The Euroleague has made official what the next season will be and The main novelties that will be incorporated from September. The next calendar will be composed of 20 teams and will have three new names: the Hapoel Tel Avivwinner of the last edition of the Eurocup, the Valencia Basket and the new project of Dubai BC.
One of the novelties that had not been advancedand the only one in which all the basketball fans seem to be, It is to eliminate third and fourth place. From the next Final Four, which is probably played in Belgrade, only three games will be played during the weekend: the two semifinals and the final.
The passage of 18 to 20 teams will also involve a greater number of matches. Joan Peñarroya already talked about this aspect during the Barça tie against Unicaja. “Twenty team Euroleague is evidently a bestiality. The product is very cool, but nobody thinks of the players, “said coach Culé.
In the line of Joan Peñarroya it was Pau Gasolspeaking of the European product in basketball. “You cannot add matches because at the end SATURES TO THE PLAYERS. It is working hard from the FIBA, the domestic leagues and, also, from the NBA it is something that they take into account in this process of creating a new European League, “he confirmed.
As is logical, in social networks it is where a large number of fans have expressed their disagreement. One of the themes is the arrival of the Dubai BC. “The Dubai pavilion is more than seven hours by plane from Spain“A user commented. The incorporation of a team of Arab Emirates into a European competition is the less controversial aspect.
The next edition will also feature another Israeli team, a decision questioned by many league fans, who do not understand why then are not the Russian franchises, which will add their fourth consecutive year without being part of the competition. “There are no Russian clubs, but Israelis. If someone asks, Europe is not a hypocritical“said another Internet user.
Hypocrisy between Russia and Israel
“There are Israeli teams, even from Dubai, but there are no Russian teams, which are a valuable part of the Euroleague culture. In case the games were not frequent enough, there are two more teams. What a nonsense! “I criticized another, which deepened the history of teams like the CSKA in the European basketball competition.
What is clear is that this format is not the pleasure of everyone: Neither of all fans, nor of all teams, nor of all players. Anyway, from September we will live the start of a new era in the Euroleague that time will say whether it was successful or not.