Swiss move going like clockwork for Irish hoops star Matt Treacy

Ireland will follow up Thursday’s FIBA World Cup pre-qualifier loss to Kosovo by seven points with a home tie against the Swiss in Tallaght tomorrow.

Matt Treacy in full flow for Ireland. Pic: Brendan Moran, Sportsfile

Matt Treacy couldn’t help but think that something had been lost in translation when the agent speaking to him on the phone last summer put on offer on the table. Play pro basketball for the Goldcoast Wallabies? Great. But in Zurich?

Something wasn’t adding up. Until it did.