TBL Round 1: SWU rally past Pythons

- July 3, 2023

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Argel Mendoza

The Regular Season in TBL just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

SWU edged Pythons at home 104-101. SWU forced 22 Pythons turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Eduardo Doroteo stepped up and scored 28 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and Filipino Argel Mendoza chipped in 21 points and 13 assists. SWU's coach T. Dar Juan used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side American forward Sarion McGee (203, college: John A.Logan) responded with a double-double by scoring 43 points (!!!) and 12 rebounds. Pythons will play next round against Eagles trying to get back on the winning streak. SWU will try to continue on its current victory against Kings at home.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of T-REX on the court of Wave. Visitors were defeated by Wave 94-78. British center Morakinyo Williams (209-1988, college: Citadel) nailed a double-double by scoring 21 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and James Martinez accounted for 19 points and 12 assists. American Tevis Robinson (198-1995, college: JWU, FL) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 13 rebounds for T-REX in the defeat. T-REX's coach B. Gabiola rotated twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Wave will play against Thunders in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. T-REX will play against Eagles to get more than just one victory in their record.
Quite upsetting was Kings' 45-point home defeat in a game versus Thunders who smashed hosts Trent Baker fired 32 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Thunders' coach P. Prasarnkaew felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Marlon Monte produced 20 points and 4 assists for lost side. Thunders will meet at home Wave in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Kings will play against SWU and hope to win that game.

In the last two games of round 1 Devil Rays won against Mammoth on the opponent's court 70-65. Tigers outscored Eagles in a home game 103-67.

SWU - Pythons 104-101

SWU edged Pythons at home 104-101. SWU forced 22 Pythons turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Eduardo Doroteo stepped up and scored 28 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and Filipino Argel Mendoza chipped in 21 points and 13 assists. SWU's coach T. Dar Juan used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side American forward Sarion McGee (203, college: John A.Logan) responded with a double-double by scoring 43 points (!!!) and 12 rebounds and the other American import guard Brian Garrett (193, college: CS Monterey) scored 26 points and 5 assists. Five SWU and four Pythons players scored in double figures. Pythons will play next round against Eagles trying to get back on the winning streak. SWU will try to continue on its current victory against Kings at home.
Top scorers:
SWU: D.Eduardo 28+8reb+3ast, A.Mendoza 21+3reb+13ast, J.Srisuk 20+3reb+6ast, U.Vladislav 17+3reb+3ast, S.Pryimak 15+18reb+1ast, K.Chatchon 3+1reb+1ast
Pathum Thani: S.McGee 43+12reb+3ast, B.Garrett 26+3reb+5ast, D.Apisittinan 13+8reb+6ast, Z.Han Wong 11+9reb+10ast, T.Udomchot 7+7reb, W.Li 1

Mammoth - Devil Rays 65-70

Very expected game when Mammoth was defeated at home by Devil Rays 70-65 on Saturday. Devil Rays made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. Devil Rays outrebounded Mammoth 46-33 including 32 on the defensive glass. Tew Fra fired 9 points and 17 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Panudet Kularptip (178) chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. Four Devil Rays players scored in double figures. Filipino guard Mark Doligon (189) produced 18 points and 5 assists and American forward Alex Smith (201-1988, college: BCU) added 8 points, 14 rebounds and 8 blocks respectively for lost side. Devil Rays will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Mammoth will play against Pythons and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Devil Rays: S.Toby 16+3reb+3ast, K.Panudet 16+6reb+2ast, J.Nouchanthavong 12+6reb+4ast, T.Chanpob 11+8reb+3ast, F.Tew 9+17reb+1ast, J.Pichayanat 2+1reb
Sniper: M.Doligon 18+2reb+5ast, T.Panthawat 17+4reb+1ast, K.Rashad Hodges 10+3reb+2ast, A.Smith 8+14reb, J.Cawaling 7+7reb+8ast, C.Limsuwan 3

Kings - Thunders 57-102

Quite upsetting was Kings' 45-point home defeat in a game versus Thunders who smashed hosts They dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Kings' 30. Thunders forced 19 Kings turnovers and outrebounded them 44-26 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. American guard Trent Baker (191-1996, college: CBC) fired 32 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Guard Thacharin Narbonne chipped in a double-double by scoring 28 points and 10 rebounds. Baker is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas. Thunders' coach P. Prasarnkaew felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Marlon Monte produced 20 points and 4 assists and Adrain Calada added 9 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Thunders will meet at home Wave in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Kings will play against SWU and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Thunders: T.Baker 32+6reb+6ast, N.Thacharin 28+10reb+3ast, R.Kowalczyk 12+17reb+2ast, S.Panupat 9, Y.Thanakorn 7+2reb+1ast, S.Varodom 6+3reb+1ast
Kings: M.Marlon 20+3reb+4ast, B.Jonathan 10+3reb+2ast, C.Adrain 9+4reb+6ast, K.Supakit 6+4reb, T.Natthakit 4+5reb+1ast, M.Thanatip 3+2reb

Tigers - Eagles 103-67

Very predictable result in Bangkok where Tigers smashed Eagles 103-67 on Saturday. Tigers dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to Eagles' 44. Tigers forced 32 Eagles turnovers and outrebounded them 45-32 including a 22-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 19 passes made by Eagles' players. Guard Peerachet Sapsudawong (178-1999) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Guard Takamin Sirijariyaporn (181-1997) chipped in 26 points, 6 assists and 6 steals. Patrick Tchuente produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds and Filipino guard Patrick Cabahug (186) added 14 points respectively for lost side. Five Tigers and four Eagles players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Tigers will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Eagles will play against Pythons and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Tigers: S.Takamin 26+1reb+6ast, T.Supanat 16+1reb+4ast, S.Peerachet 16+12reb+6ast, T.Hazelbaker 12+5reb+3ast, Y.Gabriel 12+16reb+3ast, B.Hiran 6+3reb+6ast
Eagles: T.Patrick 22+10reb+1ast, P.Cabahug 14+1reb+3ast, L.Woratep 10+1reb+1ast, V.Damian 10+4reb+1ast, A.Leo 4+7reb+3ast, P.Lertnara 3+1ast

Wave - T-REX 94-78

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of T-REX on the court of Wave. Visitors were defeated by Wave 94-78. Wave forced 19 T-REX turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists. British center Morakinyo Williams (209-1988, college: Citadel) nailed a double-double by scoring 21 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and Filipino point guard James Martinez (170-1987) accounted for 19 points and 12 assists. Five Wave players scored in double figures. American Tevis Robinson (198-1995, college: JWU, FL) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 13 rebounds and Filipino point guard Jeff Dumelod Viernes (172-1989) added 20 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for T-REX in the defeat. T-REX's coach B. Gabiola rotated twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Wave will play against Thunders in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. T-REX will play against Eagles to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Phuket Wave: M.Williams 21+16reb+6ast, J.Martinez 19+1reb+12ast, R.Miller 19+10reb+2ast, E.Hernal 15+11reb+4ast, S.Supakorn 11+6reb, S.Aphirat 5+1reb+2ast
T-REX: T.Robinson 24+13reb, J.Dumelod Viernes 20+7reb+7ast, A.Scharer 11+5reb+13ast, A.Joshua 8+6reb+2ast, D.Patchaya 6+1reb, S.Phattharaphon 3

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