Unsportsmanlike plays overshadow Chinese wins

Wu Dai-hao was furious after hitting by Jiangsu’s Meng Da.

Yua Ying-li of Dacin.

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A pair of unsportsmanlike plays overshadowed Jiangsu and Shangdong’s victories in the 2007 Straits Cup Monday night.

Jiangsu’s Meng Da intentionally hit Wu Dai-hao with his elbow when Wu tried to fought off a pick in the 4th quarter of the Jiangsu-Taiwan Beer game and almost resulted in a full-blown brawl. Shangdong’s Li Lin also pushed a referee in the 4th quarter of the Shangdong-Dacin game. Both were ejected.

Taiwan Beer head coach Yen Jia-hua claimed after the game that the team would not play in the second round-robin which is scheduled to be held in Hualien because his players were not protected fairly.

Jiangsu beat Taiwan Beer 78-71 behind center Tang Zhengdong’s 39 points and 15 rebounds. Sun Jie had 18 points and Zhao Yonggang added 16 as Shangdong beat Dacin 78-73.

Lin Chih-jay had 26 points and Ho Sho-jen added 20 for Taiwan Beer. Dacin was led by Lin Yi-huei’s 23 points. Wang Chih-chun had 12.

Standings:
1. Shangdong 3-0; 2. Jiangsu 2-1; 3. TB 1-2; 4. Dacin 0-3

Shangdong 2-0 in Straits Cup

Lee Fong-yong of Dacin Tigers.

Yen Hsin-shu still has a long way to go.

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Led by Cao Zhenhua’s 24 points and Li Lin’s 16, Shangdong beat its Chinese counterpart Jiangsu 80-74 to win its second straight game in the 2007 Straits Cup.

Jiangsu was led by Yang Li’s 15 points. Meng Da had 14 points while Tang Zhengdong had 11.

In the second game, Taiwan Beer used a 25-12 third quarter to overcome a slow start in the first half and beat Dacin 77-64 for its first win in the tournament.

Jiangsu, Shangdong win opening games in Straits Cup

Straits Cup was held in Miaoli.

Shangdong guard Sun Jie had 23 points in the first game vs. Taiwan Beer.

Wu Dai-hao played his first game in a TB uniform.

Jiangsu head coach Hu Weidong, former China NT star forward.

Jiangsu Dragons and Shangdong defeated their Taiwanese opponents in the opening day of the 2007 Straits Cup tournament, a mini tourney featuring four teams from both sides of the Taiwan Straits.

Led by Sun Jie‘s 23 points, Shangdong beat defending SBL champion Taiwan Beer 86-72 while Jiangsu pulled away in the second half and beat Dacin 95-79.

Sun Jie scored 18 of his 23 points in the first half, when Shangdong displayed its awesome outside shooting and led 50-36 at the half. Zhao Yonggang made six threes in the game and finished with 20 points. Guard Wang Gang had 15.

Shangdong made 60% of its 3-PT field goals in the game and shot 56 percent as a team.

Taiwan Beer looked rusty and was never in a rhythm in the entire game. Wu Dai-hao scored 15 points in his TB debut. Yang Chin-min, who also played his first game with TB, had 6 points. Lin Chih-jay had 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Yen Hsin-shu, who came out of retirement and signed with China’s Yunnan Running Bulls, did not score and had three turnovers in 15 minutes of action. Yen had a long way to go to get back to game condition after three years away from basketball.

In the second game, Jiangsu had no problem dealing with short-handed Dacin as the Dragon used a 21-4 run in the third quarter to open up the game. Starting poing guard Hu Xuefeng had a game-high 30 points, 6 assists and 5 steals while Meng Da added 25 points.

Dacin dropped it first game under new head coach Chiu Da-tsun, who coached Jiangsu during his days in the China’s CBA. But it’s hard to blame them as four Dacin starters — Tien Lei, Chang Chi-feng, Su Yi-chieh and Yang Yu-min — all missed the game due to injury.

Wang Chih-chun pace Dacin with 16 points. Lee Fong-yong had 13.

Jiangsu finished third in the CBA last season with a 23-7 record. Shangdong ranked fifth with 19-11.

2007 Straits Cup roster, schedule

TB, Dacin will meet two Chinese teams in Straits Cup. (source: ESPN Taiwan)

* Team Roster

Taiwan Beer
Chou Jun-san 177
Pan Jen-der 175
Chen Shih-nian 179
Wang Jian-wei 190
Wu Chih-yuan 200
Lin Chih-jqy 191
Lo Shin-liang 182
Hsu Cheng-wen 196
Ho Sho-jen 196
Shan Wei-fan 195
Hsu Hao-cheng 178
Ha Hsiao-yuan 200
Lin Che-wei 195
Yang Chin-min 1188
Wu Dai-hao 202
Wang Shin-kai 176

Head coach: Yen Jia-hwa
Assistant: Chou Jun-san

Dacin Tigers
Lee Fong-yong 197
Wang Chih-chun 180
Chang Chi-feng 183
Tien Lei 202
Chen Tse-wei 200
Su Yi-chieh 181
Lin Yi-huei 191
Kang Chao-hsiang 208
Yen Jia-wei 188
Yao Jun-jay 192
Lo Yu-chun 185
Tsai Jun-min 198
Chen Ching-wen 185
Yua Ying-li 196
Yang Yu-min 180
Chen Yu-an 194

Head coach: Chiu Da-tsun
Assistant: Hsu Chi-chao

Shandong
Chen Xiaodong 207
Wang Gang 185
Sun Jie 190
Zhao Yonggang 200
Hou Bing 200
Guo Lei 200
Li Lin 203
Zhang Xiaowei 193
Cao Zhenhua 208
Cui Zhenjie 198
Zho Yilin 202
Wu Ke 209

Head coach: Ju Weisong

Jiangsu Dragons
Tang Zhengdong 214
Meng Da 195
Fang Hui 200
Chen Fei 198
Zhang Cheng 198
Yang Li 196
Hu Xuefeng 185
Chuo Hua –
Wu Nan –
Zhang Caibao 189
Zhang Chuyang 200
Liu Yahui 200

Head coach: Hu Weidong

* Schedule

Sept. 1 @ Miaoli
1800 Shandong vs. TB
2000 Dacin vs. Jiangsu

Sept. 2 @ Miaoli
1800 Jiangsu vs. Shandong
2000 Dacin vs. TB

Sept. 3 @ Miaoli
1800 Dacin vs. Shandong
2000 Jiangsu vs. TB

Sept. 5 @ Hualien
1800 Dacin vs. Shandong
2000 TB vs. Jiangsu

Sept. 6 @ Hualien
1800 Jiangsu vs. Shandong
2000 TB vs. Dacin

Sept. 7 @ Hualien
1800 Shandong vs. TB
2000 Jiangsu vs. Dacin

All games will be broadcast by ESPN Taiwan live.

Four teams from China, Taiwan to compete in Straits Cup

Four teams from China’s CBA (Chinese Basketball Association) and Taiwan’s SBL (Super Basketball League) will participate in the 2007 Straits Cup basketball tournament starting September 1, organizer ESPN Taiwan said is a press release.

The details of the tournament has not been released yet but ESPN Taiwan said the participating teams will be SBL champion Taiwan Beer, Dacin Tigers, and China’s Shandong and Jiangsu Dragons. The games will be played in Yilan County and Miaoli County.

This mini tournament wil be special for Chiu Da-tsun, who replaced Liu Jia-fa as the new Dacin head coach and will be facing his former team Jiangsu. Chiu had an above average coaching career in the CBA, where he coached Sina, Xinjiang and Jiangsu.