasn't a big improvement (finished 2 spaces higher). Had they had decent stats like Zaid they would have remained in the CBA this year.

What are the stats for Zaid Abbas, Daghlas and Watkins in this tourney?

[daniab]

Actually they weren't very good in the CBA. 14p/48min vs. 11p/40min, what's the difference. How about the FG% in the CBA: 30.9% for Rony Fahed (28.2% from 3); 34.7% for Sabah Khoury (30.6% from 3). Both below average in the league. Also they played for 2 of the worst teams in the league, Khoury didn't help his team at all; Fahed helped but it wasn't a big improvement (finished 2 spaces higher). Had they had decent stats like Zaid they would have remained in the CBA this year.

What are the stats for Zaid Abbas, Daghlas and Watkins in this tourney?

For ur own info, both Sabah and Rony were offered to extend their contracts in China but they preferred to return to the Lebanese league!

As per ur question, both Watkins and Abbas are performing less than average while Daghlas is doing well!

[sinobball]

For ur own info, both Sabah and Rony were offered to extend their contracts in China but they preferred to return to the Lebanese league!Of course they say that to your media, but if you check back my posts last summer I already predicted they wouldn't get contracts, especially Sabah.

The Chinese league has preferred to get the ball to post players so you'd see stats drop when centers/PFs go to other competitions. I'm not worried. If Zaid underperforming now (heck can we get some stats???) means CBA is propaganda what does Zaid's stellar performance in the 2010 World Championship mean then?

Also this Jordan team has always had those up-and-down issues in these insignificant tourneys, I remember last year they lost soundly to Philippines, Qatar etc. in Lebanon, then almost shocked Australia and was quite competitive against Argentina in the real thing.

[JuJu]

Is there any livescore available?
Is there an official site?

Thanks in advance.

[mavrick_h]

Is there any livescore available?
Is there an official site?

Thanks in advance.

no man UAE still retarded on that matter :D

[Nourovic]

Hello guys, i saw that no review about Sala (sportive association of Sala was made ^^) since it's not a Lebanese club. Anyway, it's the best club here in Morocco so far and it got both the championship and the cup last year.

It made me really so proud to see Sala in the final, and that's a triumph in it self. I hope them the best for the final (going now).

And hard luck for the Lebanese teams, they were favorite before the start of the championships, and may be now they will prepare harder for the next time ^^

One last thing i'd like to add is that ASS (association sportive de Salé), like its called in Morocco, only recruited 1 foreigner/professional for this arab championship. And all it's main players are from original team that won the league and the cup of the last year (and certainly this year too).

Good luck with the forum.

Salam !

[gpralph]

For all of you basketball geniuses, what was the difference in the ASU Champville consolation game today dominated by ASU?

[gazara]

3rd Q:

3 min left ,Sharjah up by 7 on Sala

the foreigners of Sharjah are doing everything ,if we keep these 3 out Sharjah would lost all their Games from R1 :p

[gazara]

Asu Won today against champville by a big margin ,Champville played from the first with young and Bench Players ,only Mazen was from the Starting but all the others young players ...As For Asu they started with their First usual 5 ,then players without imports but with the presence of Zaid and sam ,and ayman idais and the others ...Congrats for ASU also both teams were playing to pass the time not more ,it was a practice Game for both teams

[mvblair]

Hello guys, i saw that no review about Sala (sportive association of Sala was made ^^) since it's not a Lebanese club. Anyway, it's the best club here in Morocco so far and it got both the championship and the cup last year.

It made me really so proud to see Sala in the final, and that's a triumph in it self. I hope them the best for the final (going now). Of course you should be proud!! This team really "shook up" the tournament. I was very surprised that they did so well. They were underdogs, but they had an incredible couple of games.
And hard luck for the Lebanese teams, they were favorite before the start of the championships, and may be now they will prepare harder for the next time ^^ Yes, they had hard luck, but they also did not plan well enough, as the Lebanese guys here are saying.
One last thing i'd like to add is that ASS (association sportive de Salé), like its called in Morocco, only recruited 1 foreigner/professional for this arab championship. And all it's main players are from original team that won the league and the cup of the last year (and certainly this year too). That's fantastic. I like to hear that. Remind me again who their foreigner is?
Good luck with the forum. Hey man, the forum will only get better if people like you post on it! I'd love to see you start a thread about Moroccan basketball!!

