Lavar Simmons selected the top Bahamian playing abroad in last week's games - Apr 16, 2012
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We bring you last week's top performances from Bahamians who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level. Klay Thompson (198-G-90), who plays in the NBA could not help the Golden State Warriors (21-37) in their last game. Despite his very good performance the Golden State Warriors lost 103-112 on the road to the Dallas Mavericks.
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We bring you last week's top performances from Bahamians who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.
#1. This week's number one is former international power forward Lavar Simmons (201-83, college: Master's). Simmons was the major contributor in Roche's victory against the ninth-ranked Etendard de Brest (16-15) 86-83 in the French NM1 (third division) last Friday.
He recorded 19 points and grabbed 6 rebounds.
Union Al Roche - Case Metropole Basket (0-0) is placed in the NM1.
There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
Simmons has relatively good stats this season: 10.9ppg, 6.5rpg, 1.1apg, 2FGP: 52.9% and FT: 62.9%.
Despite he played previously for the USA national team, Simmons played also for the Bahamas national team in 2009.
#2. Second place goes to former international guard Dynile Forbes (188-86, college: La-Monroe), who plays in the Spanish LEB Silver (third division). He could not help Leyma Basquet (12-10) in their last game. Despite Forbes' very good performance Leyma Basquet lost 66-75 on the road to the lower-ranked (#9) Ourense.
He was the top scorer with 17 points (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) in 33 minutes; not bad, considering it's only Forbes' second season in pro basketball. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
It's Forbes' first year with the team.
This season he has relatively solid stats: 11.5ppg, 2.9rpg, 1.5spg, 2FGP: 48.5%, 3FGP: 38.6% and FT: 84.1% in the 20 games he played so far.
Despite Forbes played previously for the USA national team, he played also for the Bahamas national team in 2009.
#3. The Bahamas player who performed third best last week abroad was an international forward Jaraun Burrows (203-85, college: IPFW), who plays in the Swiss LNA. Burrows was not able to help Starwings (9-15) in their last game on Tuesday. Despite his very good performance Starwings was defeated 74-66 at home by the higher-ranked Geneve Lions (#3).
Burrows recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points and getting 10 rebounds. He also added 2 blocks.
Burrows belongs to league's top scorers (ranked #3) and also on the list of best rebounders (fifth place).
He has individually a very good season with high stats. Burrows averages: 18.2ppg, 8.1rpg, 2.3apg, 1.3spg, 2FGP: 54.3%, 3FGP: 25.9% and FT: 64.1%.
Despite he played previously for the USA national team, Burrows is currently a member of the Bahamas senior national team.
#4. Forward Bennet Davis (206-84, agency: KMG Sports Management, college: Northeastern) was not able to secure a victory for Niigata Albirex (26-22) in their game against Osaka Evessa (33-15) in the Japanese BJ League.
Davis recorded 9 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 20 minutes.
But the fourth-placed Niigata Albirex lost 92-103 in Osaka to the second-ranked Evessa in the Eastern group.
There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be important.
This year Davis' overall stats are: 7.2ppg, 5.9rpg and 1.2apg in the 23 games.
Worth to mention he played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. Despite he played previously for the USA national team, Davis is currently in the Bahamas national team roster.
One more player who has never been selected to any of national teams, but has Bahamas passport:
#1.Klay Thompson (198-G-90, college: Washington St.), who plays in the NBA could not help the Golden State Warriors (21-37) in their last game. Despite his very good performance the Golden State Warriors lost 103-112 on the road to the Dallas Mavericks.
Thompson was the second best scorer with 24 points. He also added 7 rebounds and 8 assists (made all of his five free throws) in 40 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Thompson's third season in pro basketball. It was Golden State Warriors' fifth consecutive loss in a row.
It's Thompson's first year with the team.
He has individually a very good season with high stats. Thompson averages: 11.5ppg, 2.2rpg and 1.8apg in the 59 games he played so far.
He has a dual citizenship: Bahamas and American.
Despite Thompson's Bahamas passport, he previously played for the USA U19 national team and is probably not eligible to play for the Bahamas team.
Rashad Moss selected the top Bahamian playing abroad in last week's games - Apr 9, 2012
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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Bahamas players, who play currently abroad. Klay Thompson (198-G-90), who plays in the NBA could not help the Golden State Warriors (21-33) in their last game. Despite his very good performance the Golden State Warriors lost 98-104 on the road to the Utah Jazz.
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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Bahamas players, who play currently abroad.
#1. This week's number one is former international forward Rashad Moss (203-86, college: UALR). He led Pioneros Los Mochis to an overtime victory over the closely-ranked Mineros de Cananea (7-9) 97-95 in the Mexican CIBACOPA last Wednesday.
Moss was MVP of the game. He recorded 24 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.
Pioneros de Los Mochis (6-10) is placed second from the bottom (#9) in the CIBACOPA.
It was Pioneros Los Mochis' first victory after five consecutive loses.
Moss has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages: 15.6ppg, 6.6rpg and FT: 84.6%.
Despite Moss played previously for the USA national team, he played also for the Bahamas national team in 2009.
#2. Second place goes to former international forward Bennet Davis (206-84, agency: KMG Sports Management, college: Northeastern), who plays in the Japanese BJ League. He could not help Niigata Albirex (25-21) in their last game. Despite Davis' good performance the third-placed Niigata Albirex was edged 73-72 on the road by the lower-ranked (#5) Fukuoka Rizing in the Eastern group.
He was the second best scorer with 12 points. Davis also added 9 rebounds in 29 minutes.
This year Davis' overall stats are: 7.4ppg, 6.0rpg, 1.2apg, 2FGP: 41.5% and FT: 69.1% in the 22 games he played so far.
