2011/12 NBL Season/off-season news/Boomers

[Gozu]

3-Qtr time.

China 45
Aus 44

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Final

Aus 66
China 55

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Game 1

Australia 66 (Crawford 21, Worthington 11) def China 55 (Ailun Guo 15, Sun Yue 10)

Australia lead the series 1-0

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Game 2

Australia 69 (Baynes 15, Dellavedova 11, Worthington 11) def China 65 (Sun Yue 22, Wang Shipeng 12)

Australia lead the series 2-0

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The final game of the Boomers/China series (Game 3) will be streamed by iinet again live on Wednesday night at 9:30pm.

http://freezone.iinet.net.au/channels/f ... basketball

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Wollongong announced today they've re-signed Tyson Demos to a three-year deal.

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Game 3

Australia 78 (Kickert 20, Khazzouh 16, Baynes 10) def China 55 (Sun Yue 12)

Australia won the series 3-0

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Looks like former 36ers coach Mike Dunlap is going to be the Charlotte Bobcats new coach!

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ap-source- ... 1rMmW8vLYF

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Looks like former 36ers coach Mike Dunlap is going to be the Charlotte Bobcats new coach!

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ap-source- ... 1rMmW8vLYF

Yet his stint in the NBL doesn't even rate a mention....

[Gozu]

Well it's not like he coached the team to a championship or anything*


*Yes, very much remember the '94 Grand Final against North Melbourne.

[Strawb]

Well it's not like he coached the team to a championship or anything*


*Yes, very much remember the '94 Grand Final against North Melbourne.

So Do I it was great the Giants won

[beef]

Well it's not like he coached the team to a championship or anything*


*Yes, very much remember the '94 Grand Final against North Melbourne.

So Do I it was great the Giants won

Yeah they were always going to win 1 v 5 doesnt work too well. Robert Rose was amazing but with Davis playing injured and losing Game 1 to a D-Mac buzzer beater it was over, then a flogging in Melbourne followed. Will always remember Rose getting fouled on the final buzzer in game 2, then shooting free throws while the giants and their fans were celebrating on the court. Either just ultra competitive or just wanted to increase his points for the box score.

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Greece have named their squad for the 3 game series (the Farewell Series) against the Boomers in Victoria starting on Sunday:

NAME POSITION CLUB
Michail Tsairelis Forward/Centre Aris (Greece)
Georgios Bogris Forward/Centre Aris (Greece)
Efthymios Tsakaleris Forward/Centre PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece)
Charalampos Giannopoulos Guard/Forward Peristeri (Greece)
Dimitrios Verginis Guard Aris (Greece)
Dimitrios Katsivelis Guard Olympiacos (Greece)
Zisis Sarikopoulos Centre Panionios (Greece)
Epameinondas savvas Papantoniou Guard Ilisiakos (Greece)
Leonidas Kaselakis Forward Ilysiakos Athens (Greece)
Nikolaos Pappas Guard PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece)
Michail Giannakidis Guard PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece)
Loanmis Athinaiou Guard KAOD (Greece)

[beef]

Greece have named their squad for the 3 game series (the Farewell Series) against the Boomers in Victoria starting on Sunday:

NAME POSITION CLUB
Michail Tsairelis Forward/Centre Aris (Greece)
Georgios Bogris Forward/Centre Aris (Greece)
Efthymios Tsakaleris Forward/Centre PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece)
Charalampos Giannopoulos Guard/Forward Peristeri (Greece)
Dimitrios Verginis Guard Aris (Greece)
Dimitrios Katsivelis Guard Olympiacos (Greece)
Zisis Sarikopoulos Centre Panionios (Greece)
Epameinondas savvas Papantoniou Guard Ilisiakos (Greece)
Leonidas Kaselakis Forward Ilysiakos Athens (Greece)
Nikolaos Pappas Guard PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece)
Michail Giannakidis Guard PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece)
Loanmis Athinaiou Guard KAOD (Greece)

I can see why they dont put names on back of tops with some of those names. Obviously not sending their best team, the players i do actually know arent on that list.

[Gozu]

I can see why they dont put names on back of tops with some of those names. Obviously not sending their best team, the players i do actually know arent on that list.

That does seem to be the case a few guys like Koufos (Denver Nuggets) & Fotsis aren't there.

Supposedly Greece are playing in an Olympic qualifying tournament or something so a lot of these guys are from their U/20 team.

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Sounds like there will be a story on the Boomers on the ABC's 7:30 program tonight.

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BA have announced the squad for the series against Greece starting Sunday:

Boomers Melbourne Training Camp - Open Session – Friday 22 June

State Basketball Centre - High Street Rd & George St, Wantirna South

Attendees

David BARLOW / UCAM Murcia (Spain) / Guard/Forward
Aron BAYNES / Ikaros Kallitheas (Greece) / Centre
Ryan BROEKHOFF / Valparaiso (US College) / Guard/Forward
Peter CRAWFORD / Townsville Crocodiles / Guard
Matthew DELLAVEDOVA / St Mary's Gaels (US College) / Guard
Adam GIBSON / Gold Coast Blaze / Guard
Joe INGLES / Regal FC Barcelona (Spain) / Guard/Forward
Daniel KICKERT / PGE Turow (Poland) / Forward
Aleks MARIC / Panathinaikos (Greece) / Centre
Damian MARTIN / Perth Wildcats / Guard
Patrick MILLS / San Antonio Spurs (NBA) / Guard
Brad NEWLEY / Valencia (Spain) / Guard/Forward
Matt NIELSEN / BC Khimki (Russia) / Forward
Mark WORTHINGTON / Gold Coast Blaze / Forward

Head Coach: Brett Brown (San Antonio Spurs – NBA)
Head Assistant Coach: Andrej Lemanis (New Zealand Breakers)
Assistant Coach: Marty Clarke (Adelaide 36ers)
Specialist Coach: Luc Longley

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The national team for the London Olympics has also been announced:

Patrick Mills

Matt Dellavedova

Joe Ingles

Adam Gibson

Peter Crawford

Brad Newley

David Barlow

David Andersen

Matt Nielsen

Mark Worthington

Aleks Maric

Aron Baynes

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Former NSW Premier Kristina Keneally is leaving politics and was today named the new CEO of Basketball Australia.

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Game 1 of the Boomers/Greece series at Hisense Arena in Melbourne will be streamed live for all on iinet's Freezone from 6:30pm on Sunday night:

http://freezone.iinet.net.au/channels/f ... basketball

That is the second match of a double header, Game 1 of the Opals/Brazil series will be live on the ABC from 4:30pm.