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The 60 must watch Euroleague games of 2018-19
There are 30 rounds of games in the Euroleague regular season. They take place across 60 nights. Emmet Ryan has put together a viewing schedule to give you the best way through the season ahead With 16 teams playing 30 rounds of basketball there are 240 games in the Euroleague season. We’re distilling this […]
The pleasant surprise of Joe Ingles
After a successful but far from fire-starting career in Europe, Joe Ingles has become a factor in multiple playoff series since going to the NBA. For most observers on this side of the pond, it wasn’t accepted but it is delightful according to Emmet Ryan The magician was a bore and the only thing less […]
Barcelona’s solution is painful and obvious
Sito Alonso became third coach in three seasons to depart the Blaugrana. After the end of the Xavi Pascual era and the short reign of Georgios Bartzokas, the two-time Euroleague champions lack direction. Emmet Ryan on the painful lessons Barcelona need to learn Thursday night in Tel Aviv and it was another ding donger. Barcelona […]
The Woes of the Center Continues As Barcelona Lassa Dismantles Real Madrid
When games are played on the field or courts, people who do not understand, believe that skills alone are the determinants of the outcome. The real truth is that those are not the only determinants of the outcome of games. When a team believes they have a statement to make, when a group of people […]
New stop, same mission for Adam Hanga
With the new Euroleague season nearing, BallinEurope is once more break down each of the teams individually on 16 consecutive days in the run up to tip off. As with last season, we’re going in reverse order from the opening round of games. Today it’s Barcelona’s turn as we look at what’s in store for […]
That was the season that was
The first season of the new 16 team format of Euroleague is in the books. Over 30 rounds of the regular season, the playoffs, and the final four in Istanbul, an awful lot happened. Emmet Ryan looks back at the stories that made the season from the opening rounds to the climax in May It […]
From Barca to Kazan – The prospects for the non playoff teams
With the end of the regular season comes a chance for the eliminated sides to focus more on their domestic campaigns. Emmet Ryan looks at what’s in store for the teams not in the Euroleague playoffs We’re going to leave Dacka and Crvena Zvezda to one side for now and not just because both are […]
Euroleague enters the hot mess phase
It’s what we were waiting for, it’s what we needed, and Barcelona and Anadolu Efes delivered. Emmet Ryan explains how the race for the final playoff spots is going to deliver a hot mess or two in Euroleague Those who follow this site on Twitter will occasionally see us declare that a game has become […]
Speed kills as Bamberg mounts its charge
With an 85-65 point win over FC Barcelona, Brose Bamberg moved right back into playoff contention. Emmet Ryan looks at how this side has learned to rebuild after an awful 2-8 start to the season Ball movement is what defines Brose Bamberg’s game. Andrea Trinchieri has set his side a simple challenge, move it fast, […]
Euroleague 2016-17 preview: FC Barcelona
In the seventh of our 16 team previews in 16 days, Emmet Ryan looks at the new look FC Barcelona. With a new coach and a bunch of new players, what can we expect from the Blaugrana in Euroleague 2016/17? As the intro suggests, we’re doing a preview for each of the 16 teams in […]
The 61 must-watch games on every night of the 2016/17 Euroleague season
The games for the first season of the new 16 team 30 game Euroleague format have been announced. With 61 game nights in total, BiE’s Emmet Ryan has picked the game to watch on every night of the campaign We knew it was going to be big but wow that is a crowded calendar. While […]
Alright NBA fans, here’s what you are getting
Monday was almost as rough for fans of European basketball as it was for fans of the Oklahoma City Thunder. With Sergio ‘Chacho’ Rodriguez making the jump to the NBA, following Malcolm Delaney and Tomas Satoransky, three of the most electrifying talents in Europe’s back courts are heading to the bigger show. Emmet Ryan looks […]