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The Sunday ending the first round with the ORLEN Basket League was quite painful for the participants of our #SuperEkspertPLK game. No one predicted Śląsk’s defeat in Gliwice. Nobody bet on MKS winning away in Warsaw! Additionally, only four out of 20 participants believed in Spółdzielnia Andrej Urlep before her match on the hot ground in Słupsk.
But even the impressive victory of the fourth force of last season, PLK, did not convince many to bet on Sjejnia’s victory before the clash with the current Polish champion, Trefl Sopot, scheduled for round 2. It just broke off Rafał Tymińskithe first co-leader of the general classification.
– Łukasz Koszarek, over the years of playing in European cups, has developed a theory that Polish teams with stronger rivals can usually win in Europe at the beginning of the season, when the opponents are not yet at full strength. I am transferring the rule to Poland, before the Trefl-Sbójnia match, explains the journalist of “Przegląd Sportowy”. – First of all: who should Spółnia focus on, if not the Polish champion? Secondly, I also take the “Koszarek principle” to myself, because in order to gain an advantage in betting, you have to look for non-obvious results – ones that no one will get. Thirdly, joking slightly – I chose the match with Spokojnia because… I am consistent. While recently preparing the basketball Fan’s Treasure for “Przegląd Sportowy”, I allowed the printer’s imp to speak. It resulted in as many as six stars appearing at Spółnia in the number of stars used to assess the strength of teams. More than with King, Śląsk, Trefl or Anwil… Chochlik was captured, but before he is charged, he gets a few weeks from me to prove that he wasn’t so wrong – laughs Tymiński.
Sunday’s high defeat (as much as 73:91!) of the winners of the Polish Super Cup from Wrocław against GTK in Gliwice was a shock for many.
“They passed the match, a massacre, a tragedy. I’m surprised that Miodrag Rajković somehow he survived it and there was no outburst on his part,” he commented bluntly Piotr Karolak.
However, #SuperEkspertPLK participants are convinced that it was just an accident at work in the case of Wrocław residents. Before Wednesday’s match against Arka in Gdynia (7 p.m., nazwa.tv), almost unanimously – as many as 19 out of 20 – expect the guests to win.
– The people of Wrocław will get up and win against Arka because… they have no other choice. Let’s not forget that Śląsk’s defeat against GTK also confirms the “Koszarka principle” about weaker players winning against better ones. Maybe if WKS were to face Andrej Urlep’s six-star Spółnia now, I would change my mind. Miodrag Rajkovic’s team will cope with Arka, Tymiński predicts.
Other interesting matches of the second round? The table at such an early stage of the season can sometimes be deceptive, but it is impossible not to notice the scheduled time. 15.30 Saturday’s match between the leader (Anwil) and the runner-up (Dziki). According to the vast majority of journalists, there is only one favorite here – the team from Włocławek.
However, our experts’ predictions for Friday’s match in Lublin, in which Start will face Legia, which is not impressive at the moment, are strongly divided.
– In the Orlen Basket League there are only interesting, very interesting and extremely interesting matches. The clash from the latter category will definitely be the clash between Wojciech Kamiński and Legia? Several years of work of this coach in the Warsaw team and his huge participation in the “Rebirth of Power” are taking their toll, and now he will have to face it. Kamiński has participated in all of Legia’s modern achievements, but on Friday, for the well-being of his current employer, but also for his own satisfaction, he will want to prove that Legia is not the same without him. It won’t be easy for him, hence my bet on Start winning only after overtime, but I think Start’s coach will get his way. I expect that his team will “styranize” Legia under the basket, says Tymiński.
This season, we have also added the opportunity to choose the best “sniper of the queue” to our fun. In the first series, he scored the most points in a match against his former club Łukasz Kolendasetting a new career record (32). None of the bettors expected this. Who is Tymiński betting on before the second series?
– Already Loren Jackson! In my opinion, there will come a moment in the Black team’s match in Ostrów when both teams will start “sending” three-pointers, and the short, fast and agile Jackson will take part of the Słupsk shots and start hitting them again and again. I also considered Łukasz Kolenda and Andrzej Pluta in this category, although it seems to me that in their case their individual achievements will not translate into team victories – says Tymiński.
What are all journalists’ predictions for the second round? You can check below. We see several matches with single indications of one of the teams. They broke out:
– Michał Wódecki (TwoUp BBal) is the only one who expects Śląsk’s defeat in Gdynia.
