May 12, 2025 • 6 mins
The Tall Blacks have struck back against the Australia Boomers, winning the third dead rubber Trans Tasman Showdown basketball match 106-97 in Hamilton.
Captain Reuben Te Rangi joined Piney to discuss.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Dancy Wildergrave
from News Talk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
The Tall Blacks struck back against the Australian Boomers yesterday,
winning the third Trans Tasman Showdown basketball match one O
six to ninety seven at Globbox Arena in Hamilton. Captain
Rubin Tarangi played a major role, scoring eighteen points. Tani
with class space knocks down the three and Tollback's leader's five.
We're going to time out a team, Vicki for ten
(00:33):
seconds on the shark clock. Oh, Ruben Tani, the captain
steps up and knocks down the three two shots from
the same spot. He has got it going earlier this one. Yeah,
Ruben Tarangy eighteen points and joins us now on sports
Talk Things for the chat. Ruben, congratulations on the win.
How satisfying was it to get a win against the
(00:54):
Australians after the defeats in the first two matches of
this Trans Tasman Throwdown series.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
Yeah, it was a good feeling. I think we took
a lot of lessons out of the first two games,
but we definitely knew we could beat that team and
it was good to keep the win last night.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
What were the lessons you took. What did you do
better in game three?
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Obviously we meet some shots. We weren't shooting the wall
very well in those first couple of games, and making
a few shots we could set our defense and play
better defense. But then I think what we did exceptional
was we rerounded the ball well. We rerounded them by
quite a bit, so it went our way, I guess.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
And at the end of the game, in terms of
the start, you started fast, You were really quick out
of the blocks and build up a good lead in
the first quarter. Was that intentional that you would really
go hard at them from the start?
Speaker 3 (01:49):
I don't think it was intentional, but we had the
intent to pick the pace up, and then on the
defensive there we just wanted to speed the game up
for them and make them take tough, contested shots.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
The rebounding battle you talked about it there, the battle
of the boards is a large part out of that
mental It's kind of like tackling and rugby, and that
you have to be willing to suffer a little bit
in the paint one hundred percent.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
I think that's that's what it comes down to. It.
Who wants to give him the fight more than the
other person. We offense have rebounded really well, so we
were taking it to them, and then on the defensive end,
we were heading bodies and making sure they were getting
sickond chance points.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Running it right down the box score. Taylor Brook top
scored for you twenty three points, nine rebounds, eight assists.
A good day out for him. Can you talk a
bit about Taylor Brook's contribution to this one?
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Yeah? No, he like the ball goes through him a lot,
and we expect him to make plays and we know
he can make those types of plays. And yeah, like
he showed in the second game and that third game,
he is definitely a good player and I'm going to
be a good player for a long time.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
And eighteen points for you personally, six of seven field
goal percentage, four from four three pointers. Did you just
feel better shooting the basket us today?
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Yeah? I guess I did? You know, playing in front
of our home home crowd and in front of our
home fans, I think you know, it gives you that
extra list and makes you how to play a little
bit better.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
How often have you beat in Australia yourself? Personally?
Speaker 3 (03:23):
That was my second time Wolst.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Two times man, and they don't come along very often.
