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Olimpia Milano 28

 

Pau proves he’s not here to make up the numbers

Pau Gasol’s return to Barcelona may have been a marriage of convenience but he showed against Olimpia Milano that he didn’t sign just to get in shape. He is home to win. Emmet Ryan on how Pau showed he’d shed his rust when Barcelona really needed it Let’s not pretend Pau Gasol plans to play […]

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VIDEO: Euroleague Final Four preview with Nikola Vujčić

It’s a Euroleague Final Four like no other as the four combatants battle it out in an empty arena in Köln. While the Euroleague Sweet 16 crew can’t all be there in person, save for one, we’re still bringing you wall to wall coverage of the event. Emmet Ryan of BallinEurope is joined by Moshe […]

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Messina needs to deliver a masterpiece

Ettore Messina is coming home to Italy after a wildly successful itinerant coaching career to take on a job with all kinds of issues. Emmet Ryan on how Olimpia Milano’s hot seat is the Harrenhal of European hoops Game of Thrones had one particularly infamous castle that wasn’t noted for any battles or murders but […]

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The expectation of history still weighs on Milano

Emmet Ryan went to Milano to try and work out how a side fighting its own history is keeping a playoff push together as they went into battle with cellar dwellers Darussafaka at the Mediolanum Forum Milano is a big city and it wants you to know it. As soon as you get off the […]

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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 […]

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NBA fans really ought to watch Olimpia Milano

At 4-12 and joint bottom of the standings, Olimpia Milano don’t seem like the Euroleague team to recommend to US viewers but Emmet Ryan reckons it’s a team NBA fans will enjoy watching They rarely win, they are iso heavy, and they don’t know their best line-up, yet Olimpia Milano guarantee excitement almost every time […]

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The balancing act

For the sides with A licences or multiple bids from their leagues, it’s easy to balance priorities between Euroleague and domestic play. Emmet Ryan however looks at the sides for whom remaining in the big show is a must but who rely on retaining national or regional titles to book their place.   If you’re […]

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New look, same issues for Milano

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. We continue our rapid catch-up process, because we are so behind schedule, […]

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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 […]

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The Balkan pearl of Sicily

It may be Final Four week here on BiE but Nicolò Origgi is keeping an eye on a story in domestic action that merits your attention Italian Lega A has looked all but unpredictable since the glory days of Mens Sana Siena, with the exception of the 2014/2015 season that saw Dinamo Sassari knocking out […]

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Davide against Goliath

Nicolò Origgi on a shining star in an otherwise forgettable season for Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano’s nightmare debut season in the 16-team Euroleague has finally ended – not in the best way for a club reportedly with the sixth biggest budget in the competition, but still – for the likely relief of their coaching and […]

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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 […]

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