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VIDEOS: Delaney and Broekhoff on Loko’s big chance
BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan spoke with All-Euroleague first teamer Malcolm Delaney and his team mate Ryan Broekhoff ahead of Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar’s Euroleague Final Four clash with CSKA Moscow Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar’s Malcolm Delaney was in a relaxed mood when speaking to BallinEurope ahead of the Euroleague Final Four. Delaney discussed what this means for his […]
VIDEOS: Itoudis, Jackson, and Hines talk CSKA’s preparation
BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan caught up with coach Dimitris Itoudis, Aaron Jackson, and Kyle Hines ahead of their clash with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar in the Euroleague Final Four CSKA coach Dimitris Itoudis talked to BallinEurope about his side’s rivalry and familiarity with their Euroleague Final Four opponents Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. CSKA Moscow’s Aaron Jackson is playing […]
Bowie, Berlin, Basketball
On the eve of the 2016 Euroleague Final Four, Emmet Ryan went for a walk around Berlin I, I can remember, standing, by the Wall. Too many times at this stage but Tuesday was the first since Bowie passed. His time in Berlin came while the city was still divided by the Mauer. Since it […]
BiE’s Euroleague Final Four Berlin Drinking Guide
There are certain things visitors to BallinEurope expect and when a Final Four hits Berlin, one of those is most definitely beer. Here’s Emmet Ryan’s guide to enjoying the nightlife away from the Mercedes-Benz Arena First off, to state the obvious, this list is in no way endorsed by Euroleague although don’t be surprised if […]
Cold blooded Lokomotiv Kuban headed for Berlin
Lokomotiv Kuban won Game 5 against Barcelona in bizarre style, fortunately Emmet Ryan reflects on a good night to be Giorgios Bartzokas This game was over so many times. At the buzzer for the half, there was the cold blooded dagger by Malcolm Delaney. Then Barcelona ran riot in the third, making Loko look like […]
Navarro and Delaney crossing in the night
One is the ascendant import guard in Europe, the other a legend who is looking for one more effort from his body but on Tuesday Juan Carlos Navarro and Malcolm Delaney will both be the emotional core for their sides in Game 5, writes Emmet Ryan The arguments over when we last saw the true […]
Randolph’s five minutes of fury
The opening 40 minutes of Lokomotiv Kuban’s win over Barcelona weren’t bad but those 5 minutes of overtime were pure beast mode from Anthoony Randolph, writes Emmet Ryan The Palau Blaugrana is hardly the most intimidating arena on the continent but it was in full voice as OT got under way in Game 4. A […]
Too many things happened tonight
Euroleague’s decision to schedule three playoff games within 30 minutes of each other was only the start of the madness on a wild Tuesday, writes Emmet Ryan In reverse order… Sasha Djordjevic is no longer coach of Panathinaikos Fenerbahce completed a sweep of Real Madrid Dimitris Diamantidis ended his career in pan European basketball Baskonia […]
The Basketball Champions League – FIBA’s brand of hard ball
After a lengthy absence, part three of BallinEurope’s look at the civil war in European basketball continues with analysis of what the Champions League actually means for the sport. For past coverage check out Emmet Ryan’s features on the problems with a closed shop Euroleague and the need for a strong Eurocup FIBA wants back […]
CSKA progress and leave every other question unanswered
CSKA completed the 3-0 sweep of Crvena Zvezda in front of a hot crowd at Kombank Arena but Emmet Ryan says we still don’t know what type of team is coming to Berlin There weren’t all that many surprises in this series. Pretty much everyone expected a CSKA sweep, likewise most folk expected at least […]
Bogdanovic shines as Fenerbahce turn Real into roadkill
This was one of those ‘oh I’m here’ moments from Bogdan Bogdanovic and it didn’t get lost amid the rout Fenerbahce inflicted on Real Madrid, writes Emmet Ryan It is not a stretch if you didn’t think Bogdan Bogdanovic was the best or most influential man in a Fenerbahce jersey tonight. There were plenty of […]
Fener’s lust to be more than winners
Fenerbahce’s win tonight over Real Madrid wasn’t just about going 1-0 up in their playoff series, it was about the Istanbul club showing that they are now the power and everyone else better show some respect Galway Bay is a damn good brewery and it’s just lost its head brewer. Chris Treanor is off to […]