“I thought Joe got us going a bit with the pick and roll and the passing tonight,” Goorjian said.

“When you look at your guys who are playing, there are a lot of guys who haven’t been under the lights yet [at the Olympics] and both of them were good tonight.

“Whatever comes out of this, a lot of people will want to put a bullet in my head. It’s a no-win situation, but I have a great staff and I feel we will put the best team on the floor. I’m going to be real happy to move forward from this [selection].”

Mills struggled with his shooting again making just 1 of 11 shots in 21 minutes but Goorjian still backed the champion Boomer to find his shot.

“Patty started that way last year [before the World Cup],” Goorjian said.

“I’m more looking at how he is moving, how is his conditioning and I think the more he plays, he is getting his shot, he is active defensively and he’s still quick; he hasn’t lost anything.

“He’s not shooting the ball well but Josh Giddey is getting him the ball, there is a better synergy between those two and Patty is in a really great place.”

Duop Reath and Matisse Thybulle, who appear to be locks for Paris, sat out Thursday night’s game to let Goorjian run Jock Landale, Dante Exum and Josh Green for more minutes as they missed Tuesday’s game.

Landale responded strongly with 19 points and nine rebounds including back-to-back dunks early in the last quarter while Green had the crowd audibly react when he leapt high for a rebound in the first half.

Jack White and DJ Vasiljevic didn’t suit up and appear likely to have missed out the team.

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Ingles’ daughter Milla, sat courtside with his wife Renae and other family and friends during Tuesday’s game against China and she gave her dad a hug and kiss as he went past their seats at half-time.

“She has never sat courtside; she is definitely not sitting courtside in the NBA, the tickets in John Cain Arena are a little cheaper,” Ingles said with a laugh.

“She loved it and was really getting into it. The first thing she said was that she had never seen me and Patty play live together which is pretty cool. I think she was more excited to see Patty than me which was disappointing.

“That’s the part I really enjoy now, having my family there and the kids especially. They are getting to the age where they understand what I do and what is going on and they know when I play for the yellow and green team and when I play for the team with whatever mascot my NBA team has.

“It was awesome to see them there. The other night Mila got to bed at 10pm so she needed to sleep tonight.”

From curse words to new coach

Ingles also spoke about his new NBA team after reports surfaced on Thursday AEST that he had signed a one-year deal, US$3.3 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

“I’ve had too many teams,” Ingles exclaimed when asked about joining his sixth NBA side in 10 years.

“You know the crazy thing is I only wanted to play for one. I really just wanted to play for one,” Ingles said.

He joins a team who made the Western conference finals this past season and needed a veteran playmaker to replace Kyle Anderson.

He will also rejoin long-time Utah teammates Mike Conley and Rudy Gobert, but Ingles revealed a “colourful” run in with Timberwolves coach Chris Finch when he coached Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics.

“For me, it’s more a basketball decision,” Ingles said.

“Speaking to Finch and to Tim Connelly, and hearing the role they expect me to have. It’s an opportunity to play on a hell of a team. I know Rudy, I know Mike.

“I got into it with Chris Finch when he was the [Great Britain] coach during London 2012 prep. We motherf–ked each other from the sidelines. He brought [it] up. That competitiveness is always going be there.

“To have another chance at that, on obviously a really good team, will be fun.”

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