Euro Trip
TOP 5 / TOP 16 OF WEEK 4
TOP 5 / TOP 16
5-PARTIZAN IGOKEA BELGRADE (SERBIA)
Last night Pionir was the Roman Coliseum, and Partizan players were the gladiators. A furious come-from-behind victory for the the Black & White over the former unbeaten Montepaschi Siena, outscoring 31-21 the greens from Tuscany in the fourth quarter. A lionheart win for Partizan, who’s still seriously on track for the quarterfinals.
4-PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS (GREECE)
PAO seemed like a team in trouble last week in Siena and last night ’til the halftime. Maybe (for sure) in that halftime Obradovic in the locker room said a couple of tough words to his players, and in the third and fourth quarter the Greens had a big reaction, enough to grab the win past Efes Pilsen Istanbul, a strong and tempered 74-65 win.
3-CSKA MOSKOW (RUSSIA)
An impressive display of power last night in Rome, where Cska Moskow crushed 82-54 Lottomatica Rome, the best expression of Ettore Messina’s way of coaching his players. Tough defense, almost perfect offense, and completely perfect Ramunas Siskauskas.
2-REAL MADRID (SPAIN)
Strong win for Los Merengues in Lithuania, a clear 83-69 victory who put Real Madrid at the top of Group F. When Real plays as a real team, they can beat everybody in this Euroleague. Obviously Los Merengues are looking to the first days of may, when at their own Arena the Euroleague will celebrate the Final Four.
1-TAU CERAMICA VITORIA (SPAIN)
The only undefeated team in the Euroleague Top 16, Tau Ceramica rolls over the solid Lithuanians Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius, a strong 87-84 win for the Spahija’s bunch, a win who secure the basque to the Euroleague next stage, also clinching the First Place in Group E and the home-court advantage in the next quarterfinals.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
MILT PALACIO (PARTIZAN IGOKEA BELGRADE)
In the NBA they call him “Miracle Milt”, because of a crazy buzzer beater with the Rick Pitino’s Boston Celtics. The Belize native scored 26 points (8/11 from the field and 9/9 from the charity line) in the Partizan last night win, being the key player of the Black & White in the crunch time.
ZORAN PLANINIC (TAU CERAMICA VITORIA)
The former New Jersey Nets player made a great performance last night, 16 points, 6/11 from the field, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 10 fouls drawn, leading Tau Ceramica to the fourth win in a row and to the Euroleague quarterfinals.
RAMUNAS SISKAUSKAS (CSKA MOSKOW)
A terrific shooter with a superior basketball IQ, this could be a general definition of the lithuanian player. Last night in Rome he had 25 points, 8/9 from the field (3/3 from the three points line), 6/7 free throws and 4 rebounds. Ramunas Siskauskas, one of the best european basketball expression of this season.
LYNN GREER (OLYMPIACOS PIRAEUS)
One more time City of Brotherly Love Finest, Lynn Greer. The Temple University product has dominated the game in Tel Aviv, leading Olympiacos to the 87-82 win (greeks outscored israeli 26-11 in the fourth quarter) with 27 points, 8/12 from the field, 6 assists and 3 steals.
DANIELE VECCHI
45 Responses to “Euro Trip”
Mar.7 at 11:52 am
melvin says:
good good good. Spanish teams are ruling the Europe!!
Mar.7 at 11:55 am
max says:
I was waiting for this issue!! Montepaschi lost a good occasion to be unbeaten, they made a suicide in Belgrade.
Mar.7 at 11:59 am
paolo says:
devotion. Let’s go Barca
Mar.7 at 12:05 pm
tiago says:
finally will be the right year for Tau Vitoria??? Final Four would be almost sure, but…. the final step is the most difficoult..
Mar.7 at 12:06 pm
Gate13 says:
you’re wrong PAO rules, nothing compare to us.
Mar.7 at 12:26 pm
Dave says:
what about the great game of Olympiacos in Israel? I like this column, talks about something different then the same american NBA NCAA High School and punks stuff. Props
Mar.7 at 12:27 pm
David says:
GOOD JOD my friend!!!
Mar.7 at 12:44 pm
Daniele Vecchi says:
Lynn Greer is the Euroleague Top16 Week 3 MVP
Mar.7 at 12:51 pm
melvin says:
Unicaja Malaga is not in the Top 5… why? They won at last second against Barcelona, it was a good win..
