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Panathinaikos return to Euroleague’s top table, now what?
In the first of our deep dives into all four competitors at the Euroleague Final Four, Emmet Ryan takes a look at Panathinaikos. The Greeks are back in the big show for the first time since 2012 but will they make a big impression? They have the most known owner in all of Euroleague basketball. […]
VIDEOS: Jackson and Hines react to CSKA’s Euroleague triumph
Aaron Jackson didn’t so much do an interview as cut a promo while talking to Emmet Ryan in the mixed zone after CSKA Moscow’s Euroleague title win. We got react from Jackson and Kyle Hines after the game On his third trip to the Euroleague Final Four, Aaron Jackson finally won the big one. A […]
So a dude dropped his condoms
In his final drunkventure from Madrid, Emmet Ryan reports on everything that happened at and around the Euroleague championship game. It’s the freaking myth of Spanoulis man. Real could have been up 20 with 2 minutes to go (yes, I am aware they won by 19) and you still wouldn’t have thought they were safe. […]
Real Madrid end 20 year famine to win Euroleague title
Real Madrid survived a third quarter charge by Olympiacos and shut down Vassilis Spanoulis to end a 20 year wait and win the Euroleague title for 2014/15. Emmet Ryan reports from the Barclaycard Centre. Whatever amount of Real and Olympiacos fans were in the house on Friday, their numbers had clearly surged for this one. […]
CSKA win the third place game
It’s the game nobody wants to play in and few want to watch. CSKA looked well on course for a blowout but a Fener rally in the second half made for a surprisingly exciting finish. The third place game got off to an uninspired start, CSKA went up 12-0 before Fenerbahce got off the mark. […]
So now the end is near
Real Madrid face Olympiacos in the Euroleague final later today. Two teams steeped in history meet in a game that will dominated by contemporary narrative. It’s been 20 long years since Real Madrid were kings of Europe. They had their near misses along the way but nothing can hurt quite like the last two years. […]
We fixed everything
After taking it relatively easy the last two nights, BiE’s editor was fearlessly back on the beer on Saturday at the Euroleague Final Four. The best bar conversations are the ones where you solve all the problems on one broad issue. Tonight we fixed European and NCAA basketball, you’re welcome. The day however began with […]
Where now for CSKA?
It was a fourth straight stunning disappointment for CSKA Moscow in the Final Four. Emmet Ryan asks where now for Europe’s most affluent club? It was happening again. After 36 minutes of utter irrelevancy, Vassilis Spanoulis went up the court and nailed a three. Kostas Sloukas narrowed the gap more and Fabio to my left […]
Top 5 Plays of the Final Four semi finals
The top five plays from Friday’s games are up. Unsurprisingly, Spanoulis features.
CSKA pull a CSKA again as Olympiacos advance to Euroleague Final
Not for the first time, BiE had to change the intro on a Final Four game involving CSKA Moscow following a dramatic late collapse. It wasn’t a vintage performance in the semi-final but sometimes you just love a good slugfest. That’s what Emmet Ryan saw as Olympiacos topped CSKA Moscow to make it to Sunday’s […]
The Ballin After – Final Four Special
With the Euroleague Final Four starting on Friday, BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan hit the Barclaycard Centre to deliver a special edition of The Ballin After. We hear from the players and take a look inside the operation that makes an event like this happen. Press play to watch now:
It’s soccer town until Thursday
The heat hit Emmet Ryan but not enough to prevent the cause of drunk journalism. Here’s his first piece of commentary from Madrid. Destination Basketball. Upon landing the heat was a shock. The weather back home has been pretty awful of late but wow it is hot here. Basketball is irrelevant. With Real playing Juventus […]