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The All-Seeing eyes
SportVU has changed the way we measure basketball performance. BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan spoke with the man leading the technology’s charge, Brian Kopp, to find out how its all-seeing eyes are changing basketball. Statistics and performance analysis are nothing new to team sports. The long-standing problem for analysts has been breaking down individual performances with relatively […]
David Blatt smashes the glass ceiling
The Cleveland Cavaliers and David Blatt have come to terms, giving the Boston born coach with over 30 years in the European game his first taste of a NBA head coaching gig. Emmet Ryan says this could be a defining moment for European coaches. You don’t have to go back all that far in history […]
Which NBA teams are in with a chance of being crowned 2015 Champions?
The current NBA title holders are the San Antonio Spurs. The franchise won the title in 2014 with a 4-1 series win over the Miami Heat, having lost 4-3 to the Heat 2013 NBA Finals. With all of their top talent back for another season, it seems to many people that it is a foregone […]
Money does not equal professionalism
The Belgrade derby ends in a 3-on-4 match-up and then an Istanbul derby doesn’t happen at all. These are supposed to be finals, the pinnacle of the season. Emmet Ryan writes on why, irrespective of individual fault, this makes all involved look bad. It’s been one of those weeks (and a bit), the type we […]
A Different Perspective for Euroleague
While the world still awaits Google Glass hitting the mainstream, Europe’s top basketball league is already finding ways to help it change the game. Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv took the Euroleague title, basketball’s answer to the Champions League, in thrilling fashion against Real Madrid last month. The under-card game that preceded the epic final may however […]
Top 10 moments from the VTB League playoffs
The season is over in the VTB United League, with CSKA once again proving triumphant. Here’s the run down of the Top 10 moments from the playoffs.
Siena out of Euroleague and LegaBasket Serie A
The fall was expected for some time but now it has formally been confirmed. Mens Sana Basket Siena will not only exit Euroleague next season but also the top flight of Italian Basketball, LegaBasket Serie A. It’s been quite the fall for the side which has claimed the past seven Italian titles and reached the […]
David Blatt to interview for Cleveland Cavaliers job
David Blatt, who stepped down as coach of Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv after completing a clean sweep this season, will interview for the vacant head coaching position with the Cleveland Cavaliers according to Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Blatt, who has been tipped to become Steve Kerr’s assistant at the Golden State Warriors, stepped down from the top […]
Marcelinho Huertas one-legged buzzer beater to beat Valencia
Well that was one of the most dramatic finishes in a while. Barcelona beat Valencia 77-75 to progress to the ACB Finals but they needed an incredible floater to take the final W. Enter Marce… The win gave Barcelona a 3-2 series win. The Blaugrana now progress to take on reigning champions Real Madrid in […]
FIBA Europe confirm Ukraine won’t host EuroBasket 2015
FIBA Europe confirmed what most observers have been expecting for months earlier today. EuroBasket 2015 will not be hosted by Ukraine and instead be moved to an alternative nation or nations. In addition to confirming the move, FIBA Europe left the door open for Ukraine to host in 2017. EuroBasket 2015 will also see a […]
Your Irish national team primer
Earlier today BiE exclusively revealed that Ireland would return to international basketball in 2015 after a 5 year absence. Emmet Ryan takes a brief look at history of Ireland’s men in the international game. Despite exactly zero appearances in EuroBasket or the FIBA World Cup, Ireland has made it to the Olympics in basketball. It […]
Ireland to return to international play in 2015
BallinEurope can exclusively reveal that Basketball Ireland is to re-start its national teams in 2015 after a five year absence. Speaking to BiE, Bernard O’Byrne, chief executive of Basketball Ireland, said the men’s senior team would return to international play next year with plans in place to re-start the women’s programme. The sport’s governing body […]