A changing of the guard is underway when it comes to who takes responsibility for Barcelona down the stretch. For several seasons, Kevin Punter was the undisputed go-to option whenever a game reached crunch time. But the impact of undersized American point guard Justin Robinson since joining the Blaugrana has been remarkable in that regard. […]
Real Madrid are rolling at an extraordinary pace, and their six-game winning streak is giving Pedro Martínez plenty of reasons for optimism. Against Fenerbahçe, they also delivered the emphatic answers the entire club needed. A few days ago, the discussion on SKWEEK centred on Real Madrid’s offensive machine, which had started to warm up. Their […]
Ibon Navarro has the kind of problem every coach would love to have. Everyone is healthy, almost everyone is playing well, and somebody has to miss out on the 12-man roster every game. It’s a nice problem to have, but it also means Navarro can hardly go wrong with his selections. Crvena Zvezda have just […]
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. In just 13 minutes, Christian Koloko rejected five Bayern shots, sending the already electric Belgrade Arena crowd into a frenzy. Koloko had only joined his new teammates at the beginning of the week. Crvena Zvezda head coach Ibon Navarro even joked that the Cameroonian center didn’t know all his teammates’ […]
Garrison Mathews had the opportunity to send Olimpia Milano’s EuroLeague clash with Panathinaikos into overtime, but his final three-point attempt missed everything. With the score at 78-75 in favor of the Greek side in the closing seconds at Telekom Center Athens on October 27, the American guard found himself wide open beyond the arc. The […]
He made an excellent start to last season, his first in the EuroLeague. Then a pulmonary embolism kept him off the court for months. When he returned, he wasn’t quite the same – as a player, physically or in terms of confidence. When Ibon Navarro took over at Crvena Zvezda, many wondered whether he could […]
Moses Wright’s return to Athens ended with Armani Olimpia Milan suffering a narrow defeat to Panathinaikos, but it also provided an opportunity to discuss his connection with Greece, his Olympiacos past, his career decisions and the unusual circumstances surrounding his Barcelona situation last summer. Speaking to SKWEEK after Milan’s 80-75 loss at Telekom Center Athens, […]
It’s hard to react to the news of Jabari Parker’s departure from Partizan with anything but relief. Good, it’s over. After months of unsuccessful negotiations, individual workouts, and enormous financial obligations, the two sides have finally found a way out of a partnership that had long since stopped making basketball sense. It should have happened […]
Nigel Hayes-Davis offered a striking but entirely accurate assessment after Panathinaikos’ ugly win over Baskonia… Panathinaikos AKTOR beat Baskonia 85–79 at the T-Center to return to winning ways in Europe and stay top of the EuroLeague standings with a 6–1 record. However, their performance on Thursday, October 22, was far from impressive. The Greens struggled […]
Two wins in the space of a few days have eased some of the pressure around Partizan, while also offering an early indication of what Antonio Reeves could bring to the team. The American has only just arrived in Belgrade, but he has already hit a game-winning shot against Spartak in Subotica. Now he is […]
A changing of the guard is underway when it comes to who takes responsibility for Barcelona down the stretch. For several seasons, Kevin Punter was the undisputed go-to option whenever a game reached crunch time. But the impact of undersized American point guard Justin Robinson since joining the Blaugrana has been remarkable in that regard. […]
Partizan’s early-season momentum has nearly disappeared in less than a month. After nine rounds, Partizan is 4-5, having come away without a win from road trips to ASVEL and Žalgiris. In Villeurbanne, it squandered an 11-point lead, in Kaunas, it erased almost all of a 16-point deficit but could not complete the comeback. Two different […]
Real Madrid are rolling at an extraordinary pace, and their six-game winning streak is giving Pedro Martínez plenty of reasons for optimism. Against Fenerbahçe, they also delivered the emphatic answers the entire club needed. A few days ago, the discussion on SKWEEK centred on Real Madrid’s offensive machine, which had started to warm up. Their […]
Barcelona entered the summer of 2026 determined to change almost everything about its basketball operation. After three consecutive trophyless seasons, the Catalan club embarked on a sweeping reconstruction, replacing key figures in management, appointing a new head coach and rebuilding much of its roster. Yet amid all that uncertainty, one player remained central to the […]
Ibon Navarro has the kind of problem every coach would love to have. Everyone is healthy, almost everyone is playing well, and somebody has to miss out on the 12-man roster every game. It’s a nice problem to have, but it also means Navarro can hardly go wrong with his selections. Crvena Zvezda have just […]
Partizan barely had time to properly analyze their defeat in Villeurbanne before having to prepare for another road game. In the first half of the Euroleague double-round week, the Black and Whites missed an excellent opportunity to claim their fifth win, letting a game slip away after seemingly taking control early in the fourth quarter. […]
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. In just 13 minutes, Christian Koloko rejected five Bayern shots, sending the already electric Belgrade Arena crowd into a frenzy. Koloko had only joined his new teammates at the beginning of the week. Crvena Zvezda head coach Ibon Navarro even joked that the Cameroonian center didn’t know all his teammates’ […]
Real Madrid are rolling at an extraordinary pace, and their six-game winning streak is giving Pedro Martínez plenty of reasons for optimism. Against Fenerbahçe, they also delivered the emphatic answers the entire club needed. A few days ago, the discussion on SKWEEK centred on Real Madrid’s offensive machine, which had started to warm up. Their […]
Barcelona entered the summer of 2026 determined to change almost everything about its basketball operation. After three consecutive trophyless seasons, the Catalan club embarked on a sweeping reconstruction, replacing key figures in management, appointing a new head coach and rebuilding much of its roster. Yet amid all that uncertainty, one player remained central to the […]
Ibon Navarro has the kind of problem every coach would love to have. Everyone is healthy, almost everyone is playing well, and somebody has to miss out on the 12-man roster every game. It’s a nice problem to have, but it also means Navarro can hardly go wrong with his selections. Crvena Zvezda have just […]
Partizan barely had time to properly analyze their defeat in Villeurbanne before having to prepare for another road game. In the first half of the Euroleague double-round week, the Black and Whites missed an excellent opportunity to claim their fifth win, letting a game slip away after seemingly taking control early in the fourth quarter. […]
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. In just 13 minutes, Christian Koloko rejected five Bayern shots, sending the already electric Belgrade Arena crowd into a frenzy. Koloko had only joined his new teammates at the beginning of the week. Crvena Zvezda head coach Ibon Navarro even joked that the Cameroonian center didn’t know all his teammates’ […]
The new NBA season has barely started, and several teams are already facing the prospect of losing key players for months. The early injuries include collisions, awkward landings, and physical problems that have troubled certain players for years. The causes differ, but the opening week has brought the demands of NBA conditioning and recovery back […]
Garrison Mathews had the opportunity to send Olimpia Milano’s EuroLeague clash with Panathinaikos into overtime, but his final three-point attempt missed everything. With the score at 78-75 in favor of the Greek side in the closing seconds at Telekom Center Athens on October 27, the American guard found himself wide open beyond the arc. The […]
“Maybe I should have a similar conversation with some of you, too. See if I can convince you of a few things,” Ibon Navarro joked when we relayed the words of Crvena Zvezda’s new center, Christian Koloko. The Cameroonian big man had revealed that his conversation with Navarro was one of the decisive factors behind […]
