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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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The second semi-final tomorrow morning is probably the most important game in Boomers history. The stars have aligned by pitting Spain against the USA in the other semi-final, the two main contenders for the gold medal. With those two knocking each other senseless, Australia has the easier (but still not easy) route against a team…
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Coming into the Rio Olympics, the Opals had one goal in mind: beating the USA and winning their first ever gold medal. After winning all five of their group games and Liz Cambage dominating both ends of the court, it’s pretty clear that Australia is a long way from causing the upset and taking home…
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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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What a week the Boomers have had. Before the Olympics there were hushed murmurs that the Australians could possibly challenge for a bronze medal, the first for the men’s team. After beating two top six countries in France and Serbia and then pushing the best team in the world until the very end most people…
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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 demolition of world number five France and then a dismantling of world number six Serbia has the Australian Boomers’ confidence sky high. The team hasn’t just beaten these two giants, they’ve knocked them over in a way that has everyone talking about being a real medal chance. Next up is the giant of giants,…
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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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Australia’s ability to walk away victors from their initial Olympic match up opening round is not something that’s happened since 1996 (Atlanta Olympics). The team now find themselves in an amazing situation with a very real chance of finishing second in their group. This would result in missing a potential crossover game against #2 Spain….
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