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Euroleague Final Four semifinals: Top five plays
Right, then, here’s the big league’s official “best of” clip from last night’s semifinal games, starring Rudy Fernandez, Marcelinho Huertas, Juan Carlos Navarro, Giorgi Shermadini and Nenad Krstic with his only two points in CSKA Moscow’s debacle…
Nike International Junior Tournament: Game two roundup
With games three of the 2013 Nike International Junior Tournament about to tip off, BallinEurope goes back to our friends at Net Scouts for a wrap on yesterday’s action. As is typical of this tournament, day two proved a make-or-break for many teams, thanks to a couple surprising results: Team China (now armed with its […]
Live blogging Euroleague Final Four: FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid
After a disappointing no-show by CSKA Moscow in the first Euroleague Final Four game, BallinEurope hopes that the clash of Spanish basketball superpowers lives up to the “Il Classico”…perhaps the biggest news/speculation regards Nathan Jawai, who was such a force in the playoff round for Barca; at least one Spain-based source claims that the big […]
Live blogging Euroleague Final Four 2013: CSKA Moscow vs Olympiacos
Okay, so BallinEurope supposes it’s not technically “live blogging” per se, but here will follow live textual coverage of the first Euroleague Final Four game for 2013. And though to man, the Red Army denies any psychological impact or residue of revenge motivates them this game, BiE can’t help but think the disappointment of 2012 […]
Nike International Junior Tournament: Day one roundup
From BallinEurope’s newfound friends over at Net Scouts comes a wrap of the first day’s games in the highest-profile European youth club competition, the Nike International Junior Tournament. While the headliner in the tourney is clearly FC Barcelona’s Mario Hezonja, no one impressed BiE more than Crvena Zvezda/Red Star’s Dusan Ristic – surely we’ll be […]
Quote of Euroleague Final Four tournament: “I think I did a great job of being Sonny Weems this season”
The eminently quotable Sonny Weems was in fine form before his club’s matchup with Olympiacos in Euroleague Final Four play. See below for his talk with media members in which he downplays the revenge factor going into tonight’s game (of course, Sonny was not one of the half-dozen players who ended up on the wrong […]
Kostas Papanikolaou on confidence and/ or pressure of Euroleague title defense
So does a status as titleholder tend to give a defending champion extra confidence or put extra pressure on the team? Here’s an answer from Kostas Papanikolaou of 2012 Euroleague champs Olympiacos…
Aaron Jackson on one-and-done tournament style
Talk about your focus. It was evident at media day that CSKA Moscow’s Aaron Jackson couldn’t wait to get down to the business of prepping for his team’s Euroleague Final Four game against Olympiacos. Nevertheless, he elaborated for about 20 seconds on the prospect of facing his highest-level one-and-done tournament game since his days at […]
Josh Powell: “It’s size versus heart”
Olympiacos’ Josh Powell is fearless. Faced with the prospect of meeting CSKA Moscow’s talented and towering bigs in today’s Euroleague Final Four match, the former NC State Wolfpack/Los Angeles Lakers forward exudes confidence while feeling no trepidation at all…
Milos Teodosic: What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger
A sober and thoughtful Milos Teodosic spoke with media in the leadup to his CSKA Moscow’s Euroleague Final Four meeting with Olympiacos. The mercurial Milos relates that his team, despite rumors, is not overconfident heading into the match and takes a Nietzschean stand on The Red Army’s shocking loss to the Greek side in the […]
Ricky Rubio sighting at Nike International Junior Tournament
See? There *is* a reason to check out Nike International Junior Tournament games even if you’re not into youth ball. While the Euroleague Final Four hasn’t yet tipped off, the NIJT started today — and on hand to lend support to his former club Joventut was none other than Ricky “La Pistola” Rubio. Just look […]
Euroleague Final Four: 30 hours to tipoff
Is there poetry in an empty basketball court? BallinEurope doesn’t know about that, but here in London, the O2 Arena at least has Le Freak. (C’est chic!) Thirty hours and counting ‘til tipoff…