– Miłosz Romański (Gazeta Wyborcza Trójmiasto) is counting on another surprise in the clash with last season’s medalist, GTK, and his victory in Szczecin.
– Piotr Janczarczyk (Chanas Zone) expects a sensational victory for the Dziki Krzysztof Szablowski i Janariego Joesaara in the well-known Hall of Champions in Włocławek.
Rafał Tymiński (Przegląd Sportowy)
Arka – Silesia – 10
Zastal – Gingerbread –2
Steel – Black –6
Start – Legia + 2 (after extra time)
Anwil – Wild +3
MKS – Górnik +10
Trefl – Spółnia – 4
King – GTK +4
Best sniper of the queue: Loren Jackson
Łukasz Cegliński (sport.pl)
Arka – Silesia -7
Zastal – Gingerbread +2
Steel – Black +3
Start – Legia +9
Anwil – Dziki +11
MKS – Górnik +4
Trefl – Spółnia +10
King – GTK +15
Best sniper of the queue: Michael Ertel
Dominik Hołda (Third Quarter Syndrome)
Ark vs. Silesia -17
Zastal vs. Hard -4
Steel vs. Blacks -5
Start vs. Legia +7
Anwil vs. Wild +9
MKS vs. Miner -2
Trefl vs. Spółnia +13
King vs. GTK +22
Best sniper of the queue: Isaiah Whitehead
Piotr Janczarczyk (Strefa Chanasa)
Ark vs. Silesia -4
Zastal vs. Hard +6
Steel vs. Black +5
Start vs. Legia +2
Anwil vs. Wild -3
MKS vs. Miner -1
Trefl vs. Cohesion +11
King vs. GTK +10
Best sniper of the queue: Łukasz Kolenda
Krzysztof Kaczmarczyk (WP Sportowe Fakty)
Arka – Silesia -7
Zastal – Gingerbreads -3
Steel – Black -7
Start – Legia -6
Anwil – Dziki +5
MKS – Górnik +8
Trefl – Spółnia +7
King – GTK +9
Best sniper of the queue: Kameron McGusty
Tomasz Komosa (Orlen Basket Liga discussion group)
Arka – Silesia -8
Zastal – Gingerbread 2
Steel – Black -5
Start – Legia -5
Anwil – Dziki +9
MKS – Górnik +1
Trefl – Spółnia +11
King – GTK +10
Best sniper of the queue: Michal Michalak
Jacek Krzykała (Strefa Chanasa)
Arka – Silesia -9
Zastal – Gingerbreads -5
Steel – Black +3
Start – Legia +8
Anwil – Dziki +11
MKS – Górnik +10
Trefl – Spółnia + 8
King – GTK + 17
Best sniper of the queue: Emmanuel Lecomte
Błażej Pańczyk (SuperBasket)
Arka – Silesia -10
Zastal – Gingerbreads -7
Steel – Black -5
Start – Legia -13
Anwil – Dziki +8
MKS – Górnik +10
Trefl – Spółnia +18
King – GTK +14
Best sniper of the queue: Souley Boum
Adam Ptak (Ptasie Radio)
Arka – Silesia -3
Zastal – Gingerbreads -10
Steel – Black -7
Start – Legia +9
Anwil – Wild +2
MKS – Górnik – overtime
Trefl – Spółnia +10
King – GTK +12
Best sniper of the queue: Jakub Garbacz
Damian Puchalski (SuperBasket)
Arka – Silesia -4
Zastal – Gingerbreads -6
Steel – Black -6
Start – Legia +1
Anwil – Dziki +7
MKS – Górnik +12
Trefl – Spółnia +14
King – GTK +11
Top scorer of the round: Kameron McGusty
Miłosz Romański (Gazeta Wyborcza Trójmiasto)
Arka – Silesia -7
Zastal – Gingerbread +8
Steel – Black +7
Start – Legia -1
Anwil – Wild +3
MKS – Górnik +9
Trefl – Spółnia +11
King – GTK -8
Best sniper of the queue: Tarik Phillip
Aleksandra Samborska (SuperBasket)
Ark vs. Silesia -7
Zastal vs. Hard +3
Steel vs. Blacks -6
Start vs. Legia +6
Anwil vs. Wild +5
MKS vs. Miner +3
Trefl vs. Cohesion +10
King vs. GTK +14
Best sniper of the queue: Isaiah Whitehead
Marek Szubski (WLC24.TV)
Arka – Silesia -3
Zastal – Pierniki -4 (overtime)
Steel – Black + 7
Start – Legia – 8
Anwil – Dziki +5
MKS – Górnik – 4 (overtime)
Trefl – Spółnia + 13
King – GTK +19
Best sniper of the queue: Andrzej Mazurczak
