Liga Wplay Round 2 (Regular Season): Motilones lose to Titanes

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in Liga WPlay. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Motilones in Cucuta on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by Titanes 78-73. Titanes dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Motilones' 22. The best player for the winners was Dominican-Puerto Rican swingman Jonathan Rodriguez (196-1987, college: Campbell) who scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. Dominican center Eloy Vargas (211-1988, college: Kentucky, agency: BIG) chipped in 10 points and 13 rebounds. American-Panamanian point guard CJ Rodriguez (188-1994, college: S.Nazarene) produced 26 points and 4 steals for the hosts. Motilones' coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Titanes are looking forward to face Bucaros in Bucaramanga in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Motilones will play on the road against Piratas in Bogota and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another exciting game was played in Armenia between Team Cali and Cafeteros where Team Cali beat Cafeteros on the road 87-80. American Tirrell Brown (198-1993, college: OBU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Fabian Sahdi contributed with 20 points and 9 assists for the winners. Team Cali's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Dominican Luis Montero (203-1993, college: South Plains) replied with 21 points for Cafeteros. Team Cali will play against Storm in San Andres Island in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Cafeteros will play on the road against Cimarrones in Quibdo-Choco to get more than just one victory in their record.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Medellin. Local Tigrillos were outscored by Storm 88-51 on Tuesday night. John Hernandez had a double-double by scoring 10 points and 17 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Storm's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Luis Carrillo responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 16 rebounds. Storm will meet Team Cali on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Tigrillos will play against Sabios in Manizales and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Rest of the games of round 2 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Piratas defeated Corsarios in Bogota 91-76. Sabios beat Cimarrones at home 80-72. Bucaros destroyed Condores on the opponent's court 119-87.
The best stats of 2nd round was 23 points and 7 rebounds by Osbel Caraballo of Bucaros.



Tigrillos - Carrib.Storm 51-88

The game with biggest result difference took place in Medellin. Local Tigrillos were outscored by Storm 88-51 on Tuesday night. Storm held Tigrillos to an opponent 24.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 44.9 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Tigrillos 54-38 including a 38-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Storm looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Tigrillos' players. The former international center John Hernandez (207-1984) had a double-double by scoring 10 points and 17 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Gerald Williams (190-1991, college: La Sierra) chipped in 15 points and 9 assists during the contest. Five Storm players scored in double figures. Storm's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Venezuelan center Luis Carrillo (206-1993) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 16 rebounds and power forward Juan Lozano (204-2003) scored 9 points. Storm will meet Team Cali on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Tigrillos will play against Sabios in Manizales and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Tigrillos: L.Carrillo 11+16reb+1ast, L.Juan 9+4reb, N.Aragon 8+1reb, S.Steven 7+2reb+3ast, A.Londono 6, R.David 6+5reb+1ast
Carrib.Storm: J.Ayarza 20+5reb+1ast, G.Williams 15+3reb+9ast, L.Almanza 12+8reb+1ast, M.Jackson 11+10reb+2ast, J.Hernandez 10+17reb+2ast, A.Salazar 6+6reb+5ast

Motilones - Titanes 73-78

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Motilones in Cucuta on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by Titanes 78-73. Titanes dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Motilones' 22. The best player for the winners was Dominican-Puerto Rican swingman Jonathan Rodriguez (196-1987, college: Campbell) who scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. Dominican center Eloy Vargas (211-1988, college: Kentucky, agency: BIG) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds. Five Titanes players scored in double figures. American-Panamanian point guard CJ Rodriguez (188-1994, college: S.Nazarene) produced 26 points and 4 steals and Serbian power forward Milos Petkovic (204-1991) added 12 points and 13 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Motilones' coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Titanes are looking forward to face Bucaros in Bucaramanga in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Motilones will play on the road against Piratas in Bogota and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Motilones: C.Rodriguez 26+4reb+1ast, M.Petkovic 12+13reb+3ast, B.Davis 12+5reb+2ast, P.Rivas 9+4reb, C.Miguel 4+3reb, M.Juan 4+4reb+2ast
Titanes: J.Rodriguez 20+6reb+2ast, J.Zamora 18+3reb+2ast, J.Tello-Palacios 13+5reb, E.Vargas 10+13reb, J.Cardenas 10+7reb+2ast, J.Medina 7+4reb+2ast

