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Straight from Turkey: Allen Iverson's new nickname
BallinEurope (and surely you, too) are anticipating Allen Iverson’s European debut with Beşiktaş Cola Turka tomorrow night against Bornova Belediye … in so doing, BiE scoured the team’s official website for some (read: any!) English-language information on A.I. taking his talents to Turkey. Sadly, very little, Anglically speaking, is easily available, but BiE did find […]
Official BallinEurope Euroleague Power Rankings: Week Three
As we head into week three of EL play, things haven’t quite normalized to preseason expectations, but BallinEurope’s Official Euroleague Power Rankings are looking a tad more normal. Well, except CSKA Moscow’s placement, that is. Rankings are based on current Euroleague record, plus play in other leagues and intangibles (like, for instance, this writer’s preconceived […]
No. 3 in black and white: Allen Iverson's new uniform
It still seems so unreal, but now there’s video proof that Allen Iverson will be playing basketball in Turkey in the 2010-11 season. Click below the link to see A.I. signing, followed by the unveiling of his new no. 3 Besiktas Cola Turka jersey. Clip #2 features Iverson’s positivity on the opportunity with Besiktas and […]
Iverson to sign this weekend, play November 8
It’s official, or at least Philadelphia news outlets are reporting so: Allen Iverson will officially be taking his talents to Küçüksu Beach and will this weekend sign a two-year $4 million deal with TBL club Beşiktaş Cola Turka, thereby potentially making the biggest splash by an NBA player overseas since Dominique Wilkins. A press conference […]
Besiktas exec offers Iverson contract details, says wait 10 days
Turkish media is naturally buzzing with anticipation about the arrival of Allen Iverson to Beşiktaş Cola Turka and, while club GM Şeref Yalçın is utterly positive the Answer is set to play TBL ball, he cautions that the wait for A.I. on the court could be another 10 days or so. Reassuring fans that “Iverson […]
Besiktas Cola Turka schedule: Who's in Iverson's future?
With Allen Iverson to join the TBL’s Beşiktaş Cola Turka, BallinEurope reckons the team will be getting a little (read: a lot) of extra attention from all parts. And so today, a brief look at the team’s current state in the 2010-11 season. After two games, Beşiktaş stands at 1-1: The club won an away […]
Welcome (finally) to Europe, Allen Iverson!
So goes another Fearless Prediction™ (probably), though in this case BallinEurope couldn’t be happier about being wrong. Yahoo! Sports is reporting this morning that Allen Iverson has indeed agreed in principle to sign with Turkish Eurocup team Besiktas Cola Turka; the deal is reportedly worth a max $4 million over two seasons. As of this […]
Sixty-eight Fearless Predictions™ for 2010-11 Euroleague season
With the EL tipoff game tonight, BallinEurope is feeling devotion … not to mention a rush of Fearless Predictions™ coming on. How crazy can BiE get? You be the judge; here are 68 prognostications on all things Euroleague which you may [laugh uproariously about] ponder. Enjoy the season, everyone! (And sign up for the BallinEurope […]
Turkey calling Iverson … and NBA fans encourage the move
Ah, sometimes BallinEurope finds NBA-centric fans positively equanimous. Or maybe NBA.com has just seen a flood of traffic from this side of the puddle these last couple of days…
Allen Iverson on Besiktas “would be a great success”
From the What A Difference A Year Makes Department, word is spreading that a European team is courting the still-unemployed Allen Iverson – except with a significant comedown in both prestige and pay from last year’s ballyhooed offer from Olympiacos. The suitor this year would be Beşiktaş Cola Turka, a Eurocup contender, at a rate […]
Eurocup 2010-11 teams announced: Greece, Italy, Turkey, Spain place three each
The list of teams that will make up the 2010-11 Eurocup regular seasons is all but complete – 93.75% complete, to be exact, with 30 of the 32 teams now set. The finish of the Eurocup Qualifying Round promoted eight more clubs into the regular season, leaving two more spots open, which will be determined […]
EuroCup 2010-11 qualifying tournament matchups
Along with the Euroleague draws for the 2010-11 season, yesterday also saw the release of the matchups in the EuroCup qualifying tournament bracket. Sixteen teams start in the qualifiers, with eight winners of two-game series advancing to the EuroCup regular season. The matchups are: Besiktas Cola Turka vs. Deutsche Bank Skyliners Hapeol Migdal Jerusalem vs. […]