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Euroleague Top 16 groupings completed
Hot off the big board in Barcelona, then: Here’s how today’s draw for Euroleague Top 16 groupings panned out. In Group E, it’s Regal FC Barcelona, Panathinaikos Athen, Partizan Belgrade and Maroussi BC. In Group F, Real Madrid, Montepaschi Siena, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Efes Pilsen Istanbul In Group G, CSKA Moscow, Unicaja, Zalgiris Kaunas […]
Do your civic duty and vote (for the Euroleague All-Decade Team)!
Time for basketball fans to do their duty and vote. Luckily, though, we’re not talking the sort of election involving political newspeak and double-talking, but a vote to form the Euroleague All-Decade Team. This week, Euroleague.net will publish the list of its own 50 nominees to the 2000s team and, beginning on Friday, January 22, […]
The Frank Euroleague roundup, week 10
BallinEurope’s man in Italy, Francesco Cappelletti, wraps up the wrap week of the 2009-10 Euroleague regular season in discussing — among other subjects — how justice was done in the Top 16 accession, why Ricky Rubio deserves our admiration, and how the next four groups look. Who deserves the Top 16 and who doesn’t In […]
(Belated) Fantasy tips from the Euroleague boss, week 10
Hello everybody, once again this is Javier Gancedo of Euroleague Basketball. First of all, I am sorry I’m a bit late with this column this week. A lot of circumstances went against me: I have been sick since Sunday with a temperature, but trying to work since this week is critical for all of us. […]
Precedent for a 10-0 Regal FC Barcelona: Recent notable Euroleague winning streaks
Tonight FC Barcelona looks to build on its red-hot run in 2009/10 by closing out a perfect 10-0 run through the Euroleague regular season. Assuming Barca does shut down Montepaschi Siena yet again, what can recent history tell us about an undefeated team’s chances the rest of the way? Since the 2009/10 represented a switch […]
Rumor du jour: Real Madrid interested in Nesterović
Heard on the grapevine: Toronto Raptors benchwarmer Rasho Nesterović is heading to Real Madrid. That’s the word currently making the rounds around the internet and back, though little press seems to indicate any tangible truth to the story. Among the earliest to report the Spanish team’s seeming interest in Nesterović was the Toronto Sun, which […]
Sporting Bet lines and odds for Euroleague week 10 matchups
What’s at stake on the final Wednesday night of the Euroleague 2009-10 regular season? Some bragging rights and potentially a couple of playoff spots. The win-and-in scenario tonight belongs to Lietuvos Rytas, a big six-point favorite at home against Unicaja. AJ Milano, who’s hosting Real Madrid and is nevertheless a five-point underdog, also advances to […]
Zalgiris owner: Yes to Delas and Čapin, no to Massey
Could CB Murcia just have received help from a surprising source? Zalgiris Kaunas owner Vladimir Romanov has publicly denied that his team will sign Jeremiah Massey and instead is pursuing a longer-term development plan. This is good news for Murcia fans, as the team has not yet signed the American big man despite the club’s […]
It’s CB Murcia vs. Zalgiris Kaunas for Jeremiah Massey
Spanish-language website Cope.es is today reporting that CB Murcia officials will be pulling out all stops in order to sign US citizen/Team Macedonia big man Jeremiah Massey, who was released from his contracted with Real Madrid after spending much of the season off the Spanish team’s roster altogether. One of the factors for Murcia not […]
Best of the (Basketball) Net: The Good, The Bad and The Mascots edition
Got time on this Sunday? Great to hear it! Ball in Europe has a nice handful of video clips and stories to guide your surfing with another edition of “Best of the (Basketball) Net.” Buzzing on the interwebs this week in stories not involving a certain bunch of Washington Wizards were Euroleague, FIBA, FCB, and […]
The Frank Euroleague roundup, week nine
With just one more week to go in first-round play, Francesco Cappelletti touches on some issues regarding those teams positioning themselves for the Euroleague Top 16. Also examined frankly: Ergin Ataman’s tenuous position in Turkey, Zoran Planinic and Nikos Zisis embracing their positions on potential Final Four clubs; and bucking for position on Real Madrid. […]
Cajasol victorious in L'Hospitalet for first time ever, advances to Paris
Congratulations go out today to junior team Cajasol of Seville, which overcame Unicaja, 72-70, in the finals of the 31st Torneig de Basquet Junior Ciutat de L’Hospitalet. Though this marks the 22nd occasion a Spanish club has taken the tournament, the title is Cajasol’s first. (Oh, and be sure to congratulate Euroleague fantasy league boss/rabid […]