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On Olympiacos Euroleague championship: From crises emerge heroes +++ Austrian championship: Monster double-double, 21-point lead not enough as Dukes steal Game One +++ Taxi ride in the aftermath: Three Russians, a Turkish driver and the question why +++ Live chat: CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos for 2012 Euroleague championship +++ Live chat: Panathinaikos vs. FC Barcelona in Euroleague 2012 third-place game +++ NIJT wrap: Lietuvos Rytas takes title; plus, BiE’s nine European (and one Chinese) prospects to watch +++ Žalgiris Kaunas dance team (attempts to) Cheer Up Final Four fans +++ Kirilenko on playing for Utah Jazz, CSKA Moscow: “It’s hard to compare” +++ Jonas Kazlauskas vs. Dusan Ivkovic: Euroleague history will be made +++ D-Will meets with Prokhorov in Istanbul, snaps in-game pic of Kirilenko +++
Jul
0

Catfight at Euroleague.net: Cheerleaders in video battle royale

Say what you want about Euroleague.net, but somebody over there has good ideas about filling a lull in the seasonal schedule. Currently running at the website is the “Euroleague Video Faceoff” tournament featuring video submissions from the teams’ cheerleading squads, and with winners determined by popular vote. The following are one man’s choices for the quarterfinal round, shaped by hours of research, i.e. watching the videos again and again.

And again.

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Feb
4

Monday’s cigarettes

Before leaving for a well-deserved holiday, I selected some of the most interesting stories of the last weekend for you, leaving you in good hands before coming back.

  • Taquan Dean hits 8 of 8 from behind the arc.
  • Men are really that easy to manipulate. Do you know Milica Dabovic, the Serbian point guard on Fenerbahce Istanbul? I didn’t, but since her pictures in FHM, she has become a star on the European blogosphere.
  • Are you younger than 18 and want to practice with Trevor Ariza in Berlin? Check out this website.
  • TAU Ceramica wins it at the buzzer.
  • The weekly Brandon Jennings watch: 27 minutes and 14 points in a win over GMAC Bologna.
  • Who’s the worst FT shooter in the top European leagues? Jason Boone from Göttingen is one candidate, with a candid 9-of-32, or 28%, after 17 game.
  • France won the World Championship by beating Croatia in the final this Sunday. Tony Parker received the MVP trophy … oh sorry, French fans, I was only talking about handball.
  • Gordan Giricek told French media that in the NBA he was just a number. In the Euroleague, you have been just one line until now Gordan. Ok, that was mean.
May
0

What happened to the Euroleague cheerleaders’ contest?

Remember that story, when bra-maker UNNO, the Euroleague and the Dreamcheers teamed up to send somebody to the Euroleague final four and not only watch the games but also dance with them?

Unfortunately I did not see that during half time, but Eva from Dreamcheers sent me the video:

Don’t you think the Euroleague should have chosen some college kids from the US to do that? Nothing against the two winners, but some drunk college guys would have been more fun to see jumping around with the girls.

Speaking of the Dreamcheers, one day in my life I felt a little bit like Jason from SPORTSByBROOKS – hanging out with hot chicks and taking pictures: [singlepic=154,320,240,,center]

I am sure though you rather see the girls without me ..

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May
May
4

The fans of the Euroleague Final Four

If you followed BallinEurope closely this weekend. you will probably have noticed that I’m into taking pictures. When we did our pre-Final Four organization, we wanted to do another contest for “The Fan of the Euroleague Final Four” and draw another picture – well, that last part isn’t true: We can’t draw everybody.

It’s really interesting though to see what fans from all four teams looked like and I was running around for about one hour taking the following pictures.

Even though we do not have a contest, which would be your Final Four Fan of 2008?

May
2

Euroleague Final Four pictures: CSKA vs. Tau Ceramica

As I was able to walk around in the arena before the CSKA-Tau game, I took these shots – make sure you check out the sexy Russian girls that were all over the place!

Apr
Apr
3

Win a pair of NIKEiD Basketball sneakers

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Design your shoes, clothing, and equipment to match your style or improve your game. NIKEiD allows you to put that personal touch from head to toe, sweatband to shoe.

After comfort, every basketball player wants to look good, here you can get comfort and style, by getting shoes that match your outfit or team colors. NIKEiD wants to help us add a little swagger to our step, so why not let them help?

Sounds like advertising? Want to stop reading? Well, your loss. BallinEurope and NIKEiD is giving away a free pair of NIKE Zoom BB II iD.

Of course we want to make a little contest and find the best design to give these sneakers away. Just design your personal sneaker at NIKEiD.com and send the design to NIKEiD@ballineurope.com (Subject: NIKEiD)

A little hint – since this is BallinEurope – if you manage to design a sneaker that represents Europe – your chances of winning will improve greatly!

Oh, I also did my very own design – what you think?

NIKE Zoom BB II iD

Apr
Mar
9

What about some love?

We talked already a lot about Marc Salyers, the top scorer of the Euroleague from Roanne. Adam Hess also revealed in his blog on the official Euroleague website that Salyers is some kind of basketball version of Hugh Hefner as he is dating a former Playboy bunny.

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