Team Canada Basketball Thread

Mattd97 · Post #301 » by **Mattd97** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:17 pm

RaptorsLife wrote:
Jonn wrote:So Wiggins isn't playing for Canada

He was so passive. In fiba not sure he would be a huge difference maker in the Olympics in 2016. Maybe 2020

hed make a huge difference in the qualifying tournament

tout court · Post #302 » by **tout court** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:19 pm

So much for players not being able to say no when Steve Nash texts you.

What is Trey Lyles doing?

At this point Andy Rautins and Kris Joseph would be upgrades.

slothrop8 · Post #303 » by **slothrop8** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:22 pm

RaptorsLife wrote:
Jonn wrote:So Wiggins isn't playing for Canada

He was so passive. In fiba not sure he would be a huge difference maker in the Olympics in 2016. Maybe 2020

He would be the best player on the team - I feel like that would probably help a little.

PoundTown · Post #304 » by **PoundTown** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:24 pm

Really wish these guys would be able to really take pride in bringing Canada to new heights in basketball, the way the Europeans do. I really hope, we are all in next summer to get to 2018 worlds. The team could be excellent in 2018 and especially in 2020, should be able to compete for a medal in 2020.

MavCarter · Post #305 » by **MavCarter** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:43 pm

Wiggins cant play because he has to prepare for his 25 win season next year lol

MavCarter · Post #306 » by **MavCarter** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:46 pm

You have other countries who's players are so dedicated to their national program and take so much pride in putting on that jersey and then you have these soft dipshits here. I once had a puckhead argue with me that canadian basketball players are soft and make up excuses not to play for team canada and i argued with him and tried to make up every excuse i could. Flat out unacceptable

bozothepope · Post #307 » by **bozothepope** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:47 pm

Shout out to Cory. My love for him grows each day.

This announcement is so disappointing.

Dr Positivity · Post #308 » by **Dr Positivity** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:51 pm

Wow that team is disappointing. I am sure the Zika didn't help players like Wiggins get motivated for this

MavCarter · Post #309 » by **MavCarter** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:51 pm

So much respect for cory honestly. He just finished a long season and is still suiting up while these softies stopped playing in april and still won't come

Valard · Post #310 » by **Valard** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:52 pm

This feels like having your first girlfriend break up with you...

MavCarter · Post #311 » by **MavCarter** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:54 pm

**** the wolves i hope theyre trash forever. **** wiggins too he was supposed to be the face of our program

MavCarter · Post #312 » by **MavCarter** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:55 pm

We are not going to rio so sad

IMAN5 · Post #313 » by **IMAN5** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 8:03 pm

Cory Joseph has had the longest nba season out of any Canadian (other than TT) and he's fully committed.

Wiggins and Stauskas need to man up and play. You want to train and get better this season? What do you think international play would do? It's not liek we're asking you to attend a camp for 2 weeks where you do puclib speeches and sign autographs. You'd be balling against other countries best.

It's really pathetic honestly, I have so much respect for guys like Manu, Parker, Diaw who are so old and so beat up after long seasons and long careers and still either going to play or trying their best and last second backing out.

Sorry I'm a little trashed at work (boss retiring so rare time wine and alcohol was served) but this really annoys me. These little youngins need to man up and rep the country.

Post #314 » by **Patman** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 8:06 pm

Undefeated wrote:Can't believe no one here is supporting the SWNT. They've got a legit shot at winning a medal in Rio this year.

Anybody can win a medal TBH. The whole tourney will be a **** because of Zika. It will be the most affected sport because of all the professional obligations. It's not like for other events like track where the Olympics is THE event.

tecumseh18 · Post #315 » by **tecumseh18** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 8:12 pm

It's particularly unfortunate because the Raptors' long playoff run and the Lebron-Curry drama seems to have primed Canadians as a whole to start taking basketball seriously. It would have been great to be in the Olympics and have a competitive, 2000-esque run there.

Randle McMurphy · Post #316 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 8:15 pm

This program continues to be an embarrassment. Can't say I have much confidence in that changing.

Post #317 » by **Undefeated** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 8:40 pm

Patman wrote:
Undefeated wrote:Can't believe no one here is supporting the SWNT. They've got a legit shot at winning a medal in Rio this year.

Anybody can win a medal TBH. The whole tourney will be a **** because of Zika. It will be the most affected sport because of all the professional obligations. It's not like for other events like track where the Olympics is THE event.

If you're talking about the WBB most of the top women's players will be participating. USAB has already named their participants and it's practically the returning squad from the last 3 Olympics that won gold. Same goes for all the other European countries and Australia. Not sure why you're downplaying the SWNT success.

tout court · Post #318 » by **tout court** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 9:01 pm

Irrespective of need, what is the most talented team Canada could have fielded?

PG: Joseph/Ennis/Pangos and or Hanlan
SG: Stauskas/Murray/Heslip
SF: Wiggins/Brooks
PF: Nicholson/Powell and/or Lyles
C: Olynyk/Thompson

Is this fairly accurate? Is there a spot for a role player like Ejim or some other type of specialist?

aminiaturebuddha · Post #319 » by **aminiaturebuddha** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 9:01 pm

What a gut punch the announcement of this training camp roster is. I guess we could see the writing on the wall with some of these guys over the past few weeks, but still - extremely disappointing.

And as one poster mentioned, it makes that one-point upset loss last year hurt even more. I have a feeling that if players only had to commit to the Olympics, and not the added time of the qualifying tournament, we may have had great participation.

Let's hope that "preliminary" really means it and a couple of other guys come on board, but I'm not holding out much hope.

Cory and Ennis are going to have to go all Lillard and McCollum for this team to have a chance, but that's not really their games unfortunately.

Aside from Wiggins and Stauskas, I think the guy I'm most disappointed isn't on this list is Trey Lyles. What's his excuse? Summer league? Do the Jazz really think that playing a few games of garbage summer league ball is going to be better than playing against talented teams like France and Turkey in meaningful games?

As frumble pointed out, with the qualification rules changing, there's not at least a half-decent chance that we may never see this so-called "Golden generation" of Canadian b-ball ever play in the Olympics. I'm just sad right now.

SalamiNcheese · Post #320 » by **SalamiNcheese** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 9:17 pm

If I didn't want to play in Rio for Olympics because of Zika, I would still go to qualifying tournament. Players are getting so soft these days. Honestly If I was love and got elbowed in head. I would fake being normal. I would not tell anyone I was dizzy. I guarantee other champions played through worse.