Team Canada Basketball Thread V3.0

links135 · Post #1701 » by **links135** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:45 pm

ItsDanger wrote:Training camp starts Aug 1st for a week before departing for exhibition games then onto World Cup I'm assuming. In the end, we're talking about 6 weeks time commitment which is quite long. They need to shorten this and/or pick a more convenient location other than SE Asia (but maybe the players like this location?).

Yeah but a good chunk are exhibition so it's not like SGA has to play 33 minutes.

NateHuffman · Post #1702 » by **NateHuffman** » Sun Jul 30, 2023 6:29 pm

mojo13 wrote:Canada FIBA World Cup schedule:
Friendlies (in Germany & Spain)
8/9 vs Germany
8/12 vs New Zealand
8/13 vs Germany/China
8/18 vs Spain
8/19 vs Domincan Rep
Maybe 1 more in Jakarta 22nd-23rd

Round 1 of the WC (Jakarta)
8/25 vs France
8/27 vs Lebanon
8/29 vs Latvia

Round 2: TBD

Are any of the friendlies going to be televised?

mojo13 · Post #1703 » by **mojo13** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:22 pm

NateHuffman wrote:
mojo13 wrote:Canada FIBA World Cup schedule:
Friendlies (in Germany & Spain)
8/9 vs Germany
8/12 vs New Zealand
8/13 vs Germany/China
8/18 vs Spain
8/19 vs Domincan Rep
Maybe 1 more in Jakarta 22nd-23rd

Round 1 of the WC (Jakarta)
8/25 vs France
8/27 vs Lebanon
8/29 vs Latvia

Round 2: TBD

Are any of the friendlies going to be televised?

I'm not seeing any info on that yet. Perhaps some are televised - the last World Cup had some (or all) of the friendlies on TV.
You should at least be able to find a stream on most if you look hard (closer to the dates).
We'll try to keep an eye out and post here when we see something.

mojo13 · Post #1704 » by **mojo13** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:42 pm

By the way camp starts tomorrow.

SMNT Camp tradition is that you all must post when you've seen visiual evidience that each player is actually at camp.
Actively particpating would be nice too.

We should all still be skeptical that all 18 will actually show up until we see proof.

aminiaturebuddha · Post #1705 » by **aminiaturebuddha** » Tue Aug 1, 2023 7:54 pm

mojo13 wrote:By the way camp starts tomorrow.

SMNT Camp tradition is that you all must post when you've seen visiual evidience that each player is actually at camp.
Actively particpating would be nice too.

We should all still be skeptical that all 18 will actually show up until we see proof.

Canada Basketball's Instagram account has some photos up. SGA, Murray, Barrett, Dort, Brissett, and NAW all definitely there (and looking very happy in the pictures).

Post #1706 » by **niQ** » Tue Aug 1, 2023 8:00 pm

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aminiaturebuddha · Post #1707 » by **aminiaturebuddha** » Tue Aug 1, 2023 8:00 pm

Also, some of the numbers assigned so far (who knows if they will remain the same throughout) - Dort 0, NAW 1, SGA 2, Murray 4, Barrett 9, Brissett 12.

TheFutureMM · Post #1708 » by **TheFutureMM** » Tue Aug 1, 2023 8:21 pm

The fact that we are going to see a Murray and SGA back-court in Canadian jerseys blows my mind.

Arguably the best starting back-court in the entire tournament.

mkot · Post #1709 » by **mkot** » Tue Aug 1, 2023 9:40 pm

Did Dillon Brooks report to camp?

Didn't see him in any of the photos.

bape_lovers · Post #1710 » by **bape_lovers** » Tue Aug 1, 2023 9:41 pm

Wiggins didn’t commit ?

Yeezus_ · Post #1711 » by **Yeezus_** » Tue Aug 1, 2023 9:57 pm

mkot wrote:Did Dillon Brooks report to camp?

Didn't see him in any of the photos.

He's playing in the Toronto Pro-Am games so he probably did report since camp is there too.

Post #1712 » by **niQ** » Tue Aug 1, 2023 10:11 pm

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mkot · Post #1713 » by **mkot** » Tue Aug 1, 2023 10:45 pm

Yeezus_ wrote:
mkot wrote:Did Dillon Brooks report to camp?

Didn't see him in any of the photos.

He's playing in the Toronto Pro-Am games so he probably did report since camp is there too.

Just saw him in shootaround on the news today (TSN)

mojo13 · Post #1714 » by **mojo13** » Tue Aug 1, 2023 10:53 pm

TheFutureMM wrote:The fact that we are going to see a Murray and SGA back-court in Canadian jerseys blows my mind.

Arguably the best starting back-court in the entire tournament.

Still not a lock.

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TheFutureMM · Post #1715 » by **TheFutureMM** » Tue Aug 1, 2023 11:13 pm

mojo13 wrote:
TheFutureMM wrote:The fact that we are going to see a Murray and SGA back-court in Canadian jerseys blows my mind.

Arguably the best starting back-court in the entire tournament.

Still not a lock.

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Bummer - didn't see this. I feel like at this stage it would be pretty easy to make a call...

My guess is he's not going to play but staying in the fold for the Olympic opportunity next year.

galeon110 · Post #1716 » by **galeon110** » Tue Aug 1, 2023 11:27 pm

OVO Facility, Raptors staff and logos everywhere, practicing on our court… Let the recruitment officially begin….
https://fadeawayworld.net/brian-windhorst-says-team-usa-is-the-real-recruitment-zone-for-nba-players-trying-to-create-superteams

Post #1717 » by **niQ** » Tue Aug 1, 2023 11:34 pm

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mkot · Post #1718 » by **mkot** » Tue Aug 1, 2023 11:45 pm

galeon110 wrote:OVO Facility, Raptors staff and logos everywhere, practicing on our court… Let the recruitment officially begin….
https://fadeawayworld.net/brian-windhorst-says-team-usa-is-the-real-recruitment-zone-for-nba-players-trying-to-create-superteams

Well what are the chances of Denver and OKC letting go of their stars?

And what does it take to get them? :lol:

Post #1719 » by **niQ** » Wed Aug 2, 2023 12:18 am

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TheFutureMM · Post #1720 » by **TheFutureMM** » Wed Aug 2, 2023 12:50 am

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Man, all of these SGA quotes got me feeling a certain kind of way. Is this what it's like? To have an all-world basketball player who actually wants to play for OUR national team?

How cool would it be if SGA committed to the program like the Gasol brothers did for Spain or Scola for Argentina?

Can't wait for the tourney to kick-off.