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Eurobasket 2011: Scenarios for round three
With one game left to play for the teams of Group E and two for Group F in the 2011 FIBA EuroBasket tournament, BallinEurope takes a brief look at some of the mathematical possibilities for advancement into the knockout stage. Group E • France and Spain have clinched the top two spots in the group; […]
France outlasts Turkey for 68-64 win
Stationed in Lithuania, it’s BallinEurope’s Y. with his brief synopsis on France versus Turkey. Without further ado, here are his notes! Another great game at Eurobasket 2011, as France met Turkey today for a crucial game – but isn’t every single one? – in Group E.
Spain holds off Germany in EuroBasket opener, 77-68
While this writer has left Lithuania (the “day job” calls…), BallinEurope can still provide coverage of EuroBasket 2011, thanks to our old friend Y. He’ll also be tweeting through the games as well, so follow our Twitter account at BiE_basketball as well! It’s the first day of second stage in Eurobasket 2011 in Lithuania, and […]
Live blogging EuroBasket 2011: Spain vs. Turkey
Because of Poland’s loss to Great Britain, both teams in this game have been assured of a spot in the next round of the EuroBasket tournament. However, since the head-to-head win-loss records will carry over, the match does have some importance going forward. The key question is, “Who or what can stop Spain?” This team […]
Eurobasket 2011: Reviewing the preview
BallinEurope’s man in the U.K., Sam Chadwick, revamps his EuroBasket “preview” as the final games in pool play go down…
Live blogging Eurobasket 2011: Poland vs. Great Britain
Who would’ve thought this game would be significant in the EuroBasket 2011 tournament? Yet, here we are, less than 24 hours after Team Poland’s stunning upset of the big-bodied, NBA-stocked Turkey — not to mention a day after Great Britain’s first-ever major tournament win. While Britain needs an outrageous 58-point margin of victory today (not […]
Rapping about Jonas Valanciunas
Naturally, everyone in basketball-rabid Lithuania has their own favorite on the national team, but the overwhelming devotion attractor right now is unquestionably Jonas Valanciunas. As the future of Lithuanian basketball itself – he’s six years and one month younger than the next most junior member of the national team – it’s not too much of […]
EuroBasket 2011: Scenarios for Groups E and F (plus Official Fearless Predictions™)
Right, BallinEurope has spent a few hours with some of the brains behind heinnews and BasketNews.lt in an attempt to hash out the implications of today’s EuroBasket games vis-à-vis the next round of play. Today is the last game of the first round and, as far as we can tell, seven teams of the possible […]
Live blogging EuroBasket 2011: Lithuania vs. Spain
Surely this game needs no introduction: It’s the defending European champions against the red-hot, lightning-quick Lithuanians. Lithuania is a player down, but there’s still that 13th man of the crowd and the straight-up willpower of the home team backs by 16,000 volts of tradition, neither of which should be underestimated. Get ready for a wild […]
Live blogging Eurobasket 2011: Poland vs. Turkey
All righty, then, time for today’s second of three live blogs, as Turkey prepares to take on Poland. The scenario: Spain and Lithuania have already clinched spots in the next round. To keep their chances alive, Poland must win out in the last two games while Turkey loses both … and that would be one […]
Deng: Team Britain has "done something special"
Congratulations go out from BallinEurope to Team Britain — one of BallinEurope’s favorite programs on the Continent — for finally bagging that first-ever major tournament win today over Portugal. Said Luol Deng after the game: “No matter what, today’s a new day and we’ve done something special.” Indeed, Mr. Deng, and may BiE be among […]
Live blogging Eurobasket 2011: Great Britain vs. Portugal
All right, BallinEurope returns with game coverage via live blog, as Team Britain and Team Portugal — playing for the proverbial pride — face off in EuroBasket game four, each side in search of its first win. In the case of Britain, of course, they’ll be chasing their first-ever major tournament win as the national […]