Grzegorz Szybieniecki (Basket in Numbers)
Arka – Silesia -6
Zastal – Gingerbread +7
Steel – Black -7
Start – Legia -5
Anwil – Dziki +13
MKS – Górnik +11
Trefl – Spółnia +14
King – GTK +15
Best sniper of the queue: Souley Boum
Piotr Wesołowicz (sport.pl)
Arka – Silesia -7
Zastal – Gingerbread +7
Steel – Black -6
Start – Legia – 8
Anwil – Dziki +7
MKS – Górnik -5
Trefl – Spółnia +12
King – GTK +20
Best sniper of the queue: Kameron McGusty
Jakub Wojczyński (Przegląd Sportowy)
Arka – Silesia -4
Zastal – Gingerbreads –12
Steel – Black +3
Start – Legia +11
Anwil – Dziki +13
MKS – Górnik +4
Trefl – Spółnia +14
King – GTK +19
Best sniper of the queue: Manu Lecomte
Przemysław Woś (Radio Gdańsk)
Arka – Silesia -5
Zastal – Gingerbreads -4
Steel – Black -3
Start – Legia +7
Anwil – Dziki +5
MKS – Górnik +5
Trefl – Spółnia +8
King – GTK +12
Best sniper of the queue: Michal Michalak
Szymon Woźnik (SuperBasket)
Arka – Silesia – 10
Zastal – Gingerbread + 5
Steel – Black -9
Start – Legia -3
Anwil – Dziki + 14
MKS – Górnik (overtime) +3
Trefl – Spółnia +4
King – GTK +18
Best sniper of the queue: Matthias Markusson
Michał Wódecki (TwoUp BBall)
Arka – Silesia +5
Zastal – Gingerbreads -7
Steel – Black -6
Start – Legia +7
Anwil – Dziki +6
MKS – Górnik -5
Trefl – Spółnia +9
King – GTK +4
The best sniper of the first round: Tarik Phillip
Kosma Zatorski (Radio PLK)
Arka – Silesia -3
Zastal – Gingerbread +5
Steel – Black +2
Start – Legia +5
Anwil – Dziki +11
MKS – Górnik +9
Trefl – Spółnia +12
King – GTK +10
Best sniper of the queue: Manu Lecomte
General classification #SuperEkspertPLK
The first five matches inaugurating the new season did not cause too many problems for #SuperEkspertPLK tipsters. The other three? Definitely!
RESULTS AND ROUNDS OF THE 2024/25 SEASON
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They remained the leaders of the general classification after the first round Błażej Pańczyk (SuperBasket) and Rafał Tymiński (Przegląd Sportowy). They both scored 7 points.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION SUPEREKSPERT PLK AFTER 1ST ROUND
1. Błażej Pańczyk (SuperBasket)7Rafał Tymiński (Przegląd Sportowy)73. Grzegorz Szybieniecki (Basket in Numbers)6Piotr Wesołowicz (sport.pl)6Kosma Zatorski (Radio PLK)66. Łukasz Ceglinski (sport.pl)5Dominik Hołda (Third Quarter Syndrome)5Piotr Janczarczyk (Chanas Zone)5Krzysztof Kaczmarzyk (WP Sportowe Fakty)5Damian Puchalski (SuperBasket)5Aleksandra Samborska (SuperBasket)512. Tomasz Komosa (Orlen Basket Liga discussion group)4Jacek Krzykała (Chanas Zone)4Adam Ptak (Bird Radio)4Miłosz Romański (Gazeta Wyborcza Trójmiasto)4Przemysław Woś (Radio Gdańsk)4Szymon Woźnik (SuperBasket)4Michał Wódecki (TwoUp BBal)419. Marek Szubski (WLC24.TV)3Jakub Wojczyński (Sports Review)3
Scoring in #SuperEkspertPLK:
1 point – for correctly predicting the winner of each match
2 points – for correctly indicating the winner and the point difference
3 points – for scoring overtime
4 points – for correctly identifying the player who will score the highest number of points in a given PLK round.
10 points each we will award each participant who correctly predicted the Polish champion and the 2025 relegator before the start of the season. You can check the predictions of the #SuperEkspertPLK participants HERE.
