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Fearless predictions: Panathinaikos vs Fenerbahce
As is tradition on this site, we’re taking the playoffs in reverse order. Emmet Ryan is going to take on each series over the next four days to give his take on who makes it to Istanbul. Today, oh it’s just the small matter of Panathinaikos vs Fenerbahce Remember to breathe… Forget about your Twitter […]
Fearless Predictions: Olympiacos vs Anadolu Efes
As is tradition on this site, we’re taking the playoffs in reverse order. Emmet Ryan is going to take on each series over the next four days to give his take on who makes it to Istanbul. Up now it’s the clash of Olympiacos and Anadolu Efes Considering how balanced Oly have been all year, […]
Fearless predictions: Real Madrid vs Darussafaka Dogus
As is tradition on this site, we’re taking the playoffs in reverse order. Emmet Ryan is going to take on each series over the next four days to give his take on who makes it to Istanbul. Today we begin with top seeds Real Madrid against Darussafaka Dogus Everybody figured Real were going to be […]
Cold blooded Lokomotiv Kuban headed for Berlin
Lokomotiv Kuban won Game 5 against Barcelona in bizarre style, fortunately Emmet Ryan reflects on a good night to be Giorgios Bartzokas This game was over so many times. At the buzzer for the half, there was the cold blooded dagger by Malcolm Delaney. Then Barcelona ran riot in the third, making Loko look like […]
Navarro and Delaney crossing in the night
One is the ascendant import guard in Europe, the other a legend who is looking for one more effort from his body but on Tuesday Juan Carlos Navarro and Malcolm Delaney will both be the emotional core for their sides in Game 5, writes Emmet Ryan The arguments over when we last saw the true […]
Too many things happened tonight
Euroleague’s decision to schedule three playoff games within 30 minutes of each other was only the start of the madness on a wild Tuesday, writes Emmet Ryan In reverse order… Sasha Djordjevic is no longer coach of Panathinaikos Fenerbahce completed a sweep of Real Madrid Dimitris Diamantidis ended his career in pan European basketball Baskonia […]
Fener’s lust to be more than winners
Fenerbahce’s win tonight over Real Madrid wasn’t just about going 1-0 up in their playoff series, it was about the Istanbul club showing that they are now the power and everyone else better show some respect Galway Bay is a damn good brewery and it’s just lost its head brewer. Chris Treanor is off to […]
Fearless Predictions: BallinEurope’s Euroleague Playoff Picks
It’s playoff time with two fantastic match-ups, one we are a little shaky on, and a fourth we are worried will be a blow-out. The Euroleague playoffs tip-off tomorrow, following a thrilling end to the Top 16 despite not one team changing positions in the playoff rankings in the final round of games. There was […]
The Dish – Too Rude for Masai Uijiri
It’s been a long and busy week in Basketball for Europe’s top teams and players and tonight we could see even more drama. Let’s get you set for another wild week of playoff action in Euroleague and the NBA. As fearlessly predicted by BiE Barcelona got the brooms out against Galatasaray. While the Istanbul club […]
Euroleague Playoffs games two: Impressions, notes, YouTube highlight clips
Games two of the 2011-12 Euroleague Playoffs have gone down … also down and just about out are Gescrap Bilbao Basket, once again outmatched and whipped by CSKA Moscow, 79-60. Unics Kazan may also be in the razor’s edge category as even a lackluster performance by FC Barcelona shooters – seriously, 19-of-57 (33.33%) overall and […]
Sofoklis: “I think we have the answers for Panathinaikos”; “I like our chances”
Going into what is certain to be a cliffhanger of a Euroleague Playoffs game one between Panathinaikos and Maccabi Tel Aviv, Sofoklis Schortsanitis is outwardly calm – this despite the way Big Sofo and teammate Richard Hendrix were thoroughly beaten at their games by the Greens in last season’s Euroleague championship. Added to this is […]
Real Madrid-Power Electronics Valencia: Recaps, videos, notes and Fearless Prediction™
The final game of the Euroleague Playoffs is tonight as Power Electronics Valencia goes to Real Madrid in a decisive game five matchup – and the seventh time the teams have faced off this season. Tipoff is set for 8.45pm CET and without further ado, let’s open up the BallinEurope notebook on the series by […]