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Basketball Video 14

Beyond Vesely: Five European names North America must know for 2010-11

With BallinEurope’s profile piece on Jan Vesely in, today we’re adding a bit of a primer on some other names certain to get increasing mentions in NBA culture from your team’s elimination from the playoffs through to the draft and into the 2010 FIBA World Championships in August/September. NBA fans who want to get in […]

15 years ago 1 More

Red alert: Heating-up Sofoklis goes off in All-Star Game

Look out, upcoming Olympiacos opponents: Big Sofo is just starting to heat up. After a marginal season in Euroleague play up in the early going (BiE is blaming it on that H1N1 the big man contracted in the autumn), Sofoklis Schortsanitis turned in his peak Euroleague performance of 2009-10 a week and a half ago, […]

15 years ago 4 More

Euroleague Top 10 plays of the week (Plus bonus Sofoklis clip!)

Just in case you missed it, below the break runs Euroleague’s official Top Ten Plays of the Week video clip. This week’s three minutes of fun features Jamont Gordon totally giving up the body, an emphatic rejection from D’Or Fischer, Juan Carlos Navarro looking a little like Steve Nash without the pass, Bo McCalebb going […]

15 years ago 3 More

Zydrunas saga update: Z. wants ring, wants it with Cleveland

The latest chapter in the Ilgauskas-back-to-Cleveland is a short one, best summarized in a single emphatic line from agent Herb Rudoy and run in Associated Press stories: “It is Zydrunas’ desire to return to the Cavaliers if a suitable contract can be agreed upon.”

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Best of the (basketball) net: Past, present and future edition

“Best of the (Basketball) Net” is one day late this week, but that extra 24 hours or so will surely make all the difference in terms of quality. For some most interesting recently-posted basketball-related stuff from the interweb, read on to check out excerpts from a classic of basketball literature, see highlights from a big […]

15 years ago 1 More

Big Z boomeranging back to Cavaliers

Just a quick note on former Cleveland Cavalier/sitting-in-limbo Zydrunas Ilgauskas from the big network. ESPN reported last night that, despite interest from the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks in Z, the big man plans and expects to re-sign with the Cavs. Ilgauskas must wait until March 22, due to a NBA-mandated 30-day wait period required […]

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The week in Euroleague highlights (with special reference to Cibona-Olympiacos)

Just in case you haven’t seen this yet, the Euroleague “Top 10 plays of the week” for week four of the Top 16 round follows the break. Surprisingly no magic from Ricky Rubio or his FC Barcelona ‘mates this week (perhaps the team’s too weary from ACB play but not so tired as to be […]

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The 2010 Copa del Rey: The YouTube recap

Congratulations this morning go out to Regal FC Barcelona, as the Blaugrana reaffirmed its dominant status in 2009-10 with a crushing 80-61 victory over Real Madrid. What’s that? You say you missed out on the pageantry and action of Europe’s most exciting cup? Not surprising, seeing as how little coverage events like Copa del Rey […]

15 years ago 3 More

(Slightly biased) highlight clip: Alba Berlin vs. Aris BSA

Just in case you missed it, following the text break is a (biased) highlight clip from last night’s Aris’ 65-61 away win at Alba Berlin in Eurocup competition. The win moved Aris BSA up to 1-2 in Eurocup Last 16 play; Alba Berlin dropped to 2-1, resulting in a wide-open Group I with groupmates DKV […]

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The ACB's top five plays of the week

On a bit of a slow news day, Ball in Europe can at least offer you some the top five plays from this weekend’s ACB action. The official website promises much “shameless delight” in this grab bag of magic passing and alley-oops. As they rhetorically ask, “¿Te lo vas a perder?” Click “Continue Reading” for […]

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Stateside, LeBrown, Dwight, Sir Charles sneak into Super Bowl broadcast

Last night across the Atlantic, most sports fans in the ‘States were tuned into that little game of American football known as the Super Bowl (presumably after watching the EuroRaptors and Orlando Magic take care of business in the afternoon, that is). For years, mucho hype has surrounded the mystique of the commercials shown during […]

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Best of the (basketball) net: Stats on film edition

Ball in Europe wraps up the week with a slew of YouTube videos – just in case you haven’t seen enough basketball lately… This edition of “Best of the (Basketball) Net” is all about the numbers. Numbers like 20,000, 3,000, 10-0 and 2011. But enough exposition: Videos await! • You quite possibly may have heard […]

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