Brazil is the winner of Marchand Cup 2009 - Aug.
21, 2009
Brazil - Canada 87-69
Brazil once again demconstarted nice performance in San Juan. That was
the last day of Marchand Continental Championship Cup and Brazil finished
the event as No.1 with perfect 3-0 record. In the first two games
Brazil was better than
Argentina and Puerto Rico. Yesterday, Brazilians outplayed
Canada 87-69 without any extra
efforts.
Leandrinho Barbosa (190-G-82) was a key player in the winning
squad draining 27 points.
Tiago Splitter (211-C/F-85, agency:
Interperformances) also was good with
16 points and 8 rebounds, while
Marcelinho Machado (199-F/G-75, agency:
Interperformances) added 13 points, 8
boards and 5 assists. In Team Canada,
Carl English (192-G-81, college:
Hawaii) top-scored with 22 points.
All four teams used this tournament as part of preparations for FIBA
Americas Championship. This high-important event will also be played in San Juan and it starts on August 26. The top
four sides will qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in
Turkey. Meanwhile, participants will
have few more days to reach the full shape. As a reminder, there will be
12 teams divided in two Groups. In Group A, Canada will meet, Puerto Rico,
Uruguay,
VirginsIslands and Mexico. In Group B,
Brazil will play against
Argentina,
Panama, Venezuela and Dominican Republic.
Puerto Rico cruised past Argentina finishing the participation
on Marchand Continental Championship with victory. As a reminder, in Day 1
Puerto Rico was better than Canada and in Day 2 Brazil was too
strong for them. It means that Puerto Ricans ended this event with 2-1 record,
what is enough for the second place. On the other side, Argentina was
not on such good level facing with 3 consecutive defeats. National Team of
Brazil is No.1 in San Juan
with perfect 3-0 record. Canadians are on third place with 1-2.
Larry Ayuso (190-G-77, agency:
Global Sports Plaza, college:
USC) led Puerto
Rico
yesterday with 14 points. Argentina got 13 pts from the big guy
Luis Scola (206-F/C-80).
Puerto Rico led by as many as 22 points in the fourth
quarter.
Both, Puerto Rico and Argentina, used this tournament as
part of preparations for FIBA Americas Championship. This high-important event
will also be played in
San Juan and it starts on August 26. The top four
sides will qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.
Meanwhile, participants will have few more days to reach the full shape. As a
reminder, there will be 12 teams divided in two Groups. In Group A, Puerto Rico
will meet Canada,
Uruguay, VirginsIslands and Mexico. In Group B,
Argentina will play against
Brazil, Panama, Venezuela and Dominican Republic.
Summary of Day 2 in San Juan - Aug. 20, 2009 Canada
- Argentina 86-72
Canada managed to grab the first win at the
Marchand Continental Championship Cup in San Juan. After loss against the host (Puerto
Rico), the Canadians demonstrated much better performance in Game 2 outplaying
Argentina 86-72. That is the second
defeat for Argentina, who
failed against Brazil in Day 1.
Levon Kendall (209-F-84, college:
Pittsburgh) was the best player in
victory as he registered double-double, 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Andy Rautins (196-G-86) and
Jermaine Anderson (188-G-83, college:
Fordham) also helped with 14 points
each. In the loosing squad,
Diego Garcia (186-G-79) top-scored with
13 points.
Luis Scola (206-F/C-80) had 12 points
and 5 rebounds, while
Paolo Quinteros (186-G-79) added 11
points.
Everything started good for Argentina, who created 15-20 lead in
the first quarter. However, Canadians drastically improved after that,
especially at the offensive end.
Levon Kendall and his teammates were
one fire scoring 30 more points until the half time. On the other side, Argentina stopped on 17 for minus 8
after 20 minutes. Third quarter was the crucial one as Canada
dominated 27-14. For the rest of the way Argentina did not succeed seriously
to treat.
Today in San Juan,
Canada will meet Brazil.
Argentina will take on
Puerto Rico.
