VTB-Youth League Regular Season is still in too early stage and there may be still significant changes in the standings. Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked CSKA-Junior as it allowed them to take a leadership position. CSKA-Junior defeated bottom-ranked Samara-2 in Moscow 72-60. CSKA-Junior forced 25 Samara-2 turnovers. Center Zakhar Lavrenov (205-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and Dmitriy Radulov (195-2006) chipped in 11 points and 5 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Ivan Kasyanov (205-2005) with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. CSKA-Junior have a solid four-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Zenit-2 and MBA-2. Samara-2 at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Avtodor-2 and Enisey-2. Samara-2 will play next round against N.Novgorod-2 trying to get back on the winning streak. CSKA-Junior will try to continue on its current victory against seventh ranked Uralmash-2 in Yekaterinburg.
Top-ranked Zenit-2 blasted bottom-ranked Avtodor-2 (0-4) in Saint Petersburg 82-44 keeping the perfect record after 6 rounds. Avtodor-2 is still unable to win any game. Timur Ivanov (200-2006) notched 7 points and 10 rebounds to lead the effort and Dmitriy Chikishev supported him with 8 points and 8 assists. Even 20 points and 9 rebounds by center Anton Suschik (210-2005) did not help to save the game for Avtodor-2. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zenit-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion (4-0) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with CSKA-Junior and MBA-2. Avtodor-2 at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Samara-2 and Enisey-2. Zenit-2 will play against Parma-2 (#6) in Perm in the next round where they are favorite. Avtodor-2 will play at home against UNICS-2 (#10) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Bottom-ranked Samara-2 (0-4) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to top-ranked CSKA-Junior (4-0) 72-67 on Saturday evening. The best player for the winners was Nikolay Natcvlishvili who scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. CSKA-Junior’s coach Alexandr Gusev used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was Ivan Kasyanov who recorded 23 points and 7 rebounds. CSKA-Junior have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Zenit-2 and MBA-2. Loser Samara-2 still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Avtodor-2 and Enisey-2. CSKA-Junior will meet at home Uralmash-2 (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Samara-2 will play against N.Novgorod-2 (#5) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
In the last game of round 6 Avtodor-2 lost to Zenit-2 on the opponent’s court 50-84.
CSKA-Junior – Samara-2 72-60
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked CSKA-Junior as it allowed them to take a leadership position. CSKA-Junior defeated bottom-ranked Samara-2 in Moscow 72-60. CSKA-Junior forced 25 Samara-2 turnovers. Center Zakhar Lavrenov (205-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and Dmitriy Radulov (195-2006) chipped in 11 points and 5 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Ivan Kasyanov (205-2005) with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) and point guard Georgiy Marufov (195-2006) scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. CSKA-Junior have a solid four-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Zenit-2 and MBA-2. Samara-2 at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Avtodor-2 and Enisey-2. Samara-2 will play next round against N.Novgorod-2 trying to get back on the winning streak. CSKA-Junior will try to continue on its current victory against seventh ranked Uralmash-2 in Yekaterinburg.
