Another night of great Euroleague action featured a real thrilling victory for debutant Khimki in overtime against Real Madrid. But there was more going on as the U.S. government is looking intensely at Greek powers Olympiacos and an update has been found on American 18-year-old Jeremy Tyler at Maccabi Haifa. Continue Reading…
Oct
Jul
3
Best of the (basketball) net: Week of July 25
Another week, another ten zillion basketball stories posted to the interweb. Some of our favorite stories from online this week? Glad you asked.
Be sure to check out the following in your spare time; some good reads were published in the midst of the dog days of summer.
Apr
1
France extends US quota despite protests, contrarian trend
Tonight, the French LNB announced that it has changed the quota rules for the ProA and the ProB. While several countries are openly discussing to reduce the number of the “Non-EU/Cotonou” (i.e. American) players, the French league went in the opposite direction despite protests from the local player union.
Apr
5
How to create chaos during halftime
You probably all know those promotional games organized at halftime or during the quarter breaks of a basketball game. A sponsored T-shirt can be won for hitting the most free throws in a given time or stuff like that. Well, during the Adriatic League Final Four, a Partizan Belgrade fan was chosen from among those attending to participate at such a game. But he was not very interested in winning the prize.
Mar
2
German NT coach compares US players to supermarket employees
Discussions about the number of US players in the German Bundesliga continue and current national team coach Dirk Bauermann used a podium discussion to add even more oil to the fire. Bauermann is known for pushing at every occasion for an increase in the number of German players in the Bundesliga by establishing a minimum quota of six domestic players instead of the current three.
Jan
0
Monday’s cigarettes
Here we go for another round of cigarettes to start the final week of the regular Euroleague season.
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Nov
3
Monday’s cigarettes
Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Scandal, Spain, Turkey, latest news, latest news, womens basketball, youth basketball
Here we go for a new week with Euroleague action. But today, we have a very special women’s cigarette for you… Continue Reading…
Nov
10
Crisis reaches Russia – Delfino refuses to play
Basketball business, European basketball, Russia, Scandal, latest news, latest news, womens basketball
Our contact in Russia has informed us about some major development in Russia. According to him, the global financial crisis is having a direct effect on the Russian basketball. If you really think about it, it just makes sense and critics of high-paying Russian investors are finally proven right.
Nov
16
The Currywurst-with-French fries trade explained
We’ve already talked about what happened to Marcus Slaughter in Bremerhaven a few days ago, but the story has now somehow come to a crazy conclusion. But let’s start from the beginning.
Nov
1
After the Olympics: What’s the future of France?
In the line of various articles I have written about the future of national teams, I will today discuss France. Or let’s say, I will try. When I say “try,” I mean in fact that it is very difficult to discuss the future of a team that has no players (who still want to play for the national team) and no coach. Rumors about Ettore Messina, Sergio Scariolo or even Bozidar Maljkovic were relayed but for the moment, nobody has been signed. Or did I miss something?