Brazil had another joyful day at the Marchand
Continental Championship Cup in
San Juan. After victory against Argentina in Day 1, the Brazilians outplayed
Puerto Rico for perfect 2-0 record. The host of
this event dropped to 1-1. NBA player
Anderson Varejao (205-C-82) was totally the best in the
winning squad. He spent 33 minutes on the floor nailing 27 points and pulling
down 12 rebounds. Another Brazilian NBAer
Leandrinho Barbosa (190-G-82) shined
yesterday with 17 points.
Tiago Splitter (211-C/F-85, agency:
Interperformances) added 15 points and
7 boards. In Team Puerto Rico,
Filiberto Rivera (187-G-82, college:
UTEP) collected 12 points, 6 rebounds
and 5 assists. Ricardo Sanchez Rosa contributed with 12 points.
Since the very beginning
Brazil took control on
Puerto Rico. After 10 minutes of the game
Brazil was 23-17 up, but the hosts
immediately responded in the following period. They drained 26 more points until
the half time closing the gap to 44-43. Second half belonged to Brazil,
who ended 19-14 third and 17-13 last quarter.
Today in San JuanBrazil will meet Canada.
The Canadians currently have 1-1 record. On the other side, Puerto Rico will
meet winless Argentina.
Summary of Day 1 in San Jose, Puerto Rico
- Aug. 19, 2009 Argentina
- Brazil 76-91
Brazil celebrated in the first day of Marchand
Continental Championship Cup in San Juan,
Puerto Rico. The defending champion did not
have any troubles to beat Argentina and to jump on 1-0 record.
Beside Argentina and
Brazil, participants of the
Marchand Cup are also Canada
and the host Puerto Rico.
Leandrinho Barbosa (190-G-82) top-scored in Brazil's victory with 18 points. Big
guy
Tiago Splitter (211-C/F-85, agency:
Interperformances) also had very
important role delivering 14 points. On the other side, Argentina had
only one player in a game mood. That was
Luis Scola (206-F/C-80), who collected
28 points and 6 rebounds. Brazil/st1:place> was better team in the first
half.
Tiago Splitter dominated under the
basket pacing his team to 39-32 lead after 20 minutes. During the second half
both teams improved offensively, but once again Brazil was better. The Brazilians
drained 52 points for the rest of the way, while Argentina
stopped on 44. It is important to mention that Argentina played
this game without its PG Pablo Prigioni (due to physical discomfort). He was
replaced with 19-year old Juan Manuel Fernandez of TempleUniversity. Brazil dominated
in rebounding 47-38 and in assists 18-15.
In Day 2, Brazil will meet Puerto Rico.
Argentina
will take on Canada.
The host of Marchand Continental Championship Cup 2009 had a joyful
opening day outsmarting
Canada 60-55. As a reminder, at the
same event in 2007 Puerto Rico was winless so
one thing is for sure - that will not happen this year. It was a very exciting
game decided at the very end. The game hero was
Larry Ayuso (190-G-77, agency:
Global Sports Plaza, college:
USC)
(190-G-77, agency:
Global Sports Plaza, college:
USC), who was concentrated from the
free throw line when it was the most important.
Before that, the first 20 minutes belonged to
Puerto Rico 31-17. Canadians had many troubles at the
offensive end in these two periods. They made only 4 of 25 from the field. At
the same time Canada scored just 1 triple from 11
attempts and all other points came from the free throw line. However, they
drastically improved after the breather.
Carl English (192-G-81, college:
Hawaii) and
Jermaine Anderson (188-G-83, college:
Fordham) were on fire starting to melt Puerto Rico's lead. Finally, with 3:46 to go in third
quarter the score was tied to 41-41. Ten rebounds by
Daniel Santiago (216-C-76, agency:
Priority Sports, college:
N.Mexico), who arrived just a couple of
hours before, were decisive in the win against a team who had Joel Anthony (206-C-82, college:
UNLV) dominating the paint with 14
rebounds. As it is mentioned above, Puerto Rico
was slightly better at the end grabbing 60-55 win. The hosts finished
the game with 30%, while Canada had only 27% from the field.
Larry Ayuso led Puerto Rico
with 13 points.
In Day 2 in San Jose, Puerto Rico will
meet Brazil. Canada will take on Argentina
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Brazil is the winner of Marchand Cup 2009 (FIBA Americas)
