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EuroBasket 2015: No Vesely no problem and Gentile steps up
It was another busy night in the second qualifying round for EuroBasket 2015, with Russia dropping their second straight while Germany and the Czech Republic bounced back. In case you need a re-cap on what the teams involved need to do to qualify, the seven group winners progress to EuroBasket 2015 along with the top […]
EuroBasket 2015: Iceland, Switzerland, and Montenegro win
The second qualifying round for EuroBasket 2015 got under way on Sunday with Iceland and Switzerland recording important home wins. Iceland beat Great Britain 83-70 on the back of Haukur Palsson’s 24 points and 9 rebounds and Hylmur Baeringsson’s 14 points and 15 boards. In a three team group, along with Bosnia and Herzegovina, this […]
Iceland go all out for highlights video against Great Britain
Iceland pulled off a vital EuroBasket 2015 qualifying round victory against Great Britain on Sunday night and they delivered a highlight video to back it up. The slow-motion phantom style video, which has a cracking synth score, really kicks into gear around 1.27 in with a fumbled opening tip, then at 2.34 there’s a crossover […]
FIBA Europe confirm Ukraine won’t host EuroBasket 2015
FIBA Europe confirmed what most observers have been expecting for months earlier today. EuroBasket 2015 will not be hosted by Ukraine and instead be moved to an alternative nation or nations. In addition to confirming the move, FIBA Europe left the door open for Ukraine to host in 2017. EuroBasket 2015 will also see a […]
Even inaction is political for FIBA in Ukraine
The last thing on most people’s minds when it comes to the crisis in Crimea is basketball. FIBA Europe don’t have that luxury. Emmet Ryan says that whatever call FIBA makes on EuroBasket 2015, they will suffer for it. The road to EuroBasket 2015 had been rocky enough already before last weekend. The Crimea crisis […]
FIBA’s new international tournament rules: Capitulation, silent collusion or just plain selling out?
Apologies from BallinEurope for not weighing in on this … thing until this morning, but after rereading it for the nth time, BiE felt the rant building but wanted to avoid posting an overly emotional response. Perhaps a day and a good night’s rest would temper my viewpoint; maybe upon waking this morning, we’d all […]
On Team Germany, Bayern München and Dirk Bauermann’s Catch-22
When fans think of European basketball superpowers, typically names like Spain, Greece, Russia and even Lithuania or Italy tend to enter early into any discussion. At least one national program wants to change this conception – and thus far appears to be a paragon of success which others might do well to follow. To wit, […]