Dream Team sledged me, says Aussie Mills

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mookie mookie posted 8/21/2008 from www.thewest.com.au [flag]
Boomers star Patrick Mills says the US Dream Team sledged him during their Olympic quarter final win over the Australian men’s basketball team. Mills said the world’s best – and richest – players had the physical as well as psychological advantage in last night’s 116-85 match. “That psychological advantage, they definitely show it out on the court and it can be very intimidating ... [link]

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    • mookie mookie
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      That gives you a taste for how the mainstream media in Australia treats virtually every article that relates to the NBA.

      There is always countless mention of the money involved, along with reference to "the Show" (for some reason they think that everyone calls the NBA that) and any player that is playing there is known as a Superstar (even bench scrubs).

      So appreciate the North American mainstream basketball media for what they're worth!

      Posted 8/21/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Where To Now For The Boomers
Published 8/21/2008 by jronfire31@yahoo.com (John Rillie) at JR, On Fire
Pat Mills proved that he is the point guard of the future for the Boomers. The Australian Boomers just got out of the blocks too slow at this year's Olympics. Losing their first two games put their backs against the wall for the remainder of the tournament. To their credit the Boomers played some very good basketball for three games to get themselves into the medal round. Unfortunately they ran into a very focused USA team. The rest is history so there is no need to ponder what might have been. Lets look ...

Sledge on, Team USA, Whatever That Means
Published 8/21/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... . I think. Patrick Mills, the one we all were briefly nuts about it, has, umm, something to say about America's basketball finest. From The West Australian: ...

Olympic Notes: Team USA defeat Australia, Bogut injury not serious, Argentina up next
Published 8/21/2008 by Alex Boeder at Brew Hoop
... TheWest.com reports speedster point guard Patrick Mills, who gave Team USA fits in the the team's pre-Olympic matchup, says the Americans sledged him physically and psychologically in the rematch on Wednesday. ...