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Germany are the World Champions of Basketball
Bogdan Bogdanovic fought like a lion, Aleksa Avramovic kept popping up in key moments, but it wasn’t enough as Dennis Schroeder and Franz Wagner led Germany past Serbia to win the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Welcome to East Belgrade Heaven knows how much the thousands of Serbia fans that weren’t here on Friday spent […]
Bogdan Bogdanovic is the right man to lead Serbia
With silver medals littering his career, Bogdan Bogdanovic goes for gold on the grandest stage. At 31, he knows now is the time to lead Serbia past Germany and win the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. A matter of respect On Friday in the Mall of Asia Arena, Aris Barkas of Eurohoops told me that […]
Dennis Schroeder and Germany share a long road in basketball
Our preview series of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup final between Germany and Serbia continues with a look at Germany’s painful journey to the top. Dennis Schroeder has seen the lows but can he bring them the ultimate high Not like this The autumn of 2015 felt special. As I lay on a mattress […]
Preview: Germany vs Serbia – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final
The final of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup is here. Dennis Schroeder and Germany take on Bogdan Bogdanovic and Serbia to decide who will be world champions. We begin our preview series of the game with a direct look at the match-up. Key details Who: Germany (7-0) vs Serbia (6-1) Where: Mall of Asia […]
Canada basketball fails the test of the Serbia school
Svetislav Pesic and Bogdan Bogdanovic combined to teach Dillon Brooks and Canada a harsh lesson from the Serbian school of basketball. A dominant display saw Serbia advance to the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup final. This was Serbian ball but not quite optimal The game started like a Svetislav Pesic script. His Serbia team made […]
Preview: Serbia vs Canada – 2023 FIBA World Cup
It’s the final four of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Canada into battle against Bogdan Bogdanovic and Serbia in Manila on Friday to see who progresses to Sunday’s final. Emmet Ryan breaks down the big match-ups and makes his prediction. Key details Who: Serbia (5-1) vs Canada (5-1) Where: Mall of Asia […]
Bogdan Bogdanovic delivers as Serbia beat Lithuania
This was meant to be a battle of Jonas Valanciunas and Bogdan Bogdanovic. In the end, it was a one-man show as Bogi went wild to bring Serbia past Lithuania and into the semi-finals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup An aggressive opening Bogdan Bogdanovic let us know exactly how this first quarter was going […]
Video Preview: Germany vs Latvia and Canada vs Slovenia
It’s quarter finals time at the 2023 FIBA World Cup and Emmet Ryan is here to recap the battle between Lithuania and Serbia plus the match-up of Italy and the USA. It’s also time to look ahead to the clashes of Germany vs Latvia plus the duel of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander & Luka Doncic as Canada […]
Preview: Lithuania vs Serbia – 2023 FIBA World Cup quarter final
The elite eight of basketball have been decided as the quarter finals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup get under way. The action starts with with Lithuania vs Serbia. Key details Who: Lithuania (5-0) vs Serbia (4-1) Where: Mall of Asia Arena, Manila When: 5 September at 16.45 Manila time/10.45 Belgrade/9.45 London/6.45 New York How […]
Will the real Serbia basketball team please stand up?
Serbia ran riot in the first half and ripped the soul from Dominicana before it even knew what had happen. The question is, where was this Serbian performance when it was needed two days ago? Imagine a boot stamping on a face for 40 minutes. That’s what it was like for Dominican Republic on Sunday […]
Titanfall: Why the NBA’s biggest stars failed at EuroBasket
With the big three of EuroBasket 2022 not even making it to the medal round, Emmet Ryan breaks down how changing cultures in basketball have been behind the shocking exists of Antetkounmpo, Doncic, Jokic, and more There’s a poster just inside the media entrance of the Mercedes-Benz Arena. The main promo for EuroBasket and similar […]
The Atomic Fly
Italy coach Gianmarco Pozzecco is a character but can his madness lead Italy to a first medal in almost two decades? Emmet Ryan on the remarkable man who is on the sideline for the Azzuri La Mosca Atomica, the Atomic Fly, that’s what Gianmarco Pozzecco has been known as throughout most of his basketball career. […]