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Shuler and Vichy sink Limoges with year’s top buzzer-beater
As though things weren’t tense enough already for Sunday’s Limoges-Vichy match in France, get a load of the ridiculous turn of events that closes out this instant LNB classic and what is perhaps The Continent’s buzzer-beater of 2010-11 so far. A look at the LNB standings shows these two teams fighting alongside Poitiers in the […]
Encapsulating the Semaine des As squads
For a quick informational brief in advance of the Semaine des As tournament tipping off today, Francophones should head over to a site called LeMans.Maville.com. For a rough feeling of this excellent piece, cobbled together from remedial French knowledge and online translators with a gob of poetic license, read on. Chorale Roanne. At home the […]
Issa out for Semaine des As
This just in from French-language Basket News: Vichy, the last team to qualify for the Semaine des As tournament, will have to compete in that competition without its key player Dounia Issa, who reportedly is suffering from torn ligaments in his hand. In perhaps his best statistical season in Pro A, Issa is averaging 9.6 […]
French budgets versus the Crisis
The financial crisis has had its impact on the various European budgets, with most teams lowering their expenses for the upcoming season. Additionally, the EUR-USD exchange rate has dropped in a region which is less interesting for the European teams too (1 Euro is worth around USD 1.30 today, as compared to a rate of […]
The French League explained
“A long, long time ago…” This is how fairytales for children begin, but it could also lead off the status of the French League. So, a long, long time ago, French teams were big names in the European context: CSP Limoges won the Euroleague, ASVEL qualified for the Final Four, and Pau-Orthez was the most […]
France ProA Transfers Table 2008/2009
Euroleague Transfers – Spain Transfers (acb.com) – Germany Transfers – Turkey Transfers FRANCE TRANSFERS Updated: 9/10/2008 14h56CET NB: Please note that names in bold are confirmed transfers. Others listed are rumors published by various media or online discussion forums. The Budget figures are either officially announced numbers or estimations related in the Media. Arrivals Departures […]