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Being Danilo Gallinari (in the NBA)
We all know the NBA needs specialists, and that this is a request asked particularly of non-American players who haven’t the status in the ‘States to claim balls and minutes while they’re newly arrived from Europe. Then, by fighting for minutes against and using smarts beyond the US players, young European players soon present more […]
Help! Reader needs tickets to AJ Milano game!
BallinEurope yesterday received the following email and today we’re appealing to fellow readers for help: Dear Os, I really enjoy your website and read it every day from Israel. I will be in Milan this coming week and I have been trying to get tickets for a League game AJ Milano on Sunday December 6. […]
SportingBet lines and odds for Euroleague week five matchups
Whoa, nice slate of games tonight in Euroleague basketball, headlined by the match The Euroleague Boss has said “promises to be an instant classic”: Montepaschi Siena vs. FC Barcelona. Judging by the wisdom of the sportsbook, the Baskonia-Moscow game should be worth watching, too. Pointspreads and over/under lines for tonight’s games, as provided by Euroleague/Ball […]
The Frank Euroleague Roundup: Week four
In the afterglow of Euroleague week four, BallinEurope’s man in Italy, Francesco Cappelletti, rounds up all that was in the week that was, including the lack of upsets, a dearth of home support in Turkey, and several teams that have yet to make the leap. Easy groups At the day of the Euroleague draw, most […]
Betting on basketball: Pointspreads and odds for Euroleague week 4, part 2
The second half of Euroleague play this week is the small half, with just four games happening this evening, and at least one dandy if the bookmakers are accurate – which they tragically so often are. After all, it’s their money out there. That’s how I justify it to myself, anyway. Tonight’s pointspreads and over/under […]
Just how good is Montepaschi Siena, anyway?
Poring over some Sporting Bet odds and lines on Lega Uno basketball reveals a stunning amount of continued domination from Montepaschi Siena. Not only is Ferdinando Minucci’s team a 4/15 favorite to take the Italian title, they’re also an incredible 3/10 favorite to once again (again!) go undefeated at home. So the question to our […]
(Other) Monday transactions: Finley to Milano, youngster Lesic with Partizan
Two signings of note not involving Linas Kleiza also went down on Monday, with US point guard Morris Finley moving from Montepaschi Siena to AJ Milano while 21-year-old Sava Lesic made the leap from the Serbian second division in signing with Partizan Belgrade on a four-year deal.
Mancinelli unpacks bags, decides to stay in Italy
Lots of speculation – including that by fans in three NBA cities – ended on Monday with the signing of prize free agent Stefano Mancinelli by Armani Jeans Milano. Italian media had reported that Mancinelli’s agent was entertaining offers from the Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors and Portland Trail Blazers for the forward, but Mancinelli […]
D-Hawk lands with Montepaschi Siena
David “D-Hawk” Hawkins, a man on a mission since going undrafted out of Temple University in 2004, is taking his high-scoring game to Montepaschi Siena. On Friday, the team announced Hawkins’ signing a two-year contract with an option in 2011. When no NBA team drafted him in 2004, Hawkins signed with Sebastiani Rieti. From Rieti […]
Viggiano arrives in Milano, Euroleague (finally)
U. Mass graduate Jeffrey Viggiano has ascended to the Euroleague after three seasons in lower leagues on The Continent, as Armani Jeans Milano officially announced his signing to a two-year deal today. After his senior season in Massachusetts, Viggiano embarked on a European career which has taken him to teams in Sweden and Hungary before […]
Manic Monday in transactions: Maciulis, Eidson move; Lavrinovic stays
Euroleague officials announced a pair of contract signings to kick off the week today: AJ Milano stole away long-time Zalgiris player Jonas “The Bull” Maciulis from his homeland of Lithuania, inducing him to sign a two-year deal in Italy. On the other hand, Maciulis’ countryman Ksistof Lavrinovic will stay right where he has played for […]
Groupings announced, Euroleague 2009-10 tips off (sorta)
The Euroleague 2009-10 season has begun! This morning, the Euroleague announced the groupings for the ten-game competition this autumn. Naturally, the pools are totally enticing and some great fodder for watercooler discussions for months. (Heck, they’ll have to be.) The groups look like this: