Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.

TrueNorth31 · Post #1 » by **TrueNorth31** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:29 pm

redeye514 · Post #2 » by **redeye514** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:37 pm

Love the team, cant wait to watch meaningful Olympic basketball for once in my life!

But man, is Canada's group nasty. Spain, Australia & The Greek Freaks??? It will be hard to get out of this. But I believe!

GP2 · Post #3 » by **GP2** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:43 pm

Is Bronze the absolute best we could go for or is Silver a possibility?

Syd-TK3 · Post #4 » by **Syd-TK3** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:47 pm

We badly needa develop some bigs

bozothepope · Post #5 » by **bozothepope** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:51 pm

GP2 wrote:Is Bronze the absolute best we could go for or is Silver a possibility?

Gold, dude. Anything can happen in 1 game and we have the best backcourt in the world.

GP2 · Post #6 » by **GP2** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:53 pm

bozothepope wrote:
GP2 wrote:Is Bronze the absolute best we could go for or is Silver a possibility?

Gold, dude. Anything can happen in 1 game and we have the best backcourt in the world.

Yeah, I guess. Go hard or go home. Steph and Jrue though with a dash of Edwards and Booker...pretty decent backcourt. Pretty decent.

Tor_Raps · Post #7 » by **Tor_Raps** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:00 pm

Syd-TK3 wrote:We badly needa develop some bigs

Edey is on his way... he'll be massive for us, literally and figuratively, in the next Olympics.

TorontoBarneys · Post #8 » by **TorontoBarneys** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:02 pm

Championship-tier backcourt, tank-tier frontcourt.

will · Post #9 » by **will** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:04 pm

No Sharpe?

We going for gold, bayyybeeee!

Tor_Raps · Post #10 » by **Tor_Raps** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:07 pm

will wrote:No Sharpe?

We going for gold, bayyybeeee!

Sharpe and Mathurin were considered injured but were at the camp

Tor_Raps · Post #11 » by **Tor_Raps** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:08 pm

This is pretty much the entire roster I had predicted except Wiggins/Edey were replaced by Birch/Ejim.

Kingsway_fan · Post #12 » by **Kingsway_fan** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:14 pm

Will be there to see them live in their first round match in in Lille, August 2nd.... fk Golden State for keeping Wiggins out... and Edey will be missed but team should be top 3... and again in 4 years time ...

OakleyDokely · Post #13 » by **OakleyDokely** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:22 pm

Bigs are overrated in todays game.

The Celtics started 48 year old Horford and the next biggest guy in their starting lineup was Tatum.

Out skill teams on the perimeter and you will win more than you lose.

I like our chances at a medal.

kwajo · Post #14 » by **kwajo** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:26 pm

Tor_Raps wrote:This is pretty much the entire roster I had predicted except Wiggins/Edey were replaced by Birch/Ejim.

That's a pretty huge step down in talent, although for FIBA ball it might not be much of a difference.

PoundTown · Post #15 » by **PoundTown** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:31 pm

I just really don't want Canada to waste their 1 in 100 chance at beating the US in one of these scrimmages. Lose by like 10 fellas and be competitive and have the game of your lives when it matters.

Appostis · Post #16 » by **Appostis** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:32 pm

Team Canada a all star big man away from gold.

ontnut · Post #17 » by **ontnut** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:33 pm

Surprised no Wiggins, but that's a solid team. Likely the #2 seed.

SharoneWright · Post #18 » by **SharoneWright** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:41 pm

ontnut wrote:Surprised no Wiggins, but that's a solid team. Likely the #2 seed.

We've known no Wiggins for a week.

Tor_Raps · Post #19 » by **Tor_Raps** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:45 pm

kwajo wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:This is pretty much the entire roster I had predicted except Wiggins/Edey were replaced by Birch/Ejim.

That's a pretty huge step down in talent, although for FIBA ball it might not be much of a difference.

It's massive for a country like ours who don't get the benefit like the US to add another elite player.

Still can't believe the Warriors are sitting on their asses while keeping Wiggins out of the Olympics. If there was anything imminent then you can understand but after the PG trade fell through, there seems to be nothing out there.

ontnut · Post #20 » by **ontnut** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:46 pm

SharoneWright wrote:
ontnut wrote:Surprised no Wiggins, but that's a solid team. Likely the #2 seed.

We've known no Wiggins for a week.

I must've missed the news.