Finally made the pilgrimage to 🇱🇹. Too many years doing this not to make it out this way. Realest 🏀 country there is.

What an amazing week of basketball in Spain. Last night Barcelona beats Bayern in game 5 to make EL F4. Bursaspor ousts Andorra in Eurocup Semi’s. I’m heading to Valencia vs Virtus Bologna tonight for the other Semi-Final and Bilbao this weekend for BCL F4. Big time games. 🏀🇪🇸🧳

Two years of freaking COVID. Back where I belong at a big game in Europe. Live for this. Nothing like the calm before the storm seeing warmups in do or die scenario. Euroleague spot on the line. Valencia vs Virtus Bologna, all the way locked in.

Eurocup Semi-Finals 🟠💥🔊⚫️

BCL Final Four 🏆 Bilbao. A battle of such different styles in the Semi’s. Tenerife vs Holon. Manresa vs Ludwigsburg.

Quick Story: Was at Antwerp's new practice facility few years ago, BCL F4 year. Team does full practice, late in season. Dudzinski takes off his shoes, rolls out some yoga balls & starts running half the group through exercises. Leadership. Keeping body right. Euroleague player.

In the same backcourt as rookies, Koping Stars in Sweden signed Jonah Mathews (Asvel) and Jonah Radebaugh (Valencia). And after 2 seasons in Europe, they both jump to Euroleague. I loved Radebaugh's game in college but didn't think about Mathews as a rookie. What a Jonah combo!

Me and Jimmy used to coach hoops at the JCCSF together. Used to whoop his team in 4th grade games. Jimmy was HC for SF Maccabi, I was his ast. He was SF St D2 ast coach while still at college. I heard GBA needed a coach years ago n connected him. True grinder. Welcome to the BBL!

Very cool content from NBL and Liam. Maybe this is available in Europe... idk. Obviously the video production quality is super high and that's not easy to do. Why can't the Euroleague put resources to produce more interesting content like this.

Been to a lot of games in a lot of places around this time. But then you try to make french fries and burn the crap out of your foot. Couldn’t make it down south for tourney’s but still able to get to Mohegan. Day of undefeated’s with Miami v Prov and St Louis v Maryland. 🏀🦶🔥

Wait the Churchland High School. Home of P.I.T.. Yet more history being made on that court.

Cup weekend is something special in Europe. Been to Spain, Italy, France to see but watching from afar this year. Can still see all the emotions. Brescia’s run, Oldenburg in finals at home, Bourg v Asvel, & Tenerife maybe making history with their first Copa. Happy Finals Day 🏆

No one better to collab with than Chep. All the fancy work is by him. Just happy to put my recommendations in. Our PIT mock.

How quick it can happen… Back in 2018, D2 coach Joe Mazzulla got me in touch w/ D2 player Haywood Highsmith to see if wanted to hoop Overseas. He went to G League, eventually did 1yr in Europe w/ Crailsheim…. 5 years later Haywood just nailed a 3pt next to Joe coaching in ECF.

A tradition like no other… Me + Chep deciding which mid major big is worthy of blessing the floor of Churchland High. Were a month away from PIT. Last year’s event featured: Toumani Camara, Tyger Campbell, Trey Jemison, Craig Porter Jr, Hunter Tyson… Tap in to see who’s next.

Paris has the Eurocup Finals… Portland, Maine has the G League Finals

BCL Final Four 2024 - Belgrade, Serbia. 🏆 Game is an all Spanish affair.

What a list. This is the world now.

Looking at 2-Way List. Remember Pat Spencer as rook, 1yr at NW cause of Lax. Had nowhere to play till Feb, to Hamburg for cheap in Covid. Super athlete but still learning game. Knew about Cam. Saw live w/ Loyola/Rutgers, tough/smart but slow. Now both on 2-Ways. Hell of a family.

Thanks Chep! This make for my 10th time at PIT. Foundly remember my first go-around back when Jake Odum was Stirtz before Stirtz. Will be a big class of Seniors, with most all of the extra year Covid eligibility ending for players. See you at Churchland.