EuroLeague 2342
The state of the Euroleague (and other basketball things) address
An old tradition of BallinEurope is renewed in Berlin. On the eve of the Euroleague Final Four, Emmet Ryan is back with his annual address covering the league’s growth, the FIBA relationship, expansion, and more basketball things. My fellow sportsball fans. It has been far too long since the annual eve of the Euroleague Final […]
Real Madrid have a target on their back in the Euroleague Final Four
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. The defending champions led the standings in the Euroleague regular season and swept Baskonia in the playoffs. Now, Real Madrid seek back to back titles for the first time since 1968. Absolutely everyone is gunning for them. Real Madrid entered this Euroleague season as the clear favourites […]
Olympiacos seek more than redemption at Euroleague Final Four
The narrative will, naturally, be about how Olympiacos lost last year’s Euroleague title game. The reality is about the focus on the now and what the Reds need to take that extra step in Berlin. When your semi-final match-up is a repeat of last year’s title game, minds will naturally wander to the revenge game […]
Fenerbahce will lean on courageous unselfishness in Euroleague Final Four
This has been a strange season for Fenerbahce in Euroleague. Sometimes, strange things can turn out to be good. At least that’s been the case so far under Sarunas Jasivkevicius. In the second of our deep dives into the four competitors in Berlin, it’s time to look at the Istanbul giants. There may be no […]
Panathinaikos return to Euroleague’s top table, now what?
In the first of our deep dives into all four competitors at the Euroleague Final Four, Emmet Ryan takes a look at Panathinaikos. The Greeks are back in the big show for the first time since 2012 but will they make a big impression? They have the most known owner in all of Euroleague basketball. […]
Alba Berlin keep it lit while in a home away from home
The eyes of European basketball turn to Berlin in a few days for the Euroleague Final Four. Before all that, there’s the small matter of the city’s pride and joy Alba Berlin looking to go deep in the Basketball Bundesliga playoffs. Emmet Ryan took in the sights and sounds from the Max Schmeling Halle as […]
Ergin Ataman gets the Hulk Hogan treatment
You know when you have an idea after a few drink? You know when you think it’s still a good idea sober. Well, Emmet Ryan is one to commit to the bit with this tribute video to Panathinaikos head coach Ergin Ataman ahead of the Euroleague Final Four. I can’t sing. Nor, it turns out, […]
Kostas Papanikolaou guides Olympiacos to Berlin
Shaquielle McKissic came up big but Kostas Papanikolaou’s leadership was vital as Olympiacos overcame FC Barcelona to punch their ticket to the Euroleague Final Four. Well, this was quite a night. No matter what you like in basketball. No matter who you root for. This was, undoubtedly, a night. Kostas Papanikolaou nailed the final dagger […]
Nick Calathes rolls back the clock as Fenerbahce make history
In what should surely go down as Euroleague’s Waiting for Godot game, Nick Calathes picked his moment. Fenerbahce downed AS Monaco to, by a couple of hours, become the first road team ever to win a Game 5. This was a weird one. Samuel Beckett would certainly have approved of the surreality. Fortunately, BiE has […]
Kendrick Nunn punches the ticket to Berlin for Panathinaikos
The talk will be all about his offensive explosion in the fourth quarter. Emmet Ryan says that only tells half the story. The phenomenal workrate of Kendrick Nunn on both ends guided Panathinaikos past Maccabi Tel Aviv and into the Euroleague Final Four. “I don’t have to say much. We just let our game speak.” […]
Even on a bad night, Mike James was inevitable for AS Monaco
Fenerbahce’s dreadful endgame will be the story of the match. They only got in that situation because Mike James finally found a way to contribute and for a Game 5 at home for AS Monaco in the Euroleague playoffs. Mike James almost cost AS Monaco the game and their Euroleague season. Instead, dreadful endgame management […]
Record breaking Kostas Sloukas saves the season for Panathinaikos
On a night where he became the all-time Euroleague playoffs assist leader, Kostas Sloukas took control when it mattered most. Emmet Ryan on how the inevitable one saved the season for Panathinaikos. That was quite the evening. While their city rivals, Olympiacos, were rampant against Barcelona it was a stressful night for Panathinaikos. With his […]