After the 2010 Paris Final Four
The French capital to repair his mistake 14 years ago and return the continental trophy most men from Xavi Pascual. To achieve this will have to overcome a rival organization, first to CSKA Moscow and Partizan or later to Olympiacos.
Final Four de Paris. The decisive match faces against FC Barcelona Panathinaikos. Point guard Jose Antonio Montero Barca ring faces rival in a quick counterattack. Two steps, leave the tray table and suddenly the pivot Stojan Vrankovic for an illegal cap. There were two points for the Barcelona box. But the referees did the Swedes. In the end, victory for the Greeks 67-66. The Catalans made a complaint to the Euroleague for this action and the top European leaders said that Barcelona was the moral winner, but the trophy was for Panathinaikos. Therefore, the city of lights and love can make up for his mistake by giving the Euroleague this year at Barça.
Some Catalans to come to Paris with the rising star of Europe’s top competition, Ricky Rubio. The Euroleague has awarded this trophy to the base Catalan who leads his team in assists with an average of 4 per game and steals with 1.4. The player of El Masnou his best performance in the game against Montepaschi Siena in the Palau Blaugrana played with 14 points and 10 assists, which earned him a 33 rating and be MVP of the day.
In addition, Juan Carlos Navarro and Erazem Lorbek are included among the 10 best players in the tournament which will form the starting lineup and backup. Two quintets to be known during the Final Four. In addition to the Barca players, the nominees are: Bo Mcalebb, Milos Teodosic, Josh Childress, Linas Kleiza, Ramunas Siskaukas, Victor Khryapa, Aleks Maric and Tiago Splitter.
The Regal boat was at the Paris appointment as leader of the CBA because it has three victories margin over the second and third-placed Real Madrid and Caja Laboral, and two games remaining before the Final Four. This Saturday against Unicaja at the Palau Blaugrana, and Saturday May 1 at the door of CB Murcia, mathematically team already down.
Barça’s rival in the first semifinal on Friday, May 7 is the CSKA Moscow. A team that already beat them in the semifinals of last Final Four in Berlin, although Barça dominated the scoreboard for 35 minutes. But in the final minutes Siskaukas appeared and took his own to the final after losing to Panathinaikos. The most significant change to the Russians last year is the departure of his coach Ettore Messina, but retain the team’s base with Holden, Langdon, Siskaukas, Khryapa and Smodis.
The second semifinal will face Partizan Belgrade surprising and Olympiacos. The Serbs come to Paris without any pressure, as they have fulfilled their objective to move from the quarter-finals and all that comes, will be welcome. Also covered are the four finalists because they are the least favorite. Even so, we must not forget that Serbia has a lot at school and this season and have won the Regal Barça, Panathinaikos and Maccabi. Maric and Vesely are your best players and will look to surprise in the tournament.
For its part, Olympiacos reach the Final Four for the second consecutive year. Last season they lost in the semifinals against arch-rivals Panathinaikos, which ultimately was the tournament champion. This time his rival in the second game on Friday, May 7th is minor and are favorites to a real great team made of book. Two players stand out above all through his experience, Papaloukas and Vujcic. But they must be added Childress, Kleiza, Boroussis or Teodosic.
But these four teams without referees could not compete in the Final Four in Paris-Bercy. Therefore, the Euroleague has made official the names of the officials who will be in the finals of Europe’s top competition. They are Shmuel Bachar from Israel, Slovenia Matej Boltauzer, Romualdas Brazauskas of Lithuania, David Chambon of France, Christos Christodoulou Greece, Italy Fabio Facchini, Daniel Hierrezuelo Latisevs Olegs Spain and Latvia.