some of you Aussies surprise me at times....as a Kiwi, I'm a huge fan of guys like Sean Marks, Pero Cameron, Kirk Penney and Mark Dickel to name a few....these guys are paving the way for NZ bball, just like Andrew Bogut is starting to re-pave the way for Aussie bball....sure, the mask might look stupid, but it seems like there are a whole bunch of Aussies (aside from Jae and a few other faithfuls of course) who just seem to waiting in the wings for something bad to happen to him....guess it's the good old Aussie spirit I guess....
losing your spot to Smith is nothing to be ashamed of....Smith is a seasoned vet and the PF spot was guaranteed to him before the season started, so Bogut didn't lose it, he was just holding it until Smith was healthy....I think Bogut's playing well, 8 & 9 are great numbers for the role and minutes he is playing....remember he averaged 11 & 9 or something in his freshman year at Utah when no plays were run for him and he moved it up in sophomore year....hopefully he bumps it up when the chances come, which they will....it's good to see he doesn't mind doing the dirty work on the boards and D....I know in my situation at bball, when a couple of our players were missing, I easily went for 25-30ppg, but we lost....now they're back, my shots might have dropped to a 1/4 of what they were, but I'm making up for it on the boards and on D....as any good teammate would....
be proud of him, I am....I might actually get myself a Bogut jersey when I'm over there next week....just my 2 cents worth I guess....just surprises me that Argentinians love Ginobili, Spaniards love Gasol, Kiwis love Marks, yet it's not the same in Australia....and please don't reply with the whole arrogant Bogut argument, we've all heard it too many times....let's see if you change your mind when Bogut puts the Australian National Team on his back in the next decade....
ahh well....and yeah

it's a funny mask