Bballzone Time No. 27 2012 September Description of the twenty-seventh issue The team of the Bballzone Time is glad to present the 27th issue of our newspaper. We continue giving everything of our strength to present a fresh and interesting newspaper to our readers despite our short group and any other difficulties. So, there is always the presentation of some community in our game. We will present the Swedish community in this issue. You'll be also able to read some interesting interviews, and couple interesting facts related to the real basketball game. Also you„ll find reviews about the 30th season's final standings of the major national leagues and the highest World League's divisions. Also, there is a survey about World League 1.1 which is based on the users impressions and opinions about this season. You can also read some good jokes and funny quotes relative to the sport of basketball in our "Jokes section". You can participate in our traditional contests "True or false" and "History of Basketball". You will be able to find the answers and results from the last issue of the newspaper, and also the questions for the next rounds. There is also our fresh contest, "Bet n' Joy", that is about virtual betting on Bballzone matches. We hope that our readers will support this effort as well. Announcement from the editors! You are invited to join Bballzone Time team. All you have to do is write an interesting article and give it to the editors. Or maybe you think you could improve the appearance of the newspaper? You have a chance to receive Premium package (from 1 week to 1 month, depending on number and complexity of articles you write). Important! We are also looking for the head editor of the Lithuanian version. This position involves all the organizational tasks as translating articles or finding translators, preparing the newspaper according to the template (MS Word) and etc. Just write a message to the head editor of the English version of our newspaper – redmadness7 (team Redmadness BC, Elláda.1.1 league) and he will explain everything more detailed. Bballzone Time 1 Articles Description of countries 3-4 - Sweden. 30th season's final standings of the major national leagues 5-12 - Lithuania, Greece, Italy, France, USA, UK, Latvia and Russia. 30th season's final standings of the higher World League's divisions 13-15 - WL.1.1, WL2.1,WL.2.2. Survey about the 30th season in World.League.1.1 16-17 Leisure section 18 - Jokes about basketball and funny quotes. Contest "History of Basketball" 19-20 - Results and questions for the next tour. Contest "True or false" 21-22 - Results and questions for the next tour. Contest "Bet n' Joy" 23-24 - Virtual bet contest on Bballzone matches. - Results and winners of previous tour. In the next issue of the newspaper 25 - Summary of the next issue of the newspaper Bballzone Time 2 Description of countries Sweden (Article by: redmadness7, dimtsal) Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a eighth highest per capita income. In 2011, it ranked Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in fourth in the world in The Economist's Democracy Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Index and tenth in the United Nations' Human Finland, and is connected to Denmark by a bridge- Development Index (third on the inequality-adjusted tunnel across the Øresund. HDI). In 2010, the World Economic Forum ranked Sweden as the second most competitive country in At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), the world, after Switzerland. According to the UN, it Sweden is the third largest country in the European has the third lowest infant mortality rate in the Union by area, with a total population of about 9.4 world. Sweden also has the lowest Gini coefficient million. Sweden has a low population density of 21 of all countries (0.23), making Sweden the world's inhabitants per square kilometre (54 /sq mi) with the most equal country in terms of income. Sweden's population mostly concentrated to the southern half wealth, however, is distributed much less equally of the country. About 85% of the population live in than its income. At a Gini of 0.742, Swedish wealth urban areas. Sweden's capital city is Stockholm, inequality is similar to the global average. which is also the largest city. The Swedish national basketball team is the Sweden emerged as an independent and unified basketball side that represents Sweden in country during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century, international competitions. Sweden already entered 9 the country expanded its territories to form the EuroBasket finals, but their best result was only 11th Swedish Empire. The empire grew to be one of the place at EuroBasket 1995. The Scandinavian squad great powers of Europe in the 17th and early 18th entered once the Olympic Basketball Tournament, in century. Most of the conquered territories outside the 1980, reaching 10th