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Euroleague season preview: Alba Berlin will make you sad
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. The first out of the hat is the team we expect the least from. Alba Berlin won’t bring many smiles this campaign. The odds are against them and the situation is grim. Normally this is the part where an heroic […]
Alba Berlin keep it lit while in a home away from home
The eyes of European basketball turn to Berlin in a few days for the Euroleague Final Four. Before all that, there’s the small matter of the city’s pride and joy Alba Berlin looking to go deep in the Basketball Bundesliga playoffs. Emmet Ryan took in the sights and sounds from the Max Schmeling Halle as […]
Alba Berlin and a possible sad farewell from Euroleague Basketball
On Thursday night, Alba Berlin played their last home game of the Euroleague Basketball season. It might well be their last for more than just this season. The curtain fell on the home campaign for Alba Berlin in Euroleague Basketball this season in their clash with Partizan. A remarkably easy club to like, that may […]
Preview: Olympiacos vs Alba Berlin – Euroleague Round 24
It’s a must-win game for Olympiacos in Euroleague Basketball action as they host an Alba Berlin team determined to spring the upset It’s proving to be a dangerous game for Olympiacos as they seek to secure their spot in the playoffs of Euroleague Basketball. Can Alba Berlin prove unpleasant visitors and pull the upset? Key […]
Preview: LDLC Asvel vs Alba Berlin – Euroleague Round 21
The bottom two teams in Euroleague Basketball face off on Friday. It LDLC Asvel vs Alba Berlin in the clash of the cellar dwellers It’s the most miserable rivalry in Euroleague Basketball. LDLC Asvel and Alba Berlin do battle in an effort to avoid the last overall slot in the standings. Key details Who: LDLC […]
Preview: Bayern Munich vs Alba Berlin – Euroleague Round 1
The Euroleague 2023/24 season kicks into action with round 1 of games under way. Our preview and prediction focus for Thursday is the German derby between Bayern Munich and Alba Berlin Pablo Laso is used to big Euroleague nights but this will be his first as head coach of Bayern Munich. Israel Gonzalez is used […]
A grim outlook for Alba Berlin – Euroleague season preview
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams over the next 18 days. Yesterday it was the turn of Bayern Munich. Today we look at their rivals in Germany, it’s Israel Gonzalez and Alba Berlin Things can only get better. Right? That’s what the song said. There may be some sour tunes played in the […]
Maodo Lo shows his value even when the stat sheet doesn’t
As Germany made surprisingly hard work of an unimpressive Montenegro team to punch their ticket to the quarter final, Emmet Ryan was mesmerised by one man who often goes unnoticed. Maodo Lo might well be the key to any success Germany hopes to have at this tournament. Maodo Lo is not Germany’s most famous player, […]
Alba Berlin are, unsurprisingly, your League Pass team
There was a tease from Asvel and Zvezda have their moments but Emmet Ryan has no doubt, the team we all expected is Euroleague’s League Pass team this season and it’s not even close When I wrote about Milano as a league pass team a few years ago, it required a bit of work for […]
Let’s talk about Berlin
The German capital has been a regular haunt of Euroleague before but not in the new format. With Alba Berlin amongst the better known names on the continent, you’d think going big would be easy unless you actually paid attention, writes Emmet Ryan Wednesday night in Berlin and inside the final 20 seconds. Below the […]
Alba Berlin, the kids are alright
BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan went along to the Mercedes Benz Arena for basketball’s version of Der Klassiker and it was a cracker as Alba Berlin took the 92-88 win over Brose Bamberg. More than the result, what really stood out for the hosts was how they could trust youth and go with it The albatross was […]
League preview – Bundesliga: Miller gon’ give it to ya
BiE continues its preview of the leagues across Europe with a look to one of the most exciting, in terms of gameplay, on the continent. Here’s what Emmet Ryan is looking forward to with the upcoming Bundesliga season We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, there are few leagues more convenient to follow […]