Australia has been playing good basketball, but not many people knew just how good they are. They brought it right to the USA, playing tough and hard basketball. They were able to keep the game level going into the first break, before Australia stretched out a lead and took control of the game. To the disbelief of nearly everyone watching the game, Australia led the USA at the half time break by five points. Australia had all of the momentum but they knew the USA would come out firing, and that's exactly what they did. USA started the third period with a 9-0 run to put themselves up by four, before an Australian timeout regained Australias composure and they were able to match it with the dream team for the rest of the quarter. Although, USA did lead at the final break by three points. It was going to take everything for Australia to win, and people were starting to believe the impossible. However, USA's class proved to much in the end, and some costly missed shots from Australia were all USA needed to take control of the game. It was a gutsy performance by the boomers, but they were not happy with a close loss, as Andre Bogut stated after the game. "Look, we’re disappointed. The Australian media is going to be like ‘you guys did great, this and that’. No we didn’t. We lost"
Now it's time for the votes. Australia brought it right to the USA and they had players to thank for that. The entire roster played their part when they were put on the court, but there were five men clearly worthy of votes.
5) Andrew Bogut
This wasn't Andrews best game, but just his presence was enough to cause problems for USA. His field goal percentage was something to behold, making 77.8% of his shots for 15 points. Bogut's defence was first class, denying anyone who dared enter the paint, finishing with three massive blocks and a steal. The downside of his game was his lack of rebounding, only grabbing the one board. His passing was that of a point guard, finishing with three dimes in a well rounded performance.
4) Ryan Broekhof
Ryan really made the most of his minutes, taking advantage of the opportunity handed to him. Although he didn't hit any field goals, he only attempted two and went 100% from the charity strike, finishing with two points. He helped set up our main scorers in Delevedova and Mills, finishing with four assists and crashing the glass for a handy four rebounds. He was efficient with the ball in hand, only turning the ball over once. I'd like to see him play a bigger role on defence, picking up some more steals or even blocks.
3) David Anderson
David is the Boomers captain, and really stood up when his team needed it. He didn't have the best game, but it certainly helped his team come agonisingly close to the USA. Going off five of six shooting, he finished with 13 points, the third most by an Australian. He managed to find a pass to the basket, recording one assist while he was an important asset on the boards, recording five rebounds. However, the biggest down side to his game was that he was lacking the ability to contain the ball, turning the ball over a costly four times. He also managed a score from behind the arc, capping off an improved performance from David Anderson.
2) Patrick Mills
Patty had one clear role against the USA and it showed in his stats. He was given the task of scoring, and he did that quite nicely. He dropped 30 points on 50% shooting, with only USA's Carmelo Anthony scoring more on the night. He did shoot the ball exceptionally well from beyond the arc, knocking down five of eleven three pointers. He only went at a dissapointing 75% from the charity strike. The think that Patty lacks is versatility on the offensive end. He only took two defensive rebounds and didn't even manage to record a single assist. He finished with two turnovers and didn't do much defensively, not recording a steal or a block. I think patty needs to involve his teammates throughout the course of the game, and not rely on himself to knock down all the points.
1) Mathew Dellevedova
I have been begging for Mathew to play his natural game and to not force anything and that is exactly what he did against the USA. He did everything he could, both offensively and defensively. Dellevedova was the only player on the court to record a double double, dropping 11 points on 62.5% shooting as well as playing the role of a typical point guard, finishing with 11 assists. Capping off a versatile game, he was able to pull down six boards, helping out Andrew Bogut who wasn't able to record many rebounds. However the thing he must improve on is his ball security, turning the
ball over four times. Still, I'd like to see him take more shots.
Now let's look at how the MVP votes look at the end of the third game.
1- Mathew Dellevdova, 12 votes
2- Patrick Mills, 11 votes
3- Andrew Bogut, 10 points
4- Aron Baynes, 4 votes
5- David Anderson, Joe Ingles, 3 votes
6- Ryan Broekhof, 2 votes
I was lucky enough to catch up with an Olympic silver medalist and a hall of famer. She broke a record in her second Olympics, and captained her team to the silver medal. I will be writing the interview and publishing it soon. Does anyone know who this Olympian is?
Now it's time for the votes. Australia brought it right to the USA and they had players to thank for that. The entire roster played their part when they were put on the court, but there were five men clearly worthy of votes.
5) Andrew Bogut
This wasn't Andrews best game, but just his presence was enough to cause problems for USA. His field goal percentage was something to behold, making 77.8% of his shots for 15 points. Bogut's defence was first class, denying anyone who dared enter the paint, finishing with three massive blocks and a steal. The downside of his game was his lack of rebounding, only grabbing the one board. His passing was that of a point guard, finishing with three dimes in a well rounded performance.
4) Ryan Broekhof
Ryan really made the most of his minutes, taking advantage of the opportunity handed to him. Although he didn't hit any field goals, he only attempted two and went 100% from the charity strike, finishing with two points. He helped set up our main scorers in Delevedova and Mills, finishing with four assists and crashing the glass for a handy four rebounds. He was efficient with the ball in hand, only turning the ball over once. I'd like to see him play a bigger role on defence, picking up some more steals or even blocks.
3) David Anderson
David is the Boomers captain, and really stood up when his team needed it. He didn't have the best game, but it certainly helped his team come agonisingly close to the USA. Going off five of six shooting, he finished with 13 points, the third most by an Australian. He managed to find a pass to the basket, recording one assist while he was an important asset on the boards, recording five rebounds. However, the biggest down side to his game was that he was lacking the ability to contain the ball, turning the ball over a costly four times. He also managed a score from behind the arc, capping off an improved performance from David Anderson.
2) Patrick Mills
Patty had one clear role against the USA and it showed in his stats. He was given the task of scoring, and he did that quite nicely. He dropped 30 points on 50% shooting, with only USA's Carmelo Anthony scoring more on the night. He did shoot the ball exceptionally well from beyond the arc, knocking down five of eleven three pointers. He only went at a dissapointing 75% from the charity strike. The think that Patty lacks is versatility on the offensive end. He only took two defensive rebounds and didn't even manage to record a single assist. He finished with two turnovers and didn't do much defensively, not recording a steal or a block. I think patty needs to involve his teammates throughout the course of the game, and not rely on himself to knock down all the points.
1) Mathew Dellevedova
I have been begging for Mathew to play his natural game and to not force anything and that is exactly what he did against the USA. He did everything he could, both offensively and defensively. Dellevedova was the only player on the court to record a double double, dropping 11 points on 62.5% shooting as well as playing the role of a typical point guard, finishing with 11 assists. Capping off a versatile game, he was able to pull down six boards, helping out Andrew Bogut who wasn't able to record many rebounds. However the thing he must improve on is his ball security, turning the
ball over four times. Still, I'd like to see him take more shots.
Now let's look at how the MVP votes look at the end of the third game.
1- Mathew Dellevdova, 12 votes
2- Patrick Mills, 11 votes
3- Andrew Bogut, 10 points
4- Aron Baynes, 4 votes
5- David Anderson, Joe Ingles, 3 votes
6- Ryan Broekhof, 2 votes
I was lucky enough to catch up with an Olympic silver medalist and a hall of famer. She broke a record in her second Olympics, and captained her team to the silver medal. I will be writing the interview and publishing it soon. Does anyone know who this Olympian is?
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