September 2, 2010
By Scott Preston, Stuff
The NZ Tall Blacks‘ FIBA World Championship campaign will not end in Izmir after qualifying for the knockout phase in Istanbul this morning.
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September 1, 2010
By Scott Preston, Stuff
NZ Tall Blacks coach Nenad Vucinic and now-opposing coach Tab Baldwin both did their best to temper the excitement following New Zealand’s 108-76 win over Lebanon at the FIBA World Championship in Izmir, Turkey.
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August 31, 2010
Scott Preston, Stuff
To paraphrase Brett and Jermaine from Flight of the Conchords, now it’s business time for the NZTall Blacks at the FIBA World Basketball Championship in Turkey.
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August 31, 2010
Scott Preston, Stuff
The down-on-one-knee, fist-resting-on-chin, intense stare down-court is the same as it always has been. The only difference for Tab Baldwin is the colour of his team-issue polo.
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August 29, 2010
Scott Preston, Stuff
There was no first-game upset for the NZ Tall Blacks as they fell 92-79 to Lithuania in their FIBA World Championship opener in Izmir.
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August 25, 2010
Marc Hinton, Stuff.co.nz
They may have had twice as many defeats as wins in the buildup, but Tall Blacks coach Nenad Vucinic has pronounced his team ready to make some noise on basketball’s global stage in Turkey.
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August 2, 2010
Marc Hinton, Sunday Star Times
They came into the Tall Blacks together 16 long years ago and it’s fitting that Pero Cameron and Phill Jones are set to bring the curtain down alongside each other.
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July 26, 2010
Marc Hinton, Fairfax Media
Tall Blacks star Thomas Abercrombie believes the All Whites have shown exactly the recipe that’s needed for his team to go and make some noise at the upcoming world championships in Turkey.
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July 21, 2010
Josh Reich, Nelson Mail
Jelena Vucinic has to look no further than her father, Nenad, for proof of the heights one can achieve in a basketball career.
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July 13, 2010
Marc Hinton, Stuff
The Tall Blacks have not given up hope that legendary big man Pero Cameron can make one last hurrah on the international stage in Turkey next month.
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