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 23/04/2008 Mika Vukona: NBL player to watch MELBOURNE (The View from Downunder) - One year ago, if it had been announced that New Zealand Breakers (NBL) combo forward Mika Vukona had signed with the league's bottom team, it would have been very  more »
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paulo_s 13/02/2008 A lesson learned from history? MELBOURNE - (The View From Downunder) - There is little doubt in my mind that basketball has, in the last two decades, grown to be the biggest sport in the world after soccer. Of course, after a  more »
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paulo_s 12/12/2007 Time's up for time outs MELBOURNE (The View from Downunder) - There were just over two minutes remaining in the NBA game on ESPN last week when my friend Bill remarked, "I'll be back in fifteen minutes to see the end." Of  more »
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paulo_s 12/11/2007 It's parity time for club basketball MELBOURNE - (The View from Downunder) - OK, here's a question to start with - how many teams are a legitimate chance of winning your country's national basketball league? This question sprung to my  more »
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paulo_s 24/10/2007 International basketball - coming to a stadium near you? MELBOURNE (The View from Downunder) - The start of the Euroleague season this week is a great reminder of how passionate people can be about the game of basketball. I admire the ability of fans in  more »
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paulo_s 11/10/2007 A whole new future for basketball MELBOURNE (The View from Downunder) - I am sure most readers would agree that the best thing about the basketball is its unpredictability. The biggest leads can be conquered in what seems like the  more »
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paulo_s 26/09/2007 The road to Beijing MELBOURNE (The View from Downunder) - Stationed on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne, this year's seemingly endless run of Olympic qualifiers gave me an enthralling winter of  more »
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