subject: The Euroleague : Saw The Return Of European Players Playing In The Nba [print this page] LEuroligue 2007-2008 is the 51st edition of lEuroligue male competition in which the best basketball clubs in mainland Europe.Said 2007-2008 has pitted 24 teams. In the first round, the twenty-four teams were divided into three groups of eight.
The draw follows a number of rules: 24 teams were divided into 3 teams of 8 levels, these levels being determined by a number of criteria, the most important is the classification of the previous season. Among other criteria, two teams from the same country can appear in the same group, except for Italy and Spain which have 4 representantants .
The draw took place June 30, 2007 in Jesolo (Italy) at the opening of the first edition of the ULEB Summer League. The five group winners and the best sixth are qualified for the Top 16. The final four was about to place him in Madrid (Spain).
The Euroleague 2007-08 saw the return of European players playing in the NBA. Arnas Jasikevicius, who failed to win and that was ultimately vacated by the Golden State Warriors at the end of the season, joining defending champion Greece Panathinaikos . This club also saw the return of Greek Vasilios Spanoulis. The other major Greek club, Olympiakos has also decided to recruit in the NBA, causing the return of Jake Tsakalidis. The Greek club has recruited Marc Jackson, Lynn Greer and Qyntel woord.
Conversely, Luis Scola finally joined the American League club to join the Houston Rockets. Another important member of the Liga ACB joined the NBA, Barcelona Juan Carlos Navarro.Panathinaikos, retaining most of its major players from last season and his recruitment is a legitimate pretender to his succession. His opponent in the 2007 final, CSKA Moscow, is the same as among the favorites.
Real Madrid, who host the Final Four in 2008, Tau Vitoria, despite the departure of Scola, Olympiakos, Montepaschi Siena, Efes Pilsen Istanbul clubs are also among the most often cited to reach the Final Four in Madrid.
After the first round, the clubs and the Spanish Liga ACB Greek clubs qualify for the Top 16. Italy qualifies only two of its four representatives. French clubs Roanne and Le Mans will win respectively four and two wins.The first round sees the confirmation, individually, the American Roanne Marc Salyers who ended the first phase leading the scoring race. KK Partizan has a new young talent Nikola Pekovic. The latter, after a 40 score on the first day, then confirm, ending the first lap in second in that statistical category.
The Top 16 brings the first surprise: Panathinaikos fails at the last day in the hall of Partizan, leaving his opponent to a spot in tonight's quarterfinals. In this group, Siena is the other qualified.In group E, Vitoria qualifies easily. the Basque club is accompanied by Turkish club Fenerbahce. Group F sees also another favorite of the competition will be eliminated. Real finally beaten by Maccabi and Olympiacos that ended with four wins after losing the first two games.
The latter group sees Barcelona, thanks to his victory at the last fixture against CSKA Moscow, and the last club to reach the quarterfinals.In the quarterfinals, the Greek club Olympiakos CSKA Moscow surprises in the first leg in Moscow before losing in his room and then finally the beautiful Moscow.
Siena, meanwhile, qualified in two games against the Turkish club Fenerbahce alkerspor.Vitoria ends the hopes of Partizan in the deciding game, the first two games being won by the club playing at home.Maccabi, a regular at the Final Four, won the last quarter-final with FC Barcelona in the deciding game, a game that took place in his room.
The Final Four takes place in Madrid. The first meeting between the club nation "Maccabi Italians to Siena. They quickly take the direction of the game and lead by 12 points after one quarter time. This gap, which climbed to 18 points, is always the same half-time. Under the influence of his bench, Maccabi catching up and exceeding the club from Siena to win with a score of 92 to 85. This allows it to reach the final of the Euroleague for the fourth time in five seasons .
In the second semi-final, the decision is emerging in the last round, CSKA not only leading by one point, 57-56, at the end of the third quarter time. CSKA took the lead and led by 10 points before Vitoria is close to four points with 30 seconds remaining. After another three-point shot by Igor Rakocevic, Vitoria back to three points before Ramanas ikauskas not kill the game to 6.5 seconds left, scoring two shots FF.
In the finals, both teams are until the beginning of the third quarter time. CSKA, influenced Jon Robert Holden and David Andersen takes up to 9-point lead before finishing with 6 points at the end of the shift time on a three-point shooting of the American Maccabi Will Bynum. Matjaz Smodis ikauskas then make up the gap to 14 points. CSKA then manages the score and won the title 91-71.
