Australian coach: We will not beg Ben Simmons to join the national team. We have the strength to win the championship.
Live broadcast, August 12-Australian coach Brian Goorjian recently talked about Ben Simmons in an interview with ESPN reporter Olgun Uluc.
“During my communication with Ben, I have always maintained the attitude of not actively recruiting, which is very important to Australia. We won’t say, ‘Please, Ben, please, if you don’t fight, we will have nothing ‘. Our situation is not like that at all.” Goorjian said.
“It’s like, you are great, you are an excellent player and the whole country likes you. This country wants you to wear green and gold jersey, and the team also wants this.” Goorjian explained, “but, in turn, it’s really good for you. You can join in, leave everything behind and be yourself. This is a very good opportunity for him. We all care about him and hope he has an excellent career. He needs this. I sincerely hope that instinct will finally make a decision, which is one of the things he wants to do (joining the national team).”
“If we didn’t participate in the World Cup, we would still be on the original road.” Goorjian added, “we can still compete for the gold medal. In the long run, we have the strength to achieve it.”
The 2023 men’s basketball World Cup will be kicked off on 25th day of this month. In this World Cup, Australia men’s basketball, Germany, Finland and Japan men’s basketball were divided into Group E together.
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