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Athinaikos prevails in defeat, takes women's 2010 FIBA EuroCup
Congratulations to the ladies of Sony Athinaikos, who backed into the EuroCup Women championship title by falling to Nadezhada last night, 57-53. The final winner of the FIBA competition is determined by aggregate score over two games – a system with which BallinEurope must publicly disagree, potentially leading as it may to blowouts and/or paradoxical […]
Athinaikos goes one up on Nadezhda in FIBA Eurocup Women finals
Kudos this morning to the Sony Athinaikos women’s team, who took game one away against Nadezhda in Russia, 65-57. Biggest for Athinaikos was Team Greece point guard Dimitra Kalentzou, who turned in a dope line of 18 points, seven boards and three steals. But Lithuania’s Irena Vizbariene turned in a none-too-shabby 14 and 11, while […]
The European Player of the Year nominees are…
The nominees are in over at FIBA Europe and, with the exception of one (or two, thanks to Rubiomania) categories, voting could be pretty tight in the FIBA Europe Player of the Year 2009. Yes, Pau Gasol and Ricky Rubio are on the list in a threat to become repeat winners in the Male POY […]