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Boomers stars deserve better backing, says Luc Longley


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By Colin - 16 Jul 2014 11:58 AM

I shortened the article. I thought there were a few interesting comments made by Luc Longley.
Australian basketball great Luc Longley has urged the sport to capitalise on the rise of Patrick Mills and Dante Exum as the Boomers prepare to train in blank uniforms next week after failing to find a major sponsor.

Longley also claims the Boomers have more international stars than the heavily backed Socceroos, declaring NBA championship-winner Mills and Exum can be the catalyst for a golden era for the men's team.

"Our men's basketball program, I reckon, we've got more international stars than the Socceroos do, and I believe there's more people playing basketball here than soccer,'' Longley said.

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By SocaWho - 18 Jul 2014 12:19 PM

The Maco wrote:
If its not NBA, people don't care about it
Boomers and opals only get a fair run come Olympics/commonwealth games time

A bit like the Socceroos back in the 90s and early 2000s. :lol: