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Dusan Ivkovic, a friend of black days

dusan ivkovic

I don’t know what is left to say about Dusan Ivkovic. One can fairly say that, even if he had retired five years ago, still he would have one of the top levels at the list of best coaches in

Diana Taurasi, Diminishing Returns

diana taurasi fenerbahce

Fenerbahce beat  Galatasaray 96-86 in the 4th decisive match of the TKBL Final Series and clinched 7th Turkish League crown consecutively. Ok now; considering  Women’s basketball in Turkey- the season is completely over. What next? Of course, hunting  season is

Russian Invasion

nenad krstic cska moscow

Russian teams are cracking this year. CSKA is in  the Euroleague Final Four but UNICS was also  close if another team than Barcelona stood on their way. Spartak St. Petersburg and Khimki Moscow are  in the Eurocup Final Four but

Turkish Women Basketball League TKBL, Week 17

galatasaray fenerbahce tkbl week 17

Galatasaray 65-81 Fenerbahce, Report from Abdi Ipekçi, Istanbul Well, whether it is the match between the women sides or men’s, nothing really changes. Galatasaray-Fenerbahce is just the derby of Turkey. Galatasaray started the season with greater expectations, however, right now,

No Paco, Not This Time

paco olmos valencia basket

When Paco Olmos was appointed, I had all those remembrances from his first tenure at Valencia. What a year it was for Pamesa. It was a period where Real Madrid and Barcelona domination ended and the ACB  champion of 2001-2002

Halfway Stage Report From TBL 2011-2012

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Yes, we are at the halfway stage of  TBL 2011-2012 and it was not bad at all. In terms of competitiveness and quality, of course still cannot compete with ACB but signs of improvement were not absent. In summary, still

Knocked Out: On Recent Defeat of Croatian Clubs

croatian basketball national team

This article will be about the recent downfall of Croatian Basketball. This year, all of the three European teams that are competing in European cups, finished their respective groups at the last place and say an early goodbye to the

ASVEL got through but is it enough?

kim tillie asvel basket

Now it happened and the French giants beat the vodoo. They are again at the second stage of a prestigious European basketball; first in 3 years. That was long wait for a team that has a history like ASVEL. The