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EuroCup 122

 

The players demand a voice

Behind the glory, the players are revolting With the players not being quiet anymore, FIBA and Euroleague both need to work together to fix the calendar issue. Emmet Ryan on why player power, with our without a union, is greater than ever and why those who play the game are important voices in shaping its […]

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Euroleague expansion, opportunity, and headaches

It turns out the Turkish Airlines Euroleague wants to get bigger, having just got smaller, but while expansion offers financial opportunities it’s going to prove a logistical nightmare according to Emmet Ryan The most unsurprising detail in Euroleague’s long term plans was confirmed by Jordi Bertomeu on Zalgiris TV. Euroleague wants to expand, first to […]

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The 10 games to watch in the Eurocup 2016/17 season

Having gone through all 61 game days of the Euroleague season yesterday, Emmet Ryan is back to pick BiE’s 10 games of the week in the 2016/17 season of the new look Eurocup There’s a lot to digest with the new format for Eurocup but, essentially, it matches what Euroleague was like as recently as […]

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Let’s do more than lunch – How collaboration can spur European basketball

In part four of our long-form series on the civil war in European basketball, Emmet Ryan looks at the benefits real collaboration between FIBA and Euroleague would bring and examines the obstacles the war has created Check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 It turns out 2 June was THE day in European […]

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The Basketball Champions League – FIBA’s brand of hard ball

After a lengthy absence, part three of BallinEurope’s look at the civil war in European basketball continues with analysis of what the Champions League actually means for the sport. For past coverage check out Emmet Ryan’s features on the problems with a closed shop Euroleague and the need for a strong Eurocup FIBA wants back […]

4 years ago 1 More
 

Fighting Football is foolish aka why Eurocup is vital

In the second part of out longform series on the business of basketball, Emmet Ryan looks at the vital role a secondary competition such as Eurocup plays in the overall growth of basketball in Europe. Part one, on the Euroleague proposal for next season, is here Football is big and people with money know this […]

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LIVE: Watch the Euroleague and Eurocup 2015-16 draws

Europe’s top two basketball competitions don’t tip off for a few months but we find out who is going to play who today. Press play above to watch the draws for the Euroleague and Eurocup regular seasons for 2015/16.

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Full list of 2015-16 teams for Euroleague and Eurocup

Pinar Karsiyaka have made the cut and will join three other Turkish sides in Euroleague for the 2015-16 season. Emmet Ryan reacts to the full list of teams announced for Euroleague and Eurocup next season The decision has been made. Pinar Karsiyaka made the cut for Euroleague following their win in the TBL Finals. The […]

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We really don’t need another civil war

The opening salvos have been fired with little dignity. It’s not going to get prettier. Everyone needs to grow up. That’s what Emmet Ryan thinks of the latest FIBA vs ULEB spat. Didn’t we already go through this around the turn of the century? ULEB and FIBA Europe fought for control of Europe’s top competition […]

5 years ago 1 More
 

The Romanian formula for a basketball derby

Pic via Virgil Stanescu BallinEurope’s Andrei Britz hit the road for the biggest rivalry in Romania as he caught the clash of Asesoft Ploeisti and Steaua Bucharest. Here’s a taste of what rivalry is like, Romanian style. On 31 January basketball lovers in Romania were treated to a clash between Asesoft Ploiesti, the perennial Romanian […]

6 years ago 3 More
 

AUDIO: Interview with DeAndre Liggins

BIE’s Andrei Britz caught up with DeAndre Liggins after his Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd team scored a big road win, 79-96, over Asesoft Ploiesti in Eurocup. Liggins a former Kentucky product, played for Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA and their D-Leagues affiliate Tulsa 66ers. He spend last season with another D-league team, Sioux Falls Skyforce. […]

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Return to Freak City

BiE’s editor returned to Bamberg for the first time since 2010 to take in the gang from Freak City hosting Reggio Emilia in Eurocup action. He got as much hops as hoops in on this trip. It was always the quietest ones. A young fan would go “Brose Baskets” and then the 999 at their […]

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