And where is the link to this info?

Although that is probably the team most people were expecting...PC & AG chosen over DM.

4 guards (3 Pgs and 1 SG)
4 Swingman (1X(3,4) man and 3X(1,2,3) man)
4 Bigs (3 Bangers, 1 finness)
Love the fact they took Crawford

I think when it was decieded PC was on the team it was really out of Martin and Gibson and Gibson seemed to be in favour during the Youyi games.

I think Damo adds something extra although at a decreased offensive output compared to Gibson.

Oh well, still looks like a good team on paper and hopefully they can get some good games together in London.

There is no insurance if a big goes down mid-tornament and there is no way Brown can find enough minutes for all the Guard & Guard/Forwards in the team.

Click the players names on that link and you get a nifty profile including a short minute long video that I think everyone going to the Olympics does.

Pretty much as expected. Glad Crawford has been picked. Would have been a surprise if he wasn't tho IMO. Agree we have one too many wings. If Newley and Ingles can't cut it I can't see what Barlow would do to change a game. Would have liked to have seen Khazzouh in instead as I think he could provide an offensive spark our other bigs often fail to.

As expected. I would like to see a bit of Worthington and Barlow together in the 3-4 spots, that would give a bit of versatility in patches.

Unfortunately as much as I like Damian Martin, his lack of shooting ability was always going to catch up with him at some point in his career.

Surprise, surprise, there is still nothing about either the Boomers or Opals on the Basketball Australia website. Glad they have a full-time media manager. That's a sweet gig, with apparantely no accountability!

Agree Vart, hopeless from BA. last time the boomers had an open training session on the GC i had to make 4-5 phone calls to BA to find out what day/venue and time it was open, they didn't know, it wasn't until i called Dave Claxton before i got an answer.

would've like to see Jawai or khazzouh

Patrick Mills
Matt Nielsen
David Andersen
Matthew Dellavedova
Joe Ingles
Adam Gibson
Peter Crawford
Brad Newley
David Barlow
Aron Baynes
Mark Worthington
Aleks Maric

In a 40 minute game I'd like to see a depth chart like this:

C Maric(20)/Baynes(5)/Andersen(5)
PF Andersen(20)/Nielsen(20)/Worthington(0)
SF Newley(25)/Barlow(15)/Worthington(0)
SG Ingles(25)/Gibson(5)/Crawford(0)
PG Dellavedova(25)/Mills(25)

AK-47 I'm not sure Wortho & PC would be happy with their roles.

why do i get the feeling that if those were the minutes barlow, ingles and newley were getting ahead of PC and wortho the stat line would read

1/4,1/2,0/2, 0,1,1 2pts
2/5,1/2,1/3,2,1,1 5pts
etc.

both ingles and barlow do a great job of not putting their hand up and demanding the ball, if players got points for running up and down the court and not touching the ball on a possession then we should leave these guys on the floor because they both score in bunches that way.

Why would you take Crawford instead of a young guy. Broekhoff would get valuable experience for the next Olympics if he went. He was Horizon Conference MVP as a Junior, so can flat out play the 2/3 spot.

Horizon player of the year. LMFAO

Crawford played better and maybe trained better. PLus he showed he can light it up from 3 against a zone when we dont have anyone else int he team that acn really do it.

There aren't that many games at the Olympics, so I would hope Brown and co have scouted all our opposition and will adjust their lineups to the suit the matchups.

Eg, against a weaker team we might try to overpower them with size by starting both Maric and Andersen. But on the other hand, against a lot of teams, a Maric and Andersen combo probably wouldn't be the best, because it would make for a very slow frontcourt.

Generally, I would have thought a Maric/ Nielsen combo and an Andersen/ Baynes combo would be best. In the first combo, Maric is your offensive target and Nielsen is there to play D, rebound and perhaps hit the odd mid-range shot if he gets open. With the second combo, you're looking to get Andersen some shots with Baynes on the offensive glass and stiffening the D down the other end.

