Archive for 2017
10 Best basketball movies of all time
Court Side Newspaper has crunched the numbers and produced a list of the 10 best basketball movies and basketball documentaries of all time. We combined the following criteria: Gross Box office revenue Rating by professional critics Rating by regular viewers Nominations and Awards Google search volume YouTube volume However, using the above criteria was sometimes…
Read MoreACB Liga Endesa: giants continue success
We are at the Round 2 stage of the 2017/2018 ACB Liga Endesa season and already the usual suspects of Spanish Basketball are flexing their muscles. Round 1 last weekend saw Real Madrid, Barcelona, and reigning ACB Liga Endesa champs Valencia secure victories. The three clubs were at it again during Round 2, all picking…
Read MoreJonathan Person moves to Targu Mures
Jonathan Person (190 cm) has signed with BC Mures Targu-Mures (Romania-Liga Nationala) this 2017, transferring from Boras Basket (Sweden-Basketligan). Person is a Swedish international basketball player who has been a member of the Swedish National Team since 2012. He played two games for Boras in the FIBA Europe Cup qualifiers this 2017 and averaged 5.0…
Read MoreMaccabi Tel Aviv wins League Cup
In preparation for one of the most important seasons of its history, Maccabi Tel Aviv capped its pre-season with a 93-79 to win the Israel Basketball League Cup. It is important simply because the Tel Aviv giant no longer finds itself the undisputed juggernaut of Israeli hoops. Indeed, the club has failed to win the…
Read MoreBenfica Basktall lifts 2017 Portugal SuperCup
After missing out a year ago, Benfica Basketball reclaimed the Portugal SuperCup with a cruising 104-74 victory over CAM Madeira. The league champs are back in dominant form at the pinnacle of Portuguese hoops. Benfica won its record 27th league in April and also lifted SuperCup for a record 13th time. Aside from a blip…
Read MoreEuro Basketball: A Metaphysical Mystery
The recent Euro Basketball Championships 2017 was one of the most enjoyable in recent history. To those that know history, however, Eurobasket 2017 suffered a metaphysical dilemma (a philosophical concern with the fundamental nature of reality). Was FIBA Eurobasket 2017 a victim of money or disloyalty to country? The Bad News Experience teaches that in certain…
Read MorePaolo Marinelli added by Krka
Krka Novo Mesto (Slovenia-Liga Nova KBM) has bolstered its roster this 2017-18 with the addition of Paolo Marinelli (191 cm). He is a 22-year-old Croatian player. Paolo played in his home Croatia the last couple of seasons. He lent his talents to KK Cibona VIP Zagreb (Croatia-A1) in 2016-17. He played four games for Cibona in…
Read MoreDeividas Busma to bolster Cibona
Deividas Busma (212 cm) is a new face on the roster of KK Cibona VIP Zagreb (Croatia-A1) and will be manning action in the paint or the team this 2017-18. He is a 30-year-old Lithuanian international basketball player, who has seen action in Spain, Italy, and France in his career. His 2016-17 season began with…
Read MoreRobert Upshaw inks with Champville
Robert Upshaw (213 cm, Washington’15) will be a new force to contend with in the middle for Champville (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) this 2017-18. The big man originally signed with Guaros de Lara (Venezuela-LPB) this 2017, but has instead opted to head to Asia for the season. The journeyman had a busy 2016-17 season, seeing action for…
Read MoreFenerbahce Dogus secures Turkish Super Cup
Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul maintained its recent run of glittering success by conquering the Turkish President’s Cup with a 75-64 victory over Banvit Bandirma. The win was comfortable for the current Turkish Basketball League champs as they proved too strong for last season’s Turkish Cup winners. Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul will get its EuroLeague title defence underway…
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