Boomers game 4

The Australian Boomers were up against China this morning after coming off a heart breaking loss to the USA. It was certainly one of Australia's most convincing games, even though they rested most of their stars. Andrew Bogut did not play, and others such as Patrick Mills and Mathew Dellevedova
played restricted minutes. It was good to see Australia's bench players standing up and showcasing their talent. Australia led at every change, and didn't give China a sniff from start to finish. Australia
Simply played with a greater intensity and shot the ball at a much higher percentage than China. Still, there are things Australia will have to work on before they even think about playing USA in the finals. Australia's decision to rest some of their superstars has costed some players their votes. Also, we see some new faces receiving votes for the first time.

5) Mathew Dellevedova
Mathew didn't play up to his standards but he did well for the amount of game time he got. He only put up four shots, making two of them. However, as always, he was a dynamite with his passing, finishing with eight assists. He pulled in one offensive rebound but went statless everywhere else. He didn't turn the ball over at all which is a positive sign no more matter how much game time you play. He didn't put up any three pointers and didn't get any chances at the charity strike.

4) David Anderson
David was impressive in his first match of the Olympics has a starter. He played just under 15 minutes but used that time to make an impact. He hit five of nine from the field, including one shot from behind the three point arc. He had a chance to go two from two at the charity strike but was only able to hit one. Anderson grabbed three boards but didn't record an assist. His two turnovers were cancelled out by two steals, in an all round impressive game from David Anderson.

3) Brock Motum
These are Motum's first votes and he deserves them after a solid performance coming off the bench. He had the second most points of any Australian, with 15. He made those 15 points with a shooting percentage of 66.7%. Brock didn't only play as a shooter, but also as a passer and a rebounder. He crashed the glass for three rebounds and dished off two assists. After 16 minutes and 30 seconds of game time, Brock should be happy with how he played and I look forward to seeing how he plays against Venezualea.

2) Aron Baynes
After a couple of quiet games, Aron was given 26 minutes of game time to show what he can do, and he proved a lot to all of us. He hit five field goals from eight attempts plus a pair of free throws to get him 12 points. Baynes recorded the second most rebounds for the Australians with four boards. He set up his teammates twice with assists and managed to steal the ball on one occasion. To improve his game, I think he needs to become a bigger threat under the basket. He can do this through blocks or even simply crashing the glass more for more rebounds.

1) Cameron Bairstow
Well it was obvious who this weeks man of the match was. Cameron Bairstow just seemed in a whole different league to his teammates and opposition. He was an unstoppable force offensively and pretty handy on the defensive end. He shot the ball at 53.8% from the field for 17 points. He was a rebounding machine, not only defensively but also offensively. He pulled down four offensive rebounds and five defensive rebounds. He didn't record an assist but proved helpful defensively with both a block and a steal. Overall, a great from Cameron but I would like to see him involving his teammates more offensively as well.

There is one more group match before finals begin. The votes will continue through the finals until Australia is eliminated.
1- Mathew Dellevedova, 13 votes
2- Patrick Mills, 11 votes
3- Andrew Bogut, 9 votes
4- Aaron Baynes, 8 votes
5- David Anderson, Cameron Bairstow, 5 votes
6- Brock Motum, Joe Ingles, 3 votes
7- Ryan Browkhof