Iranian Superleague 2012-13

[gorganbasketball]

1/4 finals :
Al Badr Kong 61 - 86 Petro ( 0 - 1 ) stats :http://iranbasketball.org/images/sto...ff/abk-pet.jpg
Sanaye Petro 61 - 87 Mahan ( 0 -1 ) stats : http://iranbasketball.org/images/sto...ff/mpc-fms.jpg
Azad 61 - 76 Mahram ( 0 - 1 ) stats : http://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/..._5881_6526.asp
Gorgan 74 - 73 Zanjan ( 1 - 0 ) stats : http://www.iribf.ir/images/stories/s...ff/gor-ham.jpg
** Kaveh Noorafza ( starting PG ) and MIKALAI ALIAKSEYEU ( starting Center and only import of the Gorgan ) didn't play due to injury. Gorgan played really great but to be honest reffs killed Zanjan !!!

[gorganbasketball]

Petro signed Ibrahim Jaaber ( 187cm / PG ).
Ibby profile :
Career:
Elizabeth, NJ / The Peddie School
2003-2004: Pennsylvania (NCAA): 25 games: 6.5ppg, 2.4rpg, FGP: 48.4%, 3PT: 31.4%, FT: 64.0% :2576rrg
2004-2005: Pennsylvania (NCAA, starting five): 29 games: 11.5ppg, 4.6rpg, 2.8apg, StealsNCAA-6(2.9spg), FGP: 43.6%, 3PT: 27.1%, FT: 76.0%
2005-2006: Pennsylvania (NCAA, starting five): 29 games: 18.2ppg, 3.4rpg, 2.2apg, StealsNCAA-4(3.3spg), FG: 52.5%, 3PT: 38.4%, FT: 72.1%
2006-2007: Pennsylvania (NCAA, starting five): 31 games: 15.9ppg, 4.5rpg, AssistsIvy-1(5.2apg), StealsNCAA-4(2.9spg), FGP: 51.8%, 3PT: 29.5%, FT: 65.9%: Finished career as career leader at Penn and Ivy League conference with 303 steals.
2007 April: Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (Tidewater Sealants team)
2007 July: NBA Summer League in Las Vegas (Detroit Pistons)
2007-2008: Egaleo AO (Greece-A1, starting five): 15 games: 22.4ppg, 4.3rpg, 4.2apg, Steals-1(2.8spg), 2FGP: 53.0%, 3PT: 27.0%, FT: 69.0%, in Feb.'08 moved to Lottomatica Virtus Roma (Italy-SerieA, starting five): Italian League: 23 games: 7.8ppg, 2.8rpg, 1.0apg, 2.2spg, 2FGP:60.2%, 3PT:31.9%, FT:47.2%; Euroleague: 6 games: 7.5ppg, 3.3rpg, 1.5apg, 2.5spg, FGP: 40.5%, 3PT: 27.3%, FT: 28.6%
2008: In August signed a 2-year contract with Lottomatica Virtus Roma
2008-2009: Lottomatica Virtus Roma (Italy-SerieA, starting five): Euroleague: 16 games: 10.4ppg, 3.3rpg, 1.9apg, 1.9spg, FGP: 57.6%, 3PT: 28.0%, FT: 59.4%; Italian League: 34 games: 14.9ppg, 3.5rpg, 2.6apg, 2.4spg, FGP: 63.2%, 3PT: 40.3%, FT: 72.2%
2009-2010: Lottomatica Virtus Roma (Italy-SerieA, starting five): Italian League: 32 games: 12.7ppg, 3.4rpg, 2.3apg, Steals-2(3.1spg), FGP: 61.0%, 3PT: 29.7%, FT: 67.8%; Euroleague: 10 games: 10.4ppg, 4.4rpg, 2.5apg, Steals-3(2.2spg), FGP: 46.3%, 3PT: 22.5%, FT: 62.5%
2010 July: NBA Summer League in Las Vegas (LA Lakers)
2010-2011: Armani Jeans Milano (Italy-SerieA, starting five): Euroleague: 10 games: 10.8ppg, 1.7rpg, 2.2apg, FGP: 57.7%, 3PT: 35.3%, FT: 75.0%; Italian League: 38 games: 11.7ppg, 3.3rpg, 2.1apg, 2.3spg, FGP: 60.4%, 3PT: 34.2%, FT: 68.8%
2011-2012: Houston Rockets (NBA), training-camp
2012-2013: B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL), left in Jan.'13
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Awards/Achievements:
Ivy League Runner-Up -04
All-Ivy League 2nd Team -05
All-Ivy League 1st Team -06, 07
Ivy League Champion -05, 06, 07
All-Ivy League Player of the Year -06, 07
NABC All-NCAA District 3 1st Team -07
Eurobasket.com All-Greek League Import Player of the Year -08
Eurobasket.com All-Greek League 1st Team -08
Eurobasket.com Greek League All-Imports Team -08
Italian SerieA Finalist -08
Italian SerieA Regular Season Runner-Up -08, 09
Bulgarian National Team -08-09
Qualifications to European Championships 2009 -08: 8 games: Score-5(16.0ppg), 5.1rpg, 3.5apg, Steals-2(2.3spg), FGP: 59.7%, 3PT: 26.5%, FT: 63.6%
Eurobasket.com All-Italian SerieA 2nd Team -09
Eurobasket.com Italian SerieA All-Bosmans Team -09, 10
Eurobasket.com Italian SerieA All-Defensive Team -09, 11
European Championships in Poland -09: 7 games: Score-4(16.9ppg), 5.0rpg, 3.6apg, Steals-1(2.3spg), FGP: 58.7%, 3PT: 29.0%, FT: 63.0%
Eurobasket.com All-Italian SerieA Honorable Mention -10
Italian SerieA All-Star Game -11
Italian SerieA Semifinals -11

