Neptūnas 6
Baskonia crushes Neptunas on Euroleague opening night
THe 2014/15 Euroleague season tipped off in Vitoria, Zeb Benbrook gives his thoughts on a big win for Baskonia. Davis Bertans looked like one of the world’s elite catch and shoot players while Thomas Huertel managed to rack up double digit assists in just 30 minutes of action. Those were the types of breakout performances […]
What we know makes it worth it
The Euroleague regular season isn’t starting with a bang but it is starting the way we deserve, Emmet Ryan writes on why it is still compelling viewing. It’s been far too long irrespective of what the calendar actually says. Domestic leagues are back across Europe, the World Cup only ended four weeks ago, the youth […]
VTB League: CSKA cruise, more heartbreak for Neptunas
Neptunas are doing everything they can to be the lovable underdog of the VTB United League but CSKA Moscow remain the class of the league. Lietuvos Rytas meanwhile secured an important win over Lokomotiv Kuban, just four days before the sides meet again in Euroleague. Omar Cook had 7 assists and Juan Palacios scored 12 […]
Round-up: Nanterre perfect, Siena can shoot, Neptunas fall in OT
Reigning champions Nanterre maintained their perfect start in France. In Italy, Montepaschi Siena showed they won’t lose many games for lack of shooting and in the VTB United League it was a heartbreaking debut for Lithuania’s Neptunas. They were the Cinderella story of European Basketball last year but JSF Nanterre has begun the 2013-14 LNB […]
Monday hangover: Power struggles in Italy, Spain; Zalgiris’ continued rise; Obama vs. the Lakers Rule
It’s never too late for the ‘Hangover (or so BiE’s telling himself). Excuses aside, following are a few Eurocentric impressions, notes, highlight clips – and the no. 1 reason why Barack Obama is thrilled the Los Angeles Lakers went down in the playoffs last season… • Power vacuum in Italy? Coming into 2012-13, most pundits […]
“What has happened here?” The best Euro-centric buzzer-beaters of 2011-12
In clearing out the virtual desk of 2011-12 basketball season stuff, BallinEurope today presents this compilation of the year’s top Euro-centric buzzer-beaters. The requirements to make the list were two: the primary player in the buzzer-beater most be of European nationality or the shot must take place in a game featuring European teams; and the […]