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Spanoulis the gangster again as Olympiacos beat CSKA
It’s the one ghost CSKA Moscow can’t shake. Vassilis Spanoulis was dire through three quarters before coming good in the fourth to lead Olympiacos to the Euroleague Final Four championship game. Emmet Ryan reports from the Sinan Erdem Dome We’ve all seen too much to bet against Spanoulis in the clutch but from the off […]
Fearless Predictions: Olympiacos vs Anadolu Efes
As is tradition on this site, we’re taking the playoffs in reverse order. Emmet Ryan is going to take on each series over the next four days to give his take on who makes it to Istanbul. Up now it’s the clash of Olympiacos and Anadolu Efes Considering how balanced Oly have been all year, […]
Euroleague 2016-17 preview: Olympiacos Piraeus
It’s the penultimate of our 16 previews of all 16 Euroleague 2016/17 teams in 16 days. Today it’s the turn of Olympiacos As the intro suggests, we’re doing a preview for each of the 16 teams in Euroleague in the 16 days leading up to the start of the new season. Regarding player movement, we […]
The 61 must-watch games on every night of the 2016/17 Euroleague season
The games for the first season of the new 16 team 30 game Euroleague format have been announced. With 61 game nights in total, BiE’s Emmet Ryan has picked the game to watch on every night of the campaign We knew it was going to be big but wow that is a crowded calendar. While […]
Diamantidis goes down like a champion
The end came for Dimitris Diamantidis last night in the OAKA. Emmet Ryan writes how the way in which his career was a perfect send off for the Panathinaikos legend Going out on top is wildly over-rated. With champions, people who have consistently got the big one over the course of their career, it leaves […]
Is a resurgent Dorsey the difference for Barcelona?
Emmet Ryan was in the Palau Blaugrana last Friday to witness the truly triumphant return of Joey Dorsey to FC Barcelona For the first 4 minutes and 27 seconds it looked the same. FC Barcelona, the jumbled mess of a roster that was on the wrong side of the playoff places, looked indecisive and vulnerable. […]
The Ballin After – Finally Mario
The Ballin After is back with a slightly shorter than usual edition this week because wow it’s been a horrible week for me in my day job. This week’s show looks at the NBA getting ready for the arrival of Mario Hezonja, the FIBA Europe Cup adventure for Hibernia Basketball. and the HOT TAKE is […]
Euroleague Transfers Table 2015-16
EUROLEAGUE TRANSFERS 2015/2016 Updated: It is finally here and back after a two-season hiatus, BallinEurope’s Euroleague Transfer Table. NB: Please note that only names in bold are officially confirmed transfers. Others listed are rumours published by various media or online discussion forums. SPAIN Arrivals Departures Under contract Real Madrid Guillermo Hernangomez (Sevilla) Jeff Taylor (Charlotte […]
Olympiacos complete historic 3-0 sweep of Panathinaikos in Greek Finals
Vassilis Spanoulis was once against the star as Olympiacos made history with another high-paced performance leading the Piraeus club to a 93-74 victory over Panathinaikos and with it a 3-0 series sweep to take the Greek title It hasn’t been a fun 2015 for the Greens of Athens. Save for their victory in the Greek […]
Olympiacos win in a very familiar derby game
Game 1 of the Greek Finals got under way tonight, eventually. Emmet Ryan writes about how Olympiacos drew first blood in Piraeus against Panathinaikos. There was a delay to tip-off in Piraeus tonight. We’re used to issues around the Derby of Eternal Enemies, the name should really be a hint, but this seemed like a […]
Real Madrid end 20 year famine to win Euroleague title
Real Madrid survived a third quarter charge by Olympiacos and shut down Vassilis Spanoulis to end a 20 year wait and win the Euroleague title for 2014/15. Emmet Ryan reports from the Barclaycard Centre. Whatever amount of Real and Olympiacos fans were in the house on Friday, their numbers had clearly surged for this one. […]
So now the end is near
Real Madrid face Olympiacos in the Euroleague final later today. Two teams steeped in history meet in a game that will dominated by contemporary narrative. It’s been 20 long years since Real Madrid were kings of Europe. They had their near misses along the way but nothing can hurt quite like the last two years. […]