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The 60 must watch Euroleague games of 2018-19
There are 30 rounds of games in the Euroleague regular season. They take place across 60 nights. Emmet Ryan has put together a viewing schedule to give you the best way through the season ahead With 16 teams playing 30 rounds of basketball there are 240 games in the Euroleague season. We’re distilling this […]
NBA fans really ought to watch Olimpia Milano
At 4-12 and joint bottom of the standings, Olimpia Milano don’t seem like the Euroleague team to recommend to US viewers but Emmet Ryan reckons it’s a team NBA fans will enjoy watching They rarely win, they are iso heavy, and they don’t know their best line-up, yet Olimpia Milano guarantee excitement almost every time […]
The balancing act
For the sides with A licences or multiple bids from their leagues, it’s easy to balance priorities between Euroleague and domestic play. Emmet Ryan however looks at the sides for whom remaining in the big show is a must but who rely on retaining national or regional titles to book their place. If you’re […]
New look, same issues for Milano
With the new Euroleague season nearing, BallinEurope is once more break down each of the teams individually on 16 consecutive days in the run up to tip off. As with last season, we’re going in reverse order from the opening round of games. We continue our rapid catch-up process, because we are so behind schedule, […]
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 […]
The Balkan pearl of Sicily
It may be Final Four week here on BiE but Nicolò Origgi is keeping an eye on a story in domestic action that merits your attention Italian Lega A has looked all but unpredictable since the glory days of Mens Sana Siena, with the exception of the 2014/2015 season that saw Dinamo Sassari knocking out […]
Davide against Goliath
Nicolò Origgi on a shining star in an otherwise forgettable season for Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano’s nightmare debut season in the 16-team Euroleague has finally ended – not in the best way for a club reportedly with the sixth biggest budget in the competition, but still – for the likely relief of their coaching and […]
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 […]
The Other Guys – How CSKA’s back-ups make it happen
While Olimpia Milano are hardly the stoutest of opponents, CSKA Moscow’s demolition of the Italian champions showed the importance of their role players according to Emmet Ryan It’s easy to focus on the stars with CSKA Moscow. In Milos Teodosic and Nando de Colo, CSKA have what is widely regarded as the finest back court […]
Who mourns for Ale?
With Alessandro Gentile and Olimpia Milano parting ways, Emmet Ryan looks at what the departure means and where Gentile will end up next This divorce was coming for a while. A couple of years ago Alessandro Gentile committed to Olimpia Milano out of loyalty to the club but that bond was only going to bring […]
Euroleague 2016-17 preview: Olimpia Milano
Despite a big step back in Euroleague last season, Olimpia Milano came strong at the end in Italy. Emmet Ryan looks at whether that can bring that form to the big show in 2016/17 As the intro suggests, we’re doing a preview for each of the 16 teams in Euroleague in the 16 days leading […]
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 […]