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Nowitzki: "2006 Run Through San Antonio Gives Us Confidence"
Not everything from the 2006 run to the NBA Finals is being forgotten by the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas superstar Dirk Nowitzki says beating the San Antonio Spurs on their way to the 2006 Finals will give his team confidence in their 2009 first round series against the Spurs. “San Antonio used to be like a […]
Pau Gasol's Fave 5
NBA Playoff time! Which means I am turning on my (OK, OK, Michelle, it’s not mine) Slingbox to watch some NBA action. Just no – the Lakers are playing the Jazz and up to this point are really killing them. During halftime, Pau Gasol was asked about his five favorite international players. He wanted to […]
BallinEurope’s Easter eggs
No cigarettes today but we found some nice Easter eggs this weekend. So here we go.
Bauermann praises Diamantidis, addresses Nowitzki and Kaman
German national team coach Dirk Bauermann dished out plenty of praise for Panathinaikos guard Dimitris Diamantidis in an interview, in which he also addressed the likelihood of Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Kaman playing for Germany at the 2009 EuroBasket. In the interview with heinnews.com, Bauermann was asked which team he would pick to win the […]
Six Europeans On World Nike Hoop Summit Team
Six Europeans have been included in the World team for the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit, which will be played on April 11 in Portland, Oregon. The roster features Guard Edwin Jackson of France (Nanterre), Serbian forward Milan Macvan (Hemofarm), Lithuanian center Donatas Motiejunas (Aisciai Kaunas), Greek guard Nikos Pappas (Real Madrid), French center Kevin Seraphin […]
Dickau clears the air about Italy, back, and Poland
Brose Baskets Bamberg guard Dan Dickau has been a major topic of discussion this season for a couple of reasons, ranging from his strange departure from Air Avellino because of a bad back, to doping allegations and to playing for the Poland national team this summer at EuroBasket 2009. Dickau cleared the air in an […]
German NT coach compares US players to supermarket employees
Discussions about the number of US players in the German Bundesliga continue and current national team coach Dirk Bauermann used a podium discussion to add even more oil to the fire. Bauermann is known for pushing at every occasion for an increase in the number of German players in the Bundesliga by establishing a minimum […]
Schrempf: "Dirk could only lose" by coming to Germany
Over the past couple years, more and more German media outlets have asked Dirk Nowitzi if he could imagine coming back to Germany when he’s done with the NBA. And German coaches and managers have been asked what they think about Dirk eventually coming back. And now Detlef Schrempf has chimed in. In an interview […]
Monday's cigarettes
Here we go for the opening week of the Euroleague. So if you need all the information, you are right here in the right place. Solobasket now offers content in English, too. Hedo Turkoglu told the Orlando Sentinel that he could imagine moving back to Europe after this season, when he becomes a free agent […]
Who sells the most jerseys in Europe?
The NBA recent published the official ranking of its players that sell the most jerseys in Europe. Additionally, you get to know that The NBA’s merchandising business in the region has doubled in the last five years to include over 60 partners distributing NBA products to more than 16,000 retail locations. International sales account for […]
After the Olympics: What's the future of Germany?
The oldest European team in Beijing showed during the tournament that it has come to the end of a cycle. Several German players will end their career in the national team after this tournament, and coach Dirk Bauermann has now four years to rebuild a team to remain competitive.
Today's Chinese cigarettes
The Olympic Basketball tournament is coming to an end with the ladies’ finals today and the men’s tomorrow. Let’s take a look at some of funny stories from the last few days.