Who Are The Likely Europeans To Be Drafted Into The NBA?
The NBA is the pinnacle of the basketball world; with players from all over the globe idolising players from the biggest teams in the world. European leagues are improving; especially the Spanish league, but they will likely never reach the same level as America’s elite competition. The draft is something that not many Europeans […]
Requiem for a season
The SEF was a morgue on Friday night but Emmet Ryan went along to pay his respects. A dead rubber for Olympiacos, with no playoffs and doubts over what the rest of their season holds abounding, it was eerie in the home of a team that never looked like it would be in this situation […]
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 […]
The way of the Warriors
The race was over, then it was alive again, then it was decided. Over the course of 2 games, starting 24 hours apart, the Irish Super League championship was decided in a combination of both the height of drama and the calm of a coronation. Emmet Ryan hit the road to take in all the, […]
The beat goes on
The last of our missives from the Kingdom sees Emmet Ryan return to Tralee during the run-in to the Irish Super League race as the unexpected league leaders faced a stern test from relegation battlers Neptune Saturday and Sunday see two huge games for the Tralee Warriors but that’s pretty much the norm. Every time […]
The quiet night amidst the resurgence
Sometimes you just come across a bad game of basketball but that can be a blip. The resurrection of top tier basketball in Killarney is moving along nicely, just for one Saturday there was a reminder of the work that is still ahead. In his second missive from the Kingdom of Kerry, Emmet Ryan watched […]
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 […]
Moretti has the Red Raiders ready to strike in March Madness
Texas Tech have a history in hoops of being the other guys at best. This season, the Red Raiders look read to be the guys and are putting together the kind of run to make them awfully tempting in the NCAA Tournament. There’s a Euro at the heart of their surge and Emmet Ryan is […]
Latest betting outlook as NBA Playoff race hots up
Some people need water to survive; some of them prefer food more, while others live from adrenaline. There are no many things as exciting as NBA playoffs battles are. One of the most important things in the NBA playoffs is home court advantage. Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics are currently in such battle in […]
Now it’s about holding serve
Tralee took care of business in front of a typically raucous home crowd but now the Warriors have the small matter of closing the deal. Emmet Ryan on the wild run-in to the Irish season that is offering a different flavour of drama to last year Last year’s title race was more than a bit […]
10 years of trends that shape March Madness
The Big Dance is just around the corner and, like the rest of Europe, BiE will be keeping a close eye on the NCAA tournament alongside the crazy fare in our own competitions. These trends from the past 10 years of March Madness could help you identify the upsets in the first round and beyond […]