The Euro Step by Frank Lawlor
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The Final Four vis-à-vis NBA Europe
The Final Four is not just the greatest weekend in world basketball. Its success hides the hurdles that EuroLeague jumps over even before the NBA set…
May 24
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The 2000s: The scorpion and the frog
Instant success put the EuroLeague in the conversation with basketball's power duo, but were the NBA and FIBA merely playing the long game?
May 17
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Frank Lawlor
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When green sees red on two continents
The Celtics-Sixers rivalry is quaint compared to "The Derby of the Eternal Enemies", but it ain't easy being green this spring on either side of the…
May 9
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Frank Lawlor
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Hoops hall of fame air-balls on internationals
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame should open its eyes wider to the international game where it is actually played and coached – and not mainly…
Apr 16
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Tanking vs. Every Game Matters
Even casual fans should try watching the EuroLeague if they want to know where basketball REALLY lives and breathes. Hint: it’s not the NBA.
Mar 17
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The '90s: The pre-millennial beautiful game
The NBA gave me idols, but by 1999 I found the European game closer to the basketball I fell in love with.
Mar 17
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The '90s: My dock-side and court-side conversions
I had been to the Olympics and World Cups, but was ignorant of elite European club basketball... until I sat court-side.
Mar 17
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The 90s: A broken-ankle schooling in Euro hoops
The Dream Team made 1992 a summer of discovery in world basketball, but my eyes were opened by other ballers.
Mar 17
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The '90s: My Year of Coaching Clueless (reprint)
True story: Out of the blue one day, I was asked to coach a Spanish pro hoops team. My answer: "Absolutamente."
Mar 17
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The Euro Step by Frank Lawlor
I crossed over decades ago and discovered true team basketball in Europe. Don't let the NBA replace it.
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