The View from Downunder by Paulo Kennedy   The View from Downunder

Paulo has joined our team of columnist with fortnightly column called 'The View from Downunder', an opinion column looking at pertinent  issues in the world of basketball from an Oceania perspective, perhaps  different to the predominant points of view from columnists in North America and Europe.
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paulo_s 23/10/2009 The men in the middle MELBOURNE (The View from Downunder) - Well the last View from Downunder column certainly stirred up some spirited debate – both on www.fiba.com and from people who contacted me directly or in the  more »
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paulo_s 02/10/2009 Kings of the World ISTANBUL (The View from Downunder) - It is a topic that stirs up more debate from international basketball fans than almost any other. Who is the best team in world basketball? Some punters exclaim  more »
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paulo_s 24/09/2009 The Parker Paradox strikes France again POLAND (The View from Downunder) - Three days into the Eurobasket I bravely predicted that the unpredictable French would be the ones to take home the title. Predictably, France came up short against  more »
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paulo_s 15/09/2009 It doesn’t matter who you are POLAND (The View from Downunder) - I am going to tell you which team has the hunger to take the Eurobasket crown in Poland. But first, play a little guessing game with me. You probably know the answer  more »
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paulo_s 25/03/2009 Selectors kissing a medal goodbye? SYDNEY (The View from Downunder) - It has taken seven months since the Beijing Olympics, but Basketball Australia are almost ready to make an announcement on who will coach the Australian men's  more »
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paulo_s 12/02/2009 Basketball Answers the Call of Bushfire Survivors MELBOURNE (The View From Downunder) - Everyone in Australia, and indeed many around the world, have been shocked and deeply touched by the shocking bushfires that have destroyed large parts of the  more »
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paulo_s 25/11/2008 Massive reform for basketball MELBOURNE - (The View from Downunder) - It was November 2008, and the overwhelming mood was for change. In fact, the moment may well be looked back upon as the exact time when resurrection began. But  more »
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paulo_s 29/10/2008 Perth sign fringe Boomer, take crucial double PERTH (The View from Downunder) - The Perth Wildcats have signed Australian 2006 FIBA World Championship guard Luke Kendall as an injury replacement for centre Paul Rogers in Oceania’s NBL competition  more »
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paulo_s 19/08/2008 Germany, Bruton, Bogut and the quarter finals MELBOURNE/BEIJING (The View from Downunder) - Germany’s loss to China on Saturday was no doubt a heartbreaker for German fans, consigning their team to a likely tenth placed finish in the  more »
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paulo_s 14/08/2008 Desire, execution and taking chances MELBOURNE/BEIJING (The View from Downunder) - There is plenty of focus, when analysing basketball, on the X’s and O’s and boxscores, but one thing this Olympic competition has emphasised so far has  more »
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