Worth to mention Davis played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. Despite he played previously for the USA national team, Davis played also for the Bahamas national team in 2009.
#3. The Bahamas player who performed third best last week abroad was former international power forward Lavar Simmons (201-83, college: Master's). He led Roche to a 3-point victory against the 14th-ranked Chartres (12-18) 72-69 in the French NM1 (third division) in Saturday night's game.
Simmons recorded a double-double by scoring 11 points and getting 10 rebounds.
Union Al Roche - Case Metropole Basket (0-0) is placed in the NM1.
There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
It's Simmons' first season with the team.
He has relatively good stats this year: 10.5ppg, 6.5rpg, 1.1apg, 2FGP: 51.9% and FT: 61.4%.
Despite Simmons played previously for the USA national team, he played also for the Bahamas national team in 2009.
#4. Forward Jaraun Burrows (203-85, college: IPFW), who plays in the Swiss LNA was not able to help Starwings (9-15) in their last game. Despite Burrows' very good performance Starwings was edged 70-67 in Geneve by the higher-ranked (#3) Lions.
He was the second best scorer with 16 points. Burrows also added 6 rebounds and made 3 blocks in 40 minutes.
Burrows belongs to league's top scorers (ranked #3) and also on the list of best rebounders (fifth place).
He has very impressive stats this year: 18.0ppg, 8.0rpg, 2.3apg and 1.4spg in the 24 games.
Despite Burrows played previously for the USA national team, he is currently in the Bahamas national team roster.
One more player who has never been selected to any of national teams, but has Bahamas passport:
#1.Klay Thompson (198-G-90, college: Washington St.), who plays in the NBA could not help the Golden State Warriors (21-33) in their last game. Despite his very good performance the Golden State Warriors lost 98-104 on the road to the Utah Jazz.
Thompson was the second best scorer with 23 points. He also added 5 rebounds in 32 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Thompson's third season in pro basketball. It's Thompson's first year with the team.
He has relatively good stats this season: 11.0ppg, 2.1rpg and 1.7apg in the 55 games he played so far.
Thompson has a dual citizenship: Bahamas and American.
Despite his Bahamas passport, Thompson previously played for the USA U19 national team and is probably not eligible to play for the Bahamas team.
Giants a series win away from 3-peat - Apr 3, 2012
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The Commonwealth Bank Giants are now just one series win away from three-peating as the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) champions.
At DW Davis gym Monday night, the Giants returned to the final after sweeping the PJ Stingers in their semifinal series with a 101-88 rout in the clincher.
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The Commonwealth Bank Giants are now just one series win away from three-peating as the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) champions.
At DW Davis gym Monday night, the Giants returned to the final after sweeping the PJ Stingers in their semifinal series with a 101-88 rout in the clincher.
Mark Hanna (F/C) led five players in double figures with 25 points and seven rebounds. Jacobi Jackson (198-F) helped out with 23 points, Ricardo Pierre (188-G-72, college: SE Nebraska CC) had 15, Michael Bain 14 and Gamelial Rose added 12.
For the Stingers, who took an 18-15 lead after the first quarter but ended up trailing 40-34 at the half and 69-57 at the end of the third, Darshtyn Baker had a game high 27 points. Four other players also scored in double figures with Batchelette LaFleur scoring 15, Devon Ferguson 13, Kevin Hinsey 11 and Sharrano Bowleg 10.
'I'm pretty much grateful for the performance of the team at this point,' said Commonwealth Bank coach Perry Thompson. 'Unknowingly to a lot of people, we have been nursing some injuries here and there when we started playing the playoffs.
'But we have tried to change our focus from offense to a more defensive mindset and some of the things we talked about was playing better defense and boxing out and controlling the ball and trying to limit our opponents from scoring. I think we have done a pretty good job on the Stingers.'
Now that they have swept aside the Stingers, the Giants will now await the winner of the other half of the semifinal between the MailBoat Cybots and the Real Deal Shockers.
On Monday night, the Cybots evened their series at 1-1 with a 98-90 win over the Shockers. In a balanced scoring attack, Ahmad Bootle paced the MailBoat attack with a game high 24 points and seven rebounds.
Nelson 'Mandella' Joseph had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Tyrone Sands 13 points and eight rebounds, Eugene Bain 11 points and nine rebounds, Billy Sands 10 points and both Brian Bain and Jermaine Storr nine apiece.
The Shockers opened a 16-14 first quarter lead that they extended to 43-40 at the half before they ended up tied at 63 after the third. Jeremy Hutchinson scored 21 points and nine rebounds.
Floyd Armbrister, Barry Carter and Khari Thompson all had 13 points with Carter and Thompson pulling down seven and six rebounds respectively. Amon Baker chipped in with eight points.
Coach Thompson, whose Giants won their only regular season meeting over the Cybots but lost to the Shockers, said they are just hoping that they can carry their momentum into the championship against whoever they meet.
'Over the past six years, we have really been battling with both of these teams,' he said. 'It's not really a particular preference. We just have to wait and see who comes out of it.
'We will just sit down and plan for both teams. The only good thing about it is we still have a couple of players who are hurt, so hopefully the extra days to rest will give them a chance to heal and get ready for the championship round.'
Thompson said the league has been such a balanced one that it's anybody's chance to win it all. It just depends on who comes out and wants it more, he said, adding that his team is hungry to repeat as champions.
Game three of the Cybots versus Shockers semifinals series is slated for 7:30pm tonight at DW Davis. Game four is set for Friday and, if necessary, the fifth and deciding game will be played Saturday.
If the series doesn't go the distance, the championship series between the winner and the Giants could open as early as Saturday night.
Whenever it starts, Thompson said they will be ready.
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