Here are the fundamentals – a brief summary of the most important things about the first league weekend. And what a start it was to the 59th season in the easyCredit BBL: champions Munich, runners-up Berlin and European Cup winners Chemnitz – all three lost their first away game. Gordon Herbert’s successful debut as Bayern coach in the win against Chemnitz was followed by a successful return of John Patrick to Ludwigsburg. While Hamburg celebrated the biggest win in the club’s history against Berlin, promoted Frankfurt greeted from the top of the table.
The Ludwigsburg team celebrates their crunchtime victory against Munich with their fans (Photo: Eibner-Pressefoto/Sascha Walther).
Successful Patrick return: Ludwigsburg surprises Bayern
Wise words: „[Das System] fits me perfectly as a player. I am happy to be on the other side – and to be feared. We showed that.” Brandon Carpenter in the Dyn interview his debut with the MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg, which was a perfect debut with a 78:70 home win over the defending champion FC Bayern Munich Basketball. Why were the Ludwigsburg team also feared in this match? Because they John Patrick the usual “game of throwing chances”.
Please pay: The Ludwigsburg team forced 20 turnovers in Munich, lost the ball only eight times themselves, grabbed 13 offensive rebounds – and thus managed 15 more shot attempts from the field. The rate of only 40 percent is negligible. The same will perhaps also be the case Ezra Manjon (15 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST). The guard was only able to make five of 13 shots from the field before he grabbed the ball after a missed shot by Munich, went coast to coast and, despite a foul, scored to make it 76:70 and decide the game with 31 seconds left on the clock.
Successful start to the fourth quarter: Hamburg overruns Berlin
Wise words: “Last weekend showed that we can lose against any team. Today’s game showed that we can beat any team.” And that is what makes the league so attractive, especially at the start of the season. Brae Iveys Words touch on how the Veolia Towers Hamburg managed to react appropriately to the 89:96 defeat against Heidelberg and the cup exit, with 97:80 the Hanseatics surprised ALBA BERLIN and celebrated their highest victory in the club’s history against the Albatrosses, …
Please pay: … which they made perfect with a furious start to the fourth quarter. The home team opened the quarter with a 19:2 run to pull ahead to 89:71, and it took 6:25 minutes for the Berlin team to score from the field. The key player in this phase of pressure and the entire game was Brae Ivey. The guard scored twelve of his 22 points during that run, also added six rebounds, five assists and two steals to the box score, and hit eight of his ten field goals.
Successful Herbert debut: Bayern dominates Chemnitz defensively
Wise words: “We didn’t throw well, we could have thrown into the ocean,” Gordon Herbert in his debut as the new head coach of FC Bayern Munich, he was referring to the poor three-point percentage against the NINERS Chemnitz of only 25 percent. “But I think our defense was very solid,” Herbert explained. And it was …
Please pay: … because after 24 minutes Bayern had only conceded 28 points. With a 13-0 run, Devin Booker and Oscar da Silva (see “In the sights of the national coach”) opened the second half in a duet and gave Munich a 49:28 lead. Throughout the game, the home team forced 20 turnovers, but defended strongly without committing many fouls; Chemnitz only got to the free throw line three times.
Statline of the matchday: +28 as a newcomer
As a newly promoted team, top of the table after the first match day? Now that’s a nice snapshot. The SKYLINERS from Frankfurt are at the top of the table after the first weekend of the season, because they dominated BG Göttingen away with a score of 100:72. Since some experts see both teams fighting to avoid relegation this season, such a high result could still be important in the end. The Frankfurt team scored 55 points in the first half and hit an incredible 24 of their 29 shots from the field. Malik Parsons (27 PTS, 12/14 FG) and Einar Tubutis (17 PTS, 8/9 FG).
In the eyes of the national coach
Oscar da Silva: 19 PTS, 7/8 2P, 8 REB
One day before your 26th birthday and the start of the Oktoberfest, as a Munich native you have to pull one out… maybe that’s what Oscar da Silva thought too, and he played against Chemnitz with an effectiveness rating of 26 – what a coincidence. In front of the new national coach Alex Mumbru, the big man was very effective and hit seven of his eight two-pointers, with 19 points and eight rebounds he was not far off a double-double.
Len Schoormann: 21 PTS, 7/10 FG, 4 AST, 3 STL
With 105 points, the EWE Baskets Oldenburg achieved a record of the matchday in their home victory over the MLP Academics Heidelberg, and Len Schoormann was part of this offensive explosion. With 21 points, the guard missed his career best by just one point. The 22-year-old hit seven of his ten shots from the field and also filled the box score with four assists, three steals, two rebounds and one block.
Niels Giffey: 16 PTS, 5/6 FG, 4 REB
Niels Giffey and Gordon Herbert know each other from the national team, so it is not surprising that the world champion is (once again) playing an important role in Munich. Giffey could not prevent Munich’s defeat in Ludwigsburg, but became Bayern’s top scorer with 16 points – what a turnaround after his goalless draw against Chemnitz. The forward netted five of his six shots from the field and grabbed four rebounds. Giffey scored seven points in just three minutes during Munich’s comeback in the fourth period.
Jacob Patrick: 13 PTS, 5/5 FG in 14:53 MIN
No missed shots, no turnovers? Makes a perfect game. Jacob Patrick was an important option from the bench in Ludwigsburg’s win against Munich, the winger needed just 14:53 minutes for his 13 points. Patrick scored each of his five shots from the field, three of them from downtown, two of them in the 20:7 opening game.
Kenny Ogbe: 13 PTS, 5/9 FG, 2 REB, 3 AST
First league game for the new club, directly against a former club. Kenny Ogbe was ready and started in Hamburg’s surprise win against Berlin, putting up 13 points, three assists and two rebounds.
Must Watch: Season opening on glass floor
This season, FC Bayern Munich Basketball will be playing on a glass floor at BMW Park – thanks to the video LEDs, this also offered the opportunity to show off a lot at the season opening, hClick here for the intro. Before that, there was also a press conference at the season opening with league manager Dr. Stefan Holz and participants of Bayern and NINERS Chemnitz: The coaches Gordon Herbert and Rodrigo Pastore as well as last year’s teammates Kevin Yes and Jonas Richter answered questions.
Must Watch: Sergio Kerusch’s jersey under the hall ceiling
The number seven is no longer available. Sergio Kerusch was given the honor of having his jersey pulled up under the ceiling before the SYNTAINICS MBC home game against the ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES. Kerusch played six and a half seasons in the first and second leagues in Weißenfels, and with a total of 1,683 points he is the second best scorer in the club’s history. The American-born player and the Wolves share a special history: In the summer of 2017, Kerusch was diagnosed with cancer, but he fought his way back in Weißenfels and was back on the court just a few months later. This is also why it became emotional.
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And how many stories there were this weekend is shown by the fact that at the end of the Fundamentals we only briefly mention that Ulm Chemnitz, thanks to an 18-year-old the second defeat broughtit between Weißenfels and Rostock an overtime was and the Telekom Baskets Bonn qualified for the Champions Leaguemeaning eleven of our 17 teams will be playing internationally this season.
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