Depending on your opposition, or who is playing well, you might use one combo a lot more than the other. At times, we might also need to go small and fast with Wortho if the opposing PF proves to agile for our primary bigs.

I don't think Newley has done enough over the past couple of years to warrant a starting spot at these Olympics. If he starts playing to the level we were all expecting of him by now, then I'll be the first to say start him, but until then, he needs to come off the bench.

I think Ingles and Mills will almost certainly start in every game, in which case I'd actually like to see Dellavedova play PG on offence and SG on defence. I think we will get the best out of Mills that way and that our offence will run much more effectively too.

I'd give Newley and Crawford good mins off the bench and use Gibson situationally - honestly I don't think his D is that much better than Crawford's and Crawford can actually shoot!

Barlow - I don't even know why he's on the team. Wouldn't play him at all.

Because Joker its the Olympics and we need a guy who can play defence and shoot the three. Broekhoff might be a promising player, but he showed nothing against China that said to me he is ready to compete at the highest level. Sure, if he came in against China and had an instant 'gonna be the next A Gaze' impact, then you take him. He didn't though, so we go with the best guy available in Crawford.

AK47- your depth chart is out by 10 minutes. 5 spots,40 minutes each, 200 minutes in total. Yours adds to 190. 5 each for Crawford and Wortho?

Re: comments about Broekhoff and other young guns I agree Beantown..While Bogut made a good point recently in the SMH (i think) that the last few spots should be for young guys so when it is their time, we won't have the same situation like with gaze/heal and the ol'boy boomers, with no young guys with any idea of what an olympics is like, none have been particularly impressive at college or training to warrant a spot except Delly.

I a??m very disappointed that Damian Martin has missed out for Dellavedova. As good as Dellavedova is he is not ready for an international tournament like this. Martin has a much bigger body to handle the contact at that level & is a much better defender & smarter player. Dellavedova will get his opportunity over the next 10 years but I just don'??t think he's quite ready at the moment. Martin's offensive output would have worked against him but really there's enough scoring power on this team. He would be great to come in for a few minutes here n there & do a lock down job on an opposition guard.

Simo, I'm sorry but I remember watching Martin at the last WC's and his lack of speed for a guard was badly exposed. I kept waiting for his trademark harassing style to cause some turnovers or frustration, but it didn't.

I also disagree that this team has enough scoring power. Unfortunately, we have very little in the way of outside shooting and Andersen and Maric, for all their success in Europe, have yet to show they can consistently score for the Boomers.

Mills is our best threat and yet if his jumper is off, there is little he can do unless the other team decides to start giving us fastbreak layups.

Our best hope is that Newley or Ingles finally step up and fulfil the scoring potential their athleticism gives them.

As for Barlow, he has got great size and pretty good handles, but I have rarely seen him use those gifts to dominate his opponent. Ingles is the same player, but has more athleticism and more skill and is four years younger. I just don't really see the point in him being in the side. I still think Khazzouh could offer more if he was given the chance

Well I remember the last World Champs differently where Martin looked a step slow most of the time.

I'll allow that he has looked hesitant at times playing for the Boomers, but even if he played with confidence, it doesn't change the lack of speed.

The other thing is that Martin gets away with a lot of very physical play in the NBL that just won't be allowed at international level. He'll just rack up fouls and send the other team to the line.

With regard to the Chinese team, pretty much every guard we played had them crapping themselves! They just aren't very good compared to the talent we will face in the Olympics.

china are rubbish. There is nothing to underestimate. unfortunately, perth and Martin get away with lots if two handed holding in the backcourt, which is illegal in fiba rules yet NBL officials have somehow got used to it and don't call it. While you can't understate his hustle and effort, his effectiveness would look a lot different if the game was called properly...

Wow, some great comments here.

I have to agree with Joker above, Broekoff should have got the nod ahead of Crawford based on what I saw at training Wed & Thurs night. For a guy who can't play defence, Broekoff sure gets his hands on a lot of loose passes and if we are to rely on Crawford's defence we are in a lot of trouble. Crawford may just win us a game of his own bat if he gets on the court. Would have preferred to see Broekoff get the experience as neither player will play significant minutes.

