Down by 14...only win by 1...how are they improving?

they went on a 20 to 5 scoring run in the 2nd half... thats an improvement. One would say there would HAVE to be the start of good team chemistry for that to happen. They also said they wouldnt quit this game like they did game 2, and they DIDNT quit! they very well could have because it looked out of reach for almost 3 quaters. NZ is a good team, to win against them, after being all but dead and burried, on your third game together as a team is nothing to sneeze at!

yep, agreed

Damn it.....lol.....i wanted to watch the replay Saturday morning

i tend to agree anon, but i hope im wrong i hope they put in a good showing for bb sake

They wont be killed, they will suprise many. CJ is a big part of that team. Him and Bogut will click, have faith.
Im heading to the game on wed night, cant wait to see Bruce and see if he has what the hype is all about... His head is a bit ahead of his game right now i think.

I say this alot... Boxscore plz :)

We are doomed at championships!NZ are a bottom side and we cant get a 15 plus win over them argh!

HUH?
I have read a couple of your posts and you do not know much about basketball, NZ finished 4th at the last World Champs and there team has not changed much since, that is not a bottom side.

what I don't get is so many people are asking why is Brett Maher not playing?
He has retired from international Basketball, besides playing under Goorj he wouldnt get any time anyway!!
I do beleive our team is going to get smashed at the worlds and would be lucky to win a game. We should be beating NZ quite easily if we want to get anywhere at the worlds, and yes I know they finished 4th at the last worlds.

Just read in the paper that Kirk Penney missed 3 free throws with 4 seconds left! What a choke! Boomers escape again - credit for the big comeback, but not the ideal way to win a game.

New Zealand double teams our big guys... And weve had a rough time hitting shots, New Zealand is a great shooting team and play smart... they are definately not a bottom rung team. Also, you must remember the teams been together for 3 games, up against the team sho finnished 4th at the worlds last time.. and we are without our point guard. CJ will be available for the worlds, the teams obviously starting to gel, as they must have played well in the 2nd half to come back. Apparently most teams woill be without their best NBA players, so there is still reason to be optimistic............ People just assume we suck because we lost to NZ... but there are alot of facts to take into account, and alot of potential for our team to put in a good showing at the worlds with CJ.

Box score here

Anyone else suprised (or annoyed) that Kendall replaced Mackinnon instead of Newley?
Honestly, Newls and Sammy were the best players in Game 2, while Kendall had done fudge all, and only had 4, 3 and 3 last night.
Why can't Goorj just play his BEST side, instead of his favourite???
But on a brighter note, it's good to see Bruce finding his shot (and game), proving all the doubters wrong.

Went through the AIS and played for Nebraska: Aleks Maric

Agreed, Kendall played 2nd most minutes in the game (after Jason Smith) how can Gorj justify that???? there isnt a thing that Kendall is one of the best in the team at, he should well and truly be buried 11 or 12th man on the bench..... Newley shouldve taken the starting role, we may not have gone 10-2 in the first quater.