Euroleague Week #2 Notes
Another busy Euroleague week with twelve matches. Six of those were won by eighteen points or more. Rytas had a huge win in Orléans that has them now on top of their group at 2:0, while a big Final Four cadidate tumbled in Andalusia, and another European giant lost at home.
Early season notes
While they are still debating replacement referees and new traveling rules overseas, the basketball season has already started in several European leagues – ACB, Lega A, Adrialeague and even Euroleague, among others – , and here are some observations I want to share with you: highly subjective, unfiltered, and, as always, more than…
Future of European national teams – Start: Greece
In a few years time, the 2009 Eurobasket might be reflected on as a tournament that started a new era. The last years had been marked by rather consistent results: There was Spain, there was Greece, there was Lithuania. There was a talented Slovenian team that was never able to get it done.…
09/10 Euroleague rosters revisited
The European basketball transfer summer started slowly, but by the end of August, a large majority of the Euroleague rosters are already complete. Wasn’t it supposed to take a little bit longer? One of the two big remaining questions are A) the future whereabouts of Ricky Rubio, B) what surprise Olympiacos is going…
