November 2008 37
Last-second choices for the NIKEiD Fantasy Challenge
Another week of fantasy basketball is just ahead, but due to a busy agenda, I had not too much time to do my usual scouting for the three trades. However, I didn’t really want to go for major changes anyway, I just wanted to get rid of Stratos Perperoglou. With the return of Vassilis Spanoulis, […]
Euroleague Power Ranking (Week 3)
Quite an interesting week in the Euroleague and so it is no surprise to see some movement in the BallinEurope.com Euroleague Power Ranking, as we have a new trio at the top of the table. 1. Montepaschi Siena (3-0) (+2) The Italian team tops the Power Ranking now after beating the former leader FC Barcelona […]
Monday's cigarettes
Here we go for another week of action. Already? What happened the last seven days? Here’s the roundup of the most interesting stories from last week. Watch the top 10 plays from the Lithuanian league. Don’t get frustrated by the music and wait until No. 2, which is really worth it. The Deutsche Bank Skyliners […]
Tips from the Euroleague Fantasy boss: Week 3
Hello again, this is Javier Gancedo of Euroleague.net and here I am, ready to give you all some more tips about the game I manage, the NikeID Euroleague Basketball Fantasy Challenge. I am writing this all the way from Granada, Spain, a must-see spot for all of you, if only it its because it features […]
Yarone's Friday's joints
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that the Euroleague is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of its founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of its small clubs, the last two nights were your answer. After three weeks take a […]
Aftermath cigarettes
I have been traveling all day yesterday and got home at about 1am. For some reason I really got into the Fantasy League and thought about it the whole time on the trip. Well, my team so called “underperformed”. Igor Rakocevic – It looks like Christophe got ALL the glory for picking him, but it […]
Why French teams will never win the Euroleague again
This week, I had the opportunity to follow the two French teams’ Euroleague games. On Wednesday, I was in Nancy for the game against Panathinaikos and today I followed the game between Maccabi and Le Mans via Euroleague TV. Both times, the French team lost. I went to Nancy in a very neutral fashion, neither […]
Last-second choices for the NIKEiD Fantasy Challenge
This week looked like a very tough challenge to me as I did not expect to trade away my top performer at the moment: Pops Mensah-Bonsu. But a shoulder injury stopped the British national team player, and so I had to give him away. But for his value, I could buy two “certain” gainers instead, […]
Euroleague Power Ranking (Week 2)
Here we go for the second edition of the BallinEurope.com Euroleague Power Ranking presented by… OK, we’re still here at a normal blog and not on ESPN. So not that much changes at the top of the rankings this week, as you can read just below. 1. Regal FC Barcelona (2-0) (-) The team of […]
Euroleague: Alternative analysis of Group C (a.k.a. the Heavy Metal Division)
So today I’ll start a first analysis of the different Euroleague groups, though this won’t be the classical analysis as you’ll see. Let’s start with Group C, which I call the Heavy Metal Division. It was quite easy to make this choice, if you have a team from a city named after an avant-garde band, […]
Francesco Cappelletti: "Cut and sew!"
Every year when October runs out, several players are denied a happy ending to their stories, and their NBA dream vanishes in a moment. This happens when waived by a franchise after a training camp spent sweating blood to emerge from among the “desperate ballers” hoping to make the team. So, there are two different […]
Short Monday's cigarettes
Not too much to tell you this morning, unfortunately… Evin Demirel writes a detailed report about the beginning of the new Euro-duo (Rudy Fernandez and Nicolas Batum) in Portland. Paul Pierce told journalists of Eleftheros Tipos that he’s thinking about ending his career in Greece (found via The Hoop). Italian TV commentator and coaching legend […]