Ettore Messina knows a thing or two about coaching, having won four Euroleague titles. He took a couple minutes with heinnews’s David Hein to break down the tactics of the 2011 Euroleague Final between Panathinaikos and Maccabi Tel Aviv – won by Panathinaikos 78-70. “I think the final was much [...]
heinnews’ David Hein this week caught up with Real Madrid’s legendary basketball coach Ettore Messina at the team’s 104-61 drubbing of Oldenburg in the Euroleague. They discussed the state of the Spanish powerhouse; the improvements of young Montenegro forward Vladimir Dasic; the coach’s move from Moscow to Madrid; how much [...]
Croatian international guard Zoran Planinic believes CSKA Moscow will run a bit more than seasons past and that the perennial Euroleague contenders have the personnel to reach Final Four in Paris though they will miss Erazem Lorbek.
heinnews’s David Hein this week caught up with Theo Papaloukas, point guard with the Greek basketball club Olympiacos. With the Euroleague Final Four tipping off on Friday in Berlin, they discussed seven straight Final Four appearances, the specialness of the Final Four, leading current and past club Olympiacos to Berlin, [...]
Here is Your-own Yarone’s continued detailed look at the Euroleague Top 16 Draw.
Zalgiris has struggled all season in the Euroleague but has such a great history. So it was really nice to finally see the Lithuanian club grab a victory in the eighth game, beating Asseco Prokom by 11 points.
There were some big basketball games yesterday to digest, and we’ll start with the Boston Celtics.
There is a lot of talk about LeBron James going to New York after his contract is up in the year 2010. Why all the talk? This is two years away. Yes, he is arguably the best player in the game. Yes, it could be one of the greatest free [...]
Florida and Oklahoma took care of business on Saturday and will now play for the U.S. college football national title. But it’s not fair to Texas.
Fibaeurope.com just reported that CSKA Moscow coach and Italian coaching great Ettore Messina admitted to an Italian newspaper that he turned down an offer from the French basketball federation to coach the France national team.
