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ULM READY FOR VIOLET VISIT SATURDAY!
ratiopharm Ulm vs Gottingen
Saturday November 7th, 2009 7pm
Sportszentrum Kuhberg Ulm, Germany
Looking to build on last Sunday's road-win in Bremerhaven, ratiopharm Ulm hosts the Gottingen Violets Saturday night at Sportszentrum Kuhberg in Ulm.
ratiopharm Ulm celebrates their road win Sunday in Bremerhaven.
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ratiopharm Ulm's Rocky Trice takes aim on his former team from Gottingen Saturday night!
While ratiopharm Ulm looks to build on last Sunday's road win in Bremerhaven, Saturday nights home game against Gottingen is a meaningful matchup for Ulm's Rocky Trice who played last season in the purple and white of the Violets. A key part of Gottingen's successful playoff run last year, Rocky looks forward to Saturdays game --- his first meeting against the Violets.
ratiopharm Ulm point guard Per Gunther
Gottingen's 2009-2010 roster has several new faces playing important roles after losing key players from last years playoff team. Gone are key players Kyle Bailey, Rocky Trice, Charles Lee, Clif Brown, Jason Miller and Marco Grimaldi. Head coach John Patrick relies on returning players Ben Jacobsen (17ppg 4.3reb 4.3ast 47%threes), Chris Oliver (17.6ppg 4.6reb 37% threes) and Jason Boone (10.8ppg 6.2reb). An underrated guard, Ben Jacobsen is an intelligent floor general with excellent three point touch. The versatile and athletic Chris Oliver has expanded his game tremendously over the last seasons and brings excellent defensive intenisty along with his attacking offensive game. In the post, Jason Boone is a hardworking player who rebounds aggressively and has taken his game to a new level as evidenced by his improved free throw shooting this season. Also back from last seasons successful run are three point specialist Robert Kulawick (8.8ppg 2.2reb 41% threes) and veteran guard John Little. Key newcomers to the Violets include crafty lefty rookie pg Taylor Rochestie who has produced 9.8ppg 2.7ast 40% threes. After a terrific career at Washington State, Taylor played for the LA Lakers Summer league team in the NBA summer league at Las Vegas and has established himself well in the Bundesliga's early season action. Skilled German big man Christopher McNaughton has been solid in the post for the Violets producing 9.3ppg 2.5reb. Lightning quick pg Chester Frazier adds energy and versatility to the backcourt and versatile forward Dwayne Anderson has been impressive in the Violets first five games. Rounding out the roster are shooting guard Cody Topper and Tobias Welzel.
This season, Gottingen is 3-2 after winning three home games at the rowdy Lokhalle. Tipping off 2009-2010, the Violets fell against the strong Artland Dragons 75-73 October 9th at Artland Arena in Quakenbruck. Gottingen returned home for back to back wins beating Paderborn 97-70 October 18th before topping LTi Giessen 46ers 86-64 October 20th. On the 23rd, Gottingen tripped in Trier 94-87 to even at 2-2 and in their last game the Violets beat Walter Tigers Tubingen 79-64 Sunday November 1st at Lokhalle.
ratiopharm Ulm power forward Christian Burns
The teams have split 4 games over the last two seasons with each team winning on the road in 2007-2008 before both teams protected their home floors with victories in 2008-2009. In their most recent meeting, ratiopharm Ulm limited MEG Gottingen to 37% floor shooting, outrebounded the Violets 49-34 and made 14 of their 18 free throw attempts Saturday night April 11th, 2009 at Lokhalle in Gottingen. But as much as their solid defense and strong rebounding helped, Ulm suffered a team-record 31 turnovers and made only 4 of 24 three point attempts (17%) in a 70-62 road loss to MEG Gottingen.
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In the first meeting last season, ratiopharm Ulm celebrated 'Saint Nikolaus Tag' with a terrific team effort in an exciting 76-69 holiday home win over a hot BG74 Gottingen Saturday night December 6th, 2008 at Sportszentrum Kuhberg in Ulm. Lee Humphrey led a balanced Ulm attack with 13 points hitting 4 of 8 threes and Dru Joyce sank 8 of 10 free throws to finish with 12 in the win. As a team, a hot shooting ratiopharm Ulm hit 11 of 22 threes including several clutch baskets in the fourth quarter to wrap up the victory as Christmas Man (Santa Claus) enjoyed the action from the crowd.
