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BRAD&BOTI: Former Sydney Kings captain, multi-media personality and ABC Radio caller for these Games, Brad Rosen and I sit down and discuss the Boomers' opening games in Paris and whether the Opals' Olympic campaign can be salvaged in an updated Brad&Boti podcast.

We start at the unfortunate low of the Opals' horrific turnover-laden fail against Nigeria, the first African national team to beat our Australian women.

But are we giving up on our girls on the strength of one disaster? Hell no. Canada is next and well within the capabilities of Sandy Brondello's group.

Then we are back to an even keel. But first, free throws also were suicidal, Nigeria going 18-of-21 from the line to 8-of-18 by the Aussies.

A bad case of the yips?

How much did the team miss Bec Allen? And will Sandy ever understand how best to use the extraordinary asset that is the GOAT, Lauren Jackson?

It sure doesn't look like it.

Alanna Smith came up big and despite the raft of Game 1 errors, we are both confident they will beat Canada. Now what about the Boomers and finally getting that Spain monkey off their backs?

That was a huge opening win and how important has the return of Jock Landale been?

Dyson Daniels? The naysayers have crept back into the woodwork. He is playing exemplary D and some of his offensive spins and slices and dices have been breathtaking.

Losing to Canada was no real surprise, though being unable to defend RJ Barrett came back to bite those who supported the omission of Matisse Thybulle.

There's more to come yet as we hit the second stage of intrapool play and we have a few differing thoughts. 

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