AutorRoberto Anidos

ACB Final 2001: Seikaly’s league became Pau Gasol’s league

In the ACB of the year 2.001, in the beginning was the league of Seikaly, nothing to do … was the league of the explosion of the best basketball player that has given Spain, was the league of Pau Gasol. In the final of the ACB, Barcelona played against Real Madrid, 3-0 for the Catalans, undefeated as in all the playoffs, nobody that year, in ACB, could stop Barcelona, nobody could stop Pau Gasol

Final SuproLeague & EuroLeague 2001: Maccabi y Virtus Bolonia, campeones en el año de la redención

En el verano del 2000 ocurrió un acontecimiento histórico. Algunos de los equipos más importantes de Europa descontentos con el trato económico que tenia la FIBA con ellos deciden crear una organización llamada Unión de Ligas Europeas de Baloncesto (ULEB) y crear una competición paralela bajo su mandato. Durante todo el verano tanto FIBA como la ULEB no llegaron a un acuerdo y se llegó a la esperpéntica situación de disputarse dos copas de Europa, la de toda la vida, la de la FIBA, que decidió llamarse Suproleague y la nueva, la de la ULEB, que se llamaría Euroleague. Los equipos partidarios por cada bando fueron completando las dos competiciones, la cisma por el baloncesto europeo de clubes estaba servida

SuproLeague & EuroLeague Final 2001: Maccabi and Virtus Bologna, champions in the year of redemption

A historic event took place in the summer of 2000. Some of Europe’s top teams dissatisfied with FIBA’s economic dealings with them decided to create an organisation called the European Basketball Leagues Union (ULEB) and create a parallel competition under its mandate. During the whole summer, both FIBA and ULEB did not reach an agreement and the grotesque situation of competing for two European Cups, the one of all life, the one of FIBA, which decided to be called Suproleague and the new one, the one of ULEB, which would be called Euroleague. The teams on each side were completing the two competitions, the schism for European basketball clubs was served

Final Juegos Olímpicos 2000: Estados Unidos gana el Oro sin demasiado brillo

En el verano del 2.000, se jugaron los Juegos Olímpicos de Sidney, donde en la gran final los Estados Unidos ganaron el Oro al vencer a una Francia que se daba como campeona moral con su plata olímpica, 85-75 en un partido malo por parte de todos pero controlado en todo momento por los americanos. Estos juegos fueron un aviso para los USA de que algo estaba pasando en el baloncesto mundial, y que no siempre iban a ganar las competiciones como ellos presumían, con sus jugadores NBA. El baloncesto globalizado surgía su efecto …

Olympic Games Final 2000: United States wins Gold without too much shine

In the summer of 2000, the Olympic Games were played in Sydney, where in the grand final the United States won the Gold by defeating a France that was given as moral champion with its Olympic silver, 85-75 in a bad game by all but controlled at all times by the Americans. These games were a warning to the USA that something was happening in world basketball, and that they were not always going to win the competitions as they presumed, with their NBA players. Globalized basketball had its effect …

Final NBA 2000: Los Lakers inician su dominio en la NBA

En la NBA del año 2.000, los Angeles Lakers comenzarían su hegemonía de principios de década, gracias al articulo 33, Shaquille O`Neal, excelentemente secundado por Bryant. Lo pasaron mal en semifinales ante los Portland Trail Blazers, pero en la final siempre hubo un claro dominio amarillo, contra los Indiana Pacers de Reggie Miller, 4-2 para los Angeles Lakers

NBA Final 2000: Lakers begin NBA dominance

In the NBA of the year 2000, the Angeles Lakers would begin their hegemony of the beginning of the decade, thanks to article 33, Shaquille O’Neal, excellently seconded by Bryant. They had a hard time in the semifinals against the Portland Trail Blazers, but in the final there was always a clear yellow domination against Reggie Miller’s Indiana Pacers, 4-2 for the Angeles Lakers