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Iverson and Beşiktaş come back, hold off Matt Walsh, beat Asvel Basket for first Eurocup win
Allen Iverson and his Beşiktaş Cola Turka may finally have turned the corner in the 2010-11 season with a well-balanced attack and a fourth-quarter comeback against Asvel Basket in Turkey last night, 80-74. Four Beşiktaş players – Cevher Ozer, Serhat Cetin, Fedor Likholitov and Mire Chatman – scored in double figures; Iverson added nine points […]
Iverson wants out? Nope, says Twitter feed
Talk Basket may have started a wee bit of kerfuffle in Allen Iverson’s camp this weekend when the website stated point blank that “Iverson wants out” of his deal with Beşiktaş Cola Turka. Reads the entire shinola-stirring entry: “Allen Iverson has been criticized for his mediocre performances and the bad results of Besiktas, since the […]
Iverson on Besiktas collapse vs Asvel: "We let it get away from us"
Ever since arriving in Turkey, Allen Iverson has been nothing but positive in European media interviews. After Beşiktaş Cola Turka blew yet another fourth-quarter lead in falling to Asvel Basket in Eurocup play, 88-85, on Tuesday night as Mr. Answer watched the entire final 10 minutes from a vantage point on the bench, A.I. wasn’t […]
Iverson and Beşiktaş drop third straight Eurocup game, now at 0-2 (That’s right)
Allen Iverson and his Beşiktaş Cola Turka may have won the courtroom battle yesterday but they lost the courtside war in losing to Asvel Basket, 88-85. Iverson comported himself well enough on defense with three steals, but was fairly unimpressive offensively, going for 2-of-5 shooting and dishing four assists in 20 minutes. Beşiktaş fans were […]
Eurocup game three: Besiktas’ first must-win of 2010-11
It may seem early on in the 2010-11 season (heck, it’s not even December), but Allen Iverson and his Beşiktaş Cola Turka squad play what appears to be a must-win tonight, as the Eagles face 2009-10 Euroleague competitor Asvel Basket in Villeurbanne, France. Beşiktaş has already dropped its first two Eurocup games within Group B […]
Iverson watch: Kevin Wildes' two cents; Besiktas vs. Trabzonsor today
How sad to wake up on Saturday morning and have an otherwise excellent-as-ever Bill Simmons NFL picks column interrupted by one harsh bummer of an assessment from an eyewitness in Turkey: “[ESPN’s Kevin Wildes – you know, the dude that had Simmons’ ‘Book of Basketball’ shot on national TV] attended an Allen Iverson game in […]
Allen Iverson interview: European fans are great, winning top priority
Germany-based sportswriter David Hein, who contributed a very nice report to BallinEurope on last night’s BG Göttingen-Beşiktaş Cola Turka match in Germany, has just posted the transcript of his interview with the man himself, Allen Iverson. The heinnews website scored quite a lengthy talk with Mr. Answer and got the former NBAer’s viewpoint on whether […]
BG Göttingen 85, Beşiktaş Cola Turka 83: Iverson lives up to star billing, goes for 18 points
BallinEurope buddy David Hein, hardworking Germany-based sportswriter and brain behind heinnews.com, traveled to Braunschweig last night (lucky bastard) to witness Allen Iverson’s professional debut in Deutschland, as Mr. Answer’s Beşiktaş Cola Turka took on BG Göttingen in game two of 2010-11 Eurocup play. This morning, Hein sent us this dispatch from a nail-biter of a […]
Fenerbahçe Ülker, 74-67: Beşiktaş, Iverson lose again with fourth-quarter stall
Allen Iverson remains oh-for-Europe after his first TBL game with Beşiktaş Cola Turka, a 74-67 loss to Euroleague squad Fenerbahçe Ülker. More distressing for Beşiktaş was another disappointing fourth quarter: The Eagles entered the last stanza tied at 53, only to be outplayed and outscored by Fenerbahçe, 21-14 over the final 10 minutes. In general, […]
Iverson watch: Tough test in Fenerbahçe Ülker today, change of venue for Eurocup game Tuesday
So Allen Iverson acquitted himself reasonably (though nowhere near perfectly) well in his debut match for Beşiktaş Cola Turka; to riff on the old cliché, however, today is the first day in the rest of Mr. Answer’s European career. In Türkiye Basketbol Ligleri play today, A.I. and the Eagles today draw none other than defending […]
Allen Iverson’s first game with ‘Cola: Half-empty or half-full?
Allen Iverson’s first game in Europe is in the books – a disappointing 94-91 loss for his Beşiktaş Cola Turka, which blew a 17-point lead against KK Hemofarm Stada – and while not even the worst offenders of crimes against hyperbole in sportswriting are ready to ascribe any superlatives to Mr. Answer and his new […]
Besiktas Cola Turka game proving elusive to find
Well, it seems the situation vis-a-vis viewing the Besiktas Cola game is dire, my friends. After hours (really) of searching and attempting tricky downloads, BallinEurope has found nothing. The problem is that Eurosport stubbornly refuses to budge the main station’s schedule, preferring instead to show some sport called football or soccer or something, with games […]