Barlow starting. wow.

Starters: Mills, Ingles, Barlow, Nielsen, Maric

I'm enjoying watching the fast tempo. Boomers starting well at the defensive end.

First subs 5 minutes in: Baynes, Wortho, Newley, Delly sub in.

then Gibson comes in for Mills not long after.

Anyone got a boxscore?

Delly with a couple very nice passes into Maric. Great to see.

The second unit were not as impressive late in the quarter.

Delly-Maric two man game continues. Delly's 3rd assist leading to a Maric basket.

Mills lighting it up

I like delly and mills on court together more than any other guard combo they have had on

Yeah, combining the more creative passing game of Delly with the scoring punch of Mills.

I know this is early but ive got a nasty suspicion we wont be seeing much of Gibson running the point in London.. he's got Ingles playing as the third PG so far in this game

With Mills in foul trouble, Delly got some extra minutes, but interestingly now Brown is currently going with Ingles-Newley at 1-2.

FIBA LiveStats

http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches/13/05/69/01/47FYRXlCSzPU/

beaten to the punch

Can the commentator with gaze please shut up during timeouts so we can listen to what Brett brown has to say!! We don't want to hear you talking crap while we could have the opportunity to listen to a NBA calibre coach's timeout! So frustrating!!

13-3 off boards at 3/4 time, could really use a Jawai in there.... Jus sayin'

my stream has failed stopped and failing to reload:(

I like Liz Cambage's beard on the background for the freezone stream

Has the iinet feed gone down for anyone else?

me too

boomers suck

feed's down :(

Cant get the feed to reload either. Bit of a shame.

http://theusagetv.org/broadcast/2/2/420396/watch-australia-greece.html

This is a more suscinct team than we saw at Worlds.

Maric, Baynes, Delly and Ingles look a lot more confident than previous showings in the green & gold.

Crawford not playing, should have taken Broekoff.

Delly having a very efficient night: 7 points on 3/3 shooting including a 3, and most impressively...

9 assists and 0 turnovers.

This is why Delly needs to start and play the most minutes at point guard. I liked it when they went with both Patty and Delly.

Assists:
Delly 9 in 18 minutes
Ingles 8 in 22 minutes
Newley 5 in 25 minutes
Mills 2 in 22 minutes

Why would PC not get any game time when he killed it in the YouYi series??

A dominant performance by the two centres against the young Greek frontline.

Maric and Bayne combined well to fill the centre position, combining for 33 points and 11 boards in 36 minutes. Meanwhile, at the 4, Nielsen had 3 boards in 23 minutes and Wortho had 4 boards in 15 minutes.

With rebounding a clear issue, how will Andersen be worked into the lineup? Kickert played just 3 minutes (0 boards, of course), so I presume Andersen might take a few of Nielsen's minutes and a few of Wortho's minutes.

Delly is certainly showing what a mature, high IQ PG looks like..very impressive college player. Good to see Patty playing well, he is not a pass-first PG good to see the boomers not trying to make patty do something he ins't capable of, which was the high turnover at the WCs.

Don't really know why nielsen worth is their, isn't athletic anymore doesn't rebound in contest, got away with a lot of cheap hooks and holds that won't fly in London.my bet is will foul out on at least one occasion at the olympics.Would prefer to see Jawai.

Barlow needs to be more aggressive, penetrate and dunk, jump shot, etc. Newley needs to work a great deal on 3pt shot and mid range game.

Less shots than the Greeks and out-rebounded- not the dominant performance everyone thinks it was- besides the Greeks are not the same team that is 4th in international standings. Well done Australia in your preparation for the Olympics, you have comfortably beaten the Chinese B and Greek B teams- must be full of confidence.

Nielsen is terrible, I'm sorry but he was just in the way tonight shouldn't of seen the court. Delly patty maric are gonna be dangerous come olympics. Maric is a beast!!!

Delly was excellent. Mills hit his shots. We need a sterner test to find out where we're at but can't do much more than what we did.

anywhere to see some highlights of this online?

Great to see such a high 3-pt % (47%?) - big surprise.

Delly-Patty-Aleks-Baynes played well, but the rest just seemed to be going through the motions.

Without those 4, I reckon we would have struggled to win. We did it tougher than we should have against a woeful opposition.

And I almost threw something at the TV when the commentator talked about it being the Greek national team. BS - I don't even think it was their B team.

Is there any live coverage of the game in Knox tonight?

Looks like it's on the iinet freezone, it has a countdown running.

I was happy with how we played last night for the most part, though the offence slowed down quite a bit when Delly wasn't in the game. Clearly we played our best basketball on the offensive end when Delly ran the point, Mills played off the ball at the two spot, Ingles at small forward, and Maric in the middle. I'm excited to see how this line-up will go when we throw Andersen into the mix who can spread the floor with his outside shooting.

We had a great shooting night which was pleasing, and I hope this continues. Defensive rebounding was still an issue. At one point when we had both Maric and Baynes on the bench we gave up five straight offensive rebounds. It was like watching Turkey 2010 all over again! This area definitely needs some work. Maric and Baynes we're both impressive, but they need to up their rebounding efforts. 6 and 5 respectively will not get it done against bigger more talented teams.

I loved seeing Brett Brown experiment with Ingles, Newley and Barlow on the floor at the same time, with Ingles running the point. Gives us a nice change lineup to mix it up for five minutes here and there.

I thought Newley was great, and super active all over the floor which showed up in his rebounding and assist numbers, but his jumpshot continues to let him down. I have no doubt that if he could hit the three ball on a consistent basis he'd be in the NBA. He's by far the best athlete we have, and may be the best athlete to ever pull on a Boomers uniform. Slices into the key and finishes great around the rim, but can barely hit the rim when left wide open from the arc. Again, it was another flashback to Turkey 2010.

