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Fearless Predictions: Olympiacos vs Anadolu Efes
As is tradition on this site, we’re taking the playoffs in reverse order. Emmet Ryan is going to take on each series over the next four days to give his take on who makes it to Istanbul. Up now it’s the clash of Olympiacos and Anadolu Efes Considering how balanced Oly have been all year, […]
Euroleague enters the hot mess phase
It’s what we were waiting for, it’s what we needed, and Barcelona and Anadolu Efes delivered. Emmet Ryan explains how the race for the final playoff spots is going to deliver a hot mess or two in Euroleague Those who follow this site on Twitter will occasionally see us declare that a game has become […]
Euroleague 2016-17 preview: Anadolu Efes
In the first of our 16 team previews in 16 days, Emmet Ryan looks at what to expect from perennial underachievers Anadolu Efes of Istanbul. With ambitions in both Turkey and Euroleague, how will the talent heavy outfit fare managing both goals in the quest to lift silverware? As the intro suggests, we’re doing a […]
The 61 must-watch games on every night of the 2016/17 Euroleague season
The games for the first season of the new 16 team 30 game Euroleague format have been announced. With 61 game nights in total, BiE’s Emmet Ryan has picked the game to watch on every night of the campaign We knew it was going to be big but wow that is a crowded calendar. While […]
National league preview: Turkish Superlig
Pinar Karsiyaka shocked the continent in last season’s BSL playoffs but with an awful lot of movement, what can we expect from the year to come? Emmet Ryan takes a look at arguably European basketball’s strongest league The run through the playoffs was silly. In May we had all been warned, or at least an […]
Euroleague Transfers Table 2015-16
EUROLEAGUE TRANSFERS 2015/2016 Updated: It is finally here and back after a two-season hiatus, BallinEurope’s Euroleague Transfer Table. NB: Please note that only names in bold are officially confirmed transfers. Others listed are rumours published by various media or online discussion forums. SPAIN Arrivals Departures Under contract Real Madrid Guillermo Hernangomez (Sevilla) Jeff Taylor (Charlotte […]
Pinar Karsiyaka take Turkish title with 4-1 series win over Efes
Pinar Karsiyaka completed an amazing post-season with a 71-85 win over Anadolu Efes to take the Turkish Finals 4-1. Emmet Ryan reports on how Cinderella came to Istanbul with a sledgehammer A series format is supposed to prevent small clubs from killing off giants. A series is meant to be where the power clubs of […]
Maccabi lead list of stunning post-season upsets
It’s been a rocky playoffs season for some of the biggest clubs in European basketball. Emmet Ryan takes you through a brief list of the carnage Wednesday night saw the biggest upset by far of the post-season in national and regional leagues across Europe as Hapoel Eilat beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 79-76 to take the […]
Comeback kings Karsiyaka beat Efes to take 3-1 lead in Turkish finals
Never count out Pinar Karsiyaka, that was the lesson on Tuesday night as an epic comeback from 15 points down saw them beat Anadolu Efes 91-88 in overtime to take a 3-1 lead in the Turkish Finals After 70 minutes of looking ordinary in the last two games, it only took 15 more to be […]
DJ Strawberry carries Karsiyaka to 2-1 series lead in Turkish Finals
A fantastic individual display from DJ Strawberry was critical for Pinar Karsiyaka as they took Game 3 of the TBL Finals 71-65 to take a 2-1 series lead over Anadolu Efes Efes had a plan for the road trip to Karsiyaka and it radically changed the expected tempo of this game. Outright stopping Bobby Dixon […]
You need to watch the Turkish Basketball Finals
If you like explosive fun basketball with ludicrous endings and all the drama then do yourself a favour and watch the best series in Europe right now, writes Emmet Ryan Pinar Karsiyaka have been threatening this since laying the smackdown on Banvit in the decisive third game of their quarter final series. Anadolu Efes have […]
Kardiac Kids Karsiyaka Kan’t be Kontrolled
Anadolu Efes and Pinar Karsiyaka served up another absolute epic in Istanbul on Thursday evening and it was the visitors who pulled it out in ridiculously dramatic style 85-86 to tie it up at 1-1 as the series moves to Karsiyaka on Sunday Efes have proven without doubt that they are not as foolish as […]