[Khalid80]

That's huge signing man! By the way in case you want to know the reason he left from Lithuania is because of the cheerleaders and because of alcohol and betting ads were mentioned on his teams' jersey which he found to be completely unacceptable (since he is a devout and religious Muslim)

[mohsena2631]

Unbelievable ! absolutely unbelievable ! Gorgan beat Zanjan for the second time and kicked them out of the league ! just wow !

another surprise in Kong harbor ! AlBadr beat Petrochimi !!

[gorganbasketball]

Petro lost cause they wanna lose ! they are waiting for Ibby Jaaber letter of clearance and they don't wanna enter semi without him!
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Zanjan 74 - 77 Gorgan
** Who the hell suck on Gorgan can't win any away match and they have bad team??!! Gorgan showed that they can do it even with the lowest budget in the league.
Mahram 80 - 70 Azad
Petro 95 - 97 Al Badr Kong
Mahan 96 - 74 Sanaye Petro

[behzadir]

What a game by Gorgan, they truly deserved to advance from this round with 2 great games(though they were handed the game in Gorgan). But man did they dominate an Aren Davoudi-less Hamyari team in Zanjan.

I watched the whole game and i must they i was more than impressed by Vartan Bidrosian and Sina Hadizadeh. I remember Hadizadeh's games back when he was a raw prospect at the age of 15 in Mashhad. Bidrosian on the other hand was huge and i haven't seen anyone this dominant in this years league in the low post shootingjumpers from 10-15 feets.

Also on the dark note what a pathetic and idiotic behavior by the Zanjani fans breaking and throwing their seats on the court as they couldn't tolerate the loss. It was by far the worst scene I've seen by fans this year in the league, including what i've seen before in Gorgan.

And i'm not gonna answer an uninformed, pesky Gorgani fan with little knowledge of the game on this forum.

[gorganbasketball]

What a game by Gorgan, they truly deserved to advance from this round with 2 great games(though they were handed the game in Gorgan). But man did they dominate an Aren Davoudi-less Hamyari team in Zanjan.

I watched the whole game and i must they i was more than impressed by Vartan Bidrosian and Sina Hadizadeh. I remember Hadizadeh's games back when he was a raw prospect at the age of 15 in Mashhad. Bidrosian on the other hand was huge and i haven't seen anyone this dominant in this years league in the low post shootingjumpers from 10-15 feets.

Also on the dark note what a pathetic and idiotic behavior by the Zanjani fans breaking and throwing their seats on the court as they couldn't tolerate the loss. It was by far the worst scene I've seen by fans this year in the league, including what i've seen before in Gorgan.

And i'm not gonna answer an uninformed, pesky Gorgani fan with little knowledge of the game on this forum.

It's not in my level to answer U bro , but just wanna tell U something , U a funny guy ,, lol
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* I wanna mention something about last night match ,,, also same as first match reffs helped Gorgan a lot!

[mohsena2631]

Mahram won the first final 20-0 !!
good job by Petro fans !

[mohsena2631]

Mahram won the first final 20-0 !!
good job by Petro fans !

Strange decision by IBF ! the first final will repeat tomorrow with max 700 fans in stadium !

[mohsena2631]

After losing two matches in Mahshahr, Mahram won the 3rd final in Tehran. next match tomorrow in Azadi.

interesting to see a teenager (Yakhchali) starts the match for Petro !

[mohsena2631]

now 2-2 ! Mahram won the 4th game 85-83, match point by Samad. the 5th game will be in Tehran on Saturday.

Rouzbeh Arghavan was man of the match, with 28pts and 12 rebs !

[mohsena2631]

and finally first ever title for Petro !

Great game for Sohrabnejad with 20pts and 12rebs.

[mohsena2631]

Mahram withdrew from the WABA Cup ! they will replace by Foolad Mahan.

[Khalid80]

Mahram withdrew from the WABA Cup ! they will replace by Foolad Mahan.

Was there any reason that was stated? So now the 2 finalists from last year withdrew from this years' WABA... I'm sure it has to do with the horrible planning and decision making that the Asian federation took in last years' tournament in Lebanon.

Edit: I found this link but the translation from google is horrible... It mentions about the foreign players available with other teams... Is it because of budget purposes?

http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13920122000462

[gorganbasketball]

Was there any reason that was stated? So now the 2 finals of last year withdrew from this years' WABA... I'm sure it has to do with the horrible planning and decision making that the Asian federation took in last years' tournament in Lebanon.

Edit: I found this link but the translation from google is horrible... It mentions about the foreign players available with other teams... Is it because of budget purposes?

http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13920122000462

Mahram tried to sign many top level players , and they has no problem with money but non of guys accepted to play in tourney which is hold in Iraq. So Mahram couldn't sign imports and their final decision was withdrew from WABA.

[Khalid80]

Mahram tried to sign many top level players , and they has no problem with money but non of guys accepted to play in tourney which is hold in Iraq. So Mahram couldn't sign imports and their final decision was withdrew from WABA.

I see man. Mamnoun for the clarification