Overall, despite the opposition, I was happy with how we played. If we get 20+ points out of Patty and 15+ points out of Maric we will win more than we lose. If Brett Brown sticks with the same starters, then we'll have some serious firepower coming off the bench in Andersen, Newley, Delly and Baynes.

Looking forward to game two at the new Victorian State Basketball Centre tonight!

A couple of things...the Boomers were effectively playing their first game together as an Olympic team and were occasionally rusty on the defensive end, and are yet to find their offensive cohesion. However there were some really good signs.

The key takeaway from mine is that Australia's best "quarterback" right now is actually Delly and not Mills. Delly arguably played his best game yet in a Boomers uniform, as he had an almost flawless game in running the offence. Watching him run the pick and roll with Maric and then Baynes was an absolute delight, as time and time again he was able to create and then find the open man for easy scores. His decision making was simply amazing, with a pass first mentality, Delly had a game-high 9 assists in less than 20 minutes of action - and importantly with no turnovers! He made great decisions including his own shot selection. Mills sliding across to the 2-spot will probably be our blessing in disguise as Mills simply did not look like missing an open look, whilst defensively Mills can take the opposition’s PG and Delly the SG as has been discussed in other threads.

The other promising aspects were the overall 3-point shooting - the addition of Mills and Ingles to the team has an immediate influence on that, but also the inside offensive play of Maric and Baynes. Baynes did not miss a shot all game.

There were three key disappointments for mine:
1) The poor shooting of Brad Newley
2) The ageing legs of veteran team Captain Matt Nielsen who struggled throughout the game
3) Australia got killed on boards.

I hope Newley can overcome his yips as his slashing and ability to finish on the break helps this team. Rebounding needs to be addressed ASAP.

It is worth noting that apart from the promising talent of Pappas, Greece really did not have anyone else that stood out apatrt frm some good rebounding from their big men. This Greek team is a far inferior opponent to what we will face in the upcoming Olympic warm up tour of Europe where they will first up face the might of Spain.

Nonetheless, this is a great chance for the Boomers to find their cohesion together as a unit and build some confidence prior to leaving our shores.

I hope Brown continues with his rotation where he sticks with the players we need on court to win the game. Crawford and Kcikert seeing viortually no game time is a goiod sign from that regard, and also Gibson not seeing huge minutes was also another good indicator - especially as Mills, Delly, Ingles and Nerwley (apart from his shooting!) were doing a very good job.

The good shooting needs a little perspective because of the poor opposition. An eg is Adelaide's opponents last season shot 46% from the field and 36% from 3pt, but Perth's were 42 and 32.

Still, after watching so many misses in recent years it is nice to see them shoot well, and playing Mills at SG should help too even against good oppo. If gives them something to worry about away from the ball.

Nielsen very ordinary! Aleks,Mills,Dell & Ingles were standouts. Baynes,Wortho & Newley handy.

The rebound issue screams one word...JAWAI

Not sold on Barlow at all, and would happily see him replaced by Jawai and have Wortho play more at the 3.

Wortho is not quick enough for the 3 spot kr...

LC, gotta agree with your comments. The boards worried me. Barlow, Neilson & Wortho didn't make as much of an impact at either end as I expected. Ingles & Newley did look good, but I would have expected them to totally dominate the poor opposition.

He played it ok in Beijing LC.

Is he as quick now as he was then? I'm not sure sure...

I saw the boomers last 2 training sessions and I assure you Jawai is not playing for the boomers...ever! He is such a terrible defender, no concept of playing pick & roll defense both as defender of screen or filling the slot. He blows up far too quickly and that will never change. I also see the positives in his rebounding and low post scoring, but you can't play international ball if your a liability on defense.

I would be interested in what people at the game have to say about Nielsen's game as he generally leads well verbally, almost like you expect a PG to continually coach the guys from the floor.

He played PF in the NBL in 08 and mostly SF this year, so Id say he is just as capable of playing SF.

I'm inclined to give some of Barlow's minutes at the 3 spot to Wortho. I agree with paul that Worthington, while not the ideal package at that position, can handle the 3 at international level.

I'd be interested to hear other people's opinion about in what way Barlow is superior to Wortho. Not theoretically by looking at their bodies, but their actual effectiveness in the game.

He is a better three point shooter, but doesnt get many shots for the Boomers. He is also a different type of defender, better technically while Wortho is great in the effort areas. Barlow's turnaround from the post is money, but I dont remember a play being run for him in recent years.

Like Damian Martin, Barlow just doesnt seem to fit in this system, and I dont think he is going to get many minutes.

Yes, I agree that Barlow is the superior spot 3 point shooter, although -- maybe this is just my perception -- that Worthington is more clutch and reliable in important situations. I also like that Wortho is more creative with his passing.

Barlow's post game is good, but as you said requires an opportunity in the system, and he had a very reliable mid-range pullup with the Tigers (tangent: why is an Aussie with a mid-range game such a rare sight?).

I'm yet to see Barlow provide much of this with the Brown Boomers, whether that be due to not asserting himself or lack of opportunities in Brown's system. Barlow was disruptive on defense last night, though, but then so was Wortho. IMO, it's a good battle between the two for 3-spot minutes. Looking at Barlow's passivity on offense, perhaps the role on offense is merely someone who is reliable when presented with open shots.

I agree with you rjd, Wortho has been much better for the Boomers in recent years.

I actually like the two of them playing together to spread the floor and give us a lot of versatility at both ends.

No stream AFAIK. Any livestats?