Author: Jarrad Hurley
The Australian Boomers, a team that dared to dream, have had their ultimate goal of a gold medal stripped from them unceremoniously by a relentless Serbia, going down 61-87. Australia had ‘just one of those games’ where nothing was falling for them inside, or out. The brilliant off-the-ball movement which had been the trademark…
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Australia is set to face its arch-nemesis Lithuania in the quarterfinals after the Baltic beasts finished 3rd in their pool due to a surprise loss to Croatia today. The order of the pool was in chaos before today’s games, but with Brazil storming over Nigeria, Spain making short work of Argentina, and Croatia handling…
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Venezuela shocked the basketball world last year by beating Argentina in the final of the FIBA Americas tournament 76-71, however no upset is expected when the South American surprise entry faces Australia on Monday morning. The Venezuelans sit in 5th place in Group A with 1 win and 3 losses so far in the…
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The cards are stacking up just right for the Boomers leading into the quarterfinals after an easy 93-68 win over China, a game where they were able to rest key players and give some of the team’s NBL representatives a chance to make an impact off the bench. Australia started out slowly as if…
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The Boomers have almost had the dream start to their Olympic campaign with big wins over France and Serbia, and a too-close-for-comfort slug out against the Americans which has made believers out of critics. But with the pool stage reaching its final two rounds, what is next for the Australian team that dares to dream?…
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A little something about me: I am a big fan of fiction writing. And with Australia’s upcoming game against Team USA on everyone’s mind I feel it is appropriate to take things in a different direction and share a story I wrote earlier this year titled Where legends are made: An Australian basketball dream. I…
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If Australia’s win against Serbia proves one thing, it is that the Boomers are the real deal at the 2016 Olympics. Sure, their win against France was ultra impressive. They made a star-studded team look very ordinary with their pressure defence and an offence that was equal parts incisively scripted and poetry in motion….
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Australian hoops fans can rest assured that they won’t miss a second of the Boomers, Opals, or Team USA action with Channel 7 announcing a new Olympic streaming service today – the Olympics on 7. The streaming service is comprised of an app and website made to compliment 7’s three dedicated Olympic channels –…
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Australia’s medal hopes are in severe doubt after falling to Lithuania 63-76 in their second-to-last warm up game before the Rio Olympics, their second loss in a row on their South American tour. The Boomers started slow out the gate, trailing 16-8 early in the first period, and were never able to get any…
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The Boomers were riding high after their one-point win over Argentina Wednesday, only to have their confidence comprehensively smashed by Brazil this morning, going down 67-96. Australia started the game as they finished their last, with stifling defence and scintillating offence, and led early 11-2, before a Nene and Marcelo Huertas (nine points, seven…
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