Broehkoff looks pretty goods from the college tapes I have seen, He only played limited minutes and didnt really show us a whole lot the other day but I am hoping he gets a chance tonight and that he drops some threes... he could be an X factor deep on the bench much in the same way thast Crawford is...

I am also looking to see crawford show that he can do the same thing for the boomers consistantly. I liked the fact that he shot himself into a deadly rhythm... its a good sign... its like he started out almost trying too much, and then BAM he discovered who he was, not too many players on our team who can turn there fortunes around like that. I wasnt really a fan of his and I didnt want him on the team before, but now I see that he is the only man to attack our main weakness ... 3 point shooting. Dellevadova had a shit game, i wanna see better out of him I know he can do it, ive seen it before. and Baynes, your right.. too much traveling, shit finnishes around the rim (save for a couple of times) Very Big guy he should throw his weight around more

Shooting 7/25 so far with Wortho, Baynes and kickert 4/15 between them. China up 31-22 midway thru the second.

Baynes better with 7 and 4 rebs. Gibson efficient again, 5 points on 2/2, 3 reb, 2 ass.
Everyone except greenwood has scored.

Broekoff started it looks like>?

no nielson in the line up

Delly struggled again to hit shots, but recovered from a very bad start to be of value in the 2nd half. Neutral game for him.

Gibson +17 tonight.

Not overly impressed by the 4 point scoreline, sure a wins a win... but we are far more talented bigger and athletic then China, these shouldnt be close games or am i just underestimating there team chemistry?

From what I can see looks like Crawford had a fairly average game, no threes were hit but 2 steals does look good for him and its not like he shot that many 3's to say his percentage was horrible (0/2). probably didnt do his chances any harm.

Damien Martin, looks like statistically (as thats all i can go on right now) was near non existant. hit a 3 and nabbed a steal and thats all he really has to show for playing half the game...No assists and No turn overs, atleast didnt lose the ball I guess but arguably didnt do much creating.

Hugh Greenwood in his measly 6 minutes was basicly a non factor, You can tell who out of the young guns is getting the closer look right now, undoubtedly Broekhoff

I would say Adam Gibsons firming up for the 3rd Guard spot, second game in a row where his minutes and output are much higher then damien.. at 3 of 5 field goals and 2 of 3 from the three plus 4 assists he has shown himself (atleast tonight) to be efficient.. and I would say hes sneaking in to nab 3rd PG role.

Ryan Broekhoff didnt exactly fill the statsheet in his 10 minutes but did make his first points as a Boomer (4).. including 1/3 from the 3.. not a terrible clip from just 1 game and ofcourse this could rise over the series.. He has produced more and is playing more then Greenwood which may hold him in good stead for a 12th man position on the oly team.. who knows.

Delly didnt have a particularly efficient game but put in the plays at the end of the game where he had to... I would say his stocks have neither risen or dropped of late but he should be looking for more consistancy

Wortho 11 points 5 Assists 2 steals.. not a terrible line, he shot only 30% from the feild however, But so far has been the most consistant of the Boomers and His ticket is booked in my eyes

Aaron Baynes looks to have played a better game, 15 points. 8 rebounds.. shootinmg at 46%... for a big guy that should probably be atleast in the 50's but it looks like he did his thing out there... should fit inm snugly as the last big on the bench come olympics behind, Maric, Anderson... hopefully Jawai

Kickert again did nothing... Be rid of him

Khazzouh did very little indeed.. I would expect that his Boomers aspirations would be over for this year...

Neilsen/Barlow didnt play, most likely to give some of the other guys more of a shot, but from what i have seen last game, I question whether either of them have whagt it takes to play for this years Olympic team and make a positive contribution. Barlow just doesnt create enough given the tools he has and Neilsen appears to be over the hill..

does anyone know the status of Jawai.Is he going to be apart of the next squad as I haven't seen him say anything about being involved.

Jawai hasn't made himself available for the Boomers since his fallout with Brett Brown during the NZ series in '09 so I wouldn't hold my breath.

He'll be at the Melbourne camp apparently.

to me the final teams looking like

wortho - lock
Gibson - lock
neilson - lock
barlow - lock
Della - lock
Ingles - lock
newley - lock
Maric - lock
Anderson - lock
Mills - lock

Jawai- possible depending on next camp
Baynes - possible depending on next camp
Crawford- possible depending on next camp

everyone else - on the outer for selection !!

I agree, although Dellavedova's poor shooting has to be hurting his lock status. Crawford could be ahead of him now, although with Martin not making a big claim Delly might be safe after all.

yes it is a fine line between developing players and taking your best team. Ive seen Delly play really well before but his stats last night and his game on saturday dont realy show me that hes ready yet.... the coaches need to be ready to make the hard descisions and not just the ones they already made in ther ehead well before the games

ANon.. how do U know that he will be in the Melbourne camp? I hope so btw,, I remember him being damn good in cairns then we never heard from him again really

Benno, Matty is not Patty!

Mills had proven himself in 2007 with the senior team, Delly hasnt done so yet. His inability to hit jumpshots and keep his man in front of him are big concerns for mine.

I think we can judge Delly a lot more after the next camp where he will have a more talent around him. After that we will be able to see his ability to run the team> I still think he is the best option we have at the moment.

I think it might just come down to a bit of rust in some of the players given that they prob have not played much in the last month

If I remember correctly dell had a really good tournament in the uk a while back

I'd be giving him as much exposure to high level basketball as possible

hopefully they will rest the main guys like gibbo baynes etc for the 3rd match - I would really like to see what the others could do with good minutes

Delly has shot 37% from the field and 30% from three point over the past two years for the Boomers. Thinking short term Id take Martin for his superior defence, long term Delly for development.

lol well they thought they did but turns out greece has served them up a shit sandwich and are giving us duds to play against. isnt there a tourney in london before the gmes with real opposition?

There usually is, the real stuff will start in Europe after the Greece series which is when I expect guys like Mills & Andersen will join the team.

think its about 9.30? thats the time that the live link alludes to. And yeah, Doesnt matter how shit were playinm im always excited to see the boomers... Who will stand out? Dont klnow to be honest with you, but someone had better soon!