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Euroleague season preview: LDLC Asvel remain way off the pace
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of Pierric Poupet’s LDLC Asvel. Last year’s preview didn’t go over well with their fans. This year likely won’t endear Emmet Ryan to them either On the upside, LDLC Asvel outperformed this site’s expectations for them […]
Euroleague season preview: An overhaul for Maccabi Tel Aviv
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of Maccabi Tel Aviv. After getting so close last season, it’s a wildly new roster for Oded Kattash. They were so close a year ago. Oded Kattash put on some coaching clinics late in the season […]
Euroleague season preview: Olimpia Milano need a spark
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of Olimpia Milano, a side that can’t help but hinder itself. There are few teams that carry the bizarrely consistent frustration of Olimpia Milano. The champions of Italy enter another Euroleague Basketball season with mixed expectations. […]
Euroleague season preview: AS Monaco want to do more than hold
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of AS Monaco, a playoff regular and home to reigning MVP Mike James. Is this the season they truly join the elite? Mike James got his MVP award, finally, in Euroleague Basketball last season. Unfortunately for […]
Euroleague season preview: Can Zalgiris Kaunas pull it together?
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of Andrea Trinchieri and Zalgiris Kaunas as they aim to make the postseason. Kaunas is one of those must-visit cities for all fans of basketball. Zalgiris bring fire to every game but will it be enough […]
Euroleague season preview: Only one result will do for Panathinaikos
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of the reigning, defending, champions. Here’s what we think of Panathinaikos. Ergin Ataman led Panathinaikos back to the Euroleague Final Four for the first time in over a decade. Then he ended their 13 year wait […]
Euroleague season preview: Alba Berlin will make you sad
BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. The first out of the hat is the team we expect the least from. Alba Berlin won’t bring many smiles this campaign. The odds are against them and the situation is grim. Normally this is the part where an heroic […]
Preview: Real Madrid vs Panathinaikos – Euroleague Championship
lt’s Chus Mateo and Real Madrid seeking back to back titles against Ergin Ataman and Panthinaikos in the game that matters the most. Who comes out on top in the Euroleague title game? After 38 rounds of the regular season, the playoffs, and the semi finals, it’s time for the Euroleague champion to be crowned. […]
Preview: Real Madrid vs Olympiacos – Euroleague Final Four
lt’s a rematch of last year’s champions game as Chus Mateo and Real Madrid battle Georgios Bartzokas and Olympiacos in the Euroleague Final Four. Who comes out on top to progress to Sunday’s title game? Real Madrid enter the Euroleague Final Four in Berlin as defending champions. Chus Mateo is hungry to claim a 12th […]
Preview: Panathinaikos vs Fenerbahce – Euroleague Final Four
lt’s a return to the Euroleague Final Four for Panathinaikos while Fenerbahce face an old foe in Ergin Ataman. Who emerges on Friday to proceed to Sunday’s title game? The first of the Euroleague Final Four match-ups sees Sarunas Jasikevicius and Fenerbahce take on Ergin Ataman’s Panathinaikos. There’s lots of respect but no love lost […]
Real Madrid have a target on their back in the Euroleague Final Four
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. The defending champions led the standings in the Euroleague regular season and swept Baskonia in the playoffs. Now, Real Madrid seek back to back titles for the first time since 1968. Absolutely everyone is gunning for them. Real Madrid entered this Euroleague season as the clear favourites […]
Olympiacos seek more than redemption at Euroleague Final Four
The narrative will, naturally, be about how Olympiacos lost last year’s Euroleague title game. The reality is about the focus on the now and what the Reds need to take that extra step in Berlin. When your semi-final match-up is a repeat of last year’s title game, minds will naturally wander to the revenge game […]