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Updated 15 June – Euroleague 2015/16 – Who’s in and who is out?
Updated: 16.00 CET/11.00 EST on Thursday 11 June With the domestic league playoffs in full swing, BallinEurope is going to keep a regular eye on who is going to be in next year’s Euroleague and who needs a little help. Working out the composition of Euroleague can be, challenging, for even the hardiest observer. The […]
Watch Nando De Colo’s Top 5 plays of Euroleague 2014/15
Nando De Colo helped CSKA Moscow to yet another Euroleague Final Four this season. The Russian giants came up short but their French star provided some big time highlights along the way. Check out his best moments.
Watch Devin Smith’s Top 5 plays of Euroleague 2014/15
Devin Smith didn’t make it back to the Final Four with Maccabi Tel Aviv this season but he still impressed throughout the season. Let’s take a quick look back at his best moments.
Kirilenko’s last showdown
As the curtain seemingly falls on Andrei Kirilenko’s career, BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan reflects on a player whose success almost played second fiddle to his character. Everything about the name should have fit. He’s Russian, he’s got the right initials, he was born in Izhevsk (where the rifle was first produced), and he even chose the […]
Reggie Redding, from some guy to THE guy
With his season ending in defeat on Thursday night, Emmet Ryan looks at Reggie Redding’s unusual journey towards becoming one of the most sought after free agents in Europe. Reggie Redding was many things at Villanova. Glue guy. Under-rated local prospect. Dude who made mistakes. One thing he definitely wasn’t was the man. On Thursday […]
David’s quest for Blatt to Blatt championships
With the Cleveland Cavaliers set to take on the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, Emmet Ryan looks at a familiar journey for the man in the suit. David Blatt didn’t know what he was doing. His team was floundering. More was expected, with this talent and a soft schedule he was wasting a […]
The next step
The Euroleague final is almost a distant memory despite taking place just 10 days ago but we’ve just entered one of the most interesting phases of the year for what happens next season across the board in basketball, writes Emmet Ryan The week in Madrid was fun and it’s easy to get lost in the […]
Trying to understand Barcelona’s big plans for the New Palau
Earlier today FC Barcelona unveiled their plans for the new Palau Blaugrana. It’s a massive expansion from the existing structure and Emmet Ryan is trying to understand why. That horribly small image at the top is the first look at Barcelona’s proposed new Palau Blaugrana. The redevelopment is part of the Espai Barca programme, one […]
So a dude dropped his condoms
In his final drunkventure from Madrid, Emmet Ryan reports on everything that happened at and around the Euroleague championship game. It’s the freaking myth of Spanoulis man. Real could have been up 20 with 2 minutes to go (yes, I am aware they won by 19) and you still wouldn’t have thought they were safe. […]
Real Madrid end 20 year famine to win Euroleague title
Real Madrid survived a third quarter charge by Olympiacos and shut down Vassilis Spanoulis to end a 20 year wait and win the Euroleague title for 2014/15. Emmet Ryan reports from the Barclaycard Centre. Whatever amount of Real and Olympiacos fans were in the house on Friday, their numbers had clearly surged for this one. […]
CSKA win the third place game
It’s the game nobody wants to play in and few want to watch. CSKA looked well on course for a blowout but a Fener rally in the second half made for a surprisingly exciting finish. The third place game got off to an uninspired start, CSKA went up 12-0 before Fenerbahce got off the mark. […]
Aranitovic shines but Real hang on to win Adidas NGT
An impressive crowd was on hand to watch the best young players in Europe do battle as Real Madrid beat Crvena Zvezda 73-70 in a thoroughly entertaining final of the Adidas NGT. A year ago this was a slaughter. The same two teams met in the final in Milano, when it was called the NIJT, […]