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How Do Top Euroleague Coaches Measure Up To The NBA?

This is a guest post from Max Kesler of Hoopsbeast, check out his site and follow him on Twitter. Max is fascinated by coaching and shared this piece about how the best in Europe compared to their counterparts in the NBA The EuroLeague is widely considered to be the second best basketball league in the […]

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The door opens for Sarunas Jasikevicius

With word out the the Toronto Raptors interviewed Sarunas Jasikevicius for its head coaching position, Emmet Ryan on how the work by Saras in Kaunas has shown there’s no limit to his potential on the bench When Igor Kokoskov got the job with the Phoenix Suns, it was a breakthrough for European coaches and a […]

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Zalgiris Kaunas, the most relaxed madmen in the room

Making their first trip to the Euroleague Final Four since winning it all in 1999, the pressure is off Zalgiris Kaunas. That’s exactly why everyone should be terrified of them, writes Emmet Ryan Let me tell you something about the opponent today. It’s got more money, it’s faster, stronger, more experienced, and, on paper, it’s […]

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Saras wants more than a dream

Everybody’s favourite storyline is supposed to end here, right? Emmet Ryan on why Sarunas Jasikevicius won’t be happy to just take part in the Euroleague playoffs. He may get better options with a bigger job, but Saras most definitely want to win now. Olympiacos stand between Zalgiris Kaunas and an unlikely trip to Belgrade Let’s […]

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A last dance for Saras?

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. Our attention turns now to Zalgiris Kaunas, a side that has shown […]

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What if Saras stays?

Sarunas Jasikevicius is going to get offers this summer but Emmet Ryan looks at why staying with Zalgiris Kaunas for one more year might not be that bad an idea for the Euroleague legend Two coaches in Euroleague, and arguably across all competitions in Europe, have done more work for their stock this season than […]

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Zvezda remind us that they aren’t going away

It was a rout in Kaunas as Crvena Zvezda took control from the off to kill off Zalgiris within 20 minutes. Emmet Ryan looks at how the Belgrade club continues to confound pre-season expectations Let’s take this back to before the season where some idiot wrote the following about Crvena Zvezda while picking them to […]

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We have one request for the Saras documentary

Euroleague has released the trailer for its upcoming documentary One Day with a Legend: Sarunas Jasikevicius. It looks promising. Promising, for sure. You know what would make it a slam dunk hit with BiE? Get Saras to eat The Saras.

4 years ago More
 

This how Saras likes his burger and other highlights from #AskSaras

One night before being enshrined as a Euroleague legend, Sarunas Jasikevicius took command of Euroleague’s Twitter account to answer questions from fans about anything and everything. Given we expected the Lithuanian great to be asked all the standard basketball related questions, we opted for a slightly different approach in addressing the legend. . @bie_basketball It […]

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Sarunas Jasikevičius retires, joins Zalgiris in coaching role

Sarunas Jasikevičius, one of the most decorated players in European basketball history has formally announced his retirement. It feels like Saras has been a veteran for ages and that’s probably because he has been. At 38 he’s finally hanging up his kicks to work as an assistant coach with Zalgiris Kaunas, with whom he won […]

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Real Madrid tops FC Barcelona for first Spanish title since 2007; Reyes MVP, Jasikevicius with flashback performance

BallinEurope sends out congratulations this morning to Real Madrid, which closed out a most successful season by taking the decisive game five of the Liga Endesa championship series, 79-71, in yet another “El Clasico”-level thriller. The title represents Los Blancos’ first ACB championship since 2006-07; though title is Real’s sole trophy this season, the win […]

6 years ago 2 More

Sarunas Jasikevicius: "Basketball is not a job — it's a dream"

Sarunas Jasikevicius may be 37 years old and has finished this Euroleague season with FC Barcelona in a somewhat disappointing fourth place, but Lithuania-based Krepsinis.net has some very good news for this all-time great’s fans (and fans of European basketball in general). Ending the speculation that’s been dogging him for the past season or two, […]

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