Australian basketball.

[peternorth]

NATIVES OF AUSTRALIA IN THE NBA
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Dyson Daniels	Atlanta Hawks	5
Alex Ducas	OKC Thunder	88
Dante Exum	Dallas Mavericks	5
Johnny Furphy	Indiana Pacers	12
Josh Giddey	Chicago Bulls	3
Joe Ingles	Minnesota Timberwolves	7
Kyrie Irving *	Dallas Mavericks	2
Jock Landale	Houston Rockets	2
Thon Maker	Houston Rockets	15
Jack McVeigh	Also of the Houston Rockets	58
Patty mills	Utah Jazz	8
Duop Reath	Portland Trailblazers	28
Ben Simmons	Brooklyn Nets	10
Matisse Thybulle	Portland Trailblazers	4
Luke Travers	Cleveland Cavaliers	33
Josh Green	Charlotte Hornets	10

 

[brucetiki]

Boy Goorj has fallen on his sword

‘Time to move away’: Boomers coach steps down following QF collapse

‘Time to move away’: Boomers coach steps down following QF collapse

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[eth-dog]

Cheers Goorj. You've been a great coach but a little past your time now. Will always thank you for your part in 2021

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

I'd go:

Giddey/Daniels
Exum/Furphy
Green/McVeigh/???
Thybulle/Magnay/Zikarsky
Landale/Reath

I don't mind going in with 2 point/5 wing/5 bigs approach.

Yeah I ain't doing that

I think Alex Toohey will make the team and probably Dash Daniels would be likely to make the team by the next Olympics in my opinion ahead of Thybulle and Magnay. Furphy can play 3/4 if he adds muscle as can McVeigh. Roman Siulepa is a very interesting prospect at the 3/4 if he can improve his 3 point shot. He's now 200cm but with a longer wingspan and he's still growing. I have high hopes Zikarsky will end up being a top 10 pick in a very good draft class. He's currently around 20 in most mocks. Alex Condon is also a potential big that should be drafted this year with a chance he's a lottery pick. I think he's also a very good chance to make the next Olympic team.

Id go massive changes with:
Giddey, Dyson and Dash Daniels
Exum, Green
Toohey, Furphy,
Siulepa, McVeigh
Landale, Zikarsky, Condon,

If anyone wants a wildcard for mine it would be 7-1 Sa Pilimai who's come on strong in the last 12 months with the NBA Global Academy. So he'll be 21 at the next Olympics.

My tip is that Siulepa is the player that exceeds expectations.

 

[eddiesmith]

Biggest worry for Australia going forward is where are the points coming from without FIBA Patty?

We have a strong side, but Giddey is the only one last night who looked likely to score points alongside Mills.

 

[Willo_]

Ben Simmons anyone

I know his name is mud at present, but if and it is a massive IF... if he can put together a couple of decent years I absolutely expect him to play the next Olympics.
I have always felt that he was as close as could be to a lock for LA... because it is in LA basically.

That said his back could be well and truely knacked now and it might just be the great wasted talent... lot's of time though, he might be bounced out of the NBA next year and if he is playing somewhere in Europe and well he will want to do well in an Olympics to show he can still play.

I am absolutely aware there is lots and lots of water to go under the bridge in this regard, and as a % chance it all coming together and happening is at the lower end of the scale

 

[Big_Luch]

I don't think Ben's ego would be able to play in Europe

 

[matthew_s]

Boy Goorj has fallen on his sword

‘Time to move away’: Boomers coach steps down following QF collapse

‘Time to move away’: Boomers coach steps down following QF collapse

www.foxsports.com.au

I cant be the only one who recalls it always going that way at the end of the olympics? like his current contract with BA was up now.

 

[Luuuc]

Onya Opals.
That is how you play once you get a 20 point buffer on Serbia.

 

[brutus76]

Had Thybulle made the squad and Duop played more we would have won more than 1 game - what was the point of Joe and Delly?

Xavier Cooks would have been handy too as he wouldn't turn it over as much as Giddey did

Stlll be interesting to see who the new coach is and and how we line up in 4 years

 

[hotchilli]

Had Thybulle made the squad and Duop played more we would have won more than 1 game - what was the point of Joe and Delly?

Xavier Cooks would have been handy too as he wouldn't turn it over as much as Giddey did

Stll beinteresting to see who the new coach is and and how we line up in 4 years

Such a weird callout.

Cooks wouldn't have been able to turn it over much because we would have been stuck in the Reath, Ingles situation riding the pine for the majority of the time anyways.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Not sure I'm on the same page with the coaching article.

I like the idea of Roth tbh. But yeah I don’t necessarily think we need to gut the roster and go full youth.

 

[DT_35]

Never understood the inclusion of Ingles but to then have him ride the pine for basically the entire tournament (except for 2 mins) was mind boggling.

If you take Matisse over him at least you can put him in for defensive purposes only

 

[ReidBetweenTheLines]

The moment Thybulle was left off this Olympics team our quest for a medal was doomed. One of the best defenders in the world should never be left off the Boomers. He was a top 3 player for us when we medaled in Japan.

 

[theacademic]

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[JT_the_Man]

Way-too-early Australian Boomers team for LA 2028

The Australian Boomers are about to embark on a changing of the guard... but what does that actually look like?

www.espn.com.au

How 2028 Boomers could look as big calls loom — and the silver linings from ‘trainwreck’

How 2028 Boomers could look as big calls loom — and silver linings from ‘trainwreck’

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Big_Luch]

Never understood the inclusion of Ingles but to then have him ride the pine for basically the entire tournament (except for 2 mins) was mind boggling.

If you take Matisse over him at least you can put him in for defensive purposes only

They talked up his off court work.... then put him on the bloody staff......

 

[peternorth]

I read on social media that gaze liked what goorj brought to the table.

 

[Luuuc]

Onya Opals!!

Prior to the tournament I wasn't super high on our medal chances. When we lost Allen on the eve of the games I was even less confident. And after that Nigeria ambush to open the tournament ... yeesh! Even the first win vs Canada was more like the slightly less maimed participant in a cripple fight.
Huge effort to bounce back from there and get this done.

No! Mo medal for you, Belgium!

 

[JT_the_Man]

Onya Opals!!

Prior to the tournament I wasn't super high on our medal chances. When we lost Allen on the eve of the games I was even less confident. And after that Nigeria ambush to open the tournament ... yeesh! Even the first win vs Canada was more like the slightly less maimed participant in a cripple fight.
Huge effort to bounce back from there and get this done.

No! Mo medal for you, Belgium!

Lauren Jackson's fifth Olympic medal.

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

Lauren Jackson's fifth Olympic medal.

One of the true greats of Australian team sport. I mean for both men and women's sport and any sport. Not just basketball. Just like Patty.

 

[matthew_s]

Patty signed with the Jazz.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Mills had signed a $US3.3m ($A5m), one-year fully guaranteed deal for the 2024/25 season.

 

[Royces Hart]

Patty signed with the Jazz.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Mills had signed a $US3.3m ($A5m), one-year fully guaranteed deal for the 2024/25 season.

Good news. Patty deserves to spend his twilight with multiple wives, he’s earned it.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Patty signed with the Jazz.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Mills had signed a $US3.3m ($A5m), one-year fully guaranteed deal for the 2024/25 season.

Brought in to be the vet to a young team. Nice job if you can get it.

 

[peternorth]

Good news. Patty deserves to spend his twilight with multiple wives, he’s earned it.

Wait till the fans realise he isnt of a lighter shade

 

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