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Basketball travel tips: Madrid
[singlepic=145,320,240,,right]With this article we begin a new series of very interesting and helpful articles about traveling to European basketball games. In the era of Ryanair, eDreams or expedia, it is still very cheap to get around in Europe by plane, but you probably don’t know where to stay, eat, have fun or how to get […]
Zeljko Obradovic stays in Athens for two more years
Messina will stay in Moscow and Obradovic will stay in Athens.
Three points: Patriotism, Pepu and Pot
Welcome to this week’s (read: last week’s slightly belated) Three Points, the weekly column in which the expatriate takes his shot (or three) at roundball from a galaxy far far away, a galaxy called Europe… In the afterglow. An excellent, if sleep-derived weekend was had by all Eurohoops fans, with Euroleague Final Four and championship […]
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 […]
Euroleague Final Four: Interviews after the Final
CSKA Moscow reconquered the Euroleague title this weekend in Madrid. After the announcing of Ettore Messina’s new contract, the Russian team won a game that was fantastic in the first half and then quite clear in the second. Matjaz Smodis Will Bynum
Euroleague Final Four: 3rd Place to Siena
The meaning of the game was probably very little, but the players still showed great basketball and even sent the game into overtime. In the end, though, Siena won the game 97-93, which they also really deserved. Here are some pictures form the game:
Ettore Messina says "no" to Barcelona, NBA
But “yes” to another year in Moscow. Great news at least for European basketball: Today PBC CSKA and the head coach of the club Ettore Messina reached the agreement to sign the new ‘1+1’ contract. The current agreement with the coach expires after the 2007/08 season. Andrei Vatutin, PBC CSKA CEO: – I am glad […]
Madrid as a basketball tourist
I finally found a few hours to enjoy Madrid. So far I have only been running around between gyms, metro stations and restaurants. I have been to a lot of cities in Europe in the past three months but Madrid is by far the best city when it comes to “city life.” Last night, when we were […]
Euroleague Final Four: The Gala
Yesterday evening, the Euroleague held their traditional Gala in the Teatro Centro Price in the heart of Madrid. This was an occasion to honor some people and also to have a drink and chat with Euroleague people from on and off the court.
Euroleague Final Four: Nike International Junior Tournament
The 6th edition of the Nike International Junior Tournament currently underway in Madrid is the showcase for lots of potential future impact players on the European on NBA levels. This tournament, featuring players born in 1990 and after, is also probably the best edition for years.
YouTubing: Petrovic vs. Schmidt; ESPN's homage
All-time great Team USA killer Oscar Schmidt was recently honored with Brazil’s “Ordem de Rio Branco” award, a medal bestowed upon those citizens of Brazil who “distinguish themselves as national heroes.” In writing up a story on Schmidt for – shameless plug alert – SummerOlympian.com, I came across this neat highlight clip of the 1989 […]