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Can Olympiacos Finally Win It All Again?
Olympiacos are back in the Euroleague Final Four for the fourth straight season and seek to finally end the wait. The trophy remains elusive but can Georgios Bartzokas and the Reds finally get over the line in Abu Dhabi? The frustration is real. Reaching the Euroleague Final Four in 2022 was nice. The final defeat […]
Crvena Zvezda, Partizan, and the desperation of opportunity
Thursday’s edition of the Eternal derby promises to be a big one. With Partizan desperate, Crvena Zvezda have an opportunity for more than basketball bragging rights in Belgrade. The Red side of the city could kick start a run to the Euroleague post-season and bury their arch rivals in the process. Normally, when Euroleague clashes […]
Panathinaikos could be really good – Euroleague season preview
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams over the next 18 days. Yesterday it was the turn of Olimpia Milano. Today it’s Ergin Ataman and Panathinaikos. Ergin Ataman has a loaded up Panathinaikos roster, with Juancho Hernangomez, Kostas Sloukas, and Mathias Lessort just some of the new arrivals. Will it be enough to bring […]
Euroleague season preview: Crvena Zvezda have loaded up
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams over the next 18 days. We begin with the red side of Belgrade as Dusko Ivanovic looks to lead Crvena Zvezda to new heights There have been changes, lots of changes, for Crvena Zvezda ahead of the 2023-24 Euroleague Basketball season. How will this cocktail mix for […]
Thank you Partizan
KK Partizan lost a game of basketball on Thursday night to Real Madrid but they succeeded where it mattered and that will never be forgotten We have a saying in Ireland, we describe people as “More Irish than the Irish themselves.” It refers to people that move here and adopt our habits, our mannerisms, our […]
Melia bests Greenberg in compelling cup final duel
Bailey Greenberg and Claire Melia delivered a battle for the ages in the National Basketball Arena but it was Glanmire’s Melia who had the final say to claim the Irish cup crown Speed kills, Glanmire showed that from the off, but Claire Melia could slow the game down to her liking as the Ireland international […]
The alternative 2019 FIBA World Cup guide
Everybody’s telling you who they think will win, you don’t need BallinEurope for that. Instead, Emmet Ryan looks at the side stories and oddities to watch out for in China before eventually making some picks The 2019 FIBA World Cup is finally here after the extra bump in break because of the switch from using […]
The tragic life without kids’ sports
It’s pretty essential for young people to partake in sports, because that’s the way their muscles evolve, and that’s the way they develop as people. Whether it’s football, or basketball, swimming, or anything that you can imagine, it doesn’t matter. It’s good for young people to train anything in this world literally, because it will […]
No longer the bridesmaids, Efes make Euroleague final
After more than two decades of being reminded time and again that they just didn’t belong competing for the big titles, Anadolu Efes bullied their way past Fenerbahce in the Fernando Buesa Arena with a dominant display to make a maiden Euroleague final. Emmet Ryan was on the scene When you control the tempo, when […]
Derby delight as Badalona put one foot in the playoffs
Laprovittola delivered a gem of a game as Badalona controlled the derby to all but guarantee their spot in the ACB playoffs. Emmet Ryan fluked his way into picking the most important game in Pavello Olimpic in years for this trip and took it all in Derby day, or Derbi day rather, between 8th and […]
I don’t feel like writing about basketball today
With the death of journalist Lyra McKee at the hands of so-called dissident Republicans, Emmet Ryan reflects on a few days he’d rather forget but knows it’s important not to We buried a friend today. An early train up to Belfast to grab one of the last seats at the back of the church a […]
Calathes makes history to send Panathinaikos into the playoffs
It was never going to be easy but Panathinaikos really went all out on drama in the Euroleague regular season, leaving themselves with a must win game in the final round to decide their fate. Then Nick Calathes decided this, of all nights, was the one to end Euroleague’s greatest drought. Emmet Ryan was in […]