South East Melbourne Phoenix guard Cam Gliddon knows a thing or two about playing in bronze-medal games begin a part of the Boomers squad World Cup squad in 2019 who fell to Spain in the semi-finals before losing the bronze medal game to France.
Gliddon joins the podcast to talk with Dan Boyce about the Boomers roster this year compared to 2019. How the team is different without Andrew Bogut and Aron Baynes, insights into the team’s offensive and defensive structure under former coach Andrej Lemanis and how it compares to Brian Goorjian’s squad and plenty more.
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Topics include;
- The Boomers lose to the USA after being up by 15 points in the first quarter and its emotional toll on players and fans alike (2:00)
- Was this the last chance the core group of Mills, Ingles, Delly, Baynes had of achieving a gold medal together (7:00)
- The mental impact of losing the semi-finals prior to playing in the bronze medal game (10:00)
- The Boomers end of game body language after the USA loss and how it will impact Australia in the bronze medal game (12:00)
- How this year’s Boomers squad differs from the fourth-place finishing FIBA World Cup squad in 2019 (14:00)
- Brian Goorjians 2021 Boomers Vs Andrej Lemanis 2019 Boomers, which was stronger? (20:00)
- What the Boomers need to do to defeat Slovenia and claim their first Olympic medal (24:00)
- Nick Kay flack from hoops tragics online, is it warranted? (26:00)
- Thoughts on the South East Melbourne Phoenix roster coming into 2021-22 season (28:00)
- Thoughts on Luc Longley’s new documentary and his involvement with the Australian Boomers program (33:00)
All of this and a whole lot more…
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
