February 2014 8
Shaqtin a fool…Irish style
UCD Marian beat DCU Saints in the Irish Men’s Premier League on Saturday night but their victory wasn’t without its faults and the best were put together in this sweet compilation set to the stytle of the NBA on TNT’s Shaqtin’ a Fool segment. And because it seems Marian’s fans really like to play with […]
The Dish: Ohhh Alex Abrines
After a week off due to Cup Week, the Dish returns with a packed sched. From the Hall of Fame to the Rising Stars and a big slate of Euroleague action, it’s been a busy week in European hoops but I’ve got one question: What about Rudy? The most hated man in European basketball may […]
EURO-NBA: Tony Parker leads Europe’s All Star troupe
With three Europeans selected for this Sunday’s NBA All Star game, BiE pays tribute to Joakim Noah, Dirk Nowitzki, and Tony Parker. It was hardly a shock when no Europeans got selected for the starting line-ups of this year’s NBA All Star game but with three players from the continent making the reserves, including two […]
EURO-NBA: Europe is on Team Hill
With all three Europeans in Friday’s NBA Rising Stars game being selected by Grant Hill for his team to go up against Chris Webber’s selection, BiE pays tribute to Giannis Antetokounmpo, Pero Antic, and Jonas Valanciunas. No need to divide your loyalties this Friday night. If you are European and watching the NBA Rising Stars […]
The history of the FIBA World Cup in 4 minutes
With Spain hosting the FIBA World Cup this year, the governing body has put together a video capturing every championship in just 4 minutes. Enjoy
Enough with the arbitrary rankings argument
Yesterday we found out that Finland would be playing in the 2014 World Cup of Basketball. Some people were upset because of Angry Birds but plenty thought Finland’s FIBA ranking meant they were undeserving. Emmet Ryan has a problem with these arguments, especially the latter. We’ve got a pretty intelligent readership. You guys understand concepts […]
The Dish: No wild cards here
Fenerbahce are in free fall while the Greens and the Blaugrana served up another gem. Take your mind off the FIBA World Cup for a minute and take in this week’s edition of The Dish. The top two in Group E squared off in the OAKA and at half-time it looked like the Blaugrana would […]
Brazil, Finland, Greece, and Turkey get FIBA World Cup wild cards
Trust FIBA to announce it early. The four wild cards for the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball are in and three European teams have booked their tickets to Spain. The wild cards are in and we came oh so close with our picks. The 11th hour surprise was China withdrawing from the application process […]