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“The strength of this [team] is the depth we’ve got and we have had a few niggles but Josh Green is 100 per cent, ready to go,” Goorjian said at Thursday’s pre-tournament press conference.
Markkanen is coming off an impressive season with the Utah Jazz, where he averaged 25.6 points and 8.6 rebounds. “They’ve got a guy who they play off who’s key for them. The defensive philosophy has always been to go after the head of the dog. You’ve got to do something there. “He does a little bit of everything. Good size, good athlete, can shoot the ball alright, it’ll be a good matchup and a good test.
That in turn has led to easier points in transition and captain Patty Mills said on Thursday that defence is something Australia will always continue to place particular emphasis on.
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