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Shane Larkin Powers Anadolu Efes to Epic Comeback
Shane Larkin sparked a comeback for the ages as his Anadolu Efes side showed enormous guts in the OAKA on Thursday night. Panathinaikos will rue the missed opportunity but all of Euroleague was reminded that Larkin still has plenty in the tank as Efes tied the series It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s […]
Euroleague season preview: Anadolu Efes are fighting for status
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of two time champions Anadolu Efes. Can Tomislav Mijatović bring them back to glory? Whenever you’ve got Shane Larkin on the floor, you’ve got a shot. Tomislav Mijatović will be hoping for more than just relying […]
Even in a down year for Anadolu Efes, Shane Larkin remains the guy
It has not been a fun season for Anadolu Efes in Euroleague Basketball but there has been one bright sport. A rejuvenated Shane Larkin has shown he’s back to being that guy The odds are against them and the situation is grim. In a down season for Anadolu Efes, Shane Larkin has shown he’s still […]
Preview: Real Madrid vs Anadolu Efes – Euroleague Round 19
The double round in Euroleague ends with a whopper as leaders Real Madrid host Anadolu Efes in a game with major playoff implications With both Real Madrid and Anadolu Efes suffering defeats on Wednesday, both sides will be eager to bounce back in style on Friday night. Key details Who: Real Madrid (16-2) vs Anadolu […]
A lament for the Efes era of cool
Some legends are told Some turn to dust or to gold But you will remember me Remember me for centuries We can rarely tell when an era begins but sometimes you can really feel the sense of finality to one. When Fenerbahce went all out on Thursday night to beat Anadolu Efes, it was the […]
Fearless Predictions – Euroleague 2021/22 season
An old tradition of BiE is resurrected as our editor, Emmet Ryan, sticks his reputation on the line and waits for it to get battered It has been a few seasons since our long established trend of doing fearless predictions ahead of the Euroleague season (or major international tournaments for that matter) but it’s a […]
CSKA show their nerve to become 2019 Euroleague champions
CSKA Moscow shot the lights out all night but they never got comfortable as a gallant Anadolu Efes side fought them to the last. Emmet Ryan on an enthralling close to the 2019 Euroleague Final Four That beautiful big booming voice of Eddy Vidal as he announced the players. Finally, at the end of a […]
No longer the bridesmaids, Efes make Euroleague final
After more than two decades of being reminded time and again that they just didn’t belong competing for the big titles, Anadolu Efes bullied their way past Fenerbahce in the Fernando Buesa Arena with a dominant display to make a maiden Euroleague final. Emmet Ryan was on the scene When you control the tempo, when […]
Euroleague 2016-17 preview: Baskonia
In the second of our 16 team previews in 16 days, Emmet Ryan looks at what to expect from last season’s surprise package Laboral Kutxa Vitoria aka Baskonia. With the roster changing wildly since last season’s run to the final four, what can we expect from this year’s edition? As the intro suggests, we’re doing […]