Chris Goulding goes In The Paint to talk NBA Finals, Boomers and the night he caught fire
MELBOURNE United jet Chris Goulding says he’d love to be part of the Boomers Olympic campaign in 2020, but knows he’ll be competing with a raft of NBA talent.
The star shooting guard who was part of the team in Rio and has high hopes for Melbourne United in 2017 told the In The Paint NBA Finals Podcast he’ll be pushing hard for a spot on the Boomers roster.
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“I always say if I’m fit and healthy I’ll always make myself available for selection and to play in another Olympics would be an absolute dream,” Goulding said.
“But I think the way basketball in Australia is going, we’re going to have to start leaving NBA players out of Boomers teams, which is a fantastic position for this country to be in.
“We’re going to get to a stage where we have too many guys playing in the best league in the world that all 12 will come from there and there will be three or four left over that didn’t make the team.
“If it happens (he gets picked), I’ll be very happy, but there are a lot of kids coming up now that will be vying for selection.”
In a wideranging chat, Goulding recalled the night he drained nine triples on his way to 50 points in 2014, a performance that caught the eye of the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA, giving him a chance to show his wares in Summer League.
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He hopes his beloved Lakers don’t pick Lonzo Ball in the upcoming NBA Draft, due to his interfering father LaVar and believes United must become a perennial playoff contender.
“On the court, we have to be better than we were last year,” he said.
“A club in the city of Melbourne, sporting capital of Australia, if not the world, we have to be a perennial playoff contender at the very least, so I think that’s where we need to push back to and I’d love to see that happen this year.
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Goulding believes the Cavs can win Game Two back home in Cleveland, with home court advantage to play a big part.
“There’s some places where you don’t really sneak too many wins,” Goulding said.
“I really want to see it get pushed to six or seven games.
“I can’t see them going out in straight sets, I reckon they’re going to steal one or two games.”
Originally published as ‘We’re going to have to leave NBA players out’
