La Liga Round 17 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

We should mention about the upset which took place in Mercedes, where higher ranked Zarate (8-7) lost to seventeenth ranked Comunicaciones (5-12) in a road game 70-75 on Friday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Zarate. The best player for the winners was American guard Marcus Thomas (191-1995, college: Rosemont) who scored 21 points and 4 assists. Forward Rodrigo Sanchez (200-1989) chipped in 14 points and 11 rebounds. Comunicaciones' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Agustin Brocal (191-1997) produced 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the guests. Comunicaciones moved-up to sixteenth place. Newly promoted Zarate dropped to the ninth position with seven games lost. They share it with Regatas and San Martin. Comunicaciones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Zarate will play at home against Penarol (#17) and is hoping to win this game.
An interesting game took place in Comodoro Rivadavia, where higher ranked San Lorenzo (11-6) lost to eleventh ranked Gimnasia (9-8) in a road game 67-75. The former international Pablo Gramajo (193-1996) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals. Vaughn De contributed with 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Gimnasia's coach Martin Villagran used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Swingman Federico Grun (191-1996) answered with 17 points and 6 rebounds for San Lorenzo. Gimnasia moved-up to seventh place. San Lorenzo at the other side keeps the fifth position with six games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Buenos Aires. Local Ferro (6-9) beat 20th ranked Argentino (2-14) 88-71 on Thursday night. Tomas Spano stepped up and scored 26 points and 4 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners. Ferro's coach Federico Fernandez let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Johnatan Slider responded with 17 points and 6 rebounds. Ferro moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Riachuelo. Argentino lost fourth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 14 games lost. Ferro will meet higher ranked Platense (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Argentino will have a break next round.

In the last two games of round 17 Instituto defeated Riachuelo in Cordoba 86-74. Regatas was beaten by Olimpico at home 90-97.
The best stats of 17th round was 29 points and 7 rebounds by Nicolas Romano of Olimpico.



Riachuelo LR - Instituto 74-86

There was no surprise in La Rioja where 13th ranked Riachuelo (6-9) was defeated by fifth ranked Instituto (11-4) 86-74 on Thursday. It was a great shooting night for Instituto especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. Uruguayan-Italian swingman Nicola Pomoli (195-1999) stepped up and scored 21 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and the former international forward Bautista Lugarini (203-2001) chipped in 11 points and 8 rebounds. Instituto's coach Lucas Victoriano allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international point guard Nicolas De los Santos (180-1988) responded with 14 points and 5 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and Dominican-American forward Anyeuri Castillo (201-1997, college: USC Aiken) scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Instituto have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Platense. Loser Riachuelo LR keeps the thirteenth position with nine games lost. They share it with Ferro. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Riachuelo LR: A.Young 15+1reb+1ast, N.De los Santos 14+2reb+5ast, A.Castillo 13+5reb+2ast, T.Rossi 10+8reb, S.Arese 6+3reb, B.Mateo 6+2reb+3ast
Instituto: P.Nicola 21+6reb+1ast, M.Cosolito 14+3reb+2ast, B.Lugarini 11+8reb+2ast, N.Hoover 11+1ast, J.Saiz 10+1reb+3ast, B.Jefferson 7+4reb

Ferro - Argentino 88-71

The game with biggest result difference took place in Buenos Aires. Local Ferro (6-9) beat 20th ranked Argentino (2-14) 88-71 on Thursday night. Ferro made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. Ferro outrebounded Argentino 35-23 including a 30-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Point guard Tomas Spano (183-1998) stepped up and scored 26 points and 4 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners and naturalized Italian center Damian Tintorelli (205-1981) chipped in 21 points and 8 rebounds. Ferro's coach Federico Fernandez let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Naturalized American Johnatan Slider (192-1987) responded with 17 points and 6 rebounds and American point guard Manny Payton (183-1997, college: FSU) scored 18 points. Ferro moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Riachuelo. Argentino lost fourth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 14 games lost. Ferro will meet higher ranked Platense (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Argentino will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Argentino: M.Payton 18+3reb, J.Slider 17+6reb+1ast, R.Granberry 14+2reb+1ast, G.Aliende 9+3reb+3ast, E.Garibay 7+2reb, A.Facello 6+1reb+1ast
Ferro: T.Spano 26+1reb+4ast, D.Tintorelli 21+8reb+1ast, V.Bettiga 10+6reb+4ast, L.Emiliano 9+5reb+3ast, C.Juan 7+2reb+4ast, M.Luchi 6+2reb

