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Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:29 pm
by TrueNorth31
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:37 pm
by redeye514
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!
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:43 pm
by GP2
Is Bronze the absolute best we could go for or is Silver a possibility?
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:47 pm
by Syd-TK3
We badly needa develop some bigs
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:51 pm
by bozothepope
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.
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:53 pm
by GP2
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.
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:00 pm
by Tor_Raps
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.
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:02 pm
by TorontoBarneys
Championship-tier backcourt, tank-tier frontcourt.
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:04 pm
by will
No Sharpe?
We going for gold, bayyybeeee!
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:07 pm
by Tor_Raps
will wrote:No Sharpe?
We going for gold, bayyybeeee!
Sharpe and Mathurin were considered injured but were at the camp
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:08 pm
by Tor_Raps
This is pretty much the entire roster I had predicted except Wiggins/Edey were replaced by Birch/Ejim.
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:14 pm
by Kingsway_fan
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 ...
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:22 pm
by OakleyDokely
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.
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:26 pm
by kwajo
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.
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:31 pm
by PoundTown
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.
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:32 pm
by Appostis
Team Canada a all star big man away from gold.
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:33 pm
by ontnut
Surprised no Wiggins, but that's a solid team. Likely the #2 seed.
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:41 pm
by SharoneWright
ontnut wrote:Surprised no Wiggins, but that's a solid team. Likely the #2 seed.
We've known no Wiggins for a week.
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:45 pm
by Tor_Raps
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.
Re: Canada Basketball announces the 12 man roster for Paris.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:46 pm
by ontnut
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.