BallinEurope’s 2010 FIBA World Championship power rankings 4.0
BiE was waiting for a result from last night’s Brazil-Argentina game in Spain before preparing this week’s edition of the official BallinEurope 2010 FIBA World Championship Power Rankings. Now that th... [Read More]
 
New York news: Kobe praises Spain; Team USA, Puerto Rico cruise
Kobe can beat this guy Kobe Bryant was hanging around in New York last week as part of the World Basketball Festival festivities and, upon praising Team Spain, was dutifully quoted by Spain-based spor... [Read More]
 
Attention job-seeking players: Show your stuff for European coaches, agents at the 2010 Ireland Showcase
If you’re a player that needs to be seen to hook up with a European club for the 2010-11, BallinEurope.com can recommend a unique program that is guaranteed to get you noticed by scouts and coaches fr... [Read More]
 
Remembering the two other Dream Teams of 1992
On this day of 1992 Team USA’s well-deserved induction into the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame, BallinEurope again takes the opportunity to remember those other two squads competing in the Barcelona Game... [Read More]
 
Team Spain beats Slovenia behind fearsome foursome, announces final roster
Barack didn't actually make the final cut... The Spanish Basketball Federation is reporting that coach Sergio Scariolo has finalized his 12-man roster, and that Carlos Suarez has been passed over ... [Read More]
 
BallinEurope’s 2010 FIBA World Championship power rankings 3.1
While nearly everybody (perhaps too many, in BiE’s opinion) await the final shape of Team USA’s roster going into the 2010 FIBA World Championship, a bunch of other teams spent the weekend making stat... [Read More]
 
Sunday roundup: Serbia, Germany, Greece, Tall Blacks win
Krstic krushed for Serbia A few exhibition games between national teams were played this weekend as the Istanbul Cup and the Love Cyprus Basketball Tournament wrapped with some interesting clashes, in... [Read More]
 
Love Cyprus Tournament: Greece tramples Russia, Croatia survives Germany
Bourousis: Be afraid. Be very, very afraid. From the four-team Love Cyprus Basketball Tournament, Team Greece has sent a loud and clear message to the international hoops world: Fear us. Team Hellas u... [Read More]
 
FIBA: Go blow your vuvuzela elsewhere
There was this joke in the 1990s … old Russian guy goes to a café, orders a cup of coffee and a copy of Pravda. “Excuse me, sir,” says the waiter, “but they don’t print that anymore.”... [Read More]
 
Power rankings (already updated): 2010 FIBA World Championship
See, BiE secretly knew this would happen … you break down, make a few fearless predictions online and bam! The inconvenient fact of a loss – two losses in fact, one particularly egregious – ... [Read More]
 
Power ratings: 2010 FIBA World Championship
August is here and it’s full speed ahead for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey later this month. In coming weeks, we’ll be seeing the national teams competing in the tournament playing wa... [Read More]
 
Jeremy Tyler to resurface in Japan for 2010-11 season
Jeremy Tyler, the San Diego high-schooler baller who decided to take his talents to Israel as a 17-year-old, now hopes to reemerge as a viable high pick in the NBA draft by way of Japan. Now 19, Tyler... [Read More]
 
Mediterranean Basketball Association: To Be or Not To Be?
Does Vassilakopoulos have a secret plan? The rumor first popped up a couple of days ago on Talk Basket and an intriguing bit of gossip it is, too. According to that website, the Hellenic Basketball Fe... [Read More]
 
Rumors: Eliyahu back to Maccabi; Bjelica, Haislip to Baskonia
Haislep to join Baskonia Baskonia fans had better brace themselves for a minor flurry of roster moves in coming days, as Lior Eliyahu may be returning to Maccabi Tel Aviv with the arrival of Marcus Ha... [Read More]
 
Bo knows Italy: All-Euroleague second-teamer McCalebb gets with Montepaschi Siena
Montepaschi Siena announced the signing of Bo McCalebb, Partizan Belgrade’s starting point guard for their run to the Euroleague Final Four, Adriatic League title and Serbian Superleague champio... [Read More]
 
The 35 Greatest Basketball YouTubes of All-Time: Nos. 6-10
BallinEurope promised you superstars for this five-pack in The 35 Greatest Basketball YouTubes of All-Time: Are you ready for M.J. and a lotta other studs? If so, you’re in for a treat from BiE TV t..... [Read More]