Also agree with the comment about Barlow and Ingles not impacting the game enough with the amount of court time they recieve, in fact I'd add Neley to that group. I do hope these guys have finally matured as players and can deliver on the potential we have all heard so much about.

Other notes of interest from the training sessions I saw were:
> Nielsen will still play a major role and will probably be our best big again.
> Baynes has improved a lot, makes better decisions now and will hopefully have a good olympics
> Jawai was the best offensive player during both sessions, however as expected stank on defense and had to be coached by every player on his team.
> Delly has filled out a lot and looks like a man for the first time.
> Patty was very disruptive on defence.
> Ingles didn't do any competitve work, but shot the shit out of it in his shooting workout.

China gave bronze medallists Lithuania a very good run for their money in the knockout rounds in 2010, only a red hot Kleiza preventing an upset. They certainly arent rubbish, though they lack depth.

Broekhoff isnt ready, though he will probably develop into a very good player. Crawford is well ahead of him simply due to his experience and the development of his shot over time. With five guys in the team 25 or younger we dont need to blood any other young players at an Olympics.

Re the wing players not impacting themselves on the game, it seemed last year against NZ the game plan involved Mills and the bigs. That was a good game plan, especially with no Pero Cameron, but we will need a different emphasis this time around as we wont have a low post advantage against most.

Idiot Jawai just came back to boomers after 3 yrs

Brown said Crawford only has to shoot when needed.
Hasn't mentioned his defensive qualities.

MELHOOPS good to hear Jawai still an offensive powerhouse..hopefully addresses his defence next seasons, would be great to see him play at the WCs in 2014

Jawai or Kaxxouh had to be there

Coach Breatt Brown on Dellevedova after game 1 of the Farewell Games:

"He is one of those dilemma-type situations, rotations-wise, because he deserves to be on the floor," Brown said. "Then when you look over you have Patty, so somewhere something has to got to give with Patty going to two-guard and Matty goes to one and they can play together."

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/olympics/news-london-2012/mills-magic-guides-boomers-to-win-20120624-20ws3.html#ixzz1ylem0XdS

This is what we want to see - a Delly & Mills back court combo!

An undermanned Great Britain fell to Lithuania by just 2 points in other warm up games.

Thanks for the article LC. I really liked our offensive cohesion when Delly, Mills, Ingles and Maric we're on the floor together. It was great to watch.

I hope Brown sticks with a core group for London and not share the minutes around unless foul trouble presents who someone is having a particularly off night.

Delly and Mills were both a pleasure to watch - Delly for his decision making and service delivery, and Mills for his now beautiful stroke!

Ingles also impressed for mine, as did Baynes and Maric.

Definitely agree with all your points LC.

It's clear just how hard Patty has worked on his shot, and it's now absolutely impeccable.

I was really impressed by Ingles. He looks to have gained some size and strength, but what was apparent was his confidence level seemed sky high. Hope he can keep hitting the outside shot too.

It's easy to forget that Mills and Ingles are both only 24 years old (Patty turns 24 in a couple of weeks). They will be wearing the green and gold for a long time and will only get better and better.

Yeah, and the other advantage about the Delly-Mills 1-2 combo that it helps mask the weakness at the 2 spot, particularly shooting-wise. Although it was promising to see the confidence of Ingles. Let's hope he maintains this for what looks like a starting 2 role on the team.

Articles from the Saint Mary's College and Washington State University websites...

Saint Mary's Duo Named To Aussie Olympic Team

Former Coug Aron Baynes Named to Australian Olympic Team

By the box score Barlow starting again in game 2. Sorry but I don't get it. About as logical as screen staring for the Opals.

Just been told that the insurances paid for most of these guys from O/S teams to play for Australia in Olympics, is a massive total. Like half the budget for the Olympic basketball programme.