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What we know makes it worth it
The Euroleague regular season isn’t starting with a bang but it is starting the way we deserve, Emmet Ryan writes on why it is still compelling viewing. It’s been far too long irrespective of what the calendar actually says. Domestic leagues are back across Europe, the World Cup only ended four weeks ago, the youth […]
Euroleague’s best go global
It’s going to be a busy pre-season for some of the top teams in Euroleague with teams travelling across the Americas and Asia as part of their preparation for the new season. The headline action will see Maccabi Tel Aviv look to win the FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Brazil but they will be plenty of […]
What the Rockets can expect from Papanikolaou
The Houston Rockets finally secured the services of Kostas Papanikolaou on Friday night but what will the two-time Euroleague champion bring to the table? The Rockets locked down Papanikolaou on a two-year $9.4 million contract, a big step up from the $4m dollar deal over the same period he was initially offered. With a $1.5 […]
Sarunas Jasikevičius retires, joins Zalgiris in coaching role
Sarunas Jasikevičius, one of the most decorated players in European basketball history has formally announced his retirement. It feels like Saras has been a veteran for ages and that’s probably because he has been. At 38 he’s finally hanging up his kicks to work as an assistant coach with Zalgiris Kaunas, with whom he won […]
A Different Perspective for Euroleague
While the world still awaits Google Glass hitting the mainstream, Europe’s top basketball league is already finding ways to help it change the game. Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv took the Euroleague title, basketball’s answer to the Champions League, in thrilling fashion against Real Madrid last month. The under-card game that preceded the epic final may however […]
Marcelinho Huertas one-legged buzzer beater to beat Valencia
Well that was one of the most dramatic finishes in a while. Barcelona beat Valencia 77-75 to progress to the ACB Finals but they needed an incredible floater to take the final W. Enter Marce… The win gave Barcelona a 3-2 series win. The Blaugrana now progress to take on reigning champions Real Madrid in […]
Final Four: Barcelona beat CSKA Moscow 93-78 in third place game
It’s the game nobody wants to play in and few want to watch but at least it featured a milestone for Juan Carlos Navarro and quality minutes for Mario Hezonja. After the devastation of defeat in Friday’s semi finals, CSKA Moscow and FC Barcelona trotted out for the Euroleague third/fourth place decider. A faint CSKA […]
Final Four movie…good job Euroleague
This is actually pretty great. Euroleague has put together a short film following all four Final Four teams through Thursday and Friday. Gives a great look inside the game and is really well produced. Take 9 minutes to check it out.
The Ballin After: Blatt on that miracle
Emmet Ryan looks back on Real Madrid’s dominant display against Barcelona and we hear from David Blatt about Maccabi’s miracle against CSKA.
Pullen: Pascual has taught me a lot
Ballineurope’s Emmet Ryan caught up with Brad Oleseon, Erazem Lorbek, Jacob Pullen, and Joey Dorsey of FC Barcelona at Thursday’s Final Four practice. “They are a very dangerous team in transition. When they get out in transition they get confidence and make threes,” Brad Oleson told BallinEurope.com. He made the comments at Thursday’s practice ahead […]
Fearless predictions: Euroleague playoffs
BallinEurope only went 6 of 8 in picking the teams to make the post-season and one of those sides we didn’t have faith in won’t be happy with how we see the playoffs shaping up. It’s fearless prediction time. Barcelona vs Galatasaray Pick: Barca in 3. So we didn’t think Galatasaray would make it this […]
The Dish: No wild cards here
Fenerbahce are in free fall while the Greens and the Blaugrana served up another gem. Take your mind off the FIBA World Cup for a minute and take in this week’s edition of The Dish. The top two in Group E squared off in the OAKA and at half-time it looked like the Blaugrana would […]