Some people are never happy!

There are streams for lots of games throughout the year. Do a search for 'basketball live streaming' and you'll find a few sites that are helpful, including for tonight's game.

AussiePride.. the stream does nothing but glitch and break up worse than NBL.TV, should I be happy?

What time does this kick off tonight?

I think 4am Tuesday morning would be considered tonight by most folk!

Hey GWB,


All I am saying is that I think it is pretty impressive that we get to see the game live at all. I didn't have much in the way of issues with the streams from the previous games but if it works better through the app then that may be the better option for you.

With a 2am game I will just have to hope that sportotv post it on their youtube channel afterwards so I can watch tomorrow.

Aussies paying 11/5 at my bookies... I got on it!!

I don't really see how we could be seen as such long odds in this game?

What bookies do you use? Its not on centrebet

The SportoTV stream works perfect for me on a laptop running Windows 7.

Paddy Power (UK)

GAME IS ABOUT TO START AND STRREAM ACTUALLY LOOKS GOOD PEOPLE!!!!!!

must say, we aren't playing anything that looks like defence. They are just doing whatever they want and thats got to be concerning for the coaching staff

Starting with Baynesus at centre with Davidus Andersenus at power forward. Delly and Exumus again starting at guard.

After a 7-15 start, Newley comes in to replace Exumus Maximus. I would've thought Exumus would be better as the backup point anyway.

Goulding comes in and immedaitely drains an off-balance 3 as the shot-clock expired. He has to get more minutes.

Our bigs look shit outside of Bairstow..

Early days yet anonymous.. they are getting their first real test tonight.

If we come from behind and win everyone will be singing a different tune. But way I see it, we seem to be a bit weak inside defensively but maybe we can fix that up.

Boomers D isn't at the level of past teams.

Apologies for misspelling names before. Names should end in "-as".

Brockas Motumas again with a scoring punch off the bench.

Lithuania having no problem getting to the foul line.

Itgoes without saying, but the Boomers would be radically different with a rim protector in Bogut and a scoring threat like Mills.

Hope its not too late to replace some of the bumbling bigs, Where is AJ at the moment?

Lemanis defintely mixing up his rotations. It is hard to keep track. So many subs.

got down to 8 points, now back out to 12. we did good enough to make it a game again and we should probably be losing by more. Considering we are playing woefully they should be happy

Nevill for Anderson, AJ for Jawai.

It is so refreshing to watch a friendly where players show sportsmanship after some hard contact and where aren't throwing punches or trying to trip players on the break in response to some physicality. Oh, wait, this game doesn't involve China. That explains it.

whats the foul count? few phantom fouls seemed to send Lithuuania to the stripe every 2nd possession

I really hope we can make some roster changes and quick. We need a rim protector.

nice move from Exum, would like to see them run some plays for Goulding when he is on

We are lucky to even be in the game at this point. Lithuania has got absolutely everything they wanted and we are only down by 11. IF we start getting our shots off we could end up making this a tight game, we should probably take heart in the fact that playing terribly, with home cooking referees and them hitting everything we are still well and truly in this. Changes will need to be made over the next 6 games.. we cant play like this and expect a medal..

This is why Andersen has value. Two 3s, a nice post move. Margin back to 7.

The Defence is full of holes.. thats where the problem is.

I thought consensus is that Exum is better suited at point with the ball in his hands. Goulding is really being underutilised IMO.

Its all getting a bit embarrassing now. We are doing it to ourselves. Pitiful.

completely agree rid, Goulding is being under-utilised

Goullding looks very comfortable out there. I'd like to see him be more of a focal point. I wouldn't mind him inheriting Mills' green light.

Jawai and Andersen should not be on the court together

Goulding should be utilised a lot more

Exum needs to use his speed more and attack the rim

very choppy stream tonight. cant stand that theres no English!

In the end the scoreline was closer than the game, a 13 point loss for the Boomer's at the hands of Lithuania.

I am not going to sugar coat it. This was a pitiful game for Australia which exhibited all our teams weaknesses for us. The lack of rim protector and disorganised defence being the most notable deficits.

We can NOT play like this in the World Cup.

Lithuania got basically everything they wanted, when they wanted. It is a credit to us that we lost by a respectable margin, that really could have crept out past 30 points with the way the momentum was going.

I believe we are a better team than that display.

