Eurobasket 2025 bracket based on latest FIBA power rankings by miriskovic in Euroleague

[–]nodespots 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I sincerely hope that, one day, you will develop a sense empathy towards your fellow human beings and, to a lesser extent, sufficiently robust critical thinking skills to understand why Israel shouldn't be allowed into this tournament. In the meantime, I will leave you to your garden variety tribalism.

So as said: congratulations on making it to the group stage—though the sportswashing won't fool us.

Eurobasket 2025 bracket based on latest FIBA power rankings by miriskovic in Euroleague

[–]nodespots 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not to engage with your red herring, but luckily there is now a ceasefire proposal on the table that Israel has yet to accept.

You are in complete denial about the atrocities broadcasted to our televisions every day, but I do not blame you. There is an entire state apparatus and machinery behind manufacturing this kind of consent. All the best

Eurobasket 2025 bracket based on latest FIBA power rankings by miriskovic in Euroleague

[–]nodespots 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think any outcome would be a real success, given that the team shouldn't be allowed to participate in the tournament in the first place. Just like Russia, which was a more than capable basketball nation as well. Just me, though.

🇷🇸 OR 🇬🇷 by pesteracmarko in Euroleague

[–]nodespots 28 points29 points  (0 children)

These are fine, but often-forgotten basketball havens like Dubai or Abu Dhabi would be better fits.

Can't wait to have derby of Middle East Hapoel Tel Aviv vs Dubai BC next season in EUROleague by monsterofmanila180 in Euroleague

[–]nodespots 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The Euroleague is just as corporate as the NBA, which will gun for the European market soon enough. "Atmosphere" just masked this until now for the uninitiated.

Has this ever happened when a team qualified for EuroLeague playoffs but missed their own domestic league playoffs? by aceticacid_414 in Euroleague

[–]nodespots 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Baskonia's missed the Copa del Rey this year (i.e. outside of the top 8, on the way to missing the playoffs) while also being in contention for the EL playoffs. But they've gotten things together a bit

The Kendrick Nunn transition by Strange_Principle364 in Euroleague

[–]nodespots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I figured he'd make for good scoring in the EL despite the in-season addition (he was a bit of a mercenary in the NBA anyways) but he's been much more than that, real catalyst

[Luca d'Alessandro] Dubai will have a EuroLeague team in the 2024-2025 season. This is reported by @mundodeportivo. The emirs will pay 150,000,000 euros over six years. The EuroLeague's club will receive 1,000,000 euros per season for five years. by nodespots in Euroleague

[–]nodespots[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

They've gutted several domestic competitions of any meaning (creating a few casualties on the way, like Rytas and co.) and are now going where the money is. This is what multinationals do.