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Calixte shows his class to send Warriors to title game
Aaron Calixte took charge in the second half as Tralee Warriors downed Éanna to progress to the Irish men’s Super League title game The difference between bad offence and great defence is naturally subjective but, if you watch basketball even casually, you quickly learn to spot the difference. The first half of Sunday’s semi-final in […]
Warriors survive 40 minutes of fury to reach Irish cup final
O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention, A gym for a stage And highlight reel displays to behold the swelling scene On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object: can this colum hold The many dunks of Gilmore? or may we cram Within this medium […]
Sometimes you win ugly
This was not a good basketball game by any stretch but at least history was guaranteed no matter what. Tralee Warriors and Éanna were both looking for a first ever trip to Irish men’s cup final and Éanna were good for their win in a game where the only thing they’ll want to remember is […]
The tightest league in Europe just got tighter
Any run of results would guarantee chaos in the Irish Super League. It was going to take something special to make things absolutely bonkers at the mid-point of the season and we got just that. Emmet Ryan on how December to Dismember is living up to its billing It began in rather drab fashion. Templeogue […]
Irish basketball gears up for December to Dismember
No it’s not a long forgotten terrible WWE Pay Per View but rather the extraordinary run of fixtures facing one of the most competitive leagues in Europe. Emmet Ryan on why the Irish men’s Super League merits your attention over the next month, no matter where you are watching As things stand in Ireland, just […]
The Ballin After – But what about that guy?
BiE is back with a round up and look ahead to what’s big in European basketball this week. On this week’s show We look back on the dominance of Turkish and Russian sides in Round 1 of Euroleague along with looking ahead to Pinar Karsiyaka’s trip to face Panathinaikos. We also here from Cian Nihill […]
National League Preview: Ireland
BallinEurope is going to cast its eyes over a few of Europe’s top and not so top national league over the next week or so as we get back into the regular grind of European basketball. First up, the league in the same nation as BiE Towers, Ireland Last year was a true first for […]