The state of the Euroleague (and other basketball things) address
An old tradition of BallinEurope is renewed in Berlin. On the eve of the Euroleague Final Four, Emmet Ryan is back with his annual address covering the league’s growth, the FIBA relationship, expansion, and more basketball things. My fellow sportsball fans. It has been far too long since the annual eve of the Euroleague Final […]
Preview: Real Madrid vs Olympiacos – Euroleague Final Four
lt’s a rematch of last year’s champions game as Chus Mateo and Real Madrid battle Georgios Bartzokas and Olympiacos in the Euroleague Final Four. Who comes out on top to progress to Sunday’s title game? Real Madrid enter the Euroleague Final Four in Berlin as defending champions. Chus Mateo is hungry to claim a 12th […]
Preview: Panathinaikos vs Fenerbahce – Euroleague Final Four
lt’s a return to the Euroleague Final Four for Panathinaikos while Fenerbahce face an old foe in Ergin Ataman. Who emerges on Friday to proceed to Sunday’s title game? The first of the Euroleague Final Four match-ups sees Sarunas Jasikevicius and Fenerbahce take on Ergin Ataman’s Panathinaikos. There’s lots of respect but no love lost […]
Luka Doncic drops his Still DRE game in Mavs win
Luka Doncic remembered what he loved about basketball right when the Mavs needed it. With a triple double, he led the Dallas Mavericks into a 3-2 lead over the OKC Thunder in the NBA playoffs This was the game where Luka Doncic remembered that Vassilis Spanoulis is his inspiration. The Mavs star was relaxed and […]
Luka Doncic takes his knocks as Dallas Mavericks take 2-1 lead
It was a painful one for Luka Doncic but a Mavs victory will make it hurt less. The Dallas Mavericks won a rollicking fun one over the OKC Thunder to take a 2-1 series lead in the NBA playoffs. That one definitely hurt The turnover late looked like one from a guy barely able to […]
Luka Doncic guides a controlled Dallas Mavericks to victory
The Mavs forced the game to be played their way and it worked. Game 2 between the Dallas Mavericks and the OKC Thunder saw Luka Doncic at his most comfortable, which was crucial in tying up their NBA playoffs series. The distractions for Luka Doncic thankfully didn’t come until after the game. Despite the Mavs […]
Kostas Papanikolaou guides Olympiacos to Berlin
Shaquielle McKissic came up big but Kostas Papanikolaou’s leadership was vital as Olympiacos overcame FC Barcelona to punch their ticket to the Euroleague Final Four. Well, this was quite a night. No matter what you like in basketball. No matter who you root for. This was, undoubtedly, a night. Kostas Papanikolaou nailed the final dagger […]
Nick Calathes rolls back the clock as Fenerbahce make history
In what should surely go down as Euroleague’s Waiting for Godot game, Nick Calathes picked his moment. Fenerbahce downed AS Monaco to, by a couple of hours, become the first road team ever to win a Game 5. This was a weird one. Samuel Beckett would certainly have approved of the surreality. Fortunately, BiE has […]
Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks must lean-in to their reality
It was a rough night for Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. For the Mavs to survive this NBA playoffs series, they need to make those evenings rough for the OKC Thunder as well, writes Emmet Ryan The Dallas Mavericks fell, in the end, pretty comprehensively to the OKC Thunder in Game 1 of their […]
Kendrick Nunn punches the ticket to Berlin for Panathinaikos
The talk will be all about his offensive explosion in the fourth quarter. Emmet Ryan says that only tells half the story. The phenomenal workrate of Kendrick Nunn on both ends guided Panathinaikos past Maccabi Tel Aviv and into the Euroleague Final Four. “I don’t have to say much. We just let our game speak.” […]
Luka Dončić and the Dallas Mavericks: Gearing Up for the Thunder in the NBA Playoffs
With the NBA Playoffs heating up, all eyes are on Slovenian superstar Luka Dončić and the Dallas Mavericks as they prepare to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. This series demonstrates Dončić’s impact on the court and the strategic dynamics that could determine this pivotal Western Conference semifinal series. Star Performers in the Spotlight Luka […]
The wounded animal: Luka Doncic gets Mavs past Clippers
Luka Doncic is battered, broken, but he and the Mavs are certainly not beaten. The Dallas Mavericks star proved in Game 6 against the LA Clippers to move on to the next stage of the NBA playoffs. There’s nothing more dangerous than a wounded animal when it’s cornered. That’s what Luka Doncic showed on Friday […]
Even on a bad night, Mike James was inevitable for AS Monaco
Fenerbahce’s dreadful endgame will be the story of the match. They only got in that situation because Mike James finally found a way to contribute and for a Game 5 at home for AS Monaco in the Euroleague playoffs. Mike James almost cost AS Monaco the game and their Euroleague season. Instead, dreadful endgame management […]