September 2008 33
K1X & BallinEurope present the „EURO QUIZ"
Do you feel it yet? The seasons are about to start – and of course the Euroleague! German basketball brand k1x
After the Olympics: What's the future of Russia?
Russia, the surprising Eurobasket winner of 2007 (yes, we can now say that it was a surprise) comes from a disappointing performance during the Beijing Olympics. An official 9th place was far below the expectations for a country with one of the strongest leagues in Europe.
Can Svetislav Pesic relaunch the Red Star?
The traditional Belgrade basketball team Crvena Zvezda was close to folding just one month ago; with €80,000 in bank and only four players left, the future looked not very bright for the former champions. But things have changed in recent days.
After the Olympics: What's the future of Spain?
The Spanish national team is the most successful European team of recent years. The silver medal at the Olympics only confirmed this trend. Besides the coaching question that reigns at the moment, I will today look at the future in terms of player material.
Monday's cigarettes
And here we go again for the cigarettes you absolutely need to start the week.
Fantasy Basketball: European seasons about to begin
Before the upcoming Euroleague Fantasy League, we’ll take a look at the different national fantasy leagues set up around the continent. The biggest is, of course, the Spanish SuperManager for the ACB; we’ll come back to this later. Today, we’re going to introduce you to the German Bundesliga Fantasy League organized in collaboration with FIVE […]
Would Ben Gordon be a bigger deal than Josh Childress?
All over the internet has the rumor spread that Ben Gordon has been offered €5.5 million Euros to join a team that already looks like they can win the Euroleague. As always, CSKA is denying this. It is also said that Ben Gordon would take an European offer of at least €7 million. First off, […]
Adam Hess is back
After we followed Adam Hess’ blogging throughout the Euroleague season with great interest, we were a bit disappointed here at BallinEurope that the small forward from Roanne did not sign with another EL team so as not to prevent further adventures on euroleague.net. However, his new former team, the Artland Dragons, have now given him […]
After the Olympics: What's the future of Croatia?
Today, I am going to talk about the youngest European participant in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The Croatian national team featured nine players born in 1982 or younger, something that no other team could offer. Let’s check how the next tournaments could look like for Jasmin Repesa’s guys.