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Why Panathinaikos Fell Apart in Istanbul
Cedi Osman and Juancho Hernangomez looked like they were doing enough for Panathinaikos. Yet instead the Greens lost their heads and Anadolu Efes earned the win to force a decisive Game 5 in the Euroleague playoffs. Emmet Ryan diagnoses the defeat for Ergin Ataman’s side This was very much the good, the bad, and the […]
Panathinaikos Survive Efes Thanks to Juancho Hernangomez
It didn’t quite feel inevitable but you could always tell this wasn’t ending in a blowout. Panathinaikos were kept in the game in large part thanks to Juancho Hernangomez. Eventually the rest of the troops rallied and they, somehow, overcame Anadolu Efes in Game 1 of the Euroleague playoffs. Juancho Hernangomez was a beast and […]
Juancho nails 7 threes as Spain win EuroBasket 2022
An offensive explosion out of nowhere from Juancho Hernangomez fuelled Spain’s run to a fourth EuroBasket title but, Emmet Ryan writes, we should be used to Sergio Scariolo finding the right man, at the right moment. Spain has never won a EuroBasket title without Sergio Scariolo on the sideline. They had come close before but […]
Preview: Eurobasket 2022 final – Spain vs France
Over two weeks of basketball has seen 24 teams become 2 as two of the greatest powers in European basketball collide in the championship game. It’s Spain vs France in the final of EuroBasket 2022. All games from now on are at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany When? Sunday 18 September 20.30 CEST, 19.30 […]
Scariolo strikes again as Spain make the final
It was another phenomenal strategic performance from Sergio Scariolo as Spain silenced a passionate German crowd to punch their ticket to Sunday’s final with France. EuroBasket is a simple competition. There are lots of exciting games and, in the end, Spain wins. The home fans were out in force with a full house for Germany’s […]
Scariolo pulls off a masterstroke
In arguably his best single game performance as a head coach, Sergio Scariolo overcame the odds and showed that, with him on the bench, it’s a fool that counts Spain out as his side overcame Lithuania in an overtime thriller. It has been a long time since Lithuania beat Spain in a game that really […]