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CSKA pull a CSKA again as Olympiacos advance to Euroleague Final
Not for the first time, BiE had to change the intro on a Final Four game involving CSKA Moscow following a dramatic late collapse. It wasn’t a vintage performance in the semi-final but sometimes you just love a good slugfest. That’s what Emmet Ryan saw as Olympiacos topped CSKA Moscow to make it to Sunday’s […]
Korucs, Doncic, and Stojanovic impress at NGT
In a great rarity, BiE’s editor actually got up in time for the Adidas NGT on Friday. Here’s what Emmet Ryan made of the second day of action. The Magarinos is a lovely facility. A tight but not too tight arena. Rob Scott hit the nail on the head, saying it would be perfect for […]
The Ballin After – Final Four Special
With the Euroleague Final Four starting on Friday, BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan hit the Barclaycard Centre to deliver a special edition of The Ballin After. We hear from the players and take a look inside the operation that makes an event like this happen. Press play to watch now:
Twas the night before the Final Four
The heat is hot and the air is dry but the action is about to finally kick off at the Euroleague Final Four in Madrid. Emmet Ryan was at the Barclaycard Centre to talk to the players who will take the floor on Friday. Thursday was a mild improvement from Wednesday, with temperatures hitting just […]
Bjelica named MVP while BiE sleeps in
We had really hoped to bring you coverage from the press conference this afternoon. Unfortunately our editor is a 34 year old pasty faced Irishman who can’t hack the heat in Madrid. A little bit of context here. It was 35 degrees when I went to bed last night. In Milano, I struggled to get […]
Who grabs the narrative?
The four teams in Madrid this week come into the Final Four with the types of back stories that make life a dream for journalists but there is still room for a surprise writes Emmet Ryan. Let’s take it back. Milano, May 2014. Real were on a road to destiny, CSKA were trying to prove […]
Now the Novena means a whole lot more
Emmet Ryan went drinking on a bad night for Real Madrid, here’s what happened. A Por La Novena. That was on the shirts of so many Real Madrid fans in Milano a year ago. They failed in one of the most exciting games I have ever had the privelege to witness. Tonight was not about […]
Crossing the stream is too smart to ignore
It has never been easier to follow basketball in Europe but there’s still a long road to go. Emmet Ryan explains why this is about more than just the uber geeks. College football in the United States used to be immensely regional. Rivalries remain so but the national picture is relevant throughout the full year, […]
It’s soccer town until Thursday
The heat hit Emmet Ryan but not enough to prevent the cause of drunk journalism. Here’s his first piece of commentary from Madrid. Destination Basketball. Upon landing the heat was a shock. The weather back home has been pretty awful of late but wow it is hot here. Basketball is irrelevant. With Real playing Juventus […]
The Ballin After: Question Time
In our last video before boarding the plane for Madrid, Emmet Ryan breaks down one key question for each of the teams in the Euroleague Final Four.
The Ballin After – Dear Patrick
The Ballin After continues its build-up to the Final Four by offering some advice for Jordi Bertomeu and Patrick Baumann, looking back at the announcements of the All-Euroleague 1st and 2nd teams, and a Twitter fight between a player and a league. Press play to watch now:
The Ballin After: The Road to Madrid starts here
With the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four just over a week away, BallinEurope’s The Ballin After series returns with Emmet Ryan looking at the paths the four teams face between now and Madrid as well as the off-court issues that will be hot topics at the Final Four. Press play to watch now.