Julien Debove edits a French basketball magazine, called Reverse, and has recently put together sometheing that was badly needed: English language coverage of the Euroleague that is, well, pleasingly unlike the existing online coverage.
Here's the blog called BasketSession.
Here's their mission statement:
Because the Euroleague no longer is a second rate championship and has all the tools to interest people who have absolutely nothing in common but a shared love for the game. Because you guys from all over Europe like to see your favourite team face its archrivals and you guys from America have grown more and more curious after the World Championships. Because it’s actually possible to follow and appreciate both the NBA and the Euroleague. Because yeah the Euroleague is fun. Sure it is no And One mixtape but it is not as boring as a Tim Duncan press conference either. The Euroleague has its own Phoenix Suns, its own Detroit Pistons…and its own Atlanta Hawks… But since now, we agree it was hard to get anything else than game reports, stat sheets and strange old-fashioned video clips out of the official websites.
That is the reason why we’re gonna do this Euroleague report every week. Because it’s high time we have a Truehoop or Slamonline-ish way to cover European basketball. We’ll run more profiles, more stories. We’re even gonna strive at cracking jokes. As good Frenchmen, we might make you smile with our sometimes awkward English but careful because your girls like it and check the report regularly ‘cause we might be the most improved players at the end of the year.
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