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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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