2014 FIBA World Cup 8
The Dream Team’s children
The now elder statesmen of international hoops often speak about the influence the Dream Team had on them but what about the players who were born in the wake of that defining event in international basketball? Emmet Ryan looks at the most interesting young players at the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball. This seems […]
First Person: Follow the FIBA World Cup through BiE’s eyes
BallinEurope editor Emmet Ryan is going to give followers of the FIBA World Cup of Basketball a different view when he gets to Spain. With the Epson Moverio BT 200 Smart Glasses, Emmet will record short videos to give BiE’s fans a look at what we’re seeing in Spain. Here’s a taster of what it’s […]
FIBA dropped a sweet promo for the World Cup
That right there is FIBA’s latest promo for the 2014 World Cup of Basketball. BiE arrives in Bilbao on Friday 29th. It can’t come soon enough.
We really need you to nominate beers
It’s just over 6 weeks since we announced our FIBA Basketball World Cup of Beer challenge. It’s 3 days until it starts…and wow do we really need your help. The last time we did a beer challenge, it went down really well but there were lots of complaints about the beers chosen. This time around […]
Until it matters, it won’t matter
The FIFA World Cup is over, the FIBA World Cup is seven weeks away. Whereas the former near guaranteed shocks and surprises, Basketball fans can only hope we avoid a predictable tournament in Spain. The FIBA World Cup of Basketball has tremendous potential but it’s hard not to be a little worried. Player drop outs […]
The BallinEurope FIBA World Cup Beer Challenge
BiE is looking to match a beer with every team in the FIBA World Cup. After ranking all of the teams in Euroleague by beer last season, we’re expanding our mission to find the best beer in every nation at the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain this year. We’ll start playing off the groups […]
Podcast: Interviewing German Bundesliga CEO Jan Pommer, viewing basketball in Pittsburgh
Episode #21 of the BallinEurope/heinnews co-hosted “Taking the Charge” podcast series is now online. With the entire Euroleague taking a bye this week, David Hein and yours truly keep the EL-centric talk to a minimum, but stay focused on basketball nevertheless with an interview of Bundesliga CEO Jan Pommer. Pommer is not only enjoying some […]
FIBA’s new international tournament rules: Capitulation, silent collusion or just plain selling out?
Apologies from BallinEurope for not weighing in on this … thing until this morning, but after rereading it for the nth time, BiE felt the rant building but wanted to avoid posting an overly emotional response. Perhaps a day and a good night’s rest would temper my viewpoint; maybe upon waking this morning, we’d all […]