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Europe's top national teams of the 2000s
After taking a look at the European players of the decade and top professional teams of the decade, BallinEurope today turns attention to the national level. Which teams from the 2000s will we still recall fondly in years to come? Below are listed eight key national squads from the passing ten-year span, the unforgettable basketball […]
Fantasy tips from the Euroleague Boss: Game one
He’s baaa-aaaaaack! Javier Gancedo, our fantasy basketball expert on loan from the Euroleague/Eurocup offices themselves, kicks off his regular fantasy advice column for the 2009-10 season today. Follow the action and get reasonable advice from the guy who runs the game right here at BallinEurope.com. Hello everybody, and welcome to the SportingBet Euroleague Fantasy Challenge! […]
Yarone's Weekend Joints – Part II
The last pack of Joints before the big break presents you with the stories behind the games in Barcelona and Roma, with a short stop in Athens and a final visit to Kaunas. Puff it up! Mirza Bryant? An NBA glitch for a minute. The most memorable game from Kobe’s rookie season was the last […]
Last-second choices for the NIKEiD Fantasy Challenge
My transfers were already set Tuesday afternoon but when I came home on the evening, I read that Juan Carlos Navarro will probably miss the next game. So I had to change those nice picks I’d already made. OUT: Nikola Pekovic (Panathinaikos), Mirsad Turkcan (Fenerbahce) and Giorgios Printezis (Olympiacos). IN: Lior Eliyahu (Maccabi), David Andersen […]
Tips from the Euroleague boss: Week 7
Hello everybody, once again this is Javier Gancedo, as always from Euroleague Basketball in the last NIKEiD Fantasy Challenge blog of 2008. Looking back at the Euroleague year, it has been a fantastic one. The Final Four in Madrid was terrific; the competition system changed and it is safe to say it was an improvement; […]
Attention: The Fantasy deadline is tonight
I was quite a bit shocked when I saw Monday morning that the first game of the Euroleague week was already today. While ALBA fans in various forums were still discussing whether their game against Fenerbahce in the O2 World will be a home game or not (bear in mind that Berlin is sometimes called […]
Tips from the Euroleague boss: Week 6
Hi everyone, this is once again Javier Gancedo, as always from the Euroleague Basketball headquarters at Palau Sant Jordi. Well, not always, since it is my day off today, and I’m at home chilling out in Barcelona. First of all, the fact that I know nothing about basketball kills me. I come up with The […]
Tips from the Euroleague boss: Week 5
Hello everybody, once again this is Javier Gancedo, as always from Euroleague.net. What a Euroleague week it was, friends! First-time winners Union Olimpija and AJ Milano, the best Real Madrid show of the season, an impossible end to that Partizan-CSKA showdown, TWO overtime thrillers in Zagreb and Le Mans and above all, an instant classic […]
Yarone's Weekend Joints – Part II
Part II of the Weekend Joints breathes air before the weekend comes to an end. Three-ball diversity Seems like Olimpija finally found the path to the W. In their win over Alba, the Slovenians finished 11-of-24 from close range and 13-of-33 behind the arc. The Germans had big problems deciding who to stop first, as […]
Tips from the Euroleague Fantasy boss: Week 4
Hello everyone, this is Javier Gancedo, always from Euroleague Basketball. Looks like it has been yet another great fantasy week for me. I am beginning to get worried after modifying all my previous entries because of injuries. Seriously. We’ll see what happens this week. It has been a fantastic week in Euroleague, especially the nine-game […]
Euroleague: Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul, Turkey
For the preview of Fenerbahce Ülker’s Euroleague season, we asked once again our friend and time-to-time contributor Kerem about his opinion. And he gave us his thoughts in his typical positive style. Overall record prediction: 6-4 The 2008-2009 Fenerbahce Ulker squad will surprise many people in a way or two this upcoming season. Firstly, getting […]