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FIBA World Cup Preview: Group D
We’re going group by group with what you need to know to enjoy the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball. Today we complete our look at the opening round with Group D. The teams Angola Qualified: Won the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship, their 11th time to claim that title and their seventh time making it […]
FIBA World Cup Preview – Group C
We’re going group by group with what you need to know to enjoy the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball. Today we’re looking at Group C. The teams Dominican Republic Qualified: Fourth place at 2013 FIBA Americas, they return to the World Cup for the first time since 1978. Finland Qualified: ANGRY BIRDS. Ok not […]
FIBA World Cup Preview – Group B
We’re going group by group with what you need to know to enjoy the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball. Today we’re looking at Group B. The teams Argentina Qualified: Third place at the 2013 FIBA Americas championship. No Manu Ginobili in this team and while still a threat to make the knockout stages, there […]
Durant’s withdrawal a body blow for the FIBA World Cup
Kevin Durant’s withdrawal from Team USA may make the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball more competitive but it’s a disaster for the tournament, writes Emmet Ryan. He was the shield. The one thing that meant no matter what else happened, this tournament was elite. Withdrawals through injury, fatigue, or lack of interest have plagued […]
FIBA World Cup preview – Group A
We’re going group by group with our preview of what you need to know to enjoy the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball. The teams: Brazil Qualified: One of four wild cards in the tournament, Brazil had a nightmare Tournament of the Americas…mainly because they knew they were getting a wild card so didn’t send […]
The history of the FIBA World Cup in 4 minutes
With Spain hosting the FIBA World Cup this year, the governing body has put together a video capturing every championship in just 4 minutes. Enjoy
2012 Olympics: Is Spanish dominance over? (Plus Official Fearless Predictions™)
BallinEurope may be pulling the trigger a bit early on this one, but has to ask: Was the loss to Russia on Saturday a harbinger of things to come from Team Spain? Not to put too fine a point on it, but is the marathon (by today’s standards) golden age of Spanish basketball in international […]