ESS: Europe’s Top 20 – Week 2
via Euro Sport Scouting by Roger Kelly
This is the Top 20 for May 20, 2014. As predicted there are a number of changes in this week’s Top 20. We welcome any comments or criticism. Please email me at roger@eurosportsscouting. And if coaches wish to contribute by all means do so.ESS’s Top 20 requires a great deal of time and work. Scores are checked from all the leagues, and we speak with coaches regarding injuries and such. Since there is not much inter-league play it is difficult at times to decide if a team from France could beat a top team in Sweden for instance. And is it possible for a very good team from Finland to defeat a mediocre team from Germany or Austria. Much is guesswork admittedly, but I don’t think it is so far off. Please comment and discuss!
1. | Swarco Tirol Raiders | Austria | Exciting win over Prague 63-62 | |
2. | Raiffeisen Vienna Vikings | Austria | Their one point win over Braunschweig in Big 6 action boosts them into second | |
3. | Braunschweig New Yorker Lions | Germany | Lost 14-13 to Vienna in Big 6 play | |
4. | Berlin Adler | Germany | Dominated Calanda in Big 6 play | |
5. | Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | Germany | Beat Dusseldorf handily | |
6. | Cologne Falcons | Germany | Idle | |
7. | Dresden Monarchs | Germany | Idle | |
8. | Prague Black Panthers | Czech Republic | Lead Czech league and barely lost to Swarco | |
9. | Thonon-les-bains Black Panthers | France | Have looked impressive. Beat Parma 45-41 | |
10. | Helsinki Roosters | Finland | Beat Carlstad impressively | |
11. | Stuttgart Scorpions | Germany | Idle but lead the German South Division | |
12. | Parma Panthers | Italy | Lost to Thonon but lead Italian league | |
13. | Danube Dragons | Austria | Holding on to 4th in Austria | |
14. | Carlstad Crusaders | Sweden | Lost in Champions League but will contend for Swedish title. | |
16. | Graz Giants | Austria | Last in Austria is still pretty strong. Have beaten Vienna this year | |
17. | Milano Seamen | Italy | Second in Italy with best offense | |
18. | Elancourt Templiers | France | Second in France and semi-finalists in Champions League | |
19. | Orebro Black Knights | Sweden | Beat Copenhagen Towers in Champions League | |
20. | Vukovi Belgrade | Serbia | Champions League semi-finalists |
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