A battle to stay alive in the 2010-11 Turkish Airlines second Qualifying Round start on Tuesday, when Alba Berlin hosts Hemofarm Stada in Game 1 of their two-way series in the German capital. Both teams survived their first Qualifying Round series against Chorale Roanne and Hapoel Gilboa/Galil, respectively, on points differential. Above all, Alba's main concern must be stopping Milan Macvan, in great shape recently. He averaged 26 points on 19-of-26 two-pointers in the series against Galil. Macvan offers high basketball IQ, talent and all-around offensive skills to lead an interesting frontcourt that also features center Jerome Jordan, blue-collar big man Ivan Maras and versatile forward Milivoje Bozovic. Bozovic faces a tough matchup against Tadija Dragicevic, a mobile big men with unlimited range and great know-how. Macvan is set for a big battle in the paint against two experienced big men like Patrick Femerling and Sven Schultze. Derrick Allen will try to be the X-factor for Alba due to his post moves and aggressivity. At the same time, Hemofarm must try to stop Alba's scoring ace Julius Jenkins, who comes off a big game against Roanne. He has his perfect complement in All-Eurocup swingman Immanuel McElroy, a top defensive player that never gives up. Lucca Staiger offers deep range and determination off the bench. Jenkins will not have it easy against hard-nosed defender Bojan Krstovic. Meanwhile, McElroy will test his all-around skills against Milos Borisov, a great rebounder with size, ballhandling and great feel for the game. Hollis Price and Marko Marinovic will share the hosts' point guard duties. Price offers more court sense but Marinovic can break any game with his explosiveness and unlimited range. Price is set to see playing time against Mustafa Abdul-Hamid. Meanwhile, Marinovic faces a critical matchup against Miljan Pavkovic, Hemofarm's go-to guy in crunch time. Expect a close battle in which every single possession will count.
REFEREES: Juan Carlos Mitjana, Andrej Lovsin, Enrico Sabetta
ALBA BERLIN
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HEMOFARM STADA
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Roster
| 6 |
SCHULTZE, SVEN |
Germany |
Forward |
2.06 |
1978 |
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| 7 |
NEY, JOEY |
Germany |
Guard |
1.97 |
1992 |
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| 8 |
SAIBOU, JOSHIKO |
Germany |
Guard |
1.88 |
1990 |
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| 10 |
PRICE, HOLLIS |
USA |
Guard |
1.86 |
1979 |
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| 11 |
JENKINS, JULIUS |
USA |
Guard |
1.87 |
1981 |
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| 13 |
FEMERLING, PATRICK |
Germany |
Center |
2.13 |
1975 |
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| 14 |
MARINOVIC, MARKO |
Serbia |
Guard |
1.83 |
1983 |
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| 15 |
ALLEN, DERRICK |
USA |
Forward |
2.03 |
1980 |
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| 16 |
SEIFERTH, ANDREAS |
Germany |
Center |
2.06 |
1989 |
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| 20 |
DRAGICEVIC, TADIJA |
Serbia |
Forward |
2.05 |
1986 |
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| 23 |
McELROY, IMMANUEL |
USA |
Forward |
1.94 |
1980 |
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| 24 |
STAIGER, LUCCA |
Germany |
Guard |
1.95 |
1988 |
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| 34 |
IDBIHI, YASSIN |
Germany |
Center |
2.08 |
1983 |
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| 44 |
TAYLOR, BRYCE |
USA |
Guard |
1.95 |
1986 |
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Roster
| 4 |
PAVKOVIC, MILJAN |
Montenegro |
Guard |
1.78 |
1981 |
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| 8 |
BOZOVIC, MILIVOJE |
Serbia |
Center |
2.11 |
1985 |
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| 10 |
ABDUL HAMID, MUSTAFA |
USA |
Guard |
1.90 |
1988 |
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| 11 |
KRSTOVIC, BOJAN |
Serbia |
Guard |
1.94 |
1980 |
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| 12 |
SUTALO, MARKO |
Serbia |
Guard |
1.94 |
1983 |
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| 13 |
MACVAN, MILAN |
Serbia |
Forward |
2.06 |
1989 |
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| 14 |
SAVOVIC, BORIS |
Serbia |
Forward |
2.06 |
1987 |
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| 15 |
BORISOV, MILOS |
Serbia |
Forward |
2.01 |
1985 |
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| 20 |
KNEZEVIC, NIKOLA |
Serbia |
Guard |
1.90 |
1986 |
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| 21 |
PETROVIC, UROS |
Serbia |
Forward |
2.05 |
1990 |
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| 23 |
JORDAN, JEROME |
Jamaica |
Center |
2.13 |
1986 |
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| 32 |
MARAS, IVAN |
Montenegro |
Center |
2.07 |
1986 |
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| 33 |
ANDUSIC, DANILO |
Serbia |
Guard |
1.97 |
1991 |
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Monday, September 27, 2010
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