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A new dawn for Dragic but will it be bright?
The trade deadline shocker that saw Goran Dragic and his brother Zoran move from the Phoenix Suns to the Miami Heat presents a new opportunity for the brothers but will it be to their benefit? Emmet Ryan looks at what’s in store for the Slovenian duo. The second time round in Phoenix looked to be […]
Euro ballers get the NBA Sweets treatment
Despite a whole lot of genuinely interesting things happening in the world of basketball right now, it’s a tough time to manage a NBA social media account. Most free agents are signed, the summer league is long over, and there’s still a good chunk of time until pre-season. Throw all that together and NBA Twitter […]
The greatest Eurodance tribute to Goran Dragic ever
Also, admittedly, possibly the only Eurodance tribute to Goran Dragic ever. It’s so good we briefly considered forgiving Lipko, then we remembered that we hate Lipko.
Goran and Zoran Dragic send Slovenia to 2014 FIBA World Cup
After the disappointment of Wednesday night’s quarter final loss, the Dragic brothers had huge games for Slovenia to beat Serbia and book their tickets to Spain next year. Listen to the good Vibrations! Do you hear the crazy Game? Do you smell the scent of Glory? Do you feel the hug of fame? Slovenia booked […]
Preview: EuroBasket Quarter Finals – Croatia vs Ukraine and Lithuania vs Italy
Three more teams will book their place in the 2014 FIBA World Cup on Thursday as the quarter finals of EuroBasket 2013 conclude. Here’s are take and picks on both games as well as the classification game between Slovenia and Serbia where the winner books a ticket to Spain. Croatia lost their first game in […]
EuroBasket: Jonas Valanciunas Leads Centres in Points Per Possession
Lithuania may want to consider giving Jonas Valanciunas more minutes after checking out this chart. The Toronto Raptors big man leads all centers in points per possession (PPP). This chart by Simon Jatsch of In-the-game.org shows, unsurprisingly, that Valanciunas does most of his work around the rim. The “Rest Two” category relates to jump hook […]
Eurobasket: Slovenia and Croatia progress, Spain win
We know half of the teams through from Group F after a wild Saturday. Two Balkan teams locked up their places in the quarter-finals with wins today while Spain cruised to their first win in the second phase. Damn that crowd makes a difference. Slovenia and Greece delivered one of the ugliest first quarters of […]
Maybe Italy should start jacking up 3s and Dragic loves his bro
Italy have been quiet from beyond the arc in Eurobasket 2013 so far but their success rate means they might want to go deep more often. Simon Jatsch of In-the-game.org has publish five charts on Twitter today with some fascinating stats on EuroBasket 2013. The number that jumps out is Italy’s success from three-point range […]
Eurobasket 2013: Which NBA players are in, which are out?
Because it’s never too early to start looking ahead to Eurobasket 2013 – wait a minute, there’s only 11 weeks left until tipoff? Definitely not too early, then, to take a look at the formative rosters for the big Continental tournament. While only a few national teams (Croatia and Lithuania among them) have released preliminary […]
Tweet of the Week: What Goran Dragic learned from Shaquille "The Big Philosopher" O'Neal
Goran Dragic only appeared in 55 games with Shaquille O’Neal in the 2008-09 season, but it appears he learned a lesson pointed enough to be well summarized in 141-character Twitter length. And here it is: “@espo: @goran_dragic What was the best lesson @shaq taught you?” Be your self and always pass him the ball:) lol […]
BallinEurope's most popular stories of 2012
BiE likes to write up this particular roundup at year’s end for a couple of reasons: Firstly as a thank you to the readers who check out BallinEurope however frequently; like they say in sports, this website wouldn’t exist without the audience. Secondly, a look back at which BallinEurope stories drew the most attention provides […]
Taking stock of European players in the NBA, 2012-13
BallinEurope will be celebrating NBA Opening Day with lots of stuff centered on the big league; firstly, BiE takes stock of Continental ballers in the ‘States. Taking a look at this year’s roundup, we note that 53 Europeans have been named to NBA clubs’ 15-man roster, just beating the pace of the 52 listed in […]