Top scorers:
CSKA-Junior: Z.Lavrenov 22+10reb+1ast, D.Radulov 11+3reb+5ast, N.Natcvlishvili 9+8reb+1ast, S.Novikov 8+3reb+3ast, D.Klubbe 8+3reb+2ast, A.Lukyanov 7+3reb
Samara-2: I.Kasyanov 19+11reb, G.Marufov 13+6reb+6ast, E.Chirkov 8+2reb+1ast, E.Amosov 5+5reb+2ast, I.Zaytcev 5+5reb+1ast, N.Kosyakov 4+6reb+1ast
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Zenit-2 – Avtodor-2 82-44
Top-ranked Zenit-2 blasted bottom-ranked Avtodor-2 (0-4) in Saint Petersburg 82-44 keeping the perfect record after 6 rounds. Avtodor-2 is still unable to win any game. Zenit-2 forced 22 Avtodor-2 turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. Zenit-2 brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. Timur Ivanov (200-2006) notched 7 points and 10 rebounds to lead the effort and point guard Dmitriy Chikishev (173-2007) supported him with 8 points and 8 assists. Even 20 points and 9 rebounds by center Anton Suschik (210-2005) did not help to save the game for Avtodor-2. Yaroslav Teder (198-2005) added 5 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zenit-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion (4-0) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with CSKA-Junior and MBA-2. Avtodor-2 at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Samara-2 and Enisey-2. Zenit-2 will play against Parma-2 (#6) in Perm in the next round where they are favorite. Avtodor-2 will play at home against UNICS-2 (#10) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: D.Filippov 16+1reb, M.Presnyakov 12+5reb+1ast, P.Logunov 9, D.Chikishev 8+3reb+8ast, T.Ivanov 7+10reb+2ast, G.Mucshinskiy 6+2ast
Avtodor-2: A.Suschik 20+9reb+1ast, P.Gorchakov 6+2reb+3ast, Y.Teder 5+7reb+1ast, R.Gabaraev 5+2reb+1ast, P.Forsov 4+3reb+1ast, A.Novikov 3+2reb
gschID: 1204758
CSKA-Junior – Samara-2 72-67
Bottom-ranked Samara-2 (0-4) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to top-ranked CSKA-Junior (4-0) 72-67 on Saturday evening. CSKA-Junior forced 23 Samara-2 turnovers. The best player for the winners was Nikolay Natcvlishvili (198-2005) who scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Point guard Denis Klubbe (192-2007) chipped in 14 points and 7 assists. CSKA-Junior’s coach Alexandr Gusev used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was center Ivan Kasyanov (205-2005) who recorded 23 points and 7 rebounds and center Nikita Kosyakov (205-2005) added 14 points and 6 rebounds respectively. CSKA-Junior have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Zenit-2 and MBA-2. Loser Samara-2 still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Avtodor-2 and Enisey-2. CSKA-Junior will meet at home Uralmash-2 (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Samara-2 will play against N.Novgorod-2 (#5) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
CSKA-Junior: N.Natcvlishvili 20+9reb+4ast, D.Klubbe 14+7ast, D.Radulov 10+4reb+1ast, S.Novikov 8+2reb+2ast, Z.Lavrenov 7+9reb+2ast, I.Bondarenko 5+5reb
Samara-2: I.Kasyanov 23+7reb+2ast, N.Kosyakov 14+6reb+1ast, B.Shuvakin 10+5reb+5ast, G.Marufov 6+6reb+1ast, I.Zaytcev 5+3reb+2ast, E.Chirkov 5+1reb
gschID: 1204759
Zenit-2 – Avtodor-2 84-50
Very expected game in Saint Petersburg where bottom-ranked Avtodor-2 (0-4) was crushed by top-ranked Zenit-2 (4-0) 84-50 on Saturday. Zenit-2 forced 24 Avtodor-2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was guard German Mucshinskiy (186-2005) who scored 11 points and 5 rebounds. Center Mikhail Presnyakov (205-2007) chipped in 12 points. At the other side the best for losing team was center Anton Suschik (210-2005) who recorded a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds and guard Petr Forsov (184-2005) added 13 points respectively. 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. Zenit-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with CSKA-Junior and MBA-2. Loser Avtodor-2 still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Samara-2 and Enisey-2. Zenit-2 will meet at home Parma-2 (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Avtodor-2 will play against UNICS-2 (#10) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: M.Presnyakov 12+4reb, G.Mucshinskiy 11+5reb, D.Filippov 10+2reb+1ast, D.Chikishev 8+2reb+5ast, G.Mordvinov 7+1ast, A.Koshev 7+1reb+4ast
Avtodor-2: A.Suschik 14+11reb+1ast, P.Forsov 13+4reb+3ast, R.Gabaraev 9+4reb, A.Nikulin 5+5reb+3ast, A.Novikov 5, Y.Teder 2+1reb+2ast
gschID: 1204760
