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BG Göttingen 85, Beşiktaş Cola Turka 83: Iverson lives up to star billing, goes for 18 points
BallinEurope buddy David Hein, hardworking Germany-based sportswriter and brain behind heinnews.com, traveled to Braunschweig last night (lucky bastard) to witness Allen Iverson’s professional debut in Deutschland, as Mr. Answer’s Beşiktaş Cola Turka took on BG Göttingen in game two of 2010-11 Eurocup play. This morning, Hein sent us this dispatch from a nail-biter of a […]
Fenerbahçe Ülker, 74-67: Beşiktaş, Iverson lose again with fourth-quarter stall
Allen Iverson remains oh-for-Europe after his first TBL game with Beşiktaş Cola Turka, a 74-67 loss to Euroleague squad Fenerbahçe Ülker. More distressing for Beşiktaş was another disappointing fourth quarter: The Eagles entered the last stanza tied at 53, only to be outplayed and outscored by Fenerbahçe, 21-14 over the final 10 minutes. In general, […]
Official BallinEurope Euroleague Power Rankings: Regular-season halftime
BiE still can’t claim to totally understand what’s going on in Euroleague basketball in 2010-11 (Real Madrid lost by how many? To *who*?) but at least some of the cream is rising to the top. This latest edition of the official BallinEurope power rankings should probably wait ‘til after some key games over the weekend […]
Iverson watch: Tough test in Fenerbahçe Ülker today, change of venue for Eurocup game Tuesday
So Allen Iverson acquitted himself reasonably (though nowhere near perfectly) well in his debut match for Beşiktaş Cola Turka; to riff on the old cliché, however, today is the first day in the rest of Mr. Answer’s European career. In Türkiye Basketbol Ligleri play today, A.I. and the Eagles today draw none other than defending […]
Allen Iverson’s first game with ‘Cola: Half-empty or half-full?
Allen Iverson’s first game in Europe is in the books – a disappointing 94-91 loss for his Beşiktaş Cola Turka, which blew a 17-point lead against KK Hemofarm Stada – and while not even the worst offenders of crimes against hyperbole in sportswriting are ready to ascribe any superlatives to Mr. Answer and his new […]
Besiktas Cola Turka game proving elusive to find
Well, it seems the situation vis-a-vis viewing the Besiktas Cola game is dire, my friends. After hours (really) of searching and attempting tricky downloads, BallinEurope has found nothing. The problem is that Eurosport stubbornly refuses to budge the main station’s schedule, preferring instead to show some sport called football or soccer or something, with games […]
Iverson debut tonight: News bites, how to watch Besiktas Cola-Hemofarm Stada online
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. The day is finally here (presumably) and has any Eurocup opening day game been filled with more intrigue and spectator interest than tonight’s Beşiktaş Cola Turka-KK Hemofarm Stada match? BallinEurope thinks not. To get things started on the day of Allen Iverson’s European debut, BiE presents a few soundbites. […]
As Iverson watches, Chatman and Besiktas handle Oyak Renault, 87-81
To the surprise of few, Allen “Mr. Answer” Iverson did not play with Beşiktaş Cola Turka against Oyak Renault last night. (Come on, the dude’s probably not over the jetlag yet, much less ready for the game plan.) Team manager Murat Murtezaoglu informed the Associated Press that Iverson “did not feel ready” to play. No […]
Iverson introduced in Turkey, talks about practice
Beşiktaş Cola Turka put on quite a show for fans last night in formally introducing their highest-profile acquisition ever in Allen Iverson. Check out Mr. Answer getting chummy with dealmaker/club GM Şeref Yalçın in the video below the break. Iverson notes in a brief question-and-answer at the end of the presentation that he attended his […]
Iverson says “Expect excitement”; gets 32,000 chanting at Besiktas soccer match
Allen Iverson did in fact manage to get out of the Istanbul Airport yesterday, but not before giving his first Turkish television interview. What should we expect from Iverson? “Just excitement. Excitement for the fans … [it’s] the best opportunity to come out and give them something they’ve never seen before.” He also promised that […]
Iverson arrives in Turkey, gets serenade in Istanbul airport
Allen Iverson’s flight touched down in Istanbul a bit after 9am local time this morning and if there’s any doubt as to whether Beşiktaş fans are 1000% behind their prospective on-court stud, A.I. certainly couldn’t see any. Decked out in Philadelphia Phillies cap and Beşiktaş Cola Turka white-and-black, Iverson immediately endeared himself to the throng […]
Allen Iverson’s Turkish arrival, introduction delayed
Ah, bummer: Reportedly, Mr. Answer’s arrival in Turkey – and thus his high-profile presentation to surely already-adoring Beşiktaş Cola Turka fans – has been delayed. In a brief story, Besiktas officials, via the Associated Press, informs that Iverson will not even be arriving in Istanbul until Monday, November 8th. Presumably, then, the official unveiling of […]