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Preview – Fenerbahce vs Real Madrid
It’s the heavyweight clash we’ve been waiting weeks for. Fenerbahce, the hosts, against Real Madrid, the regular season champions. Only one of them is going to advance to Sunday’s final. Emmet Ryan breaks down this colossal collision by the Bosphorous It wasn’t the road anyone expected for either of thee sides but Real Madrid and […]
Real Madrid bring the complete package to Istanbul
It’s the side with the fewest holes despite losing one of its brightest stars a year ago. Emmet Ryan on how Real Madrid look even better than the side that won it all in 2015 as they head to the Euroleague Final Four Tired. That’s the only way to truly describe how Real Madrid looked […]
Luka Doncic is ready for his close-up
In two weeks Luka Doncic steps into the lion’s den. 16,000 people in the Sinan Erdem Dome, almost all of them Fenerbahce fans, loud and visceral for the full 40 minutes. They want to break him. They want to break his team. Doncic and Real Madrid are what stand between the hosts and their shot […]
Doncic shines as Real take vital win in Istanbul
Luka Doncic finally gave us the playoff performance we were waiting for as Real Madrid held off a stern fightback by Darussafaka Dogus to take a 2-1 lead in their Euroleague playoff series, writes Emmet Ryan You all know the result already so let’s look at the main takeaways starting with strong showings from a […]
Fearless predictions: Real Madrid vs Darussafaka Dogus
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 we begin with top seeds Real Madrid against Darussafaka Dogus Everybody figured Real were going to be […]
Behind the cheat code
Sergio Llull has been wowing fans with his video game like performance in Euroleague and it’s a problem for defenders everywhere. Emmet Ryan looks at what makes Llull’s game that bit more dangerous this season Maccabi Tel Aviv face the test nobody really seems to have solved this Friday. Sergio Llull has always had a […]
Fenerbahce are trying a find a way that works
Fenerbahce’s last gasp victory over Real Madrid was a heap of fun to write but Emmet Ryan says their need to adapt heavily points to a wider issue with roster balance The technicals, on both sides, seemed horribly soft. The pace was ludicrous and the score understated just how much of a slobberknocker it was […]
Real are definitely contenders now
A week that began With Sergio going full Llull ended with an obliteration of the Blaugrana. Real Madrid picked a great week to put the doubters on notice, writes Emmet Ryan The week is going to be remembered for the block. That moment when Anthony Randolph ended Joey Dorsey. That Barça recovered and scored almost […]
Euroleague 2016-17 preview: Real Madrid
We have finally reached the last of our 16 previews of all 16 Euroleague 2016/17 teams in 16 days. We finish with the team that hosts the season opener, Real Madrid As the intro suggests, we’re doing a preview for each of the 16 teams in Euroleague in the 16 days leading up to the […]
The 61 must-watch games on every night of the 2016/17 Euroleague season
The games for the first season of the new 16 team 30 game Euroleague format have been announced. With 61 game nights in total, BiE’s Emmet Ryan has picked the game to watch on every night of the campaign We knew it was going to be big but wow that is a crowded calendar. While […]
Alright NBA fans, here’s what you are getting
Monday was almost as rough for fans of European basketball as it was for fans of the Oklahoma City Thunder. With Sergio ‘Chacho’ Rodriguez making the jump to the NBA, following Malcolm Delaney and Tomas Satoransky, three of the most electrifying talents in Europe’s back courts are heading to the bigger show. Emmet Ryan looks […]
Did nobody check the calendar?
Bold, foolhardy, or just plain foolish? Emmet Ryan is perplexed by the decisions of leagues in Italy and Spain to go up against Euro 2016 with two of their biggest games of the season While Olimpia Milano claimed the Serie A title with a comeback win in Game 6 against Reggio Emilia, the Italian national […]