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The result of today’s Russian “civil war” will decide which one of these two, Unics Kazan or Lokomotiv Kuban, will qualify to the Eurocup semifinals (1-1, best out of three series). I shall remind you that the tournament winner will also win a “ticket” to next year’s Euroleague. Therefore the incentive is powerful among all… Continue Reading »

With a 3-7 record in their last ten matches for the Euroleague, Zenit has got themselves in some serious trouble. Despite the promising start of the season that raised hopes for a comfortable qualification to the playoffs, a prolonged crisis resulted in a lot of stress and the constant struggle for their entry into the… Continue Reading »

Real Madrid coach, Pablo Laso, did not “hide behind his finger” and said really meaningful during the press conference for today’s vital game vs Efes. Lasso mentioned: “We need three victories in the remaining matches to be 100% sure that we make the playoffs”. The coach continued by saying that where they currently stand, the… Continue Reading »

The Golden State Warriors have lost four games in a row, and they are now 10th in the West with a 22-24 record. Despite Curry’s fantastic season so far, the Warriors don’t look able to get things right. The absence of their superstar from tonight’s game will hurt them for good. There are some small… Continue Reading »

The last two away wins, in Milwaukee (122-114) and in Oklahoma (111-94), gave the Celtics a slight boost (23-23, 7th in the East) ahead of the remaining of the season and the demanding schedule that awaits them. Brad Stevens’s team failed to acquire free-agent center Andre Drummond from the Cleveland Cavaliers, and he agreed with… Continue Reading »

NCAA Sweet 16 The Trojans have already shown their dispositions towards their first opponents in Sweet 16! USC (No. 6) beat Oregon (No. 7) by 14 points on February 22nd  without even getting blue in the face. Despite playing without their valuable forward Isaiah Mobley, the team’s second-leading rebounder (avg 7.3) and fourth-leading scorer (avg… Continue Reading »

Here is a game in which the pace will be the key. Whoever manages to control the rhythm of the game will have done half the job of winning it. Alabama (No. 2) seems to do much better in the tournament so far, in that specific area of their game. And I think they will… Continue Reading »

NCAA Sweet 16 Creighton (No. 5) has a successful season already since they made the Sweet-16 of the NCAA for the first time in its history. The Bluejays’ previous wins in the tournament included these against UCSB (by one point) and Ohio (which was knocked out by a COVID-addled Virginia team on the first round… Continue Reading »

NCAA Sweet 16 A wise man once said that a “repeated coincidence ceases to be a coincidence”. This is the third time Syracuse (No. 11) has been a double-digit seed, and each time Jim Boeheim’s has reached the Sweet 16! The Orange have two primary weapons: their signature 2-3 defensive zone that Boeheim has come… Continue Reading »

NCAA Sweet 16 A Sweet clash between two of the “heaviest” jerseys of the tournament… This year, the Bears (No. 1) have a serious height issue in the paint, but the Wildcats (No. 5) are not equipped well enough to take advantage of Baylor’s lack of size near the rim. Villanova’s tallest starter is the… Continue Reading »