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PODCAST: Previewing the final round of the Top 16
Alba Berlin’s win in the OAKA last week has set up an amazing final round of games in the Top 16 of Euroleague. In this week’s Euroleague slot on The Phil Naessens show, Emmet and Phil discuss all the big stories as the playoffs finally take shape. Press play to listen now:
We really don’t need another civil war
The opening salvos have been fired with little dignity. It’s not going to get prettier. Everyone needs to grow up. That’s what Emmet Ryan thinks of the latest FIBA vs ULEB spat. Didn’t we already go through this around the turn of the century? ULEB and FIBA Europe fought for control of Europe’s top competition […]
We have one request for the Saras documentary
Euroleague has released the trailer for its upcoming documentary One Day with a Legend: Sarunas Jasikevicius. It looks promising. Promising, for sure. You know what would make it a slam dunk hit with BiE? Get Saras to eat The Saras.
Reggie Redding keeps Alba Berlin’s Euroleague season alive
Alba Berlin entered Wednesday’s Euroleague Top 16 game with Zalgiris knowing that defeat would effectively end their shot at making the playoffs. Reggie Redding was having none of that as he dropped 27 points along with 7 rebounds and 5 assists in an 80-72 win over the Lithuanian champions. Check out the highlights. That win […]
Return of the big gun – Kirilenko’s future with CSKA
It’s been a period for NBA refugees to find new homes in Russia with Victor Claver and Gal Mekel both making the jump but no move sent shockwaves around Europe quite like the return of Andrei Kirlenko to CSKA Moscow, writes Emmet Ryan. The return was a cameo, just 5 minutes and 2 points in […]
Cool look inside Maccabi Tel Aviv with Nikola Vujcic
Check out this nice little video feature inside the Nokia Arena, home of Maccabi Tel Aviv, as Maccabi legend Nikola Vujcic guides Euroleague TV around the historic venue and talks about the history of the club.
Barca’s rhythm problem
Cloning Ante Tomic isn’t on the table and that leaves Barcelona with a big problem that was clear to see in the Copa del Rey, writes Emmet Ryan. The scoreline on Saturday night was the most misleading part. Barcelona, if you only checked in after the final horn, looked like they had cruised past ACB […]
So what now for Bayern?
Bayern Munich crashed out of the German Cup at the hands of Alba Berlin on Wednesday night. The reigning German champions aren’t the team that took the title last year but Emmet Ryan says they have come a long way since a disastrous regular season in Euroleague. When last we looked at Bayern in depth, […]
Podcast: Can we finally trust Fenerbahce?
Emmet Ryan joined the Phil Naessens show once again this week to discuss the latest happenings in European basketball. With Euroleague on an off week for the national cups, Emmet and Phil took stock of what we have seen so far breaking down two of the most interesting teams in European basketball. First up was […]
VIDEO: The Saras – A burger fit for a Euroleague legend
Last week Sarunas Jasikevicius did a Q&A with Euroleague fans on Twitter. BiE being BiE, we didn’t have a basketball question. Instead we wanted to know what the greatest of all time would put on his perfect burger. Saras told us and that meant we simply had to try it. With his former flatmate Stephen […]
What’s the deal with Alba Berlin?
Is there a more mystifying team in European basketball this season than Alba Berlin? Emmet Ryan writes about how last night’s upset of Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv is in line with the crazy season for the club from Germany’s capital city. If it was just a case of who Alba Berlin beat, they would be […]
Could the Final Four take a leaf out of All Star weekend’s book?
The Euroleague Final Four is the culmination of the season but by the off day is just that for, a full off day. Emmet Ryan argues that taking a couple of ideas from the NBA All Star weekend could benefit Euroleague and fans. Last Monday I was in London, home to the 2013 Final Four, […]