You got to relish them, don't you.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Yeah, for sure. But also we actually don't play them
too much, Like since we moved into Asia for our qualifying,
we don't actually get to play them as much as
we do. So I think these series, well, hopefully they'll
continue and we can play more games in front of
our fans.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Absolutely. Look, I think everybody would agree that would be
a great idea. And you said before you don't it
doesn't feel to you, Ruben, as though you're that far
off them.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
Well, yeah, I guess the team we played last night, yeah,
I think. I mean, we play against him all year
in the NBL, and then yeah, I think we have
if we do those things, we make sures and we
rebound the ball, I think we're a good team and
we can put up a good fighter.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
And just as far as the toll Blacks roster is concerned,
there's a bit of youth coming through now as well,
the likes of Jackson Ball and Oscar Goodman involved in
this series. Do you feel like there is a new
wave of young players coming through at the moment.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
Yeah, I think what they like a couple of those
boys are at the Under seventeen World Cup and they
came forth there, So there's going to be some good
boys that take over in the next term. So just
hopefully leave it in a better place than I came into.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
And when when young guys like that come into the environment,
I would imagine it could potentially be a bit daunting for them,
although you know they're obviously, you know, ready to make
that step in the eyes of the coaches and selectors,
how do you go about making sure that they're assimilated
nice and comfortably into the tall Blacks environment.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
I feel like it's not that hard. I feel like
we were all from New Zealand, so we all have
similar backgrounds and we all kind of get each other's jokes.
So I feel like they're sitting pretty easily. And all
of those kids coming through, they're awesome kids, and yeah,
they work hard and fitting really well.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
YE look forward to seeing a lot more of them.
And for you, you're talking about playing on home court
back to the Breakers. This year, the club you played
over one hundred games for won a couple of championships worth.
I know the fans are looking forward to having you back.
How much you're looking forward to getting back in a
Breakers singlet.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
I'm excited, you know, just like I said, playing in
front of fans and then yeah, I guess also being
around family as well. For me, I've been away for
ten years and just be good to be around family
as well well.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
Congrats on the win yesterday, all the best for what
lies ahead in the mediate future. Look forward to seeing
you in a Breakers single it soon, Ruben. Thanks for
the chat tonight, mate, No, I appreciate that. Thank you, No,
thank you, Rubin. Rubin TARANGI there from the toll Backs
Tall Blacks captain leading them to victory yesterday against the
Boomers and as mentioned there at the end and coming
back to the Breakers. He had four or five years
(06:10):
twenty twelve through twenty sixteen at the Breakers. He's been
at a couple of three AMBL clubs in the time since,
over three hundred and fifty Australian National Basketball League games.
Ruben talangid be great to have him back in a
Breakers singler.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
For more from Sports Talk, listen live to News Talks
it'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Dancy Wildergrave
from News Talk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
The Tall Blacks struck back against the Australian Boomers yesterday,
winning the third Trans Tasman Showdown basketball match one O
six to ninety seven at Globbox Arena in Hamilton. Captain
Rubin Tarangi played a major role, scoring eighteen points. Tani
with class space knocks down the three and Tollback's leader's five.
We're going to time out a team, Vicki for ten
(00:33):
seconds on the shark clock. Oh, Ruben Tani, the captain
steps up and knocks down the three two shots from
the same spot. He has got it going earlier this one. Yeah,
Ruben Tarangy eighteen points and joins us now on sports
Talk Things for the chat. Ruben, congratulations on the win.
How satisfying was it to get a win against the
(00:54):
Australians after the defeats in the first two matches of
this Trans Tasman Throwdown series.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
Yeah, it was a good feeling. I think we took
a lot of lessons out of the first two games,
but we definitely knew we could beat that team and
it was good to keep the win last night.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
What were the lessons you took. What did you do
better in game three?
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Obviously we meet some shots. We weren't shooting the wall
very well in those first couple of games, and making
a few shots we could set our defense and play
better defense. But then I think what we did exceptional
was we rerounded the ball well. We rerounded them by
quite a bit, so it went our way, I guess.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
And at the end of the game, in terms of
the start, you started fast, You were really quick out
of the blocks and build up a good lead in
the first quarter. Was that intentional that you would really
go hard at them from the start?
Speaker 3 (01:49):
I don't think it was intentional, but we had the
intent to pick the pace up, and then on the
defensive there we just wanted to speed the game up
for them and make them take tough, contested shots.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
The rebounding battle you talked about it there, the battle
of the boards is a large part out of that
mental It's kind of like tackling and rugby, and that
you have to be willing to suffer a little bit
in the paint one hundred percent.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
I think that's that's what it comes down to. It.
