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Giannis leads Greece in hellish Boomers pool
AUSTRALIA's latest international rival Slovenia may not have made the final cut for the 2024 Paris Olympics, but the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Greek team did qualify and for the very first time in the history of Boomers basketball, we can finally legitimately claim we are in the fabled "group of death".
Glory road ahead for Opals in Paris
OPALS coach Sandy Brondello really must have tossed and turned in her New York home before signing off on the totally predictable, completely unsurprising, risk-free Australian team selection for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Anyone who claims "reputations did not count" wasn't paying attention.
Opals: Such bull in a China chop
DISGRACEFUL. If last night's 91-63 rout of China by the Opals was anything to go by, the visitors should simply skip going to Paris altogether, instead revisiting Basketball Basics 101. Led by Amy Atwell's 17 points, Australia humiliated the world No.2 at John Cain Arena. China was embarrassing.
No Thybulle but 'delly-oops' revisited
WHAT was the point of Australia's "friendly" international against China last night? It certainly had zero to do with Paris Olympic selection because newspapers and media running with the final 12 for the Games this morning meant the team was determined before last night's irrelevant 91-58 win at John Cain Arena.
No 'I' in TEAM as new Hall of Fame shows
IT always has been a source of amazement and amusement to me that for a team sport such as basketball, our state and federal "Halls of Fame' consistently induct individuals and overlook teams. So congratulations to Basketball Australia for today inducting its historic first ever TEAM into its Hall of Fame.
Paris contenders show their best cracking China
LOOKING, moving and playing as though she was a decade younger, 43-year-old Lauren Jackson and Opals Olympics hopefuls Izzy Borlase, Darcee Garbin and Alice Kunek last night iced world No.2 China 94-66 to strongly push their cases for Paris Games selection.
Jacques McVeigh - Oo La La
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IF Tasmania JackJumpers' NBL championship-winning forward Jack McVeigh last night failed to book a ticket on the Australian men's team for the Paris Olympic Games, there needs to be a Royal Commission into why not? The exciting small forward produced 13 sizzling minutes and 24 points as the Boomers blitzed China 107-87.
BOB'S CORNER: Seattle names its WNBA finest
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BOB'S CORNER: This season is the 25th for the WNBA reports our man in the US, Bob Craven. The Seattle Times put together a Seattle Storm All-25th Anniversary team, which included several Aussies and other players who have played in Australia in the past for WNBL teams.
How to lose polish on an Opal pendant
IT never cease to amaze how often, readily and easily Australian basketball's administrators at any and all levels - federal, state, club - can make a botch of even the best of ideas. Case in point this week? The Australian Basketball Players Association and its noble plan to recognise every past World Cup and Olympic Opals player, as has occurred for the Boomers.
Celtics make it a record 18 championships
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AS anticipated, the Boston Celtics once again are the champions of the NBA, their 106-88 win on Monday night over the Dallas Mavericks the 18th championship for the Celtics, the most for any NBA franchise, reports BOB CRAVEN from the US.