With 6 games left until the Worlds we have enough time to look at everything and patch the holes, I just ask whether we have the right personnel for the job. Overlook NBA experience.. Would Nevill be better suited than Jawai? Ogilvy better than Baynes?

Questions have to be asked after that game, not for the scoreline as much as the inside domination we were handed.

Baynes has to get more than 3 rebounds in a game

I am pretty leniant, but we just looked woeful out there. I would like to think he was trying different stuff out but I am sure the aim was to win and we were a LONG way away from doing that tonight. Unless he said "Give them EVERYTHING inside" I don't think his directions worked tonight.

Our next game is tomorrow against Finland, in finland. I hope we answer the question in this game and completely emulsify the fins by 40 points or something.

Recap of the Boomers loss to Lithuania is now up on PnR:

Lithuania's dominance inside too much for Boomers

Isaac Humphries was the man of the moment but his huge effort wasn't enough as Australia falls to Canada - a tough 85-74 loss.

Australia falls to Canada despite Humphries’ monster effort

Isaac Humphries had the performance of the tournament – 41 pts (16/23 FG, 9/11 FT), 19 rbs & 5 blks – with scouts and journalists alike raving about his performance. The huge showing wasn’t enough, however, as Canada got the best of the Aussie 'Goannas’.

seriously!! some of you folk have absolutely NO IDEA!! have you ever understood the concept of warm up games? and talk about fair weather supporters. Monday's experts and you'll be back on board if they start winning when the actual tournament proper starts.

Broekhof DNP.

Should have taken Simmons. He would have been good for at least 10 mins here or there and his height and length, combined with his lateral speed would be a great defensive asset on this team.

Broekhof can't defend to save himself - he has poor lateral quickness.

If you can't find minutes for a (supposed) shooter like Broekhof in a pre-tournament warm up game, then I don't know how you can find minutes for him at all.

Regarding Goulding: yes deserves the green light. Anyone that can shoot it as well as he can deserves the right to shoot. He is the only pure scorer on this team IMO.


Delly is so solid. But this may sound weird, but he is almost too solid.

He plays such a level-headed game that he isn't going to lose you games.

The flipside of that is that he isn't really going to win you the big games. He doesn't have that same X-factor that I think this team requires.

He would be perfect alongside Mills - but without Mills, Boomers miss the Xfactor type and you can't rely on Dellys game to bring that xfactor.

Yep, anyone who doesn't play in a warm-up game, like Goulding and Broekhoff so far, should be immediately be sent home. I don't care if they're sick, injured, or rotated as part of the coach's plan, they should pack their bags. Another massive BA stuff up.

I assume the coach is just throwing out line-ups to see how players work together. ie using the warm up games the way he should.

Rotations won't be set until the last couple of warm up games. So it is a bit hard to make judgements at the moment.

Still doesn't mean the defence should be shocking.

I wrote this article last week on why I think the defence might not be great this tournament:

http://www.fiba.com/news/An-intriguing-drawing-board

I think they've picked young offensive-minded players over more experienced defensive-minded players to 1) replace Mills' scoring and 2) prepare for Rio with the aim of the team defence being a complete product by then.

Did not see the game, but read the reactions.
Warm up game people, get stuck in if we are still playing like that at the worlds. Give them time to get settled in and work on rotations. Go the Aussies!

I don't think there is any excuse for that kind of defence,It just looked like a team that was co0mpletely outmatched in every aspect.

Boxscore

A few people were desperate to get Jawai into the team. How could the coaches overlook him, etc. Reports not so favourable now?

I think everyone just fondly remembers his Taipans days, I am not sure if it is just a fitness thing but right now the guys holding the team back. I would replace him with nevill

Our defense was great two years ago with a pretty similar team though. A lot of it is coaching.

Obviously still early days but im not sure how much theyll inprove when the blurprint isnt there...

It's a matter of trying to institute a more aggressive style while using similar principles in the halfcourt. It will take time, especially with few defensive specialists in the team.

At the 2010 WCs Slovenia and Serbia cut our defence apart but by 2012 we had improved, even if the style of defence made it hard for us to score until a change was made mid-tournament.

This was our first real test. Our first game against a team that is in the medal equation. I think we were completely and utterly outplayed.

Can our defensive lapses be fixed in time for the worlds? Was Lemanis just trying a few things that didn't work this time and we have nothing to worry about, or is this indicative of what we will see in Spain?

