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Maodo Lo shows his value even when the stat sheet doesn’t
As Germany made surprisingly hard work of an unimpressive Montenegro team to punch their ticket to the quarter final, Emmet Ryan was mesmerised by one man who often goes unnoticed. Maodo Lo might well be the key to any success Germany hopes to have at this tournament. Maodo Lo is not Germany’s most famous player, […]
Great Britain needs a factory reset
No prep games, barely any prep time, and no broadcast coverage back home. That was before the games, EuroBasket 2022 has only gotten worse for the Great Britain team since. Emmet Ryan on the sad state of the GB men’s national team Luke Nelson stopped in the mixed zone moments after yet another crushing defeat […]
Zubac on another level for Croatia
It all came so easy for Ivica Zubac against Great Britain, despite his team mates struggling against the underdogs in the first half, as the LA Clippers big man demonstrated why Croatia’s hopes ride and die with him at EuroBasket 2022 Zubac waited his turn patiently. Bojan Bogdanovic scored, so too Dario Saric, and Mario […]
Estonia prove an inspiration for small nations even in defeat to Italy
It was always expected to be Italy’s night in Milan but the travelling Estonian players and support showed that they’re an emerging presence in European basketball Three cheers for Estonia. Whatever else happens in this tournament, for a nation with such little recent pedigree at this stage of EuroBasket to come here and roar right […]
Double double for Giannis as he receives a hero’s welcome in Milan
There was no question that Tyler Dorsey was the most impressive man on the court for Greece against Croatia. There was also no doubt that the fans were still going to treat Giannis Antetokounmpo’s every move with far more attention. Emmet Ryan on an extraordinary afternoon in Milan as Greece took down Croatia Oh you […]
The BiE EuroBasket 2022 mega preview
We are one sleep away from a five year wait ending. EuroBasket 2022 is here, it’s time to make the deep dive Don’t you just love the sheer unfair madness of it all? A bunch of round-robin games followed by four knockout rounds to decide who is the best of Europe for the whole of […]
A unique Eurobasket
After a five year wait, EuroBasket 2022 is almost here. Emmet Ryan explains why this edition of the tournament promises to be a memorable entity for all sorts of reasons What have Malta, Ireland, and Armenia all got in common? They’ve all won men’s senior European titles since the last edition of EuroBasket. That’s just […]
It won’t be the same without Milos
There’ll be no Milos Teodosic at EuroBasket, it’s sad, surprising, but also somewhat natural, writes Emmet Ryan The effective international retirement of Milos Teodosic certainly came sooner than expected. Serbia’s shallowest position is arguably point guard and Teodosic has been the unquestioned leader at this spot for a long time. That Svetislav Pesic opted to […]
Basketball stars as WWE Superstars
With Dwight Howard trying out for WWE and it being a holiday weekend in Ireland, there’s no better time for BiE to work out what ballers would work out well in the land of synthetic sports Dwight Howard spent a full five hours at the WWE Performance Center on Thursday as part of an open […]
There may somehow only be winners in the Wembanyama move
At worst there’s one kind of loser but Victor Wembanyama opting to sign with Metropolitans 92 might be best for everyone interested in his future, not least himself Winners and losers columns are a tried and test format. This one, it’s a little different. It’s a winners and one, maybe, kinda, loser who probably is […]
Open season in more ways than one
Fans are back and rosters look different, Euroleague’s return to normality might well be the most open season in years Before we get carried away, yes, I fully expect CSKA Moscow to be in Berlin come the end of the season. That has little to do with their roster, which is quite fun and we’ll […]
What a return to international qualification would look like for Ireland
With the men taking gold in Dublin and silver for the women in Cyprus at the 2021 FIBA European Championships for Small Countries, Emmet Ryan explains what a return to the main international qualification pool would look like for Ireland Two things to bear in mind before we get to the nitty gritty. No formal […]