[sinobball]

I watched the Iran-Morocco game in WBC last year, and I was impressed by their center, even though he was a little short. Don't remember the name though.

[lebanese phoenix]

Of course they say that to your media, but if you check back my posts last summer I already predicted they wouldn't get contracts, especially Sabah.


well let me tell you that as far as i know, Dany's sources are very accurate, he doesent report what the media says,and i can for sure tell you,on his behalf,that it's not from the media where he got this news. His sources are trustable.
anyways,back to the topic,i find that the CBA lacks any sense of defense whatsoever,it's like everyone can post big numbers,it's like an offensive minded league, i mean i remmember the way herve lamazina, who was posting scary numbers in the CBA (like 30 ppg or so),got humiliated in lebanon, he barely averaged some 6ppg or so,and was immediatly released after a few games, the CBA is certainly a very competitive and proffesional league,and it's imports are the best in asia beyond any doubt,but on the defensive end,it doesent convince me at all, i mean,all the games there finish with relatively high scores (120 points or so),that's practicaly impossible to see in lebanon and iran,even if you take into account the 12 min quarters,here most scores are in the 70-80 margin.

[daniab]

I watched the Iran-Morocco game in WBC last year, and I was impressed by their center, even though he was a little short. Don't remember the name though.

it was Tunisia and not Morroco

[sinobball]

it was Tunisia and not Morroco
Sorry I'm embarassed :mad:

Lebanese_Phoenix, you are entitled to your opinion, but let me correct one fact: the average score per game in the past CBA season is 99, not 120 like you claim, and there are 48min/game, so when you adjust to 40min/game it is 82pts/game/team. I haven't watched Arabic leagues so I can't compare the rest

[daniab]

Sinoball, i gotta a question for you, i hope to hear an objective one:

Is China really capable of handling 18 teams in a unified league? no doubt that China got really talented and skilled players but how many there are of them in the league?

[sinobball]

Sinoball, i gotta a question for you, i hope to hear an objective one:

Is China really capable of handling 18 teams in a unified league? no doubt that China got really talented and skilled players but how many there are of them in the league?I think I know what you mean, but how do you think I should answer this, when I have nothing to compare to? I mean it's not like in Euroleague (not sure how WABA works) there is a quota or some standards of performance one should meet to be allowed entry. From a practical side of things, it works. (BTW it's 17 not 18). Hey Japan's BJ-league will even have 20+ teams (and all the Japanese talents are in the other leagues JBL or JBL2) and who is to say they can't do this?

Aside from the top few, of course, most CBA players are more or less the same level. This is an import-dominated league, but just like any other league you'd need local players to make major contributions to get to the top.

Sorry for derailing the thread, but I guess it's OK since the tourney is over :D

[whocare]

Zaid Abbas should stay at home and have a good rest and prepare for the Asia-Cup. Not FOR This ABC and what what ... i think he would like to pause too!!!:D

[JGX]

Even though the article says Egypt, I'm pretty sure he's actually talking about his experience with Sharjah:


While playing in Egypt, Bradford said, the league allowed each team to carry one "import" during the regular season and three during the postseason. The 6-foot-3 guard was his team's import. He recalled his first practice with the team. He shot jumpers as a group of men — none of them looking the part of a pro — gravitated toward his basket.

"I said, 'Coach, where's the team at?' He said, 'It's right here.' I said, 'No, Coach. Where's the team at?' " Bradford remembered.

"It was like playing with your cousin and he got his little friend to come over. Then you've got a 6-foot-4 power forward. That's the thing. On top of the money, I can pretty much play with my eyes closed."

Bradford led his team to an Arab championship, raising his Middle East profile another notch. He has signed to play next season in Qatar.

"It's like the NCAA tournament of the Middle East. And we won it," Bradford said. "It's not only the biggest thing for the club, it's the biggest thing for the country. It's like a junior college team winning the NCAA tournament."

http://www.illinihq.com/news/mens_basketball/2011/07/03/illini_head_overseas_for_fame_fortune