Panathinaikos 242
Mr Fredette goes to Athens
He’s a high usage reliable scorer who has spent the past three seasons in a league wildly different from anything he’ll experience in Europe. Jimmer Fredette is about to make things weird, writes Emmet Ryan Nick Calathes is the ball-handler. The world of Panathinaikos runs through him. That’s the first thing Jimmer Fredette is going […]
Euroleague Playoff Preview
The playoffs are here and Euroleague has put together a couple of familiar pairings, one way too familiar, as 8 teams battle it out for a trip to the Final Four. Emmet Ryan breaks down the pairings For any of you who somehow have come across this piece and don’t know who is playing who […]
PAO made changing the channel too easy
A touch of predictability in how Panathinaikos have performed on the road made it far too easy a decision to turn to another game on Thursday for BiE editor Emmet Ryan. Rick Pitino needs to find something on the floor to stop them sliding out of contention, and fast Thursday’s Euroleague slate was, simply, a […]
Alexey and Keith are going to get dorky
It’s a stupid obsession that led to a bizarre chase but now it’s set for the title holder vs the man it’s named for. Alexey Shved and Keith Langford are promising you one thing this coming season, they are going to draw fouls. Emmet Ryan on the bizarre quest for the Golden Langford It […]
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 […]
Pat Burke – There and back again
Pat Burke stands alone as the only Irish born player in NBA history. Emmet Ryan sat down with the former Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns big man to talk about his adventures in Europe with Panathinaikos, his fondness for Felipe Reyes, playing under Mike D’Antoni, and how he learned a lot about himself by realising […]
Doncic takes his licks as Real Madrid make it to Belgrade
It was the last shot for Panathinaikos and Real Madrid looked like they’d never let them get it. A night where Real Madrid ended up having to survive a furious flurry was also, writes Emmet Ryan, the night where Luka Doncic got his reward after being roughed up throughout the series Two and a half […]
Doncic enters the lion’s den
He’s the most touted prospect in European history. His back-up is hurt. Now he’s got to lead his side into the toughest environment in European basketball. Luka Doncic lives for this kind of pressure but that doesn’t mean the odds are in his favour. Emmet Ryan on how the challenge of Panathinaikos in the Euroleague […]
So about The Elevator
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. With that in mind, it’s time to look at Panathinaikos and the […]
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 […]
Fenerbahce keep their cool to take control
Fenerbahce never let the crowd get to them and, small sample size warning, it looks like Zeljko Obradovic has righted the ship according to Emmet Ryan Given I over-reacted in game, it’s only fair that I over-react to the game. Fenerbahce really looked smart across large parts of this game and got the job done […]
Fearless predictions: Panathinaikos vs Fenerbahce
As is tradition on this site, we’re taking the playoffs in reverse order. Emmet Ryan is going to take on each series over the next four days to give his take on who makes it to Istanbul. Today, oh it’s just the small matter of Panathinaikos vs Fenerbahce Remember to breathe… Forget about your Twitter […]