Are Fenerbahce’s Playoff Hopes Dead? Plus 6 Hot Predictions for 2022


BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas discuss Fenerbahce’s playoff hopes after losing Vesely and De Colo and how the EuroLeague could handle the COVID-19 outbreak. Also, guys share six bold predictions, including Jordi Bertomeu, EuroLeague winners, and Anadolu Efes out of Final 4.

Topics:

  • New Year’s resolutions (00:00);
  • Fenerbahce’s targets & playoff hopes (3:05);
  • Why the ideal scenario for the EuroLeague might not work (16:30);
  • EL bubble idea & the problem of postponements (24:16);
  • G League alternative for the EuroLeague (30:52);
  • Why Efes won’t make the Final 4 (42:36);
  • Why CSKA will win the title (47:13);
  • Potential dropouts from the Top 8 (49:11);
  • Why Bertomeu won’t leave the EL (55:40);
  • The problem of winning the EL regular season (58:48);
  • Most intriguing expiring EL contracts (1:04:13).



EuroLeague on Netflix & Midseason Awards


BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas discuss controversial actions in Barcelona, how Netflix could help the EuroLeague, why there’s such a gap between Greek powerhouses Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, and six midseason awards.

Topics:

  • Intro about Christmas gifts & weird NBA experience (00:00);
  • Netflix idea for the EuroLeague (8:00);
  • Referee’s mistake on Mirotic’s play (15:57);
  • If Canaan was wrong with shushing Barcelona fans (27:12);
  • John Brown journey & his unique stat (33:10);
  • Reasons behind Olympiacos success & their upside (40:45);
  • Panathinaikos issues & smarter way to spend money (48:32);
  • Huge mistake by Panathinaikos? (58:40);
  • MVP of the poor (1:02:15);
  • Why Pablo Laso is a special coach (1:06:23);
  • Who silenced the doubters? (1:11:42);
  • The biggest upgrade needed in the EuroLeague (1:15:44);
  • The best GM move (1:18:59);
  • EuroLeague all-midseason team (1:23:48);
  • If that’s true, Sfairopoulos is in trouble (1:34:00).



Can PAO Upset Olympiacos Again?


Full Court's Orazio Cauchi is joined by BasketNews' journalist Giorgos Kyriakidis to analyze the incoming Greek derby between Panathinaikos and Olympiacos and take some time to go through some of the most interesting things happening in Greek basketball.

Topics:

  • Intro (00:00);
  • Olympiacos' impressive season so far (1:00);
  • Sasha Vezenkov and his great season so far (5:30);
  • Panathinaikos' struggles (9:32);
  • What's happening with Panathinaikos' moving forward (14:36);
  • What can we expect from the Greek derby? (17:03);
  • BC Lavrio and their impressive work (20:05).



Dirty Rudy, Angry CSKA & Predictions We Were Dead Wrong About


BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas & Rytis Vysniauskas discuss CSKA problems, dirty play that got Shavon Shields hurt, what was surprising about UNICS, reasons behind Fenerbahce’s winning streak, and dead wrong preseason predictions.

Topics:

  • Weird Christmas table & Yao Ming’s shoe in Lithuania (00:00);
  • Shields injury & if Rudy made a dirty play (14:24);
  • Reasons behind the Fenerbahce winning streak (25:40);
  • Why De Colo is so special (31:00);
  • A unique fact about Maurizio Gherardini (34:45);
  • New Fenerbahce addition & first option that wasn’t signed (37:48);
  • How UNICS made CSKA look ugly (46:20);
  • What’s wrong with CSKA fining players (56:30);
  • If CSKA are still hunting Pangos (1:06:13);
  • The big question over Shengelia & Milutinov project (1:19:00);
  • What was the most surprising about UNICS (1:17:50);
  • Surprising Jokubaitis & him in the NBA next summer (1:26:59);
  • Zenit move that made us feel bad about Zalgiris (1:32:12);
  • Where Zalgiris would be in the EuroCup (1:38:17);
  • Motiejunas to Blazevic trade (1:42:02);
  • Weiler-Babb Top 5 EuroLeague defender? (1:46:26);
  • Crvena Zvezda problem (1:49:26).



Dimitrios Itoudis talks improving EuroLeague format & coaching Giannis in Greek NT


BasketNews' Jonas Miklovas sat down with CSKA Moscow head coach Dimitrios Itoudis to talk about the current state of the Russian club, Euroleague format change, and coaching the Greek National team.

Topics:

  • CSKA's injury bug (0:00);
  • The need to change the EuroLeague format (8:00);
  • About coaches not being heard enough by EuroLeague (15:50);
  • About coaching the Greek National team and Giannis Antetokounmpo (25:05);
  • Possibility of working in the NBA (33:28).