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On Olympiacos Euroleague championship: From crises emerge heroes +++ Austrian championship: Monster double-double, 21-point lead not enough as Dukes steal Game One +++ Taxi ride in the aftermath: Three Russians, a Turkish driver and the question why +++ Live chat: CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos for 2012 Euroleague championship +++ Live chat: Panathinaikos vs. FC Barcelona in Euroleague 2012 third-place game +++ NIJT wrap: Lietuvos Rytas takes title; plus, BiE’s nine European (and one Chinese) prospects to watch +++ Žalgiris Kaunas dance team (attempts to) Cheer Up Final Four fans +++ Kirilenko on playing for Utah Jazz, CSKA Moscow: “It’s hard to compare” +++ Jonas Kazlauskas vs. Dusan Ivkovic: Euroleague history will be made +++ D-Will meets with Prokhorov in Istanbul, snaps in-game pic of Kirilenko +++
Apr
2

FIBA Eurocup Final Four: the FINAL

Tonight will be played the Final of the FIBA Eurocup and the second of the three pan-European titles will be decided. The FIBA Eurocup final will face off the Belgian team of Dexia Mons-Hainaut and the Latvians from Barons Riga.

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Apr
0

FIBA Eurocup Preview: Barons/LMT Riga

The second team from the Baltics comes Latvia, more precisely from its capital: Riga. The team of Karlis Muiznieks qualified to the Final Four phase by eliminating KK Zagreb in the round of the last eight.

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Mar
0

Baltic League Challenge Round

Most of the articles here are about the top teams and the top leagues. However, this time, I want to make a little exception and talk about the Baltic League Challenge Round, a kind of second division of the competitive North Eastern Europe competition.

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Feb
4

AK 47 FIBA Europe player of the year 2007

Considering that Dirk Nowitzki was MVP of the regular season and is European as well as Tony Parker, who was the Finals MVP it might look strange to people if they only think about the NBA, why Andrei Kirilenko wins this award. As you may have noticed – this award is from FIBA Europe – so other titles weigh in. Continue Reading…

Dec
1

Monday cigarettes

  • Nicolas Batum announces that he will be in the NBA Draft this upcoming summer.
  • The first Bundesliga basketball game in the German Free-TV for three years was a blowout win by ALBA Berlin in Bamberg. However, we saw one of the nicest plays of the season so far.
  • The 22nd edition of the World Junior Tournament will be held from June 18 to 22 in Douai, France. Former players that showcased in Douai are Carmelo Anthony, Tony Parker or Andrei Kirilenko
  • Vote for the Adriatic League All-Stars and the German Bundesliga All-Stars
  • Second player of the month award for Vladimir Stimac in the Baltic League
  • Curtis Borchardt wins the MVP of the Day in the Spanish ACB
  • After being waived by Prokom Trefl, Eugeniusz Kijewski is now rumored to become Polish NT headcoach
  • Alpella, which is a club formed to let young players develop, beat Efes Pilsen this Saturday. Apparently, they have developed too much that they have beaten the two Euroleague competitors from Turkey. Omer As?k is putting his names higher and higher in the Mock Drafts by another monster game 25 points, 14 rebs. and 6 assists vs. Loren Woods and Andre Hudson! (Thanks for the hint, Kerem)