Corsarios - Piratas 76-91

There was no surprise in Cartagena where Corsarios were defeated by Piratas 91-76 on Tuesday. American guard Tristan Jarrett (193-1998, college: Jackson St.) scored 22 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import Desmond Holloway (194-1990, college: Coastal, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Five Piratas players scored in double figures. American-Puerto Rican forward Wilfredo Rodriguez (198-1994, college: Binghamton) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 17 rebounds and the former international guard Yesid Mosquera-Perea (198-1996, college: Life) scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Corsarios' coach let to play ten players and allowed the starting five to rest. Piratas will meet at home Motilones in the next round. Corsarios will play against Condores and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Corsarios: Y.Mosquera-Perea 22+5reb+4ast, W.Rodriguez 16+17reb+2ast, M.Bermudez 10+4reb, J.Smith 8+4reb+4ast, P.Janer 6+3reb, D.Medder 6+2reb
Piratas: T.Jarrett 22+6reb+1ast, V.Sebastian 15+5reb+1ast, D.Holloway 14+8reb+5ast, S.David 14+4reb+3ast, D.Russell 13+8reb+1ast, A.Barreras 6+1ast

Sabios - Cimarrones 80-72

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Sabios' home victory over Cimarrones 80-72 on Wednesday. Sabios forced 20 Cimarrones turnovers. American guard Kylon Higgins (190-1993, college: Arkansas Tech) scored 41 points (!!!) to lead the charge for the winners and swingman Juan Ortiz (190-2000) chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Sabios' coach used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Venezuelan point guard Leonardo Palacios (186-1994) responded with 28 points and American point guard Brandon Boyd (180-1997, college: CBU) scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Sabios will meet at home Tigrillos in the next round. Cimarrones will play against Cafeteros and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Cimarrones: L.Palacios 28+2reb+3ast, B.Boyd 19+6reb+5ast, J.Rodriguez 10+3reb, A.Bejarano 6+8reb, M.Bell 4+1ast, B.Beiker 3+7reb+2ast
Sabios: K.Higgins 41+4reb+3ast, O.Juan 16+6reb, C.Michael 7+5reb, G.Hector 5+1reb, S.Andres 5+1ast, C.Londono 2+7reb+5ast

Cafeteros - Team Cali 80-87

Another exciting game was played in Armenia between Team Cali and Cafeteros where Team Cali beat Cafeteros on the road 87-80. Team Cali made 25-of-28 charity shots (89.3 percent) during the game. Cafeteros were plagued by 29 personal fouls down the stretch. American Tirrell Brown (198-1993, college: OBU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Argentinian point guard Fabian Sahdi (186-1989) contributed with 20 points and 9 assists for the winners. Team Cali's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Dominican Luis Montero (203-1993, college: South Plains) replied with 21 points and the former international forward Alejandro Minota (189-1998) added 12 points in the effort for Cafeteros. Five Team Cali and four Cafeteros players scored in double figures. Team Cali will play against Storm in San Andres Island in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Cafeteros will play on the road against Cimarrones in Quibdo-Choco to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Cafeteros: L.Montero 21+4reb+2ast, A.Minota 12+4reb+3ast, L.Bethelmy 11+4reb+2ast, J.Martinez 10+7reb+1ast, C.Silva 7+9reb, H.Cazorla 7+2ast
Team Cali: T.Brown 24+4reb+3ast, F.Sahdi 20+2reb+9ast, V.Brian 13+3reb, B.Santiago 10+4reb+1ast, H.Montano 10+10reb+1ast, L.Moreno 8+4reb+1ast

Condores - Bucaros 87-119

Rather expected game in Cundinamarca where Condores were rolled over by Bucaros 119-87 on Wednesday. Bucaros dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Condores' 32 and made 28-of-37 free shots (75.7 percent) during the game. Bucaros forced 22 Condores turnovers. Venezuelan forward Osbel Caraballo (196-1998, college: STAC) scored 23 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and the former international forward Stalin Ortiz (190-1981, college: Valpo) chipped in 23 points and 5 steals during the contest. Four Bucaros players scored in double figures. American guard Ray Kowalski (190-1996, college: Catawba) responded with 32 points and American-Puerto Rican forward Jordan Glover (198-1996, college: TCNJ) scored 28 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Bucaros will meet Titanes in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Condores will play against Corsarios in Cartagena and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Condores: R.Kowalski 32+2reb+1ast, J.Glover 28+3reb, A.Espinoza 7+13reb+1ast, K.Masquita 6+3reb, R.Sebastian 5+1reb, A.Brandon 4+2reb
Bucaros: O.Caraballo 23+7reb, S.Ortiz 23+4reb+1ast, T.Rossi 15+5reb+2ast, J.Mays 13+2reb+2ast, H.Diaz 10+1reb+1ast, D.Cristian 9+2reb+1ast