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The challenge remains the same for Brose Baskets Bamberg
The men from Freak City took a 2-1 lead over Bayern in the Bundesliga Finals on Sunday but Emmet Ryan says Brose Baskets’ future on the court is still dependent on closing the deal Game 1 could have been a lot worse. Two shellackings earlier this year in quick succession worse to be precise. Still, […]
Olympiacos complete historic 3-0 sweep of Panathinaikos in Greek Finals
Vassilis Spanoulis was once against the star as Olympiacos made history with another high-paced performance leading the Piraeus club to a 93-74 victory over Panathinaikos and with it a 3-0 series sweep to take the Greek title It hasn’t been a fun 2015 for the Greens of Athens. Save for their victory in the Greek […]
DJ Strawberry carries Karsiyaka to 2-1 series lead in Turkish Finals
A fantastic individual display from DJ Strawberry was critical for Pinar Karsiyaka as they took Game 3 of the TBL Finals 71-65 to take a 2-1 series lead over Anadolu Efes Efes had a plan for the road trip to Karsiyaka and it radically changed the expected tempo of this game. Outright stopping Bobby Dixon […]
You need to watch the Turkish Basketball Finals
If you like explosive fun basketball with ludicrous endings and all the drama then do yourself a favour and watch the best series in Europe right now, writes Emmet Ryan Pinar Karsiyaka have been threatening this since laying the smackdown on Banvit in the decisive third game of their quarter final series. Anadolu Efes have […]
Kardiac Kids Karsiyaka Kan’t be Kontrolled
Anadolu Efes and Pinar Karsiyaka served up another absolute epic in Istanbul on Thursday evening and it was the visitors who pulled it out in ridiculously dramatic style 85-86 to tie it up at 1-1 as the series moves to Karsiyaka on Sunday Efes have proven without doubt that they are not as foolish as […]
Efes and Karsiyaka played a classic, can we have 6 more?
Anadolu Efes needed overtime to take down Pinar Karsiyaka 95-92 in Game 1 of the Turkish League finals and Emmet Ryan says if the rest of the series is half this fun it’ll be a wild one There’s no keeping Bobby Dixon down. Another game, another ridiculously confident performance by the American point guard backed […]
Gentile stars as Olimpia Milano force a Game 7 with a big win at Sassari
Having fallen into a 3-1 hole in their best of 7 series with Dinamo Sassari, reigning Serie A champions Olimpia Milano were staring into the abyss. The Italian champs have clawed their way back however and tied the series at 3-3 last night with a road win over Sassari. The man who made the big […]
Watch CSKA secure the VTB United League title with a rout of Khimki
The VTB United League concluded in comprehensive fashion on Monday as CSKA Moscow completed a 3-0 sweep of Khimki with a 99-71 win. Watch the highlights of the concluding game of the finals.
Kirilenko’s last showdown
As the curtain seemingly falls on Andrei Kirilenko’s career, BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan reflects on a player whose success almost played second fiddle to his character. Everything about the name should have fit. He’s Russian, he’s got the right initials, he was born in Izhevsk (where the rifle was first produced), and he even chose the […]
Olympiacos win in a very familiar derby game
Game 1 of the Greek Finals got under way tonight, eventually. Emmet Ryan writes about how Olympiacos drew first blood in Piraeus against Panathinaikos. There was a delay to tip-off in Piraeus tonight. We’re used to issues around the Derby of Eternal Enemies, the name should really be a hint, but this seemed like a […]
Bobby Dixon leads Karsiyaka to rout of Fenerbahce
It was a massacre and a limp end to a season that promised so much for Fenerbahce. Emmet Ryan on how Bobby Dixon ripped the Istanbul giants assunder to send Pinar Karsiyaka to the Turkish Basketball League Finals The final score said Karisyaka won by 18 points but for a full 40 minutes it was […]
Reggie Redding, from some guy to THE guy
With his season ending in defeat on Thursday night, Emmet Ryan looks at Reggie Redding’s unusual journey towards becoming one of the most sought after free agents in Europe. Reggie Redding was many things at Villanova. Glue guy. Under-rated local prospect. Dude who made mistakes. One thing he definitely wasn’t was the man. On Thursday […]