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Monday’s cigarettes
Here we go for the next round of cigarettes from all around Europe.
No news on Euroleague competition system
The Euroleague competition system for next season is still unknown officially. Multiple discussions have been held during recent weeks but no decision has been taken. Several opinions are still around and the news comes for the moment essentially from leagues, clubs or other groups, while the Euroleague has fallen into apathy since the Final Four […]
Euroleague Final Four: The game for third place
The game for third place in the Euroleague Final Four has been dominated by FC Barcelona against a no-intensity Olympiacos team playing without Josh Childress and Jannero Pargo. The atmosphere was not really good in the arena besides the few moments where both Greek fan groups started their chants against each other. After the game, […]
Yarone's Playoff joints (Round 1)
After a long rest due to Interpol checking into the legality of the Joints published on BIE, the most tiring piece of text on this blog is back, and no better timing than the quarterfinals. With all due respect to the handball match that went on in Moscow, the Game 1 joints will focus on […]
Monday’s cigarettes
Monday morning, it’s time for the cigarettes that light up your week, one that will mark the start of the Euroleague quarterfinals. Former UConn Husky and German Bundesliga center Souleyman Wane is now working as French teacher at Haverhill High School and still plays in the faculty basketball team. Taquan Dean hits 10 three pointers. […]
Euroleague LIVE: FC Barcelona – ALBA Berlin
Tonight, David Hein from heinnews.com will live blog the Euroleague game between FC Barcelona and ALBA Berlin. The game, that will be broad casted live on the German Eurosport, will start at 20h45CET. <a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=c400e2e288″ mce_href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=c400e2e288″ >Live Blog: Euroleague Top 16: Barcelona vs Alba Berlin</a>
Tips from the Euroleague boss: Week 6
Hi everyone, this is once again Javier Gancedo, as always from the Euroleague Basketball headquarters at Palau Sant Jordi. Well, not always, since it is my day off today, and I’m at home chilling out in Barcelona. First of all, the fact that I know nothing about basketball kills me. I come up with The […]
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 […]
The Spanish league explained
Is the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto still the best league in Europe? The question is now open, considering the recent arrivals of NBA stars to Russia and especially the return to the top level by many Italian teams. At the moment, though, the most admired European basketball is still played in Spain, at least […]
Euroleague transfer analysis: Group B
After explaining the first transfers of Group A, I will take a closer look at group B today to see who did what and give you my opinion on these moves.
And you thought the Navarro deal was big…
How about David Andersen joining Juan Carlos Navarro on FC Barcelona, while CSKA signs Terrence Morris? No, this isn’t the daily rumors section: It’s official, as you can see here and here. Where does this leave Barcelona and CSKA Moscow? Right: As number one contenders for next year’s Euroleague Final Four. I am already excited […]
ACB remains leader in attendance
UPDATE (16/6/2008): BallinEurope checked the attendance figures of the different European leagues and has compiled some stats based on the averages. We didn’t see any big surprises, as Spanish ACB still tops the list.