VBA Round 1 of Regular Season

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

The game in Ho Chi Minh supposed to be quite interesting. Dolphins played at the court of Wings. Dolphins smashed Wings 123-77 on Thursday. Dolphins outrebounded City Wings 54-33 including a 35-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Dolphins looked well-organized offensively handing out 40 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by City Wings' players. American power forward John Fields (205-1988, college: Tennessee) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. His fellow American import point guard Jaylyn Richardson (189-1998, college: WOU) chipped in 29 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. American power forward Darrius Austin (201-1998, college: Feather River) produced a double-double by scoring 25 points and 14 rebounds for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Dolphins is looking forward to face Catfish in Can Tho in the next round. Wings will have a break next round.
The game in Danang supposed to be also worth to mention about. Buffaloes played at the court of Dragons. Buffaloes did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 96-76. The game was dominated by American players. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Tamyrik Fields (198-1996, college: Augusta, agency: Interperformances) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 7 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws). Lian Ramiro contributed with 17 points for the winners. Forward Karachi Edo (196-1994, college: Fresno St.) answered with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds for Dragons. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Buffaloes will play against Islanders in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Dragons will play again against Buffaloes to get more than just one victory in their record.

Other games of round 1 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
winless Islanders lost to undefeated Heat in Saigon 91-114. Catfish beat City Wings at home 123-105. Winless Islanders lost to undefeated Heat on the opponent's court 48-86.
The best stats of 1st round was 18 points and 5 assists by Davon Dillard of Heat.



City Wings - Dolphins 77-123

The game in Ho Chi Minh supposed to be quite interesting. Dolphins played at the court of Wings. Dolphins smashed Wings 123-77 on Thursday. Dolphins outrebounded City Wings 54-33 including a 35-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Dolphins looked well-organized offensively handing out 40 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by City Wings' players. American power forward John Fields (205-1988, college: Tennessee) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. His fellow American import point guard Jaylyn Richardson (189-1998, college: WOU) chipped in 29 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Dolphins players scored in double figures. American power forward Darrius Austin (201-1998, college: Feather River) produced a double-double by scoring 25 points and 14 rebounds and Filipino point guard James Martinez (170-1987) added 20 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Dolphins is looking forward to face Catfish in Can Tho in the next round. Wings will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Dolphins: J.Richardson 29+5reb+7ast, J.Fields 20+20reb+6ast, V.Nguyen Phuc 12+9reb+3ast, H.Vo Huy 11+3reb+4ast, D.Nguyen Thanh 10+1reb+2ast, T.Son Minh 9+4reb
City Wings: D.Austin 25+14reb+1ast, J.Martinez 20+3reb+6ast, K.Dang Tran Dang 20+4reb+4ast, C.Rios 8+1reb+1ast, N.Vo Duy 4, K.Bui Anh 0

Dragons - Buffaloes 76-96

The game in Danang supposed to be also worth to mention about. Buffaloes played at the court of Dragons. Buffaloes did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 96-76. Buffaloes forced 19 Dragons turnovers. The game was dominated by American players. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Tamyrik Fields (198-1996, college: Augusta, agency: Interperformances) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 7 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws). Point guard Lian Ramiro (180, college: UAFS) contributed with 17 points for the winners. Forward Karachi Edo (196-1994, college: Fresno St.) answered with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds and Timothy Simmons (195-1992, college: DBU) added 12 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Dragons. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Buffaloes will play against Islanders in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Dragons will play again against Buffaloes to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Buffaloes: T.Fields 24+7reb+3ast, L.Ramiro 17+4reb+3ast, T.Tam Dinh 12+1reb+1ast, T.Johnson 11+4reb+6ast, K.To Ngoc 8+5reb+1ast, H.Thomas 8+6reb+1ast
Dragons: J.Washington 15+3reb, C.Ganbat 14+4reb+1ast, K.Edo 13+12reb+3ast, T.Simmons 12+11reb+2ast, T.Hoang 6+1reb, D.Lam Minh 5+1reb

Heat - Islanders 114-91

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Islanders' road loss to Heat 91-114. Heat outrebounded Islanders 51-38 including a 41-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. Heat players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists. It was a very good performance for American Davon Dillard (196-1996, college: Shaw) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 28 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists. His fellow American import forward Alfred Hollins (198-1999, college: UTEP) contributed with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Worth to mention Dillard played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped get the job in pro basketball. Four Heat players scored in double figures. Filipino Algin Andaya (-1997) answered with 26 points and 7 rebounds and American guard Jermale Jones (185-1986, college: Tuskegee) added 20 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Islanders. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Heat will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Islanders will play against Buffaloes in Hanoi to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Heat: A.Hollins 29+10reb+1ast, D.Dillard 28+7reb+13ast, T.Chinges 14+3reb+1ast, N.Huynh Truc 11+3reb, V.Nguyen Phuc 9+5reb+1ast, Q.Le 6+3reb+3ast
Islanders: A.Andaya 26+7reb+2ast, J.Jones 20+7reb+2ast, A.Doromal 9+2ast, M.Tolomia 8+4reb+1ast, R.Lingganay 8+2reb+1ast, G.Puerto 7+4reb+1ast

Catfish - City Wings 123-105

Catfish used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Ho Chi Minh 123-105. Catfish dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Wings' 50. Catfish forced 20 City Wings turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 36 assists comparing to just 22 passes made by City Wings' players. It was a very good performance for American forward Malek Green (201-1999, college: YSU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 50 points (!!!), 19 rebounds and 4 assists. Filipino point guard Michael Soy (182-1997, college: Algonquin) contributed with 25 points and 7 assists for the winners. The former international guard Khoa Dang Tran Dang (183-1997) answered with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists and Filipino point guard James Martinez (170-1987) added 34 points (!!!) and 4 assists in the effort for City Wings. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Catfish will play against Dolphins in Nha Trang in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Wings will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Catfish: M.Green 50+19reb+4ast, M.Soy 25+1reb+7ast, K.Pham Duc 13+4reb+2ast, D.Madden 12+9reb+11ast, A.Opena 9+3reb+11ast, T.Nguyen Thanh 6+1reb
City Wings: J.Martinez 34+2reb+4ast, K.Dang Tran Dang 29+6reb+12ast, D.Austin 20+12reb+4ast, D.Tran Duc 10+1reb+1ast, K.Dau Trung 6+7reb, N.Huynh 6+2reb

Heat - Islanders 86-48

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Islanders' road loss to Heat 48-86. Heat dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Islanders' 30. It was a very good performance for American forward Alfred Hollins (198-1999, college: UTEP) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 9 rebounds. His fellow American import Davon Dillard (196-1996, college: Shaw) contributed with 18 points and 5 assists for the winners. Hollins is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas. American guard Jermale Jones (185-1986, college: Tuskegee) answered with 13 points and 8 rebounds and Filipino Algin Andaya (-1997) added 6 points and 9 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) in the effort for Islanders. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Heat will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Islanders will play on the road against Buffaloes in Hanoi to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Heat: A.Hollins 19+9reb+1ast, D.Dillard 18+4reb+5ast, T.Chinges 12+3reb, K.Ban Vo 8+1reb, T.Waale 7+4reb+1ast, Q.Le 6+1reb+2ast
Islanders: J.Jones 13+8reb+2ast, C.Camit 7+4reb, A.Andaya 6+9reb+1ast, A.Doromal 6+1reb, M.Tolomia 6+2reb+1ast, A.Demigaya 4+2reb