There are just two weeks remaining in the 2022-23 EuroLeague Women group play phase, but there’s still much to be decided before the postseason begins. Three clubs — Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding (Turkey), ZVVZ USK Praha (Czech Republic) and Valencia Basket Club (Spain) — have all clinched spots in the competition’s playoffs, with five spots still up for grabs over the next two weeks.
In a way, the current playoff picture is a good representation of this season’s balance of power. Fenerbahçe, Praha and Valencia are all competing in Group A, leaving BC Polkowice (Poland) and Tango Bourges Basket (France) to fight over the group’s final playoff seed. Meanwhile, nothing is set in stone yet over in Group B; six of the group’s eight clubs have records of .500 or better, with Sopron Basket (Hungary), CBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld (Turkey) and Beretta Famila Schio (Italy) all tied with 8-4 records.
It makes sense, then, that this week’s matchup between Polkowice and Bourges is tabbed as FIBA’s EuroLeague Women Game of the Week. Polkowice can secure the fourth and final playoff berth in Group A with a win, but the route is a little more complicated for Bourges, which would need to defeat Polkowice by two or more points and rely on help from Praha and Valencia in their…
