Euroleague 19
Devin Smith: “We can compete with anybody”
Devin Smith of Maccabi Tel Aviv spoke with BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan ahead of Friday’s Euroleague semi final with CSKA Moscow. Devin Smith told Ballineurope.com that he was confident in Maccabi’s shooting options ahead of their clash with CSKA but that the team as a whole needs to succeed more on the glass. “We have different […]
Jackson: “It’s all business”
BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan caught up with CSKA Moscow’s Aaron Jackson at Thursdwy’s practice in Milano to get his thoughts on Friday night’s big game. “Since we got here it’s all business. This year we communicated much better about the pressure [on us]. We knew who had pressure but we didn’t communicate well. Now we know […]
BiE in Milano: And the winners are…
It was awards day in Milano and Chacho took the big one. Sergio Rodriguez of Real Madrid was name Euroleague MVP for the 2013/14 season. Rodrigruez and his team mate Rudy Fernandez were named to the team of the season along with Keith Langford of EA7 Milano, Ante Tomic of FC Barcelona, and Sonny Weems […]
Final Four: What the bookies say when the bookies talk
Those familiar with this site’s Twitter handle may be aware that our editor, Emmet Ryan, spent a few years working in the gambling business. He looks at how the bookies see the odds for the NCAA Championship and what it says about their confidence in the four combatants. Lets take a look at the odds […]
Greetings from your new editor
Is change weird and scary? Well maybe but don’t worry, it won’t be this time. Before I introduce myself, let me assure all readers of one thing: Os isn’t leaving. The man who has been the voice of Ballineurope.com for the past five years will still write regularly for the site just less often than […]
Rubio named 2010 Euroleague Rising Star – wait a minute … “rising”?
Geez, the only surprise in this award is that Euroleague still considers Ricky Rubio a “rising” star. Okay, sure, the Wizard of Barcelona is still only 19 years old, but the truth is he’s been playing top-level European basketball for 4-1/2 years now. Plus, Rubio took the ACB Rising Star Award three years ago, the […]
Euroleague Final Four: A halftime with Jordi Bertomeu (Part 2)
Here is the second part of our interview with Jordi Bertomeu. How does this agreement between Euroleague basketball and AEG impact the choice of Final Four locations? The agreement with AEG is for three years. What is sure that is that the Final Four 2009 is in Berlin. We will be in London either in […]