Partizan 24
Olympiacos impress but questions remain in Euroleague chase
There are different kinds of problems in basketball, or really sport, or actually life in general. These can be divided into bad problems and good problems. Emmet Ryan believes Olympiacos have good problems. Their win over Partizan showed that. In Euroleague, even good problems can cause headaches Despite the sterling efforts of the commentators, Olympiacos […]
Panic stations for Partizan in Euroleague
We knew it would take time for Partizan to gel in Euroleague. The clock is not being kind to the Belgrade club. Zeljko Obradovic knows the challenge. To get back on track, Partizan may need to simplify its style of basketball. Back on 15 October I wrote that a 4-6 or 3-7 start in the […]
Partizan remain a work in progress
Euroleague is not a forgiving place for any basketball side. Partizan’s almost completely overhauled roster has found that out the hard way. Zeljko Obradovic’s side got the win over FC Bayern on Tuesday but, Emmet Ryan writes, still have a lot of work to do An ugly win is still a win. Partizan showed flashes […]
Euroleague season preview: Partizan are gambling big
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of Zeljko Obradovic and Partizan. There have been changes, lots of changes, since the last campaign. Partizan have some of the wildest fans in Euroleague Basketball. Zeljko Obradovic wants to bring them success. In the process, […]
Aleksa Aramovic: The enigma of Partizan
Partizan remain alive in the race for the Euroleague Basketball postseason. If they get there, for good or bad, Aleksa Avramovic will have a big role to play He is at times the most exciting and frustrating players in Euroleague Basketball. With Aleksa Avramovic you’ve got to accept that rough edges come with brilliance. At […]
Alba Berlin and a possible sad farewell from Euroleague Basketball
On Thursday night, Alba Berlin played their last home game of the Euroleague Basketball season. It might well be their last for more than just this season. The curtain fell on the home campaign for Alba Berlin in Euroleague Basketball this season in their clash with Partizan. A remarkably easy club to like, that may […]
Zeljko Obradovic and the unending quest for one more miracle at Partizan
After defeat to Olympiacos, Zeljko Obradovic faces an enormous challenge to save Partizan’s Euroleague Basketball season. Emmet Ryan on an old fighter who keeps on charging It has been a season filled with adoration yet without the results to follow it up. Zeljko Obradovic is one of the greatest coaches in the history of sport. […]
Preview: Partizan vs Anadolu Efes – Euroleague Round 27
The battle to make the postseason of Euroleague Basketball is entering the final strait. Who comes out on top when Partizan host Anadolu Efes in Belgrade The chances to make the play-in places, never mind the playoff places, are reducing in Euroleague Basketball. Partizan and Anadolu Efes meet on Thursday in a game that feels […]
Thank you Partizan
KK Partizan lost a game of basketball on Thursday night to Real Madrid but they succeeded where it mattered and that will never be forgotten We have a saying in Ireland, we describe people as “More Irish than the Irish themselves.” It refers to people that move here and adopt our habits, our mannerisms, our […]
It was never going to be straightforward
Countless nerves, two short handed teams, and one wild crowd ensured drama was going to be on the menu no matter what at the Stark Arena Real Madrid took Game 3 having looked destined to not even make a game of it because of course this series between Los Blancos and Partizan must continue to […]
Blaž Mahkovic makes a shot you need to see to believe
I would love to know how much confidence Blaž Mahkovic had when he did this, actually I already know he had to have none but luck smiled on the Union Olimpija man when he did this. The Ljubljana club won handily against Partizan, 87-58, at the Stožice Arena to move to 3-1 for the season. […]
Cup finals highlights: Barca dominates Valencia; Siena squeaks past Cinderella; PAO bests “club of filth” Olympiacos; Korac Cup final postponed
Congratulations go out from BallinEurope this morning to FC Barcelona, Montepaschi Siena and Panathinaikos, perhaps each respectively their nation’s top basketball club, for taking domestic cup titles this weekend. In Spain, FC Barcelona showed no letup after outlasting Real Madrid in Thursday’s barnburner from the Copa Del Rey quarterfinal round and cruised through Valencia BC […]