Bundesliga 97
German NT coach compares US players to supermarket employees
Discussions about the number of US players in the German Bundesliga continue and current national team coach Dirk Bauermann used a podium discussion to add even more oil to the fire. Bauermann is known for pushing at every occasion for an increase in the number of German players in the Bundesliga by establishing a minimum […]
Will the HGP change Basketball?
The soccer world is discussing these days the famous 6+5 rule and determining how many foreign players should be allowed to play in national championships or European Club competitions. In continental European basketball, the rules are currently way more complicated, as they vary from league to league and don’t even have any regulation when it […]
NBA Player's Association supports German protest
The protest action at the German Top 4 Cup in Hamburg drew support from the NBA Player’s Association with NBPA executive director Bill Hunter comparing the move to the beginnings of his own organization back in 1964. Players from Bonn and Düsseldorf refused to play the first two possessions of Saturday’s Top 4 first semi-final. […]
Has YouTube changed Europeans' view of dunks?
I attended the German Bundesliga All-Star Day last weekend and also followed the dunk contest of that event. This type of contest is always considered one of the highlights by most basketball fans, even if the “traditional” Euroleague fan does not care about such “NBA-like show elements.” The level of the contest was fair in […]
Monday's cigarettes
The Euroleague regular season is over. However, this does not mean that we’re out of cigarettes to smoke. Let’s check out what’s going on…
Monday's cigarettes
Happy new Year! After a short Christmas break, BallinEurope is now back with the freshest and sexiest stories on basketball in Europe. And what’s better than starting the new year than a yummy bunch of cigarettes?
X-mas cigarettes
Today is December 24th, Santa Claus is just around the corner, and here we go for some cigarettes that help to survive during the break over the holy days. First of all, thanks to Zalgiris Kaunas, which is (so far) the only Euroleague and team in general that has sent a (digital) Christmas Card to […]
Short Monday's cigarettes
The first phase of the Euroleague regular season is over. So here we go for the next phase and how could you better start than with a good amount of smoking cigarettes? The story of the week may be the following. You remember probably the canceled Bundesliga game of Ludwigsburg versus Giessen two weeks ago: […]
Monday's cigarettes
Here we go for the Euroleague bye week. And we’ve put together some interesting stories in order to get through these 14 days without Devotion. Take a look into Nicolas Batum’s mind. In the German Bundesliga, the Giessen 46ers had to go for a road game on Saturday against EnBW Ludwigsburg. For this 250km trip, […]
Monday's light cigarettes
A little later than you are used to, but here are some light cigarettes from this Monday evening. Devin Harris knows more French than “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?” A bit more about Brandon Jennings, who has learned about being kicked out of practice. ALBA Berlin recorded their second consecutive 13,000+ attendance in the Bundesliga. Watch […]
Fantasy Basketball: European seasons about to begin
Before the upcoming Euroleague Fantasy League, we’ll take a look at the different national fantasy leagues set up around the continent. The biggest is, of course, the Spanish SuperManager for the ACB; we’ll come back to this later. Today, we’re going to introduce you to the German Bundesliga Fantasy League organized in collaboration with FIVE […]
ACB remains leader in attendance
UPDATE (16/6/2008): BallinEurope checked the attendance figures of the different European leagues and has compiled some stats based on the averages. We didn’t see any big surprises, as Spanish ACB still tops the list.