Comunicaciones - Zarate 75-70

We should mention about the upset which took place in Mercedes, where higher ranked Zarate (8-7) lost to seventeenth ranked Comunicaciones (5-12) in a road game 70-75 on Friday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Zarate. The best player for the winners was American guard Marcus Thomas (191-1995, college: Rosemont) who scored 21 points and 4 assists. Forward Rodrigo Sanchez (200-1989) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds. Comunicaciones' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Agustin Brocal (191-1997) produced 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and swingman Damian Pineda (194-1988) added 11 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the guests. Comunicaciones moved-up to sixteenth place. Newly promoted Zarate dropped to the ninth position with seven games lost. They share it with Regatas and San Martin. Comunicaciones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Zarate will play at home against Penarol (#17) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Zarate: A.Brocal 18+7reb+5ast, D.Pineda 11+7reb+2ast, S.Chaine 8+4reb, J.Aprea 8+4reb, P.Emilio 7+4reb, G.Camilo 6+6reb+3ast
Comunicaciones: M.Thomas 21+4reb+4ast, R.Sanchez 14+11reb+2ast, F.Giorgi 10+6reb+1ast, J.Strings 9+1reb, D.Garcia 7+2reb+2ast, K.DeShields 6+7reb+1ast

Gimnasia - San Lorenzo 75-67

An interesting game took place in Comodoro Rivadavia, where higher ranked San Lorenzo (11-6) lost to eleventh ranked Gimnasia (9-8) in a road game 67-75. The former international Pablo Gramajo (193-1996) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals. American center Vaughn De (205-1988, college: Stillman) contributed with 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. De Vaughn is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Gimnasia's coach Martin Villagran used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Swingman Federico Grun (191-1996) answered with 17 points and 6 rebounds and the former international Kevin Hernandez (205-1991) added 9 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for San Lorenzo. Gimnasia moved-up to seventh place. San Lorenzo at the other side keeps the fifth position with six games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
San Lorenzo: F.Grun 17+6reb+1ast, G.Cordoba 12+5reb, L.Perez 12+4ast, K.Hernandez 9+11reb+3ast, S.Lugo 7+8reb, C.Francisco 3+1reb
Gimnasia: G.De Vaughn 17+8reb, B.Nazione 13+4reb, P.Gramajo 11+5reb+10ast, J.Cardenas 10+3reb, C.Marcos 9+4reb+1ast, T.Emiliano 8+3reb+3ast

Regatas - Olimpico 90-97

No shocking result in a game in Corrientes where second ranked Olimpico (12-2) defeated 9th ranked Regatas (8-7) 97-90 on Friday. The former international guard Nicolas Romano (200-1987) stepped up and scored 29 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and forward Patricio Tabarez (195-1991) chipped in 22 points and 8 rebounds. Guard Franco Vieta (194-1992) responded with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Tobias Franchela (185-2001) scored 16 points. Five Olimpico and four Regatas players scored in double figures. Olimpico maintains second place with 12-2 record behind leader Quimsa. Loser Regatas keeps the ninth position with seven games lost. They share it with Zarate and San Martin. Olimpico will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Regatas will play against Independ.O. (#15) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Regatas: F.Vieta 20+5reb+4ast, A.Diez 18+4reb, T.Franchela 16+3reb+3ast, E.Gaston 10+2reb+3ast, C.Thomas 10+5reb, X.Carreras 9+6reb
Olimpico: N.Romano 29+7reb+2ast, P.Tabarez 22+8reb+2ast, T.Zanzottera 13+2reb+1ast, P.Lockett 12+6reb+1ast, N.Aguirre 11+6reb+6ast, J.Arengo 6+3reb+2ast