Slovenian league

[alen]

Union Olimpija : Zlatorog 75:77 (49:52, 34:32 ,13:13)

Šermadini 17, Ilievski 15; Panić 26, Brodnik 12



Hopsi : Krka 60:79 (44:65, 35:38, 23:23)

Venta in Sebič 11; Ikonić 15, Pavič 14



Elektra : Geoplin Slovan 60:78 (50:68, 26:38, 11:23)

Lekič 12, Nuhanovič 11; Blažič 19, Pajič 12



Helios : Maribor 88:65 (70:49, 49:33, 29:14)

Raymond 24, Lekič 22; Zolotič 13, Kadič 11



Standings:



1. Krka 5 games - 5 wins

2. Zlatorog 5 - 4

3. Union Olimpija 5 - 3

4. Helios Domžale 5 - 3

5. Hopsi Polzela 5 - 2

6. Geoplin Slovan 5 - 2

7. Maribor 5 – 1

8. Elektra Šoštanj 5 - 0

Top 8 teams in Slovenia are playing second round of league Telemach. Olimpija lost their second game in a row, today Zlatorog Lasko was better in Ljubljana with a result 75:77. Zlatorog was the best team in the first round (16 games, 15 wins), their coach is former national coach Ales Pipan, Miljan Goljovic is sports director and they have a really young team with average age around 22.

[stefans]

Krka unstoppable with Djikic <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[eidsonas]

What's wrong with "Olimpia"? In Euroleague this team play very well, but in Slovenia play poorly, already lost 3 games..

[Sagenas]

[quote name='eidsonas' timestamp='1302420500' post='30294']

What's wrong with "Olimpia"? In Euroleague this team play very well, but in Slovenia play poorly, already lost 3 games..

[/quote]



They just released some players who played in Euroleague. Also right now, if I remember well, some youngsters get some time on the court.

[eidsonas]

[quote name='Sagenas' timestamp='1302423200' post='30295']

They just released some players who played in Euroleague. Also right now, if I remember well, some youngsters get some time on the court.

[/quote]



Yes i know it. But Pinkney play horrible in TOP-16, and Perry wasn't important player all this season..

Currently victories is very important, so young players can not play long..

[alen]

[quote name='Sagenas' timestamp='1302423200' post='30295']

They just released some players who played in Euroleague. Also right now, if I remember well, some youngsters get some time on the court.

[/quote]



Well that is not entirely true. Jan Span and Sasu Salin are the only youngsters who are playing at the moment, but even their average playing time is very low (Span 6 minutes, Salin 9 minutes). Despite releasing Pinkney and Perry, they have signed Udrih and Klobucar, Anagonye is back with the team and also Boisa recovered from his injury.



Their biggest problem is in their heads. They are underestimating the teams from Slovenian league, thinking the victories will come easy. Slovenian league is getting better and better, there are a lot of good youngsters who will give their everything in order to prove themselves. 8 of 12 Zlatorog players are younger than 21 years, one is 22 years old and there are also three experienced players. Captain Miha Cmer (33 years), who is playing very little, Slobodan Bozovic whose situation is similar to Cmers (31 years, his average playing time is 14 minutes) and team leader Vladimir Panic (29 years) who is also the leading scorer in Slovenia (20.7 points per game). I can't wait to see this team in Adriatic League.

[alen]

Olimpija lost once again. This time Maribor Messer was better with result 80-72. <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



P.S: Last year Maribor was still playing in 2. league. <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[stefans]

[quote name='alen' timestamp='1304797110' post='30925']

Olimpija lost once again. This time Maribor Messer was better with result 80-72. <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



P.S: Last year Maribor was still playing in 2. league. <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[/quote]



It's similar to football..

[alen]

Krka, Helios, Zlatorog and Olimpija qualified to semi-finals of Slovenian league.

[alen]

Semifinals:



KK Krka - KK Zlatorog Laško

KK Union Olimpija - KK Helios

[alen]

Krka : Zlatorog Lasko 74:50 (16:14, 24:14, 15:9, 19:13)- 1:0



Drobnjak 14, Krivec 12; Panić 13, Božović 11.



Union Olimpija : Helios 74:59 (16:17, 18:20, 13:15, 27:7)- 1:0



Ilievski 21, Udrih 12; Raymond 17, Mali 9.

[stefans]

For sure final will be Krka - Olimpija

[alen]

You are right.

Zlatorog Lasko: Krka 52:68 (45:53, 36:32, 18:19) /0:2/

Lapornik 11, Panić 9; Booker 15, Pavič 10





Helios : Union Olimpija 73:81 (53:67, 43:53, 26:27) /0:2/

Raymond 14, Petrovič 13; Ožbolt 17, Šermadini 13

[alen]

Slovenian finals (1. game):

Krka : Union Olimpija 78:55 (24:15, 37:30, 59:40) 1-0



Krka: Murič 4, Pavič 11 (1:1), Djordjević 19 (3:4), Dragić 10 (2:2), Booker 11, Drobnjak 9 (1:1), Balažič 14 (1:1).



Union Olimpija: Špan 2, Ilievski 3 (0:2), Boisa 2 (2:4), Anagonye 7 (5:6), Gregory 11, Jagodnik 7, Šermadini 10 (2:3), Markota 2, Bertans 3, Ožbolt 6 (3:4), Udrih 2.

Amazing performance from Krka, who was playing without Goran Ikonic.

[stefans]

Whoa <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> 23 points difference incredible <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':thup:' />

[alen]

Slovenian finals (2. game):

U. Olimpija : Krka 61:59 (12:18, 31:36, 44:46) 1-1



Union Olimpija: Ilievski 9, Anagonye 1 (1:2), Gregory 7 (1:2), Jagodnik 12 (4:4), Šermadini 12 (8:10), Klobučar 11 (4:7), Markota 7, Ožbolt 2.



Krka: Murič 5 (0:2), Pavič 4 (0:2), Djordjević 11 (1:2), Dragić 15 (0:3), Booker 2, Krivec 4 (0:2), Drobnjak 8 (2:4), Balažič 10 (2:2).

Jagodnik scored a buzzer beater for the win. <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[stefans]

Jagodnik was always been "buzzer scorer" when it's needs <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[alen]

He is really unbelievable. By the age of 37, this was probably the best basketball in his career. Being an October MVP in Euroleague at this age is really not everyday thing. And yet, he is still capable of playing for couple of years more. <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[stefans]

Yes.He surprise everyone this year <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':thup:' />

[alen]

Slovenian finals (3. game):

Krka - Union Olimpija 63:69 (23:15, 32:39, 45:52) 1-2



Krka: Ikonić 3, Murič 5, Pavič 10 (2:4), Djordjević 12, Dragić 11 (1:3), Krivec 3, Drobnjak 4 (2:3), Balažič 15 (4:7).



Union Olimpija: Ilievski 6, Gregory 12, Jagodnik 9 (2:2), Šermadini 3 (3:4), Klobučar 15 (2:2), Markota 11, Ožbolt 8, Udrih 5.

I haven't seen Klobucar play this good for a long, long time. <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />