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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, […]
Alba Berlin are, unsurprisingly, your League Pass team
There was a tease from Asvel and Zvezda have their moments but Emmet Ryan has no doubt, the team we all expected is Euroleague’s League Pass team this season and it’s not even close When I wrote about Milano as a league pass team a few years ago, it required a bit of work for […]
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 […]
Alba Berlin, the kids are alright
BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan went along to the Mercedes Benz Arena for basketball’s version of Der Klassiker and it was a cracker as Alba Berlin took the 92-88 win over Brose Bamberg. More than the result, what really stood out for the hosts was how they could trust youth and go with it The albatross was […]
League preview – Bundesliga: Miller gon’ give it to ya
BiE continues its preview of the leagues across Europe with a look to one of the most exciting, in terms of gameplay, on the continent. Here’s what Emmet Ryan is looking forward to with the upcoming Bundesliga season We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, there are few leagues more convenient to follow […]
The 10 games to watch in the Eurocup 2016/17 season
Having gone through all 61 game days of the Euroleague season yesterday, Emmet Ryan is back to pick BiE’s 10 games of the week in the 2016/17 season of the new look Eurocup There’s a lot to digest with the new format for Eurocup but, essentially, it matches what Euroleague was like as recently as […]
National League Preview: German Bundesliga
Brose Baskets reclaimed their throne last season but Bayern have loaded up to make a big charge to get back on top this year. Emmet Ryan says it’s going to be hard for anyone to get between the big two from Bavaria Was it just one season? Just one year with a big three? That’s […]
Reggie Redding, from some guy to THE guy
With his season ending in defeat on Thursday night, Emmet Ryan looks at Reggie Redding’s unusual journey towards becoming one of the most sought after free agents in Europe. Reggie Redding was many things at Villanova. Glue guy. Under-rated local prospect. Dude who made mistakes. One thing he definitely wasn’t was the man. On Thursday […]
Reggie Redding erupts as Alba go 2-1 up on Bayern
It was an offensive feast in Berlin as Alba Berlin took the 101-88 win in Game 3 to put Bayern Munich on the brink of elimination in the Bundesliga semi-finals. This game was an insult to defence. Alba may not be the most D-focused team at Euroleague level but in the Bundesliga, you expect them […]
Business just about as usual in the Bundesliga playoffs
Pic via David Hein of heinnews. Ahead of flying to Madrid for the Euroleague Final Four, BiE’s Emmet Ryan spent his weekend in front of a huge PC screen watching the Bundesliga playoffs. There is something delightfully German in its aping of American culture around the Bundesliga playoffs. While it may not be Europe’s best […]
It was the game we needed
Thursday night was always meant to be about Alba vs Maccabi but actions elsewhere made the game even more important for a wild final round. Given Fenerbahce had second place locked up, it was a little surprising to see Efes fall so meekly to their Istanbul rivals. Even more surprising was how Baskonia wholly failed […]
All eyes on Alba…yet also in other places
Alba Berlin did what Alba Berlin do, the unexpected. Now what? Emmet Ryan looks ahead to a wild finish to Euroleague’s Top 16. It is, in the most basic of terms, the biggest game in German basketball since the EuroBasket final of 2005. At club level, you’ve got to go all the way back to […]