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Killorglin go down but can look forward
It wasn’t Killorglin’s day in their penultimate home outing of the season but the village of just 2,199 people can look forward to another season of top flight basketball. Emmet Ryan with the first of his missives from his Kerry adventure visits the town where there’s only one true goat Prior to Killorglin’s ascension to […]
Let’s talk about Berlin
The German capital has been a regular haunt of Euroleague before but not in the new format. With Alba Berlin amongst the better known names on the continent, you’d think going big would be easy unless you actually paid attention, writes Emmet Ryan Wednesday night in Berlin and inside the final 20 seconds. Below the […]
Teodosic teases in his open try-out
Officially it was a do or die 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifier for Serbia. In reality, Milos Teodosic took the opportunity to remind all his suitors that he is exactly who they hoped he was and that he’ll have his choice of any Euroleague side come the summer chase for the continent’s hottest free agent. […]
So you want to leave your national league
It was a week off for Euroleague, so a bunch of teams got very angry over domestic matters. Things got stupid fast, potentially earth shaking decisions were rashly put out there, and now it’s time to talk about the real motivations. Emmet Ryan on the teams that are hinting at leaving town The national […]
Let’s talk about Paris
There are only so many times Emmet Ryan can use the term déjà vu in a tone that is both serious and dad jokey but looking at Paris as a potential Euroleague city certainly fits the bill. The French capital has a lot of promise and that, well, is the problem After London dominated the […]
The expectation of history still weighs on Milano
Emmet Ryan went to Milano to try and work out how a side fighting its own history is keeping a playoff push together as they went into battle with cellar dwellers Darussafaka at the Mediolanum Forum Milano is a big city and it wants you to know it. As soon as you get off the […]
It doesn’t always have to be pretty
It was a thriller out of nowhere as Tony Meier’s late three sent a cracker of a clash in Bologna to overtime while a 15 year old Greek showed signs of promise. Emmet Ryan was in the PalaDozza as Virtus eventually got over the line against a game Promitheas Patras in the last round of […]
Reyer survive a choppy flight
It started out so well but Reyer Venezia got flat fast before eventually closing out a win over a game Fribourg. Emmet Ryan was in Venice to take in the action Gonna fly now roared through a largely full Palasport Talierico in what seemed a touch misplaced move. I’m sure it’s normal but Reyer Venezia […]
Micic is the fuel making Efes fun
Can a team fight to change its identity and have a lot of fun doing it? Efes sure look like it according to Emmet Ryan who looks at the unlikely holders of the most entertaining side in Euroleague Last season, despite a 10-20 record and finishing 15th of 16 teams, there was no question that […]
Si vis gloriae, para bellum
It’s a payback clash for both sides preceded by a phoney war. Two teams separated by a river look to end their cup drought on Saturday night in Dublin as UCD Marian and Killester are both looking to put the past behind them Nobody wants to be there, not a whole lot of people are, […]
Luka makes history while Europe watches
The last word most certainly belonged to Giannis Antetokounmpo but on a night when Europe’s two young superstars squared off, Luka Doncic became only the second teenager to record a triple double in NBA history and he did so at a reasonable hour for his homeland. Emmet Ryan on a special night for European hoops […]
Roe steals the show as Killester see off Tralee fightback
It was the Ciaran Roe show as the Killester point guard had a 34 point night to see the Dublin club to the Irish Cup final. Emmet Ryan looks back on a night where the smallest man on the court embiggened his team in the face of a ferocious fightback from the Tralee Warriors It’s […]