Eastern team beats westerner in all-star duel
Eastern team beats westerner in all-star duel
YOGYAKARTA (JP): The eastern division basketball team beat the
western division 95-79 in the 1999 A Mild Kobatama all-stars
meet, in a packed Among Rogo indoor stadium on Sunday.
The one-day meet featured the ten favorite players selected by
fans from five teams in each division. Ten other players were
picked by coaches.
Both teams fought hard right from the start but by the end of
the first half, the eastern division led the game by six points,
51-45.
The western division team tried unsuccessfully to bounce back
in the second half. By the final 10 minutes, the eastern division
were leading 76-58 and monopolized the game until the referee
blew the final whistle.
Four players from defending champions Panasia Indosyntec --
Antonius Joko E., Kiki Susilo, Saut Lambok Jonson and I Gede Agus
Wahyudi -- featured in the eastern division's line-up,
accompanied by top shooter Pek King-Dhay from Pacific Bank
Swadesi. The five substitutes were Agung Sunarko (Cahaya Lestari
Surabaya/CLS), Johanis Winar (Panasia), Oei Teng-khun (Bima Sakti
Nikko Steel), I Made Sudiadyana (Bhinneka Sritex) and Hari
Suharsono (CLS). They were coached by Panasia's Dedy Kuskanto and
managed by Panasia's team manager Danny Kosasih.
The western division team featured four Aspac players --
Menara Suwandi, AF Rinaldo, Riko Hantono and Tri Adnyana Adi
Loka. Their teammates included Dwi Eriano, Bayu Radityo and
Fictor Roring from Mahaka Satria Muda and Rommy Chandra and M.
Rifky of Indonesia Muda Texmaco. They were coached by Tjetjep
Firmansyah of Aspac and managed by Mahaka SM's team manager,
Erick Thohir.
I Made Sudiadyana was named the most valuable player, scoring
18 points, followed by Agus Wahyudi and Joko with 15 points each.
Rommy was elected as the best rebounder after collecting 14
points.
Doedi Gambiro, the Indonesian Basketball Association
(Perbasi) official in charge of Kobatama, expressed his
satisfaction over both teams performances, saying they had
displayed a high level of technical skill.
Panasia, Aspac, Mahaka SM and Bhinneka are favorites for
Kobatama's final round with three series of the league played.
Panasia and Aspac top the standings of their respective
divisions, with Bhinneka in the eastern and Mahaka SM in the
western.
The four clubs will have to struggle hard in the remaining
three series to prove themselves fit for this year's title.
The basketball fans were also entertained by an A Mild
Executives competition featuring coaches, team managers and
artists. This time, the basketball officials team had to admit
defeat to the celebrity team, which included rapper Iwa K, duo
Didan and Denny Saba and a comedian from Project P, Yosi.
(44/ivy)