Euroleague season preview: All change for Real Madrid
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of a Real Madrid side with lots of changes for Chus Mateo to deal with. Chus Mateo won’t find too much sympathy across Euroleague Basketball. While Real Madrid have lost some big pieces, Los Blancos remain […]
Euroleague season preview: Gordie Herbert has big dreams for FC Bayern
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of Gordie Herbert and FC Bayern, who have undergone roster turnover but have set a high goal for the season ahead. FC Bayern are moving into their new SAP Garden ready to welcome them and Euroleague […]
Euroleague season preview: Partizan are gambling big
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of Zeljko Obradovic and Partizan. There have been changes, lots of changes, since the last campaign. Partizan have some of the wildest fans in Euroleague Basketball. Zeljko Obradovic wants to bring them success. In the process, […]
Euroleague season preview: Baskonia are playing catch-up
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of Baskonia, a playoff side last year with Pablo Laso on a mission to bring them back there. Ah Baskonia. They’ve brought Pablo Laso home to Spain. That’s lovely. Now all he has to do is […]
Musings from the Irish Super League pre-season
Having taken in the first two weekends of Ireland’s pre-season, including the Mangan Classic hosted by UCC Demons, Emmet Ryan shares his thoughts ahead of the men’s Super League basketball campaign Pre-season is, by its very nature, a necessary pain. It involves teams playing what they hope will be their worst basketball. Well, at least […]
Euroleague season preview: LDLC Asvel remain way off the pace
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of Pierric Poupet’s LDLC Asvel. Last year’s preview didn’t go over well with their fans. This year likely won’t endear Emmet Ryan to them either On the upside, LDLC Asvel outperformed this site’s expectations for them […]
Euroleague season preview: An overhaul for Maccabi Tel Aviv
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of Maccabi Tel Aviv. After getting so close last season, it’s a wildly new roster for Oded Kattash. They were so close a year ago. Oded Kattash put on some coaching clinics late in the season […]
Euroleague season preview: Olimpia Milano need a spark
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of Olimpia Milano, a side that can’t help but hinder itself. There are few teams that carry the bizarrely consistent frustration of Olimpia Milano. The champions of Italy enter another Euroleague Basketball season with mixed expectations. […]
Euroleague season preview: AS Monaco want to do more than hold
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of AS Monaco, a playoff regular and home to reigning MVP Mike James. Is this the season they truly join the elite? Mike James got his MVP award, finally, in Euroleague Basketball last season. Unfortunately for […]
Euroleague season preview: FC Barcelona teetering on banter
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of a team that is perplexing at the best of times. What exactly will FC Barcelona be this season? Joan Penarroya inherits the core that Roger Grimau left behind alongside some interesting new additions. What this […]
Euroleague season preview: Can Zalgiris Kaunas pull it together?
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of Andrea Trinchieri and Zalgiris Kaunas as they aim to make the postseason. Kaunas is one of those must-visit cities for all fans of basketball. Zalgiris bring fire to every game but will it be enough […]
Euroleague season preview: Only one result will do for Panathinaikos
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of the reigning, defending, champions. Here’s what we think of Panathinaikos. Ergin Ataman led Panathinaikos back to the Euroleague Final Four for the first time in over a decade. Then he ended their 13 year wait […]