The Boomers have started pretty well with two wins from two games.
It was hard to take much from the game against Nigeria. My Nigerian former colleague, now an Aussie, said, "We had a good win over the Butterfingers" and that pretty well summed it up; lots of turnovers and very average shooting from the field and the foul line.
The win over the Italians was much better and our dominance on the boards was a telling factor. The brilliance of young Nico Mannion kept the Italians in the contest and I think that he is going to be around for some time to come.
Is this the Olympics where we finally break through for a medal? Promising signs so far with good performances from most of our very even squad. Patty Mills is a key player for us but others seem to be able to step up when necessary.
Andrew Bogut's insights from the commentary box have been good and a little more critical than Andrew Gaze's.
It was hard to take much from the game against Nigeria. My Nigerian former colleague, now an Aussie, said, "We had a good win over the Butterfingers" and that pretty well summed it up; lots of turnovers and very average shooting from the field and the foul line.
The win over the Italians was much better and our dominance on the boards was a telling factor. The brilliance of young Nico Mannion kept the Italians in the contest and I think that he is going to be around for some time to come.
Is this the Olympics where we finally break through for a medal? Promising signs so far with good performances from most of our very even squad. Patty Mills is a key player for us but others seem to be able to step up when necessary.
Andrew Bogut's insights from the commentary box have been good and a little more critical than Andrew Gaze's.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball