Euroleague Power Rankings: Sasha Kaun, Better Than Ever

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In four years as a Kansas Jayhawk, Sasha Kaun never averaged more than 5.6 shots a game.  He needed just six against Panathinaikos to rack up the Euroleague’s weekly MVP award.

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Euroleague Power Rankings: Jaycee Carroll and Real Madrid On Top

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Rudy Fernandez and Jaycee Carroll combined for 51 of Real Madrid’s 86 points and everyone got what they wanted except CSKA Moscow, who lost to the Spaniards in Spain in overtime, 86-78,  on a court that was painted blue and red.

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Euroleague Power Rankings: Bojan Bogdanovic Attacks The Basket In a Weird Week 15

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CSKA Moscow let one slip against the Euroleague’s most charmingly enigmatic headache, my regrettable championship  pick finally stepped foot in the Land of the Unterrible, and two teams with 8-2 regular season records moved to 1-4 in the Top 16.

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Euroleague Power Rankings: Khryapa Picks Up Where Kirilenko Left Off

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Andrei Kirilenko and Nenad Krstic descended upon Moscow last October to steal the headlines and recede the hairlines, and CSKA made it all the way to the Euroleague finals.  Afterwards, Krstic stayed put, but it’s Viktor Khryapa’s sensational year that’s rendered AK47′s presence in Minneapolis a non-factor in the Russian capital.

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Euroleague Update: Olympiacos Files Petition Against Bobby Brown’s Buzzer Beater

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Olympiacos has filed an official petition with the Euroleague to nullify Montepaschi Siena’s 74-72 win on Friday.  Bobby Brown’s game-winning lay-up with 1.7 seconds left wouldn’t have counted, says the Greek club, if the clock hadn’t been stuck at 10 seconds for several ticks with the game tied at 72.

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