Fighting Football is foolish aka why Eurocup is vital
In the second part of out longform series on the business of basketball, Emmet Ryan looks at the vital role a secondary competition such as Eurocup plays in the overall growth of basketball in Europe. Part one, on the Euroleague proposal for next season, is here Football is big and people with money know this […]
How Basketball is becoming Popular Game in Australia?
Australia has earned name for its cricketing team and other games that turned into league. Slowly, over the years, American games started showing its influence in the country and people started showing more interest in different games. The same goes for the NBA game which started its airing in Australia decades back. The league has […]
Closing off sense – Euroleague, Champions League, and market stagnation
In the first of a series of pieces looking at the business and marketing of European basketball, Emmet Ryan reacts to the news that Euroleague may fully close off entry to the new 16 team competition The civil war has been ugly. The fans have been left hanging by and large. Money talks, naturally, but […]
Dan Nelms, from Steph Curry’s team mate to Irish league X factor
Dan Nelms was part of Steph Curry’s extraordinary story at Davidson but having not played since his days as a Wildcat, Nelms is back in basketball and on the verge of a big win Height in Ireland is relative. Google Docks is the tallest building in Dublin excluding church steeples yet only stands 67 metres, […]
The Ballin After – Irish Cup Final special
BiE goes deep on the big one this weekend, the Irish men’s Cup final. A new name will be on the trophy as this clash of first time finalists sees Templeogue BC take on GCD Swords Thunder. We hear from players and coaches from both sides who give their thoughts on what we can expect […]
Breaking: BallinEurope is not based in a coffee shop
While this site’s fondness for the odd beverage or 10 is well known, most of our readers associate that with drinks of the alcoholic variety. Today we ended up with something best described as a little out there. Karl, who owns my regular haunt for a caffeine fix Coffee Angel, DMed me with a rather […]
Doncic shines, Rivers reassures, but Madrid have Real worries
Luka Doncic more than held his own against CSKA Moscow in Round 2 of Euroleague but Real are clearly still far from fixed, writes Emmet Ryan There were upsides for Real Madrid in Moscow. KC Rivers looked like he had slotted right back into the role he left in the summer, picking his shots well […]
The Major Differences between European and American Basketball
Believe it or not, there are American basketball fans that do not know a European basketball league exists, or any other basketball association outside that of America. The sport of basketball remains one of the more popular international sports of our time. With its genesis taking place in America, the sport has since migrated across […]
The streaky shape of a Final Four contender
They live and die off streaks but Efes need to find what they are if they are to make a legitimate Final Four push according to Emmet Ryan On paper this team is stacked. Heurtel, Saric, Granger, Diebler, Dunston, Tyus, Osman, are the type of names that belong on a Final Four roster. This side […]
Shved makes the statement Khimki paid for
Alexey Shved showed why Khimki paid him the biggest bucks but the job is only really beginning writes Emmet Ryan The Moscow derby was never likely to be a blowout. Khimki have invested far too much to simply roll over in the face of CSKA’s extraordinary roster. Still, with Paul Davis effectively broken and Marko […]
Celtics coach taking lead from Europe
There is no denying that basketball in Europe is a thriving sport, but it is equally true that the US still leads the way in terms of fan-base, financial muscle and career prestige. But one man who is keen to remind his fellow Americans that they’re not necessarily having it all their way is one […]
At least we weren’t outnumbered
Hopes of an upset were dashed early in Dublin but Emmet Ryan still found plenty of solace as Hibernia Basketball went down at the hands of Bakken Bears There are away fans in FIBA Europe Cup? Wow, didn’t see that coming. Bakken Bears had around 30 boisterous fans in Dublin for a game that carried […]