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Podcast – Final Four here we come
Moshe Barda of TeamScout, Aris Barkas of Eurohoops and Emmet Ryan of BallinEurope bring you Sweet 16, breaking down the biggest games and events across Euroleague. It’s the one weekend everyone wants to make. Ahead of our live shows from Istanbul, the Sweet 16 crew go team by team to break down what to expect […]
A chance for CSKA to kill off another ghost
In the first of our looks at each of the teams taking part in the Euroleague Final Four in Istanbul, Emmet Ryan on how CSKA Moscow can finally change the narrative once and for all with a successful weekend As has been cited a few times, this corner got literally one team’s finishing position in […]
The IMG factor – The first step in Euroleague’s new era
This is the first full season and the influence of IMG over Euroleague is already more than obvious according to Emmet Ryan. In BiE’s sort-of annual state of the union style piece on Final Four week, we look at how the new look is more than just a change in format Gumption and talent were […]
Euroleague Final Four players as WWE stars
There will be many serious analytical pieces about the Final Four on BiE in the run-up to Istanbul. This is not one of those pieces. Emmet Ryan looks at players across all four teams competing in Istanbul and finds their equivalent in the squared circle Pero Antic – The Big Show Bearded and skinheaded: Check […]
Luka Doncic is ready for his close-up
In two weeks Luka Doncic steps into the lion’s den. 16,000 people in the Sinan Erdem Dome, almost all of them Fenerbahce fans, loud and visceral for the full 40 minutes. They want to break him. They want to break his team. Doncic and Real Madrid are what stand between the hosts and their shot […]
Spanoulis guides Olympiacos back to the Final Four
The home side was made to fight but eventually Olympiacos did enough to see off Anadolu Efes in a fiery Game 5 at the SEF. Emmet Ryan shares his observations from a thrilling decider There was lots of Billy, a good dash of Cedi’s great hair, and some poor decision making that was balanced by […]
Podcast – Doncic is Bodiroga 2.0
Moshe Barda of TeamScout, Aris Barkas of Eurohoops and Emmet Ryan of BallinEurope bring you Sweet 16, breaking down the biggest games and events across Euroleague. We get the Game 5 we wanted as Efes look to defy the odds against Olympiacos. Fener and CSKA took care of business but last week belonged to Luka […]
Georgios Printezis – The unsolved rebus
Ahead of tonight’s vital Game 5 clash, Nicolò Origgi writes about the unique challenge Georgios Printezis presents opponents A familiar face of European basketball has recently claimed that he owes his prolonged success in the U.S. to his ability of scoring the ball in multiple ways. While it is debatable whether such assumption is truthful […]
Preview: Olympiacos vs Anadolu Efes – Game 5
The Reds are hot favourites with good reason but Emmet Ryan senses the makings of a classic in Piraeus on Tuesday night. For Anadolu Efes and Olympiacos, tonight is what it means to be young Game 4 looked like the end. Olympiacos weathered a spirited start from Anadolu Efes but, in the end, it was […]
Never bet against Billy
Efes came roaring out the gates in Game 4 but it didn’t matter. Olympiacos just took one look at Vassilis Spanoulis and Mr Final Four took care of business, writes Emmet Ryan For anyone else, that start could have phased them. Anadolu Efes came out like a train. A chippy as hell start saw Vassilis […]
Doncic shines as Real take vital win in Istanbul
Luka Doncic finally gave us the playoff performance we were waiting for as Real Madrid held off a stern fightback by Darussafaka Dogus to take a 2-1 lead in their Euroleague playoff series, writes Emmet Ryan You all know the result already so let’s look at the main takeaways starting with strong showings from a […]
Forensic Fenerbahce send a message in playoff sweep
The most outstanding aspect of Fenerbahce’s sweep of Panathinaikos wasn’t a big play or individual performance, it was how much more the Istanbul club still clearly has in the tank according to Emmet Ryan Game 3 wasn’t like the first two. There was little drama, Fenerbahce rarely went into the well, and for large parts […]