wak
Years ago
Goorjian's comments after fifth place...
"Qualification for the second phase of competition at the Olympics will be a huge result for us,"
Now isn't this the same guy on Sport's Tonight at the airport leaving for the Diamond Ball who stated they he's going to Olympics to win a medal?
Reality check!
And the same guy that said his team failed the game before due to lack of experience (but not his). :-(
Cheers, DDFan
Isaac
Years ago
The Boomers lost to China in this series (albeit narrowly). I remember the Sixers beat China a couple of years back, in China, and they had Yao back then too. No doubt, he's more experienced now, but I don't know if Goorjian should be elated at the result. Narrow win over Angola, loss to Serbia/Montenegro, etc -- nothing to write home about IMO. More work to come.
charmaine
Years ago
exactly right....
but to be honest, i am expecting a place somewhere between 6-8 in ahtens...our team is nothing to write home about when you consider some of the other teams.
yogee
Years ago
Hmm...dont forget Serbia and Montenegro is actually the current World Champs, so losing to them is no real face loss.
Yothu
Years ago
You guys are an absolute joke. You guys can sit here and give the big G shit, at least he is there. Where are you. He just won 2 nbl championships in a row so he must have something they want. I think he is a great coach. Ihope they go to top 4...
MW
Years ago
Yothu, I could of coached the Kings to the last two championships with the roster they had....
yogee
Years ago
Yet the coach who had coached the previous back to back champion was axed after the team lost a series to NZ. When 3/4 of the Sydney 2000 players were unavailable or had retired.
Yes, I am talking about one P.Smyth.
Isaac
Years ago
I'm only critical of the excitement of the "huge result". A huge result would be a second place or something. They should have expected 5th or better. I don't think anyone has claimed they would be a better coach than Goorjian.
wak
Years ago
I think G is a pretty good coach, not as good as Smyth though, and Smyth should be there with the Boomers.
Put that aside I don't appreciate stupid comments which G should have known better in saying.
I also don't appreciate coaches who let Heal run loose unchecked, which is totally against G's ethic (as displayed in G's Kings team with Heal), so why is it suitable for the Boomers.
Would love the Boomers to finally crack the big 4 but would not be a Goorjian and claim that going to win medal, and definately not on national TV.
Yothu, that's what a joke is.
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