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BallinEurope’s 2010 FIBA World Championship power rankings 3.1
While nearly everybody (perhaps too many, in BiE’s opinion) await the final shape of Team USA’s roster going into the 2010 FIBA World Championship, a bunch of other teams spent the weekend making statements. Said statements could take the shape of confirmation of awesomeness (Spain), reminders of “hey, we still exist” (Brazil), and red-alert level […]
The 35 Greatest Basketball YouTubes of All-Time: Nos. 26-30
BallinEurope continues counting down The 35 Greatest Basketball YouTubes of All-Time today with another five video clips for your time-wasting pleasure perusal. The criteria used in compiling this list – such as they are – may be found here, along with the 31st through 35th Greatest YouTubes ever. Rrrrrroll ‘em! 30. The Barack Obama basketball […]
BiE: Break in Easter weekend
Due to the Easter holiday and BiE’s concomitant departure from the relative civilization of Budapest to Lake Balaton, an area which has just discovered the internet, BallinEurope.com will most likely be post-free this weekend. (Um, except for this one.) For BiE readers, there’s a special “Easter Egg,” if you will, below the break: A short […]
How to make the Harlem Globetrotters relevant again
Given the premise, BallinEurope probably should have guessed at the response. Yesterday’s post, entitled “Are the Harlem Globetrotters still relevant?”, drew less readership than imagined. Which, one supposes, is logical. Nevertheless, a promise to actually propose a few solutions to fixing up the modern-day irrelevance of a cultural-historical force rare in the game of basketball […]
Are the Harlem Globetrotters still relevant?
Budapest last night played host to the Harlem Globetrotters, and BallinEurope was among the approximately 4,000 in attendance. Though a generally good time appeared to have been had by all – and particularly, of course, the preteens for whom the team’s brand of tomfoolery is really for – BiE just couldn’t help but wonder at […]
Dikembe Mutombo recognized in Abu Dhabi
It wasn’t the Academy Awards, but the supporting cast sure sounds similar: Folks like Kevin Spacey, Hugh Grant, Gwyneth Paltrow, Clive Owen, Kyle MacLachlan and the distinctly un-blue Michelle Rodriguez. However, the beautiful people from Hollywood and London had in fact come together to acknowledge some of the sporting world’s greats. The occasion in Abu […]
Monday’s cigarettes
Here we go for the next round of cigarettes from all around Europe.
Late Monday’s cigarettes
Here we go for the next round of the traditional Monday morning evening cigarette break.
Marcus Sloan is back!
Marcus Sloan is not only back on the basketball court, he’s also back on BallinEurope. This time he’s talking about — what else? — Barack Obama. The 44th president, who is the greatest presidential basketball fan so far, was introduced as the American president yesterday and Mister Sloan had this to say: Today is a […]