Phobus
Years ago

FIBA Oceania Championships - Australian U19s

First game done. Beat Papau New Guinie by quite a bit. Thoughts on how the team will go in the rest of the tournament?

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Anonymous
Years ago

They should smash everyone, that's why we take our B team.

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Phobus
Years ago

^ just so you know they are playing against senior teams that include NCAA, NZBL, NBL and other professional players. They should not be smashing everyone.

Also, why would Krebs, McKay, Duflemire and Healy be playing for the B team?

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Pikachu
Years ago

PNG isnt exactly a powerhouse basketball nation

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Anonymous
Years ago

When we play the under 17 FIBA Oceania teams our 15-16 year olds go up against 19 year old men & women, same difference, but we still dominate.

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Phobus
Years ago

^ These kids are only 17 years old. Most other teams have adults who are in there 20s.

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Benno
Years ago

I thought PNG were a powerhouse nation for basketball, thanks for clearing that up though Pikachu.

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Pauly B
Years ago

Our women beat Guam 97-6. Yes that's right, 97-6.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Lol kids in their 20s playing in U19 championships? I will have what he's having please

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Anonymous
Years ago

Rest of Oceania play u23s, we said u19s as a development opportunity. As mentioned same philosophy when we send u17s to the other one, they always play u19 teams there

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Some_Fulla
Years ago

The Samoan and NZ Maori teams have players in their 30's....

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Pikachu
Years ago

thats like brazil playing australia at soccer
get buckets?

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Anonymous
Years ago

It doesn't matter Phobus - our basketball development is far ahead of the other nations in this tournament. Anon is right - we should beat everyone quite comfortably, and we send a "development" team more often than the top-flighters.

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MACDUB
Years ago

Good for teams like PNG, Guam, New Caledonia etc. to get some international games.

In saying that, it is a pretty stupid tournament really:

- the age group is all muddled up: Australia have sent young kids, NZ and Samoa have 30 year old guys

- Samoa aren't even eligible, hence they can't medal and are in fact losing every game (0-20). For some reason they were allowed to compete. They aren't eligible because they have more than 1 naturalised player

- The results are lop-sided. One team scored 6 points, went 2-40 from the field. No further comment

- Travel for these teams wouldn't have been cheap. If your going to send them to an international tournament, at least make it more valuable and prestigious

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Anonymous
Years ago

Dante Exum first played for Aus in this tournament. It has its place and Aus does its bit for Oceania by competing in it.

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Anonymous
Years ago

The tournament is actually a senior tournament. Australia are required to send teams by Fiba so they have sent teams of players who competed at this years Under 18 National Championships.

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Bear
Years ago

Agree, as long as we are in Oceania, we have obligations to support international basketball competitions just like the other FIBA nations do.

The day we move to Asia, like the Soccer have done is the day we will have to compete against stronger nations, but until then we will remain the big fish in a small pond, along with the medium-big fish (NZ) of course...

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