Mar.7 at 1:02 pm
Daniele Vecchi says:
yes Unicaja was on fire last night, I’m sure andalusians will be in the next Top 5, if they continue to play in this way.
Mar.7 at 1:08 pm
andrew B says:
I’m from Philly and I remember Lynn Greer at E&S High School, he was amazing. I’ve seen him at Liacouras Center playing with the Owls, great. I’m proud to be philadelphian, I’m proud of Lynn Greer. Millbourne the place
Mar.7 at 1:18 pm
diego says:
what about Steph Marbury in Italy??
Mar.7 at 1:23 pm
bay area says:
BELINELLI ROCKY BALBOA!
Mar.7 at 1:47 pm
Dr.Dragan says:
Partizan is the proud of Serbia!! Go to Madrid!!!
Mar.7 at 1:51 pm
Fossa says:
SALUTATE LA FORTITUDO!!!
Mar.7 at 3:27 pm
melvin says:
yes Fortitudo, good team
Mar.7 at 3:38 pm
tribe says:
Siskauskas deserve to play in the NBA. Oh, sorry, CSKA is right now such an NBA team. Good article.
Mar.7 at 7:31 pm
max says:
yes andrew, Lynn Greer rocks
Mar.7 at 8:06 pm
black papa says:
Papaloukas, the king of Europe!! Cska will be Euroleague Champs this year, deep deep roster, great coach, great organization.
Mar.7 at 8:16 pm
Elena Paparizou says:
please dont’ touch my PAO….. a big hugh to Gate 13
Mar.7 at 8:18 pm
gang green says:
YES MIRACLE MILT!!!!! HARD TIMES BUT GOOD MEMORIES!!
Mar.8 at 8:25 am
max says:
Beli Beli vai vai vai! We want to see Belinelli to play!! Come on Nellie!!
Mar.8 at 11:14 am
Fossa says:
si Don Nelson, fai giocare Belinelli!!!
Mar.8 at 6:20 pm
Dark says:
Did I just see a stat about FOULS DRAWN? Ugh.
Mar.9 at 9:53 am
Dre J79 says:
We all hope Olympiacos will reach Final Four. Gate 7 salutes Fossa Fortitudo
Mar.9 at 10:00 am
melvin says:
Zoran Planinic is Public Enemy Number One, the real addiction of Tau Ceramica in this season
Mar.10 at 4:03 pm
Fossa says:
yes Dre, Fossa dei Leoni salutes Gate 7 Olympiacos
Mar.14 at 2:21 pm
max says:
WE WANT EUROTRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mar.14 at 2:22 pm
max says:
euroballllll!!!!
c’mon!
Mar.14 at 3:04 pm
melvin says:
about Euroleague Top 16 brand new week?
Mar.14 at 8:04 pm
dave says:
EUROBALL??
Mar.14 at 8:06 pm
max says:
hello there too real for the league??
top 16 played on wednesday and thursday, they’re just looking for next week…. daniele vecchi where are you? where’s the eurotrip?
Mar.15 at 8:30 am
Prank77 says:
the Eurotrip is not updated.
Mar.15 at 1:34 pm
Gate13 says:
WE ARE THE DOMINATORS OF EUROPE. WHERE IS THE LAST WEEK EURO TOP 5?
Mar.16 at 8:28 pm
fossa says:
e quindi? Dov’รจ la Top Five?
Mar.17 at 11:14 am
melvin says:
WE WANT EUROTRIP!
Mar.17 at 11:14 am
melvin says:
WE WANT EUROTRIP!!
Mar.17 at 11:15 am
melvin says:
WE WANT EUROTRIP!!!
Mar.17 at 11:15 am
melvin says:
WE WANT EUROTRIP!!!!
Mar.17 at 11:15 am
melvin says:
WE WANT EUROTRIP!!!!!
Mar.17 at 11:16 am
melvin says:
WE WANT EUROTRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mar.17 at 11:20 am
melvin says:
european ball not so famous in USA and maybe it didn’t deserve too much space in SLAM. Too bad, I think all people who loved Euroball were happy to see a weekly space on Euroleague, but, the minority lose, always…
Respect to Euroleague
Mar.17 at 6:00 pm
dave says:
what’s wrong with last euroleague week????
Mar.18 at 7:52 am
max says:
hey………. euroball is dead on slam magazine??????? such a shame
Mar.18 at 12:00 pm
best bbq ever says:
too real for the league doesn’t exist anymore??