Boomers defeat Spain behind dominant Jock Landale & Josh Giddey connection | ESPN Aussie Hoops Hour

Facing demons from the past, the Boomers held of multiple Spain runs to start their Olympic campaign with a 92-80 win. Kane and Olgun break down the huge win, discussing the Josh Giddey and Jock Landale connection, Dyson Daniels and Josh Green on defence and Jack McVeigh’s rollercoaster Olympic debut. They also chat about Brian Goorjian’s motivation tactics, staying cool under pressure and perhaps some points of concern as they now look ahead to Canada.

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[DirkNowitzknown]

Clean up some turnovers and it's the perfect game

[DavidWilliams-kfhl]

Canada have no thought what is coming.

[dj-two-timing-timmy]

Shai draws fouls like breaths of air, early foul trouble will loose us this game against Canada

[OwenMcKenna]

That cunning of Spain, baiting etc, was why Duop had zero minutes I think.

[mikethomas]

It was a well deserved win especially given how well they started. Had some anxious moments, but kept up the pace. Lots of errors that need addressing. Fouls, turn overs and panick shots . We wont get away with that later in the tournament. Well drilled teams will make us pay.

[gabepizza]

Jock Landale is a beast this Olympics. I would put him up there just behind with Giannis and Jokic and like tied with Wemby, all NBA superstars, as one of the top 4 players this Olympics so far.

[Luke_Stoltenberg]

It was so satisfying to beat our rival Spain but I actually felt sorry for some of them like (spelling?) Llulle. I have massive respect for the Spanish team and this was a shadow of their former self

[timrae]

A great start, but Canada will be a much tougher opponent.

[braveheartedlion]

Josh Green was very good as an isolation defender tonight. Really wish Kyle gave him more credit instead of writing it off.