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BallinEurope’s 10 birthday extravaganza
It’s the 10th birthday of us. Somehow we are still a thing. Being a thing is really good. With that in mind our current editor, Emmet Ryan, has called on his own memory and that of those who came before him to mark this occasion Well this was even more unexpected than you might think. […]
Five nights sort of in Istanbul
After covering the 2017 Euroleague Final Four wall to wall, it’s only after the event ends that we can really take stock of what went down. Emmet Ryan, now back in Dublin, looks back on the journey and take you behind the scenes of the biggest weekend in European basketball It’s 2am in Istanbul and […]
Looking for EuroBasket
Emmet Ryan didn’t go to the arena on Thursday. Instead he hit Berlin to see if he could find an impact made by the tournament on the 3 million people here In the Mercedes-Benz Arena, EuroBasket was everything. In that bubble of basketball, the idea that these games weren’t the most important thing in the […]
All Malcolm Delaney does is win championships
At Virginia Tech, Malcolm Delaney was a star. In Europe, no matter what jersey he wears, Malcolm Delaney just can’t stop being a champion Back at the Euroleague Final Four, it all seemed like a gag. Sitting in a bar after the semi-finals, with a few beers imbibed, the rest of the season for the […]
Business just about as usual in the Bundesliga playoffs
Pic via David Hein of heinnews. Ahead of flying to Madrid for the Euroleague Final Four, BiE’s Emmet Ryan spent his weekend in front of a huge PC screen watching the Bundesliga playoffs. There is something delightfully German in its aping of American culture around the Bundesliga playoffs. While it may not be Europe’s best […]
Bayern continue to learn the hard way
The second part of BiE’s two-legged German adventure was in the Audi Dome as FC Bayern hosted FC Barcelona in Round 6 of Euroleague’s regular season. Even I have limits. Sure there’s beer in the fridge of the press room but I’m not touching that until someone else does. Besides, I’d already had a couple […]
Highlights: Croatia beat Spain 80-55 in FIBA Europe U18s
It was close for a half and a little bit into the third quarter but when Croatia took over, they really took over. Spain were just 32-27 down at the half and 36-33 behind early in the third before falling away in the face of an offensive onslaught from Croatia. In the end Croatia ran […]
Highlights: Greece beat Italy 85-68 in FIBA Europe U18s
Greece survived a Federico Mussini inspired rally from Italy to comfortably progress to the semi-finals of the FIBA Europe Under 18 men’s championships. Greece were in control for most of the game before the Muss in #Mussadori exploded in the second half. Mussini finished with 24 points and 5 boards, while his cohort Diego Flaccadori […]
Podcast: Featuring interview with Indiana Pacers director of international scouting Pete Philo
Episode #59 of the BallinEurope/heinnews co-produced “Taking the Charge” podcast series is now available online or via iTunes. Co-host David Hein and BallinEurope’s Os Davis have a good one for the NBA fans out there, particularly those backing the Indiana Pacers. Joining us as guest on the show is new Pacers director of international scouting […]
Podcast: Examining Euroleague week one, predicting week two, speaking with Kenan Sipahi, boxing with robots
Episode #58 (alternatively “Volume II, Episode 6”) of the BallinEurope/heinnews co-produced “Taking the Charge” podcast series is now available online or via iTunes. So you may have heard about the wacky Euroleague thing starting last week and tipping off another slate tonight. David Hein and BallinEurope’s Os Davis weigh in on the week one results, […]
Podcast: Tony Parker! Ricky Rubio! New BiE editor!
Episode #54 (alternatively “Volume II, Episode 2”) of the BallinEurope/heinnews co-produced “Taking the Charge” podcast series is now available online or via iTunes. But enough with the pleasantries. Let’s get right to the headliners. From the post-games of last week’s Eurobasket 2013 final matches come words from perhaps the biggest names we’ve ever had on […]
Podcast: Lotsa Eurobasket, including interviews with Mike Fratello, Alexis Ajinca, Robertas Javtokas, more
Episode #53 (or perhaps that should be “Volume II, Episode 1”) of the BallinEurope/heinnews co-produced “Taking the Charge” podcast series is now available online or via iTunes. With co-host David Hein “enjoying” the Eurobasket 2013 tournament going down the stretch live in Ljubljana (that “enjoying” is in quotes because we know for a fact that […]