JT_the_Man
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Looking likely we’ll have to deal with Giannis instead.
I don’t know what our answer to that dilemma is…
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I don’t know what our answer to that dilemma is…
JT_the_Man
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The comments on the Boomers and Basketball Aus social media are pretty hilarious. I can almost guarantee you any post in the last couple of days the top comment is Thybulle related.
They just put out a feel good video of the moment McVeigh and Magnay got told they were in (which did hit the feels pretty good I must say) and the top comment was “can we see the video where you told Thybulle he was cut?”
They just put out a feel good video of the moment McVeigh and Magnay got told they were in (which did hit the feels pretty good I must say) and the top comment was “can we see the video where you told Thybulle he was cut?”
Congrats on Patty and Joe for going to their fifth Olympics, no mean feat.
And also five for LJ, could have been her seventh, freak.
And also five for LJ, could have been her seventh, freak.
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I don't agree with him being cut out but **** me they're making it out like we've cut Jordan. On form he was likely not to be in starting or finishing 5 regardless of who was coaching.
Bit harsh given he didn’t get a minute in game 2
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I'm taking WC and NBA form into consideration not one game against China.
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Giddey ready to lead multiple Boomers generations to Olympic glory
A year into the Boomers transition between generations, coach Brian Goorjian believes he and his team have made the necessary calls to strike the right balance heading into Paris, including letting Olympic debutant Josh Giddey lead from the front.
Giddey ready to lead multiple Boomers generations to Olympic glory
A year into the Boomers transition between generations, coach Brian Goorjian believes he and his team have made the necessary calls to strike the right balance heading into Paris, including letting Olympic debutant Josh Giddey lead from the front.www.espn.com.au
It’s not like they didn’t go into camp knowing what kind of player Thybulle is, or the excess we have. Still really weird he didn’t play game 2.
Not loving the many references to Giddey having the ball in his hands, keep that thing zinging around, don’t take the air out of it.
lol. We are going to be up against it.
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We're in the toughest group by far...
I mean what he's said makes sense in terms of similar players, just struggling to see how Daniels is a better option than Thybulle at this stage of their careers.Giddey ready to lead multiple Boomers generations to Olympic glory
A year into the Boomers transition between generations, coach Brian Goorjian believes he and his team have made the necessary calls to strike the right balance heading into Paris, including letting Olympic debutant Josh Giddey lead from the front.
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What in the everloving **** is that group!?
Gonna be a quick trip to Paris
What is absolutely clear and evident is that BG knows/knew we are not getting out of the group, so wanted to save Matisse the time and trouble of attending.
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It would not surprise me Boomers top the group.
We play Spain at the best time, Greece rely on one player who struggles in the FIBA game due to lack of space and Canada are known to fail at big tournaments like the Olympics.
Boomers play the best when we are the underdogs!
We play Spain at the best time, Greece rely on one player who struggles in the FIBA game due to lack of space and Canada are known to fail at big tournaments like the Olympics.
Boomers play the best when we are the underdogs!
Daniels is too slight to help on SGA and Giannis. Thybulle was a credible chance of standing up a little bit against both despite them being different types of players and sizes. We will regret not taking him. Especially over Delly.
it wouldnt surprise me if we dont win a game.
Yeah we aren't beating Canada, end of
Greece doubtful
Might eek something out against Spain if we come to play
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Im excited by what Reath and Landale can do as a tandem this Olympics but overall I agree we could easily not win a game. Somehow our build up pre Olympics has looked more disorganised than I can remember. Geez watching the Opals they looked so much more organised on offence than the Boomers did. I expect they'll do well and compete for a medal. If LJ wins gold I'll be tearing up for sure. One of Oz sports true greats.
JT_the_Man
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We can finish second. Spain aren’t the same beast and by all reports weren’t exactly convincing in their qualifying tournament. Greece is probably just a matter of stopping everyone not named Giannis from doing anything (since we aren’t stopping Giannis with this squad), which is easier said than done but very doable. Canada we are probably ****ed.
Also worth noting the 2 best third placed teams qualify, even though that probably just means a date with USA or something.
All said and and done I think we’ll at least come out of this with one win. If we can get out of the group, who knows.
Also worth noting the 2 best third placed teams qualify, even though that probably just means a date with USA or something.
All said and and done I think we’ll at least come out of this with one win. If we can get out of the group, who knows.
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Yeah I agree but my confidence has been lowered due to our lack of organisation in the 2 lead up games. Hopefully they mean nothing and our NBA players were just a bit tired as we looked to lack energy bar our nbl players in McVeigh, Delly and Goulding who were obvioulsy playing for a place in the team.
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Just saw on Channel 7 the group we are in. FMD now that's a group of death if I've ever seen one.
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Yeah its the toughest group by a fair margin.
X Cooks would have been a reasonable matchup... without him and Thybulle we have zero strength at any position ... likely not to win a game
Should have picked Cooks over Kay ... And will Magnay even play?
Will need Exum and McVeigh to play the lights out ... who else is capable of creating their own shot ... not Patty anymore ... 1 from 13 against China ffs
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