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Nunnally has learned to run with the Wolves
A year ago James Nunnally was fresh of a season filled with titles but oodles of questions. Delivering the necessary answers set him up for a jump to the NBA and a chance to be a useful piece for the Minnesota Timberwolves, writes Emmet Ryan The natural narrative around the T-Wolves this off-season was […]
The 60 must watch Euroleague games of 2018-19
There are 30 rounds of games in the Euroleague regular season. They take place across 60 nights. Emmet Ryan has put together a viewing schedule to give you the best way through the season ahead With 16 teams playing 30 rounds of basketball there are 240 games in the Euroleague season. We’re distilling this […]
Wanamaker has been grinding for this shot
Ever since Philly native Brad Wanamaker got to Europe, his goal has been on getting his shot in the NBA. In the first of a series of articles looking at players who have jumped from Europe to the NBA this off-season, Emmet Ryan on how Wanamaker got his chance with the Boston Celtics by not […]
Baskonia still under the radar
Considering the strength of their comeback and their roar down the stretch, the consensus is still cool on Baskonia’s chances of pulling an upset in the playoffs. Emmet Ryan on why Zeljko Obradovic and Fenerbahce will be taking nothing for granted when they face off in the Euroleague post-season. The road for Baskonia to the […]
Jason Thompson is not Ekpe Udoh and that’s ok
After a far from promising start to his maiden Euroleague campaign, Jason Thompson has stepped up as a contributor in the last two rounds for Fenerbahce. Emmet Ryan on how the man in the middle has turned a corner by realising he needs to be himself Bobby Dixon has been through it. James Nunnally too. […]
Wanamaker stepping into the spotlight
With the new Euroleague season nearing, BallinEurope is once more break down each of the teams individually on 16 consecutive days in the run up to tip off. As with last season, we’re going in reverse order from the opening round of games. Our next stop today is Istanbul and the reigning, defending, champions of […]
Fenerbahce are trying a find a way that works
Fenerbahce’s last gasp victory over Real Madrid was a heap of fun to write but Emmet Ryan says their need to adapt heavily points to a wider issue with roster balance The technicals, on both sides, seemed horribly soft. The pace was ludicrous and the score understated just how much of a slobberknocker it was […]
The 61 must-watch games on every night of the 2016/17 Euroleague season
The games for the first season of the new 16 team 30 game Euroleague format have been announced. With 61 game nights in total, BiE’s Emmet Ryan has picked the game to watch on every night of the campaign We knew it was going to be big but wow that is a crowded calendar. While […]
Emphatic Fenerbahce finish on a high
Fenerbahce needed to win the BSL title badly after their heartbreak in Berlin. Emmet Ryan writes that the manner of their triumph was the perfect climax to a big season Let’s all take in some context here. 14 months ago Fenerbahce had never even made it to a Final Four in Euroleague while no Turkish […]
VIDEOS: Jackson and Hines react to CSKA’s Euroleague triumph
Aaron Jackson didn’t so much do an interview as cut a promo while talking to Emmet Ryan in the mixed zone after CSKA Moscow’s Euroleague title win. We got react from Jackson and Kyle Hines after the game On his third trip to the Euroleague Final Four, Aaron Jackson finally won the big one. A […]
VIDEO: Bobby Dixon talks about Fenerbahce’s spirit to fight back
He is the man who nearly guided Fenerbahce to the most extraordinary turnaround in Euroleague history. After his side’s loss to CSKA Moscow, Bobby Dixon spoke to BiE’s Emmet Ryan Despite losing the Euroleague championship game to CSKA Moscow, Bobby Dixon and Fenerbahce can return to Istanbul with their heads held high having delivered one […]
CSKA win insane Euroleague title decider over Fenerbahce in OT
It looked like it was going to be a coronation for so long but the 2016 Euroleague championship game turned into one of the craziest title games in history. Emmet Ryan reports from a wild Mercedes-Benz Arena. Out of nowhere a game that looked like a rout turned into one of the most extraordinary clashes […]