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In 2007-2008, Ulm and Gottingen split two games with each team picking up a road win in the opponents building. In the seasons first meeting on December 13th, 2007, ratiopharm Ulm used a strong second half surge to earn a 91-82 road win at Lokhalle. All Star forward Jeff Gibbs powered his way to 21 points 17 rebounds, Bryan Lucas added 15 points 4 rebounds and Konrad Wysocki went for 13 points 10 boards in leading Ulm's attack to the win. Gottingen's full court pressure helped them take the lead in the second quarter, but a strong late first half Ulm run pulled them even at 46 at the half. Ulm's 25-16 third quarter keyed the win.
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Later in the 2007-2008 season, Gottingen earned their road win in Ulm on Saturday March 1st, 2008. ratiopharm Ulm started fast with an 11-2 explosion sparked by 3 EJ Gallup three pointers in the opening minutes, but it was BG74 Gottingen who finished strong at Sportszentrum Kuhberg. Ulm's attack sputtered to 9 for 38 second half shooting and the Violets hit big shots (4 of 7 from three in the fourth quarter) to earn a hardfought 89-79 win over ratiopharm Ulm who finished shooting a season low 35% from the floor spoiling an intense team defensive effort with their inaccuarcy.
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For the first month of the 2009-2010 Beko Bundesliga season, ratiopharm Ulm played two-game weekends with home games on Fridays and road games on Sundays. Saturday's game against Gottingen marks the first week with one game allowing Ulm more focus and preparation. Ulm's challenging early season schedule has thrown the young team into the fire giving players new to the Bundesliga a crash-course in experience. With hardwork on the practice court throughout the last month, ratiopharm Ulm continues to make progress as young players and as a new team. Aiming for consistency, Ulm has experienced some ups and downs early on. No weekend took ratiopharm Ulm on a rollercoaster more than last weekend after their 28 point home loss to Dusseldorf Friday night and surprising road win in Bremerhaven Sunday. This Saturday, the next challenge awaits as the uptempo offense and pressure defense of Gottingen comes to Sportszentrum Kuhberg in Ulm.
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TAYLORHOOPS.COM GAME NOTES
Ulm Roster
Lee Humphrey: buried 3 of 5 threes in Bremerhaven including one in clutch
Rocky Trice: impact player for Ulm focused to face former team
Coleman Collins: ready for Gottingen front line and aggressive D
Christian Burns: leads Ulm in scoring and rebounding
Robin Benzing: talented rookie forward ready for weekend games
Per Gunther: young pg played excellent floor game in Bremerhaven
Kevin Kanaskie: hardworking rookie backup pg
Sebastian Betz: hardworking wing brings energy from bench
John Bryant: hardworking post sub ready to boost Ulm's effort
Christian Grosse: working hard to get back in top shape
Head Coach: Mike Taylor
Asst Coach : Rainer Bauer, Tunde Adekola
Location: Goettingen, Germany
Main Sponsor:
Home Court: Lokhalle
website: www.bg74.de
2007-2008: 13-21 13th place Bundesliga
2008-2009: 25-9 2nd place Playoffs lost to Bamberg 1st round
Offense Gottingen features several ballskilled players with the ability to attack the basket and break down the defense with the drive. Attacking in transition and pushing the basketball at an uptempo pace, the Violets like to use smaller and athletic lineups to create mis-matches and emphasize one on one driving opportunities for each position. With the return of Ben Jacobsen, Gottingen has an intelligent point guard who likes ballscreens. One interesting part of the attacking Gottingen offense is the teams excellent work on the offensive boards.
Defense: Basing their game plan on ballpressure and teamwork, Gottingen excels at their fullcourt pressing and trapping defense. The Violets have outstanding athleticism and play passing lanes extremely well. Gottingen will randomly run and jump, trap out of control ballhandlers against pressure and double team the post. The teams excellent individual defenders and athletic wings give opponents problems. One benefit from their defense is the easy baskets it produces for their offense. Gottingen's aggressive team defense is a key to their early season success.
GM:
Head Coach: John Patrick
Players:
Chris Oliver: athletic forward gives Gottingen talent in frontcourt
Ben Jacobsen: smart/skilled combo guard/played well in Ulm last yr
Taylor Rochestie: rookie PG from Washington State playing well
Chris McNaughton: skilled German post man crafty scoring inside
Chester Frazier: lightning quick guard from U of Illinois
Dwayne Anderson: versatile forward brings energy to team
Jason Boone: physical post man is much improved and hardworking
Robert Kulawick: young german wing scored 10pt v Dusseldorf
John Little: veteran guard returns to provide depth
Cody Topper: first year shooting guard
