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MACDUB

Years ago

Boomers Tall Black's predictions

GWB,

That's hardly small ball. 6"11, 6"10, 6"8, 6"7 & 6"4.

I'm talking really small - Tait, Webster, Abercrombie, Fotu & Vukona type of ball i.e. No Loe or Wynyard in the lineup.

Australia don't need to play small ball to win. They have superior skill and talent across the ball. No offence but in any event Bairstow is quite slow and Broekhoff isn't too fast either.

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MACDUB

Years ago

TBs best starting 5 IMO:

Tait
Webster
Fotu
Vukunoa
Wynyard

I love that this series and the respective lineups have so many dynamics and factors to it.

Its going to be very tactical and the coaches are going to have to coach.

NZ can exploit Aus through small ball. Aus can smash NZ inside.

Can't wait

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Mystro

Years ago

Clearly Henare needs to go.
He should actually only play Wynyard and leave the scrubs at home

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Mystro

Years ago

Like Paul said, Wynyard plays for Kentucky and we all know Kentucky>NBA so NZ by 20.

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AngusH

Years ago

I don't know - if Simmons ends up being as good as projected, Australia should have enough talent to be the favourite in that match up for years to come. Doesn't mean it will show on the court, though.

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AngusH

Years ago

As per usual with the NZ-AU games, Australia should win easily... but in reality, I expect NZ to play a lot better together, which gives them a chance of making it closer than it should be, or even coming up with an upset.

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Young Gun

Years ago

Yep. It'll be a low scoring, not-very-gelled, stuck in the mud, physical win to the Boomers in both games.

Other prediction. The first quarter & a half will be stagnant offensively for the Boomers, trailing by 8 points & there'll be calling for Lemanis' head on this site :)

Opals will dominate.

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Train

Years ago

The Boomers should prevail comfortably. With the game being shown live on FTA I really hope that isn't the case and its a close series though with plenty of intensity.

Would be great for the sport in both countries to see 2 traditional rivals fighting it out in a nail biter.

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