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Familiar faces as Australia names 3x3 World Cup teams

Linky still no worky.

Why Steel in for Walker?

Linky worky, and answered my question haha.

LOL

I usually try not to be necessarily negative, but I agree with you. This is a team that will probably go to the olympics. We can't be sending guys that probably don't rank in the top 200 of basketball athletes in the country to the pinnacle of sport!

I really think we have to have a look at who we are possibly sending. Prepare people that are fringe Boomer talent. Goulding, Creek (probably in team) Froling, Humphries, Green, Adel etc etc. Even a tier below that of solid NBL guys. Sobey, Drmic, Deng, Lisch, Newley etc. Not guys that are outside/ fringe NBL

I understand it's a different game, but this isn't the best team we can assemble.

Always going to be a problem with sports that are really just spin offs of other sports.

The Rugby 7s teams that go to the Olympics are not going to feature many guys who would get a look in at their national team's World Cup team (although on the women's side its different).

Volleyball/Beach volleyball has become sufficiently specialised that players tend to compete in one or the other year round.

Agree with a couple of the anons above, a team of Coenraad, Hire etc just doesn't do much for me as a basketball fan.
Would be better with guys like Grida.

Hire and Coenraad? WTF!

You will only medal with specialist 3x3 players and if you're going to use NBL players why are retired/almost retired players being chosen. This is a young man's game.

Seriously ridiculous selection here. What a waste.

Might as well add Jason Cadee.

What a surprise Hogwash and Perthworld yet again you are displeased with the selection of Hire & Coenradd

How many games of 3x3 Basketball have you seen this particular lineup play? You know know these 4 guys qualified through a World Cup Qualifier in Puerto Rico. 3/4 won Gold at the Asia Cup.

3x3 is COMPLETELY different than 5 on 5; these guys are getting more experienced and suit the game... watch the games and than provide feedback

You guys are a hoot :rofl:

"Walker got better with every game" 4 points in the last 2 games (18 total), yep, he got better and better.

"This is a young man's game.": Dusan Bulut, the #1 ranked 3x3 player in the world is 33, (Perthworld strikes again)

"We can't be sending guys that probably don't rank in the top 200 of basketball athletes in the country to the pinnacle of sport!" : 2 of the top 5 players never played 5x5 basketball (social not included), 2 played 2nd division and 1 played a year in the Hungarian league, hardly top 200 in their country.

3x3 is different, 12 second shot clocks, that means lots of missed shots.
As "real" basketball fans know you can't have everybody shooting the ball, not in 3x3 anyway.
Hire got 34 rebounds from the total of 73 we got, Coenraad was the shooter, the Aussies won.

"Hire and Coenraad? WTF!"
For the record Hire also scored 21 points and finished 11th in that category whilst Coenraad finished as the top scorer of the Asian Cup with 35, so there Perthworld, once again you failed :rofl:

This team might not be as good and competitive compared to the European sides, but over there 3x3 has it's own professional competition.

Asian Cup is weak and World Cup qualifying also since 40 teams qualify. As you said outside of Europe the talent falls away. The World Cup will be the proof in the pudding.

Our top male is ranked over #200. Ex NBL players playing this as a side gig is not going to improve our lowly standard and rank in this form of the game.

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Men fail to qualify to the playoffs. Told you.