place, but as yet to qualify for Scandinavian Peninsula were lost during the 18th the Basketball World Championship. and 19th centuries. The eastern half of Sweden, present-day Finland, was lost to Russia in 1809. The Jonas Jerebko (born March 2, 1987 in Kinna, last war in which Sweden was directly involved was Sweden) is the most famous Swedish professional in 1814, when Sweden by military means forced basketball player at the moment. He is 2.08m tall in Norway into a personal union. Since then, Sweden shoes and he weighs 105 kg. He was selected in the has been at peace, practicing "non-participation in second round of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Detroit military alliances during peacetime and neutrality Pistons. He is the second Swedish national player to during wartime". However, Sweden has been a be selected in the NBA, after the Swedish-born member of the European Union since 1 January American Miles Simon, although Joakim Noah has a 1995 and is a member of the OECD. Swedish mother, and Maciej Lampe and Damir Markota are naturalized Swedish citizens. Today, Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy form of government and a highly developed economy. Sweden has the world's Bballzone Time 3 Swedish community in Bballzone consisting 1 redmadness7: How did you start playing this divisions (1 leagues), with a total of 12 clubs and it's manager game? another community with low user activity. adamMarshall: I found this game in internet, Sverige.1.1 started at Season 7 and the most specifically in Google. I was searching for successful team is "KING OF ZALGIRIS" with 3 basketball manager games. titles. redmadness7: What do you think about this In the World League the best Swedish team, is also manager game? "KING OF ZALGIRIS", which is playing in the World League.5.16 division. adamMarshall: I think this game is great. But maybe, and this is just my personal opinion, it would The highest sponsored team in Swedish leagues is be nice to get a new different style of arenas. also the team "KING OF ZALGIRIS" which is getting 39742 Eu. redmadness7: Tell us something about your team and your goals for the future. The best Swedish player is Jussi Saira (PG, 197cm, 28y.) who is playing for "Afacian" in Türkiye.1.1 at adamMarshall: My team's main goal is to be on the the moment and his overall rating is 276. top of national league. Of course I also want to start playing in the international league and be successful The best Swedish player who is playing in Swedish there too. leagues is Nils Nyberg (PG, 180cm, 29y.) who is playing for "KING OF ZALGIRIS" in Sverige.1.1 redmadness7: Do you play basketball in your free at the moment and his overall rating is 254. time? Is basketball your favourite sport? The most well-paid Swedish player is Justan adamMarshall: Basketball is definitely my favorite Podören (C, 214cm, 26y.) with an overall rating of sport. I can tell that this sport is my life. I used to 253 by getting a salary of 19893 Eu, and is playing play basketball, but now can't play anymore. for the club "Toshiba" in Lietuva.4.8. redmadness7: Thank you and good luck. We had the opportunity to have a talk with adamMarshall − the manager of "Sweringe", a adamMarshall: Thanks you too. Bye! newcomer and good team of Sverige.1.1. redmadness7: Hello. Please introduce yourself. Did you know that: The first televised basketball games adamMarshall: My name is Adam, I'm from Sweden, were played between Pittsburgh and Fordham (57-37) and New York and I really like this game. University and Georgetown (50-27) at Madison Square Garden 1940, February 28. Bballzone Time 4 30th season's final standings of the major national leagues (Article by: redmadness7, dimtsal) We are going to review the final standings of the 30th season's final standings of the major national leagues. Lietuva.1.1 KK TEO(closed) 100 107 2 Semifinal 1 KK TEO(closed) 107 102 108 2 BCLizards 93 97 0 KK TEO(closed) 82 79 89 83 1 BC Zilvaro gauja 102 86 89 2 BC Zilvaro gauja 98 111 101 1 HARPERS 89 88 74 1 BC Zilvaro gauja 114 103 108 113 99 2 Lietuva.1.1 Bronze medal Final Pimpongas 111 107 115 112 105 3 Gaudytojai 85 82 86 2 Gaudytojai 84 93 2 BC Tauras 81 85 68 1 Gaudytojai 91 92 78 96 3 BC Šilainiai 87 83 100 1 Pimpongas 74 87 0 Pimpongas 85 89 104 2 Semifinal 2 Bballzone Time 5 Elláda.1.1 Redmadness BC 82 90 2 Semifinal 1 Redmadness BC 86 84 2 Sosna 59 66 0 Redmadness BC 68 71 65 78 3 Andre_vamos 88 76 77 2 Andre_vamos 57 62 0 A.R.I.S B.C 73 81 68 1 Zoomer BC 79 71 68 3 Elláda.1.1 Bronze medal Final Andre_vamos 69 68 53 0 Sparta B.C 78 93 2 Sparta B.C 81 67 2 Olympiacos CFP 60 68 0 Sparta B.C 74 65 56 71 1 Zoomer BC 95 70 69 2 Zoomer BC 56 58 0 Corfu Tigers 89 71 62 1 Semifinal 2 Bballzone Time 6 Italia.1.1 CCSMilano 104 101 2 Semifinal 1 CCSMilano 94 76 99 2 fortitudo 84 88 0 CCSMilano 100 98 103 101 3 Meina Blue Devils 101 84 2 Meina Blue Devils 77 92 96 1 Spinazza 80 67 0 Vladikavkaz Br.