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EuroBasket 2015: Group B Preview
With EuroBasket 2015 just around the corner we are going group by group. In a stunning development the second group to be featured is Group B Venue: Mercedes-Benz Arena aka the O2 World Capacity: 14,500 Is Oguz Savas playing here?: YES! Your contenders The hosts for Group B, Germany have landed in by far the […]
Bamberg are Bamback as they beat Bayern 3-2 in Bundesliga Finals
Trevor Mbakwe and Darius Miller came big when it mattered as Brose Baskets Bamberg took the German title with an 88-84 win over Bayern Munich to take the finals 3-2. Emmet Ryan reports on their championship win with the aid of a rauchbier In January it looked grim. All the raw numbers were great, Bamberg […]
The challenge remains the same for Brose Baskets Bamberg
The men from Freak City took a 2-1 lead over Bayern in the Bundesliga Finals on Sunday but Emmet Ryan says Brose Baskets’ future on the court is still dependent on closing the deal Game 1 could have been a lot worse. Two shellackings earlier this year in quick succession worse to be precise. Still, […]
Reggie Redding erupts as Alba go 2-1 up on Bayern
It was an offensive feast in Berlin as Alba Berlin took the 101-88 win in Game 3 to put Bayern Munich on the brink of elimination in the Bundesliga semi-finals. This game was an insult to defence. Alba may not be the most D-focused team at Euroleague level but in the Bundesliga, you expect them […]
Business just about as usual in the Bundesliga playoffs
Pic via David Hein of heinnews. Ahead of flying to Madrid for the Euroleague Final Four, BiE’s Emmet Ryan spent his weekend in front of a huge PC screen watching the Bundesliga playoffs. There is something delightfully German in its aping of American culture around the Bundesliga playoffs. While it may not be Europe’s best […]
Keith Ramsey says stop. Hammertime
Phoenix Hagen’s Keith Ramsey posterised Trevor Mbakwe of Brose Baskets Bamberg with this big play in Bundesliga action. Bamberg pulled off the win 57-70 on the road to remain top of the table at 21-3. Hagen are back in 14th spot on 9-16.
Watch this wild circus shot from Je’kel Foster
Je’kel Foster made 7 shots from the field for medi Bayreuth against CrailsheiM Merlins at the weekend but only one merited our attention. Check out this wild play by Foster. Despite Foster’s 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists, Bayreuth fell 88-84 to drop to 9-15 in the Bundesliga. Crailsheim remain bottom of the table […]
Lawrence Hill says not in my house
Lawrence Hill of Artland Dragons went the extra mile for this block against Tübingen on Saturday. Hill and the Quackenbrück club took the road win 86-90.
So what now for Bayern?
Bayern Munich crashed out of the German Cup at the hands of Alba Berlin on Wednesday night. The reigning German champions aren’t the team that took the title last year but Emmet Ryan says they have come a long way since a disastrous regular season in Euroleague. When last we looked at Bayern in depth, […]
Niklas Geske hits the game winner of the weekend
It was all square with time running out between BBC Bayreuth and Phoenix Hagen in the Bundesliga but Niklas Geske let fly with a three quarter court effort to give Hagen the win win 76-73.
Gottingen guns its way to upset of Bayern 81-95
FC Bayern suffered a first defeat of the 2014/15 Bundesliga season as Gottingen came away from Munich with the big upset. After hanging with Barcelona for 40 minutes in Euroleague on Friday, Bayern suffered a second defeat in three days as Gottingen knocked off the Bundesliga champions in convincing fashion on Sunday. After a tight […]
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 […]