Ouch! Boomers bound back to drawing board
THE Boomers had a rude awakening when host nation Brazil – a possible crossover opponent in Rio – gave them a 96-67 reality check today.
Opals gleaming
THE Opals today avenged their recent European tour loss to rapidly emerging Canada 80-67 ahead of additional Rio Olympics preparation games with France and USA.
Boomers update, no argy bargy
AUSTRALIA has taken down former Olympic champion Argentina 84-83 in Argentina and done it without Andrew Bogut and Joe Ingles.
Eric makes three
THE Adelaide 36ers will run with three imports this NBL season, Eric Jacobsen officially joining Jerome Randle and Terrance Ferguson for 2016-17.
Boomers-Lithos cancelled
A LEAK has cost Australia its men’s basketball pre-Olympics warm-up game against arch international rival Lithuania ... but not a security leak.
NBL, Europe pursuing Dawkins
FORMER Duke shooting guard Andre Dawkins appears to be on the radar of the Brisbane Bullets and Sydney Kings but Europe also has targeted the sweet shooter.
Father Knows Best?
IT’S always somewhat amusing when a coach compounds a controversial decision with an epithet along the lines of “no-one else knows what they’re talking about”.
Australia the place to be - Gaze, Randle
JEROME Randle touched down in Adelaide today while across the continent, new Sydney Kings coach Andrew Gaze was lauding Australia as a playing destination.
Countdown on in earnest for Bogues
INSERT Andrew Bogut, all 213cm of him, into the middle of the Boomers’ defence, and you know Andrej Lemanis’ wingmen can gamble.
USA not that vulnerable
WE might be starting to think the USA is vulnerable in Rio, but coach Mike Krzyzewski is confident he has a defensive unit with gold in its sights.

