Maccabi Tel Aviv 221
That was the season that was
The first season of the new 16 team format of Euroleague is in the books. Over 30 rounds of the regular season, the playoffs, and the final four in Istanbul, an awful lot happened. Emmet Ryan looks back at the stories that made the season from the opening rounds to the climax in May It […]
From Barca to Kazan – The prospects for the non playoff teams
With the end of the regular season comes a chance for the eliminated sides to focus more on their domestic campaigns. Emmet Ryan looks at what’s in store for the teams not in the Euroleague playoffs We’re going to leave Dacka and Crvena Zvezda to one side for now and not just because both are […]
Behind the cheat code
Sergio Llull has been wowing fans with his video game like performance in Euroleague and it’s a problem for defenders everywhere. Emmet Ryan looks at what makes Llull’s game that bit more dangerous this season Maccabi Tel Aviv face the test nobody really seems to have solved this Friday. Sergio Llull has always had a […]
Euroleague 2016-17 preview: Maccabi Tel Aviv
Last year was an annus horribilis for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Can the big signings they made in the off-season make the required difference? Emmet Ryan breaks down their chances in our eleventh preview of all 16 Euroleague 2016-17 teams in 16 days As the intro suggests, we’re doing a preview for each of the 16 […]
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 […]
A Euro perspective on David Blatt and the Cavs
The melodrama of the Cleveland Cavaliers season has seen David Blatt come under increasing pressure. BiE’s Emmet Ryan looks at how the pressure for the first-year NBA coach is nothing he can’t handle based on his previous posts. In 1977, at the height of the Cold War, Maccabi Tel Aviv beat CSKA Moscow 91-79 in […]
Euroleague’s best go global
It’s going to be a busy pre-season for some of the top teams in Euroleague with teams travelling across the Americas and Asia as part of their preparation for the new season. The headline action will see Maccabi Tel Aviv look to win the FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Brazil but they will be plenty of […]
Get to know Dragan Bender
16 year old Dragan Bender has taken social media by storm with his impressive displays for the Croatian national team at the FIBA Europe Under 18 men’s championships. Bender spoke to FIBA earlier this week and it’s worth watching before Croatia take on Turkey in today’s semi-finals. Bender, who has a 7 year contract with […]
David Blatt to interview for Cleveland Cavaliers job
David Blatt, who stepped down as coach of Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv after completing a clean sweep this season, will interview for the vacant head coaching position with the Cleveland Cavaliers according to Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Blatt, who has been tipped to become Steve Kerr’s assistant at the Golden State Warriors, stepped down from the top […]
Final Four movie…good job Euroleague
This is actually pretty great. Euroleague has put together a short film following all four Final Four teams through Thursday and Friday. Gives a great look inside the game and is really well produced. Take 9 minutes to check it out.
Final Four: The Final preview
In just a few hours we will know who the champions of Euroleague for the 2013/14 season are. Real Madrid are the favourites but Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv will have the crowd on their side. Emmet Ryan makes his call. The dramatic finish to Maccabi’s semi final win over CSKA Moscow was incredible. The Israelis […]
Euroleague Bracketology: According to Twitter, the 2013 Euroleague champion will be…
Now that BallinEurope has posted this website’s Official Euroleague Bracket as well as the only truly unassailable set of predictions, BiE takes stock of a little EL Bracketology from good ol’ Twitter. What sort of conclusions may be drawn from a sample size of 30 tweets (well, 29 plus Sannti’s) hashtagged with #ELbracket? Well… The […]