Who wants to give him the fight more than the
other person. We offense have rebounded really well, so we
were taking it to them, and then on the defensive end,
we were heading bodies and making sure they were getting
sickond chance points.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Running it right down the box score. Taylor Brook top
scored for you twenty three points, nine rebounds, eight assists.
A good day out for him. Can you talk a
bit about Taylor Brook's contribution to this one?
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Yeah? No, he like the ball goes through him a lot,
and we expect him to make plays and we know
he can make those types of plays. And yeah, like
he showed in the second game and that third game,
he is definitely a good player and I'm going to
be a good player for a long time.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
And eighteen points for you personally, six of seven field
goal percentage, four from four three pointers. Did you just
feel better shooting the basket us today?
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Yeah? I guess I did? You know, playing in front
of our home home crowd and in front of our
home fans, I think you know, it gives you that
extra list and makes you how to play a little
bit better.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
How often have you beat in Australia yourself? Personally?
Speaker 3 (03:23):
That was my second time Wolst.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Two times man, and they don't come along very often.
You got to relish them, don't you.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Yeah, for sure. But also we actually don't play them
too much, Like since we moved into Asia for our qualifying,
we don't actually get to play them as much as
we do. So I think these series, well, hopefully they'll
continue and we can play more games in front of
our fans.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Absolutely. Look, I think everybody would agree that would be
a great idea. And you said before you don't it
doesn't feel to you, Ruben, as though you're that far
off them.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
Well, yeah, I guess the team we played last night, yeah,
I think. I mean, we play against him all year
in the NBL, and then yeah, I think we have
if we do those things, we make sures and we
rebound the ball, I think we're a good team and
we can put up a good fighter.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
And just as far as the toll Blacks roster is concerned,
there's a bit of youth coming through now as well,
the likes of Jackson Ball and Oscar Goodman involved in
this series. Do you feel like there is a new
wave of young players coming through at the moment.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
Yeah, I think what they like a couple of those
boys are at the Under seventeen World Cup and they
came forth there, So there's going to be some good
boys that take over in the next term. So just
hopefully leave it in a better place than I came into.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
And when when young guys like that come into the environment,
I would imagine it could potentially be a bit daunting for them,
although you know they're obviously, you know, ready to make
that step in the eyes of the coaches and selectors,
how do you go about making sure that they're assimilated
nice and comfortably into the tall Blacks environment.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
I feel like it's not that hard. I feel like
we were all from New Zealand, so we all have
similar backgrounds and we all kind of get each other's jokes.
So I feel like they're sitting pretty easily. And all
of those kids coming through, they're awesome kids, and yeah,
they work hard and fitting really well.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
YE look forward to seeing a lot more of them.
And for you, you're talking about playing on home court
back to the Breakers. This year, the club you played
over one hundred games for won a couple of championships worth.
I know the fans are looking forward to having you back.
How much you're looking forward to getting back in a
Breakers singlet.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
I'm excited, you know, just like I said, playing in
front of fans and then yeah, I guess also being
around family as well. For me, I've been away for
ten years and just be good to be around family
as well well.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
Congrats on the win yesterday, all the best for what
lies ahead in the mediate future. Look forward to seeing
you in a Breakers single it soon, Ruben. Thanks for
the chat tonight, mate, No, I appreciate that. Thank you, No,
thank you, Rubin. Rubin TARANGI there from the toll Backs
Tall Blacks captain leading them to victory yesterday against the
Boomers and as mentioned there at the end and coming
back to the Breakers. He had four or five years
(06:10):
twenty twelve through twenty sixteen at the Breakers. He's been
at a couple of three AMBL clubs in the time since,
over three hundred and fifty Australian National Basketball League games.
Ruben talangid be great to have him back in a
Breakers singler.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
For more from Sports Talk, listen live to News Talks
it'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
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