With 6 games left until the tournament surely there is time to fix these hiccups. We came good in the Olympics mid-tournament and went from a team who couldn't hit the side of a barn to one of the hottest teams in the comp and then gave the USA a bit of something to think about in our last game, can we do the same here but defensively?

I want to be optimistic but it did just look far too easy for Lithuania. It felt like more like a lack of defensive skill player for player than anything structural which is a worry.

One thing you can be sure of, Lemanis was not showing Lithuania many tricks ahead of their first round meeting.

I should certainly hope not. if that is the case all would be forgiven. I would like to think we are much better than that.

I disagree anonymous: teams should have stout principles in place that govern whether to hedge, blitz, force them sideline, etc. There are about 5 or so different ways to defend the P&R. VERY FEW players should be making the decision in the instant (i'm talking all-world defenders)...for everyone else, the team should have a strict system in place, that may or may not change depending on which personnel are involved in the play.

If Lemanis has this blueprint in place and the players are mucking it up, that's a separate issue, but I really don't think he is a good enough coach at this level on either end of the floor (again...early days and would love to be proven wrong).

As for rim-protection: Bogut wasn't at the 2012 games and if I recall correctly we were in the top two or maybe even the best defensive squad at those games.

Nielsen helped at that end but even he was pretty slow by 2012,...but he knew what he was doing on that end.

We are missing a Nielsen type: which is an in-shape, motivated Mark Worthington (obviously a big if) or a Lucas Walker type who can play both forward positions and defend the pick and roll with footspeed (ie. guard the big if he dives or rolls AND get out to the three point line to contest shots). We are carrying way too many lumbering bigs. All of our bigs are 4/5s, 5/4s or straight 5s. We don't have any 4/3s, 3/4s or straight 4s IMO.

Bairstow and Motum are pretty much 5s in today's game, and then you have Jawai (i wanted him in this squad but boy was I wrong...looks at least 15 kg overweight), Baynes and Anderson. That's 5 different guys that can't guard quicker 4s. You don't need that many bigs on any team in 2014. Pick three of those guys and your roster is much more balanced (Anderson, Baynes, and Bairstow) ...you don't need all 5.

It's going to be very tough against any teams that have a good stretch four. Which means pretty much every single team in this upcoming worlds...

The other big difference is obviously the loss of Patty but despite his activity and aggression he makes loads of defensive mistakes, ESPECIALLY back then (he has improved by leaps and bounds on that end since then).

So yeah it's poor personnel decisions...which all falls back on the coach...i'll withhold judgment on the actual coaching until there is a larger sample size.

Should've picked Simmons!

I would like to hear what Lemanis has to say about the game,I would like to find out he was playing to check out rotations and was hiding his tactics from Lithuania.. If that isn't the case we are in BIG trouble.

Spoke to Boti Nagy, he doesn't seem at all worried about the way they played. It is a little comforting.

My take, which is a pinch of salt because these games are about preparing, so we don't know the full story:

Baynes - has looked a bit lost out there at times, they haven't run any alleys for him yet, saving that for WC. That'll get him going.

Bairstow - nice energy, has the ability to operate from the elbow and hit mid-range. Solid.

Ingles - cruising at the moment, but his penetration is real nice. Class player. We need him to hit the jumper and pick up his D in Spain.

Exum - one moment a flash of brilliance, next moment lost or driving into help. Has the potential to make an impact if he can get his head around what's required. Like him in the press team.

Delly - very solid as per usual but hasn't shown anything knew to his game from 2012, which is un-Delly like! Hopefully that's still to come.

Jawai - passing nicely out of the post but so lost on defence. Lemanis needs to park him in the key and get guards to chase over the top of the screen. Under no circumstances should he guard a popper!

Andersen - solid player, you know what you get. Would be nice if a little tougher defensively but still, very comfortable with him on the court and hopefully his 3-ball is on come Spain.

Newley - doing everything he usually does right across the court and showing a bit more life offensively now he isn't just being parked in the corner.

Goulding - looks very comfortable and looking forward to him playing himself more into the rotation. The test will be the defence of course.

Gibson - solid, confirming his game has improved quite a bit. Running the offence well and defending solidly. I like he and Exum on together in the pressing team. Hopefully his shot keeps dropping.

Motum - has a great knack for finding cracks and scoring, but the rest of his game doesn't appear to be at this level yet. Still, that scoring punch is going to be handy at some point.

Broekhoff - hard to say much about the modern day Brad Sheridan, just does what he needs to do and doesn't stuff up.