ACB 2008-09 - news and results

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Fuenlabrada signed C Rafa Vidaurreta from Granada for 2 seasons.

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Manresa re-signed C Alfons Alzamora for 1 season.

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In a way to comemmorate ACB's 25th anniversary, a panel of more than 100 basketball experts elected the best 25 players throughout the decades of basketball competition in Spain. The results were:





60s

Emiliano Rodríguez (1958-73)

Nino Buscató (1957-74)

Alfonso Martínez (1954-76)

Vicente Ramos (1963-78)

Jordi Bonareu (1953-59)



70s

Juan Antonio Corbalán (1971-91)

Wayne Brabender (1967-85)

Clifford Luyk (1962-78)

Walter Szczbiak (1973-84)

Moka Slavni? (1963-83)



80s

Juan Antonio Epifanio ("Epi") (1973-94)

Fernando Martín (1979-89)

Dražen Petrovi? (1984-93)

Audie Norris (1982-94)

Ignacio Solozábal (1975-92)



90s

Arvydas Sabonis (1984-04)

Jordi Villacampa (1980-97)

Alberto Herreros (1988-05)

Dejan Bodiroga (1990-06)

Joan Creus (1975-99)



2000s

Pau Gasol (1999 - )

Juan Carlos Navarro (1997 - )

José Manuel Calderón (2000 - )

Rudy Fernández (2001 - )

Felipe Reyes (1998 - )

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Estudiantes officially signed Vonteego Cummings and Samo Udrih.

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Murcia signed Taquan Dean and veteran Gonzalo Martínez.

Cajasol signed Mile Ili? for 2 seasons.

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Granada signed Aleks Mari? for 2 seasons.

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Fuenlabrada seems to be negotiation with Angolan star Olímpio Cipriano. That's great news for him and Angolan basketball. According to Marca he's on the verge of getting a European passport (I wonder what nationality will it be).

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Complete schedule of the season [url="http://http"]here[/url].

Menorca signed G Pooh Jeter for 1 season from Kiev.

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Manresa signed Román Montañez (ex-Girona) for 1 season.

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Estudiantes signed Tom Wideman for 1 season from Fuenlabrada.

Bruesa signed Álex Urtasun for 1 season from Pamesa Valencia.

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Murcia signed Lamont Barnes from León.

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Murcia signed C Jesse Young for 1 season from Estudiantes.

Estudiantes signed Martin Ran?ík for 1 season from Bilbao.

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Gran Canaria signed PF James Augustine for 1 season.

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Real Madrid loans F Bojan Bogdanovic to Polaris World Murcia for 1 year.

Polaris World Murcia re-signed G Pedro Robles for 1 year

Ricoh Manresa re-signed F Diego Sánchez for 1 year

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Bilbao signed SG Nikolaos Pappas for 5 years from Panellinios. He is only 18 and probably will be lend to another team for development.



Menorca signed G Eduardo "Duda" Machado for 4 years from Flamengo. He will be training this pre-season with Menorca but will be lend one year to a Brasilian or another Spanish team.

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Unicaja Malaga signed SG Thomas Kelati for 1 year. Kelati played last season in Turow Zgorzelec (Poland).



Murcia presented officially his new players G Gonzalo Martínez last year in Estudiantes, and PF Chris Moss last year in Menorca. Murcia has changed 11 of 12 players in his roster, only Pedro Robles continues.

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Due to financial problems with his sponsor, Girona lost his ACB spot and next year will play in LEB Bronze (4th level division in Spain). Yet, Darryl Middleton who is 42, will play in this division renouncing to play at higher level. He has been playing in Girona 7 years, last 3 in a row, and wants to remain in the roster to help the team reach ACB level again.

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So Girona will need at least 3 years to reach ACB again assuming that they win their division every year? That will be hard. Unless the league will give them direct qualification.

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[quote name='"Vilius":2i0o7x95']So Girona will need at least 3 years to reach ACB again assuming that they win their division every year? That will be hard. Unless the league will give them direct qualification.[/quote]



Yes, at least three years, and yes again really hard. Especially LEB Gold (second division) is truly hard division with very good players. ACB can't give a direct qualification, isn't the first team losing his spot due to economical problems and never did that. In fact, next year ACB will be 17 teams, not 18 as usually.

[Konstantinos]

- Mamoutou Diarra close to Polaris World CB Murcia. <!-- s:ball: -->[img]{SMILIES_PATH}/basketball.gif[/img]<!-- s:ball: -->



P.S. Aris Thessaloniki signed Anton Gavel, could anyone give some information for his game? Thank you, anyway.. <!-- s -->[img]{SMILIES_PATH}/wink.gif[/img]<!-- s -->